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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1946

1,325 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 28 of 67

Thieves Blow Railway Safe

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 4 June 1946 · page 1

SYDNEY Tuesday.— Thieves blew open a safe at pennant Hills railway station last night and stole £8 petty cash…

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Found Dead on the Railway

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 4 June 1946 · page 3

NEWCASTLE , Tuesday— John Coyle of Hannell-street, Wickham was found dead near Newcastle railway station this…

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Motor Collision

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 4 June 1946 · page 3

SINGLETON, Tues.— A collision occurred at the corner of Church and Castlereagh streets on Saturday last A car the…

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Deviation at Nine Mile Creek Bridge

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 5 June 1946 · page 2

In reply to representations made by Mr. Tom Williams, MHR regarding the use by the public of the Whittingham Road…

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Motor Taxes for Road Construction

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 6 June 1946 · page 4

SYDNEY, Thursday.—The annual report submitted to the annual conference of the Shires Association, which was adopted,…

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Proposed Bridge at Hexham

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 6 June 1946 · page 6

RAYMOND TERRACE: The Chamber of Commerce has decided to ask the Port Stephens Shire Council to get materials…

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Cars Coming Back to Roads

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 6 June 1946 · page 8

Slowly but surely motor vehicles which were deregistered during the war are coming back on to the roads. During the six…

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Profits on War-Time Motor

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 6 June 1946 · page 8

The general idea that the leaders of the USA automobile industry which did such an enormous job in the production of war…

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Heavy Fine for Using Motor Vehicle

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 6 June 1946 · page 5

At East Maitland court to-day, Frederick William Hawkins and Robert Frederick Millgate, soldiers pleaded guilty to charges,…

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Railway Smash Near Campbelltown Passenger Train Crashes Info Stationary Goods

Maitland Mercury · Friday 7 June 1946 · page 5

SYDNEY, Friday.—Three railway employees were injured at Minto, near Campbelltown, at 4.30 this morning, when a passenger train crashed with terrific force into the rear of a stationary goods train…

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Fetter Killed by Goods Train

Maitland Mercury · Friday 7 June 1946 · page 4

SYDNEY Friday.— Struck by a goods train while they were were walking along the railway line near Seven Hills railway…

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Early Morning Train Smash Line Blocked—men Injured

Singleton Argus · Friday 7 June 1946 · page 2

Three railway employees were injured at Minto, near Campbelltown, at 4.30 this morning, when a passenger train crashed…

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Minister's Reply on Use of Army Road Permission to Travel Old Route to Broke

Singleton Argus · Friday 7 June 1946 · page 1

In reply to representations made by Mr. Tom. Williams, M.H.R., regarding the use by the public of the Whittingham road between…

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Three Railway Employees Injured

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 7 June 1946 · page 2

Three railway employees were injured at Minto, near Campbelltown, at 4.30 this morning, when a passenger train crashed with terrific force…

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Big Eagle Caught by Passing Motorists

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 7 June 1946 · page 3

When Messrs. Alick Wilson and: Norman Atkins, of Stead's Tyre Service, were motoring to Dungog and had descended Wallorabba hill ,they…

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Charges of Stealing Railway Properly

Maitland Mercury · Friday 7 June 1946 · page 6

SINGLETON, Friday.—Vincent Charles O’Brien, labourer, pleaded guilty to two charges before Mr. A. E. Hodgson, PM, at…

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Solving Motor Tourists’ Problems

Maitland Mercury · Friday 7 June 1946 · page 5

SYDNEY Friday.—Plans to encourage touring to and within Australia, and to overcome the motor tourist’s many problems,…

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Motor Traffic Breaches

Maitland Mercury · Friday 7 June 1946 · page 3

SINGLETON-Friday.— Harold Clive Franks was lined £2, with 5/6 court costs at Singleton court for -driving a motor lorry…

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Suggested £2,000,000 For Road Works

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 8 June 1946 · page 2

CANBERRA. Sat—A suggestion that the surplus of £2,000,000, in the Liquid Fuel Price Equalisation Fund should be allocated…

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New Tram Cars for Newcastle

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 8 June 1946 · page 3

NEWCASTLE Sat.—In reply to the request of the Chamber of Commerce to be informed how many of the new tram cars would…

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