New Bridge Over Hawkesbury River
Plans are being prepared for a new railway bridge over the Hawkesbury River to replace the existing bridge…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1939
2,677 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 3 of 134
Miner [?] Almost New [?] ROAD
The counting of the [?] the election of repre[?] for the Northern [?] Board and [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Pensioner Killed by Train Melbourne
Isabella Slyth. 70. was killed by a train on a Mordialloc level crossing a few minutes after she had collected her old-age pension…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Road Safety the Four Absolutes
(1) Absolute care. Keeping a car in a safe mechanical condition. (2) Absolute consideration. Entering into all the life of the highway…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Road Safety The Four Absolutes (Issued by the Road Safety Council of N.S.W.)
Here are what might be called the four "absolutes" for checking oneself in an effort to solve the human factor in the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Ultimatum to Motorists No More Chances
The Minister for Transport (Mr. Bruxner) says there will be no more leniency to motorists breaking the traffic laws…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Trolley 'Buses Replace Trams
Great Britain probably leads the world in the replacement of tramways by motor and trolley-'buses. In 1932 there were 1533 miles of tramways in…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →More Railway Excursions This Month
For the convenience of those who were unable to take advantage of the excursion trains run in connection with the Christmas and New Year holidays,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Out in the Bush an Old Country Inn — a Strange Visitor — Fox Hunting Per Motor — Splitting Tallies — a Small School
The early public houses bore strange names, such as The Sow and Suckers, The Dog and Duck, The Red Cow and so on…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →ACCIDENTAL Motorist Killed When Car Overturns Coroner's Finding
The Maitland District Coroner (Mr. C. G. Carr-Boyd), who conducted an inquest at the East Maitland Courthouse yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →To Stand Trial Left Car Key In Lock Motorist's Neglect Lithgow
Because in the opinion of the coroner, he had made a fatal accident possible by leaving his car unattended with the ignition key in the lock, a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Motor Cyclist's Death Newcastle
John Engel, of Lake Road, Wallsend, died in the Wallsend Hospital yesterday from injuries received when his motor cycle ran into a fence at…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fatal Accident. Man Killed. When Motor Truck Over. Turned
The District Coroner, Mr. J. T. Williams, has fixed Monday of next week for holding an inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the death…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Railway Statistics at Singleton
A total of 69,634 parcels was handled by the parcels office at the Singleton railway during 1938. The parcels received totalled 45,959 and those…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Motorist Committed for Trial Boy's Death
Charles Henry Reid, 20, described as a junior laborer, employed at Homebush abattoir, was committed for trial on a charge of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Road Over Range Railway Department Criticised
An outstanding example of the failure of the Railway Department to co-operate with the Department of Main Roads Is to be seen on the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Friendly Road
MAN MARCHES ON. There is no such thing as man at a standstill. He moves on, pushed by the relentless figure of time into an…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Council's Gift Main Roads Department MURWILLUMBAH
The Main Roads Department has accepted an offer of £l[?]00 from the Tweed Shire Council towards the surfacing of the State highway from…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →'Bus Through Bridge Balanced On Edge Of Decking
Louis de Courci, 2S, of Croydon, the driver, suffered a broken left arm, a broken right hand, and cuts to the face when a single-decker omnibus,…
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