Wootton-topi Road
Mr. C. E. Bennett, M.L.A., has been advised as follows by Hon. E. S. Spooner, Minister for Works and Local Government: I refer to your…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport
Railways, roads & transport, 1938
2,371 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 58 of 119
Fire on Merriwa Train. Workmen's Van Destroyed. Train Stopped by Farmer
The Merriwa mixed train provided a sensation for passengers yesterday afternoon, when a workmen's van, which was located in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Pranks on Train. Young Man Had Twenty Whiskies. Damage to Carriages
Francis Henry O'Brien, of Dunnolly, Singleton, entered a plea of guilty and was convicted and fined £2, with 8/-costs, on a charge of travelling on the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sequel to Damage to Football Train. Over £13 in Fines for One Passenger
A sequel to the larikinism on the special train travelling back from Scone to Singleton, after a football match there recently, was provided…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sydney Girl Killed in Motor Crash. Companion in Serious Condition. Los Angeles
Miss Peggy Murray, of Sydney, was killed, and a companion, Patricia Tebbut (19), of Manly, was gravely injured when a car…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Traffic Problem Congestion on Railways in Sydney SYDNEY
Staggering of business hours to provide early starting and finishing hours may become necessary shortly to obviate the saturation conditions now occurring on the suburban…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Cyclist Killed Struck by Motor Truck Inquest Story Newcastle
Riding a bicycle along Lambton Road, Broadmeadow on the night of May 27, Thomas Heaney, a lad of 17 was struck by a motor lorry…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Expenditure on Motors
New South Wales is spending more than £40,000 a day on new motor vehicles and the monthly turnover is about £1,000,000…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Van Alight Excitement on Railway Train Delayed Muswellbrook
The ringing of the fire bell brought many people to their doors, when it was learned that a workman's van, attached to the Merriwa train had caught…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Red Cross Dance and War Bridge
Despite many counter-attractions the Red Cross dance and war bridge held at the Literary Institute, East Maitland, last night, was an…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →No Delegate West Maitland Council Hexham Bridge
West Maitland Council will not be represented on the deputation to the Minister for Transport (Mr. M. F. Bruxner) concerning the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Road Hazards Danger in Hurry Care Urged
How many people realise that the present generation travel on the average about ten times as quickly as those or 50 to 60 years…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Rough Road Near Mount Thorley SINGLETON
The road near Mt. Thorley is very rough. In responding to a toast at the Glenridding Bureau banquet recently, Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Shooting at Farley Railway Station Two Youths Sentenced to Five Years' Gaol
Further charges arising out of the shooting at Parley railway station on the night of March 8 were heard at Maitland Quarter Sessions on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Road Safety
'A bold peasantry, their country's pride When once destroyed can never be supplied." Neither can the loss by death and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Rebels Bomb Train BARCELONA, June 29
Rebel 'planes bombed and machine gunned a train bound from Barcelona to France. Nine passengers…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →'Bus Overturns Accident on Bridge SYDNEY
A double-decker motor 'bus capsized while passing over a bridge near Croydon Park last night. There were no passengers on board…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Manslaughter Charge Death on Road SYDNEY
When he appeared on a charge of having at Chatswood on June 28 feloniously slain Elspeth Nicholson Smith, an elderly woman. John Joseph…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Pooley Bridge Final Trial at Epsom Expected to Win Melbourne
Pooley Bridge, favourite for the Grand National Hurdle Race at Flemingtou on Saturday, performed well in his final trial at Epsom to-day. He…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Van Alight Excitement on Railway. Train Delayed
The ringing of the fire bell brought many people to their doors, when it was learned that a workmen's van, attached to the Merriwa train, had…
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