Farley Shooting Railway Official's Death Trial of Three Youths
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 4 May 1938 · page 4
Statements alleged to have been made by two of the accused were tendered by police witnesses at the trial at the Maitland Circuit Court yesterday afternoon of Thomas Dixon Gibson (19), Kemmel Joseph Colman (18) and William…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Works to Proceed Maryvale to Sandy Hollow
Singleton Argus · Wednesday 4 May 1938 · page 2
The Minister for Transport (Mr M. F. Bruxner), in a statement, said the construction of the Mary Vale-Sandy Hollow railway would go on, and he…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War Bridge Evening
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 5 May 1938 · page 12
A war bridge evening, arranged by St. Paul's Women's Guild, will be held in the Parish Hall, Hunter-street, West Maitland, next Monday night…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Cessnock Aerodrome Grant Wanted for Extension
The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 6 May 1938 · page 5
At its meeting on Tuesday night, Cessnock Council decided to make a further application for a grant for the extension of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Road to Forster
Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 6 May 1938 · page 2
Work has been almost completed on the road over the sand at Forster, which will tend to increase the popularity of that resort…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Tug to Rescue Stranded Motor Ship SYDNEY
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 6 May 1938 · page 2
In response to a message to-day from the motor ship, Port St. John, which Js ashore near Lady Elliott Island, off the Queensland coast, the tug Heros,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Station Murder
Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 6 May 1938 · page 2
At the Maitland Circuit Court on Wednesday, Thomas Dixon Gibson, 19, was found guilty of having murdered Cyril Clive Manor at Farley railway…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Excursions. Autumn School Vacation. "Anywhere to Anywhere" Series Extended
The Scone Advocate · Friday 6 May 1938 · page 4
The Secretary for Railways advises that the "Anywhere to Anywhere" series of excursions, which has been in operation since before Christmas,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Local and General Council Buys Motor Mower
The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 6 May 1938 · page 5
Cessnock Municipal Council, at its meeting on Tuesday night, decided to purchase a motor mower, at a cost of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →No Tickets Found on Mail Train NEWCASTLE
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 7 May 1938 · page 4
Four youths found early yesterday morning in a carriage of the North Coast mail train were without tickets and said they were going to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Crowded Electric Train Strikes Heavy Sleeper Sydney
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 7 May 1938 · page 1
Police believe an attempt may have been made last night, shortly after dark, to wreck a fast-travelling electric train crowded with people returning from the city on the Hornsby line, between Hordern Bridge and Waitara…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fear Complex New Road Danger. Speed Limit Sequel Sydney
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 7 May 1938 · page 1
The appalling increase in road accidents, deaths, and injuries during the first quarter of this year no longer left and reason for doubting hat…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Railway Robbery
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 7 May 1938 · page 2
Martin's Creek railway station office was entered on Thursday In the absence of the stationmaster. The window was opened ami goods to the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Long Life Obsolete Motors Striking Figures
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 7 May 1938 · page 8
The long life built into automobiles and their ability to withstand hard service over a surprising number of years is…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Motor World Motorised Armies Mobility of Motor Cycles European Lessons
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 7 May 1938 · page 8
The value of the motor cyclo for speedy military movement in the case of National emergency was demonstrated on the occasion of the recent rush of troops, tanks and mechanised units from Germany into Austria. While traffic along the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Tragic End Attempt on Motor Record
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 7 May 1938 · page 8
During the last two years, there has been a triangular international contest between the fastest motor cyclist of Great Britain,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →GLOUCESTER Motor Car Stolen Hockey Players Gloucester
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 7 May 1938 · page 11
On Sunday night last Mr. W. L. Tull, of Stratford, had his car stolen. The police recovered it at Catherine Hill Bay, where it…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Week-end Excursion Train Fares Liberal Extensions
Singleton Argus · Monday 9 May 1938 · page 2
It was learned to-day from the Singleton railway station that appreciable extensions are to be accorded by the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Electric Train Strikes Heavy Sleeper Passengers Feel Severe Jolt
Singleton Argus · Monday 9 May 1938 · page 2
Police believe an attempt may have been made on Friday night, shortly after dark, to wreck a fast-travelling electric train crowded with people…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Astonishing People The Book Tramp
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 9 May 1938 · page 6
A tramp who was one of the greatest lovers of old books, a homeless vagabond with a collection of printed works so precious that they now enrich four libraries, a connoisseur who had the merest smattering of education, this man must be…
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