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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1949

1,284 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 65 of 65

Petrol Truck Collides with Express Train

Maitland Mercury · Friday 30 December 1949 · page 6

AZUKA (California), Dec. 30. —The driver of a truck was killed and the engine driver and fireman were seriously burned when…

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Special Trams To Sport Fixtures

Maitland Mercury · Friday 30 December 1949 · page 5

SYDNEY. Friday.—The Transport Commissioner Mr. R. Winsor, said he was having figures of special [?] tp sporting…

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Threat By Hongkong Tramwaymen

Maitland Mercury · Friday 30 December 1949 · page 3

HONGKONG, Dec. 30.— Tramwaymen, locked out by employers over a wages dispute, last night decided to lie across tramlines to frustrate…

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Fiat Motor Factory for Australia

Maitland Mercury · Friday 30 December 1949 · page 2

LONDON. Dec. 30 (A. A. P ). — Italy’s Flat Motor Company is planning a large motor and engineering factory in Australia says the [?]…

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