Fate Of The Old Hawkesbury Bridge Country Towns May Benefit
"Everyone is interested in the fate of the old Hawkesbury Bridge," said a railway official, discussing the impending removal of the bridge with a…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1946
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General Motors Strike Ends
New York, March 15.—The 57 days' strike at General Motors, Detroit, has been settled, the Congress of Industrial Organisation having agreed to accept 18 1/2…
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PHILADELPHIA, March 17. —Footsore Amor John Mason, discharged G.I., got back today from his second…
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Sydney, March 16.—"It gives me great pleasure to announce not only the immediate restoration of country train services to practically pre-war timetable, but…
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Hope Moe, of 100 Thomas Lane, suffered a fall from his motor cycle on the Silverton Road yesterday, and is in the…
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LOCAL Retail Fruiterers and Traders' Association has taken a definite stand in connection with the late arrival of the Tuesday morning produce train from Adelaide…
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At the YMCA last night a representative meeting of the Chamber of Commerce, Wholesale Merchants and Retail Fruiterers and Traders Association…
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After an interval of six years the Silverton Tramway Employees will hold its usual Picnic and sports at Penrose Park on Easter Monday…
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Yesterday morning a shocking accident occurred at the crusher plant of the Australian Blue Metal Company in Eyre Street behind Block 14. Leonard William Perry, motor driver, was caught in the shafting of the crusher and terribly mutilated. Death was…
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Frotests lodged by local bodies in reference to the late arrival of the Tuesday produce train in Broken Hill have borne fruit, it…
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At the monthly meeting of the Sports Council on Wednesday night, the following officials were appointed to conduct the Sports at Penrose Park:…
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CANBERRA.—Allegations that between 9,000 and 10,000 new trucks and motor car tyres had been dumped or destroyed…
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Members of the Railway Town Progress Association are worried by trip machinations of vandals. There is nothing normal about the appearance of…
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Recent activities of vandals in Railway Town include the removal of tree guards from young trees. Members of the Railway Town…
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A further meeting of the N.S.W. Government Railways No. 6 Area Picnic Committee was held at the Crystal Street station yesterday morning. Mr. T. Tully…
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Troubles of the Retail Fruiterers and Traders' Association caused by the late arrival of the Tuesday produce train from…
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Yesterday Mr. J. Brenton, secretary of the Retail Fruiterers' Association said that he had received official confirmation of the unofficial advice he…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bridge Collapses; Falls Into Creek
BRISBANE.—Two ears were wrecked When a wooden bridge across the flooded creek at Tugan, near Coolangatta, south of…
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Sydney, March 26.—A bid for State control of the coal Industry will be made when representatives meet the Prime Minister at Canberra next…
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Sydney, March 27.—The building of a railway from Bourke to Berrigun would be one of the first projects when the agreement for the standardisation of rail…
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