Railway Smash 15 Trucks Derailed Mails Delayed Grafton
A goods train, 600 tons in weight left the rails 21 miles on the Casino side of Grafton. Fifteen trucks, loaded with logs,…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1933
2,125 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 18 of 107
Road Closed
The Bolwarra Shire Clerk notifies the public that the main road over Bolwarra Hill, between To cal road junction and Flat road, will be closed…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Attempt to Wreck Train Stone in Points
What'appears to have been a deliberate attempt to wreck the early morning passenger-train from Cairns to Mareeba (Q.) on Saturday resulted in a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fatal Smash Maitland-road Accident Four Injured Newcastle
Believed to have been caused by a defective steering system, a car got out of control on the Maitland-road at Islington early yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Hardwood Falls From Bridge Woman Passenger on Liner Struck. Shook Causes Collapse. Sydney
When the interstate liner Canberra was passing under the Harbour Bridge last night, a woman passenger was struck by a large picce of hardwood,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Hints for Motorists Packing for Water Pumps Preserving Mudguards
It is necessary that a good grade of waterproof, asbestos, or a compounded waterproof, asbestos, or a compounded metallic packing should be used for the gland of the water circulating…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Muswellbrook Chronicle TUESDAY, 7th. MARCH, 1933. New School Proposal. Support from Australian Railway Union
At the monthly meeting of the Muswellbrook branch of the Australian Bailways' Union the following resolution was carried unanimously:—…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Maryvale-Sandy Hollow Railway. Opposition From Cessnock
Holding that the Maryvale-Samly Hollow railway, the construction of which is now being advocated by Newcastle, would militate against the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mayfield Trams Extension Desired
Mr. Show, representing the Mayfield West Citizens' Association, waited upon Tarre Shire Council to-day in regard to the extension of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Motor Fatality
News has come to hand of the death of Mr. Thomas Cummins, brother of Mrs. Ogilvie, of Dungog. It appears that whilst motoring on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Freight of Racehorses Railways Reduce Charges. Free Return
At long last the Railway auth orities have decided to help the owners of racehorses by cutting down the charges for the carriage…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Motor Notes
In spite of the world wide depression, British motor export figures for 1932 were satisfactory. As a matter of fact, that country was the only…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Two Killed at Level Crossing Train Crashes Into Truck
Two men were killed when a motor truck was wrecked in a collision with a train at the Yeerongpilly level-crossing, on the Fairfield-road, Brisbane, on…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Motorist for Trial
Lindsay Douald Macphorson was committed for trial on a charge of manslaughter by the Sydney Coroner (Mr. Farrington) at the conclusion…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Motor Lights Question of Change SYDNEY
"Any attempt to alter traffic regulations so that tall lights can be switched off from inside motor vehicles will be opposed, by…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Collision with Car Motor Cyclist Killed
When the motor-cycle which he was riding collided with a motor-car at Chatswood last night Jako Keith Pye, aged 28, of North Sydney, believed to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Two Collide Motor-Cycle Crash
David McDonald, 43, of Robert-street Wickham, riding a motor cycle, and C, Grimshaw, 35, of Portland-place, New Lanbton, on a…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Diggers Bridge Evening
The local Diggers' Club will hold another of their popular bridge evenings at the club rooms on Wednesday night next…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Stroud Road
The annual meetings of the Progress Association and the Parents' and Citzens' Association wore held on 6th inst., Mr. J. H. Hoad was elected…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Unprofitable Railways
The New Zealand House of Representatives has passed a bill authorising the Government to dispose of the unprofitable and uncompleted…
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