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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1946

1,325 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 57 of 67

Trams in Collision

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 29 October 1946 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Two persons were injured when two trams collided at Mascot this morning. The accident happened…

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Inquiry Into Loss of Motor Cruiser

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 29 October 1946 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Two detective were to-day ordered to make a thorough investigation of all circumstances surrounding the…

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Yarrabong Bridge Opened To Traffic

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 30 October 1946 · page 3

After undergoing extensive repairs, Yarrabong bridge was opened to traffic yesterday, Lower Hunter Shire engineer (Mr…

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Road In “Dangerous” State

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 30 October 1946 · page 3

Attention of Lower Hunter Shire Council was drawn to-day by Mr. J. A. Kealy, of Summer Hill, to the “dangerous” state of…

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Motor Cycles and a Car Seized

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 30 October 1946 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wed.—Police seized three motor cycles and a car, which they say had been stolen, following a 60 m.p.h. motor cycle…

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Concessions by Victorian Railways N.s.w. Branch Wants Similar Treatment

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 30 October 1946 · page 2

The New South Wales brunch of the Australian Railways Union has, decided to demand concessions similar to those…

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Bobs' Farm Road

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 31 October 1946 · page 3

Mr. Campbell, on behalf of Bobs Farm residents appealed to the Council to improve the condition of the road. He said many thousands of pounds worth of…

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Raising The Louth Park Road

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 31 October 1946 · page 4

Replying to Lower Hunter Shire Council’s request for financial assistance to reconstruct a section of Louth Park Road, the Minister…

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Lower Hunter to Meet Minister on New Bridge

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 31 October 1946 · page 2

Kearsley Shire Council having refused to Join It in a further deputation to We Minister Tor Works (Mr, Cahill) reparding the…

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Car and Motor Cycle Collide

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 31 October 1946 · page 5

The rider and a girl pillon rider escaped injury when a motor cycle was involved in a collision with a car, which was turning in…

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A Central Aerodrome

Maitland Mercury · Friday 1 November 1946 · page 4

A SPOKESMAN for the Civil Aviation Department said this week that dozens of municipal council in various…

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To-day’s Leader: A Central Aerodrome Uno Will Discuss Russian Disarmament Proposal Way Clear For Full Debate On The Spanish Question

Maitland Mercury · Friday 1 November 1946 · page 1

FLUSHING (New York), November 1.—Soviet disarmament proposals will be included in the agenda of the General Assembly. This was decided unanimously by the general committee on…

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Helping Farmers Fight Soil Erosion U.s.a. to Train 15,000 Technicians

Singleton Argus · Friday 1 November 1946 · page 2

The United States proposes to train 15,000 technicians in the next 10 years to help farmers fight soil erosion…

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Damage Claim in Motor Accident

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 1 November 1946 · page 5

In the Small Debts Court at Cessnock yesterday, before Mr. H. L. Sargeson, P.M., Annis Emil Birbara, dry cleaner, claimed £15/10/6 from Eric…

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Alleged Theft of Tobacco Railway Emplopee Committed

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 1 November 1946 · page 5

At a sitting of Cessnock Policy Court yesterday, Clive Henderson was charged with stealing a carton of tobacco at West maitland on or about August 16…

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Motor Highways in America

Maitland Mercury · Friday 1 November 1946 · page 7

WASHINGTON (Associated Press).—A 40,000-miIe system of motor highways through the United States which would [?]…

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Tram Smash in Annandale Six People Injured

Singleton Argus · Friday 1 November 1946 · page 8

A tram-driver and five pasengers were injured last night when a double-set tram was derailed at the foot of Nelson Street, Annandale, ran…

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Road Race at Singleton

Maitland Mercury · Monday 4 November 1946 · page 6

SINGLETON, Monday. — The Singleton Bicycle Club’s four mile road race, held on Maitland Road on Saturday afternoon,…

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Road Not Yet Open For Church Union

Maitland Mercury · Monday 4 November 1946 · page 1

LONDON Nov. 4.—The Archbishop of Canterbury, in a sermon at Cambridge University, expressed the opinion that the…

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UNION Of Churches "Road Not Yet Open"

Singleton Argus · Monday 4 November 1946 · page 2

"The road is not yet open for the organic or constitutional union of churches," declared the Bishop of Canterbury in a sermon at…

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