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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1946

1,325 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 56 of 67

High Cost of Motoring

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 23 October 1946 · page 2

THE high cost of motoring promises to be one of the real problems of the future, unless prompt action is taken…

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Three Trams Collide On Bridge

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 24 October 1946 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thurs—Two conduction were slightly injured when three trams collided on the Harbour Bridge last night. The…

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Fell on Road

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 24 October 1946 · page 1

Believed to have fallen when he ran on to the roadway yesterday afternoon, Maxwell Barnes, 11 of 44 Russell-st, Homeville,…

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Fell From a Moving Train

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 24 October 1946 · page 8

SYDNEY, Thursday—Harry Smith 65 of Peakhurst had a remarkable escape when he fell from, amoving train at Epping…

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240 Injured In Train Smash

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 24 October 1946 · page 5

CHICAGO, Oct 4 — At least 240 people were injured, several seriously, when two elevator trains collided in fog…

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Youth Crushed by Tram

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 24 October 1946 · page 8

SYDNEY Thursday.—Falling under a train in Campbell parade Buill last night Norman Solly 10 was badly injured,…

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Improvements Suggested at Pokolbin Aerodrome

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 25 October 1946 · page 1

Cessnook Council adopted a recommendation by the Mayor (Ald. J. Brown, at its meeting on Tuesday…

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Restoration of Train Services

Maitland Mercury · Friday 25 October 1946 · page 5

SYDNEY Friday.— Full services including sleepers, will be restored on NSW railways from Sunday. Seat and sleeping berth…

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Train Services to Be Restored

The Scone Advocate · Friday 25 October 1946 · page 2

Full services, including sleepers, will be restored on NSW railways from Sunday. Seat and sleeping berth…

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Our Deplorable Roads No Tar Available

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 25 October 1946 · page 8

Anxiety at the continued deterioration of roads in the municipality, due to the inability of the Council to…

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Motorists Seek Lower Petrol Tax

Maitland Mercury · Friday 25 October 1946 · page 2

SYDNEY Friday.—An Immediate reduction in the petrol tax has again been requested of the Federal Government by the…

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Country Motorists in the City

Maitland Mercury · Friday 25 October 1946 · page 6

SYDNEY, Friday.—Discussing a charge by a letter writer in a Sydney paper that ignorant country motorists were…

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Cyclist Collides With Motor Car

Maitland Mercury · Friday 25 October 1946 · page 5

Colliding with a motor car at the intersection of Regent-st. and Ledsam-st.,. last evening, Keith Clayden of Lorn-st, Lorn,…

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The Empire Delivers the Goods. Bitumen for Australian Roads

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 26 October 1946 · page 6

An important addition to the range of C.O.R. products was the recent arrival in Australia from Abadan of the first cargo of bitumen for The Commonwealth Oil, Refineries Ltd. The shipment, which exceeded 33,000 drums, was discharged at main ports. Above…

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Newsprint: Motor Cars For Australia

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 26 October 1946 · page 1

MONTREAL, Oct 26.—The NZ Shipping Goy’s [?] Kalpaid, which was flamedged in a collision on Septermber 24 has…

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K. Stewart Wins Road Race

Singleton Argus · Monday 28 October 1946 · page 3

A record number of riders faced the starting line in the four mile road race on Saturday, and after a hard race, K. Stewart was first over…

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Four Killed in Road Accidents at Week-end

Maitland Mercury · Monday 28 October 1946 · page 4

SYDNEY, Monday.— Three persons, including a boy of five, died in the week-end after accidents in which the bicycles they were riding collided with motor vechils. The [?]iver of a car was [?]illed at Grendfell…

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Motor Cycle And Car Collide

Maitland Mercury · Monday 28 October 1946 · page 2

NEWCASTLE: When their machines collided with a car at the corner of Scott and Market streets, a motor, cyclist and…

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Railways Cease In Vienna

Maitland Mercury · Monday 28 October 1946 · page 1

HAMBURG. Oct 22. — Railways throughout Vienna have ceased because of lack of coal Police coal is en route…

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Cessnock Motor Cycle Club

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 29 October 1946 · page 4

A very interesting afternoon's sport was conducted by the Club last Sunday on the track at Bellbird when a number of events were contested…

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