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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1946

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Car Swerved Off Road

Singleton Argus · Monday 14 January 1946 · page 2

Marie MeDermott, aged 19, of Waleha, was killed when a car in which there were six passengers swerved off the road at a bend a…

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Killed in Road Accidents

Maitland Mercury · Monday 14 January 1946 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday.—When the car in which she was riding overturned on the Coraki-[?]more road on Saturday night,…

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Randon Grove Road

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 15 January 1946 · page 2

A public meeting will be held in London Grove hall on Friday, 18th January, at 7.30 p.m., to discuss the condition of Bandon Grove road. All…

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Local and General on the Roads

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 15 January 1946 · page 2

Mr. Maurice Pilgrim, one of Tooth und Co.'s travellers, was in Dungog on Monday. The Breweries are putting their men back on the roads…

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Big Programme for Main Roads. Department's Post-War Plans

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 15 January 1946 · page 1

In the course of a communication from the Main Roads Department, read at yesterday's meeting of the Shire Council, it…

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Train Journey Described. "I Travelled Like a Halfopened Pocket Knife."

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 15 January 1946 · page 1

A protest was made in the Legislative Assembly by Mr. S. D. Dickson (C.P., Temora) against the type of carriage used on long-distance…

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Canadian Air Services British Motors on U.s. Aircraft

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 15 January 1946 · page 3

In the face of intense competition from American manufacturers, British aero engines have been chosen by Trans-Canada…

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Harbour Bridge Accident 24 Injured in Tram Smash

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 16 January 1946 · page 2

Twenty-four people were injured when a tram crashed into the rear of another on the Sydney Harbour Bridge early last night. Four were…

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New Bridge at Karuah

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 16 January 1946 · page 2

The Department of Main Roads has advised the Stroud Shire Council that the construction of a steel and concrete…

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Page’s Creek Road

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 16 January 1946 · page 4

SCONE, Wednesday.—At the meeting of the Upper Hunter Shire Council, Cr. W. C. Carter stated that the people living in…

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From Coast to Walcha Move For New Truck Road

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 16 January 1946 · page 1

STROUD Wed.— Gloucester Shire Council has advised Stroud Shire Council that consideration has been given by…

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Tram Conductor Remanded

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 16 January 1946 · page 3

NEWCASTLE, Wed.— Alan Jack Anderson (28), tram conductor, was charged in the police court with having driven a motor…

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Part Played by Motors in the War

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 16 January 1946 · page 5

The extent to which motor vehicles and mechanised combat units were used during the war just ended as compared with the…

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Soldier Killed on Train

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 17 January 1946 · page 2

Signaller G. M. Thomas, of the A.I.F., whose home is in Victoria, was fatally injured in a troop train travelling north on Tuesday…

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Wrecked Train for Revenge

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 17 January 1946 · page 1

BERLIN January 17.—A Russian military court has sentenced to death a German railway man and ordered…

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Pokolbin Aerodrome Road

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 18 January 1946 · page 2

A communication was received by Cessnock Council, at its meeting on Tuesday night, from Mr. Audrey H…

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Flew Under Harbour Bridge

Singleton Argus · Friday 18 January 1946 · page 3

A sudden impulse is believed to have been the reason why Flying Officer H. George, R.A.F. flew his Sunderland plane under the Sydney…

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Flying Under the Harbour Bridge

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 18 January 1946 · page 2

The pilot of the four-engine R.A.F. Sunderland flying boat which flew under the Harbour Bridge on Monday appeared before the Rose Bay air…

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State’s Main Roads First Objective of Department

Maitland Mercury · Friday 18 January 1946 · page 2

MUSWELLBROOK Friday—In a communication from the Main Roads Department, read at the meeting of the Muswellbrook…

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Soldier Killed While Leaning Out of Train

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 18 January 1946 · page 2

Signaller George Thomas (30), A.I.F., was killed instantly when his head struck a stanchion while he was leaning out of a train window at Mt…

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