Motor Tyres Improvement Made
Since 1927, research and experience have enabled the manufacturers of automobiles and their tyres to build them better and sell them at lower prices. Ten…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1938
2,371 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 4 of 119
No Licence Motor Cyclist Fined
About three o'clock in the morning of August 25 last, Bryce McDonald, of Kendall-street, Bellbird, was riding a motor cycle home from Newcastle. About two…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Again Refused Request from Council Railway Siding Cessnock
That the directors of the South Maitland Railways was considering cash and not life, was claimed by an alderman of the Cessnock Municipal…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Passing on Curves Warning to Motorists
The Department of Road Transport states that a number of complaints have been made with respect to the practice of some drivers who…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Nelsons Plains—hinton Road
At the Shire meeting on Friday the Engineer, Mr. R. Payten, laid on the table the estimate of what it would cost to recondition and tar the road from the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fettler Killed Run Down by Train NEWCASTLE
A railway fettler named Smee, was killed instantly when run down by a Sydney bound goods train between Wyee and Morisset this forenoon…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Railway Revenue Substantial Increase More Tickets
The railway traffic statistics for the month of December, covering West Maitland and High-street stations, show a substantial increase in…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Made His Own Aeroplane
Mr Jack Coomber, an enthusiastic member of the Narromine Aero Club, has been for some months building his own aeroplane in a garage in the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bridge Over Hawkesbury
The Department of Main Roads has called tenders for the construction of a bridge over the Hawkesbury River at Peat's Ferry. The closing date is…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Road Matter
In connection with Council's application for the proclamation as a Developmental Road of that portion of the Carrabolla road between…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Stroud Road Work
Work has commenced on the section from the southern boundary to Deep Creek on the Pacific Highway, where over £12,000 is to be spent in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Road Work Nelson's Plains-Hinton Estimated Cost
At the meeting of Port Stephens Shire Council, the engineer (Mr. R. Payton) submitted the estimate of cost to recondition and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Barrington Brush Improved Road Conditions Alternate Routes
The motoring correspondent of the "Newcastle Morning Herald" writes as follows: The Williams River Brush, better…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Aberdeen Road Fatality. Inquiry 12 Months After Occurrence
The Scone District Coroner (Mr. W. T. Seaward) concluded his inquiry into the circumstances of the death of Joyce Isobel Margaret…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Stood on Line and Stopped Train Man Bound Over at Dubbo
Rex King, 24, was charged at the Dubbo Police Court with trespassing on a train and maliciously damaging a compartment to the extent of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Walked on Road Because There Was No Footpath Coroner's Comment at Inquest
A suggestion that suitable provision should be made for pedestrians on roads passing through country centres was made by the Newcastle…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Speed Limit First Prosecution Motorist Fined £2 SYDNEY
The first prosecution for exceeding the 30 miles-an-hour speed limit was heard at the Manly Police Court yesterday, when Douglas Arthur Griffiths, 19…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Girls Injured Cycle on Tramline NEWCASTLE
Two girls were injured last night when the bicycle they were riding had a wheel caught in the tramline at Maryville, and they were thrown heavily to the road…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Trespassing on the Railway
At Dungog Police Court on Wednesday before Messrs J. T. Williams and E. R. C. Hughes, J's.P., four men pleaded guilty to charges of having…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Holiday Motor Tour
Mr. and Mrs. A. D. S. Croll and family returned home on Sunday after an enjoyable motor tour of the north-west districts of New South…
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