Vandals in Train New Carriages Slashed SYDNEY
When the new trains to bE used on the Sydnoy-Newcastlo run were opened to the public it was noticed that three Beats had been slashed,…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1939
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Seaham—glen Oak Road (To the Editor)
Sir.—May I take up space in your paper to express my disgust at the Seaham—Glen Oak portion of the Maitland Clarencetown—Dungog road. I have been…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Rail and Road Chiefs. Appointments To Be Renewed SYDNEY
The State Government has decided to renew the appointments of the Railway Commissioner, Mr. Hartigari, the Assistant Commissioner, Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Tar Barrel Alight Cessnock Railway Incident
There was some excitement in Cessnock railway goods yard this morning when a barrel of tar caught fire. Flames leapt sky…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Employees. Increased Wages Granted
In the Federal Arbitration Court, an award was made by Mr. Justice Drake-Brockman, covering New South Wales railway traffic employees, and giving…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Motor Smash Three People Injured SYDNEY
When a motor cycle and sidecar collided with a car at Chullbra last night Montford Stachen, 24, rider of the cycle, sustained a fractured left…
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Concrete evidence of the steady growth of the use of motor vehicles in New South Wales is provided by the decision of the N.R.M.A. to…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Fresh Fodder Use for Motor Truck
There appears to be no end to the uses to which the motor truck can be applied. Probably one of the strangest Jobs a motor lorry has ever…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →No Strike Tram Men Decide SYDNEY
At the Trades Hall last night, by 540 votes to 41 members of the Tramway. Union, decided against introducing a regulation strike on the trams…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Hexham Bridge
Mr. C. H. Nurse, secretary of the Raymond Terrace Chamber of Commerce, has been advised by Mr. C. E. Bennett, M.L.A., that the Minister…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Parents Killed Cost of Road Accidents
Last Easter a man, his wife and two young children were motoring along one of the State highways to bring home for the holidaya a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →War Bridge
A bridge and war bridge evening will be held In St. Mary's Hall on Thursday, April 20. Proceeds are in aid of church funds;…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Friendly Road Our Debt to Dreamers
Dreams are not confined to the midnight hour; they belong to the sunny hours of day and to. those moments of awareness when…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Motor Sales 83,000 Commercial Vehicles 10 Years Old
With two-thirds of the fiscal year left, behind, it is now possible to draw conclusions as regards the automotive sales position for…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →World Achievement The World's Biggest Aerodrome
No sooner was it proved to the satisfaction of the Old and New World that the Atlantic might be crossed by air with safety the American Clipper and the Caledonia, of Imperial Airways, establishing this fact in the summer of 1937), than…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Hexham Bridge Department's Advice No Funds Yet
In a letter read at the Raymond Terrace Chamber of Commerce meeting, Mr. C. E. Bennett, M.L.A., advised that he had received a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Main Highways Condition of Roads N.R.M.A. REPORT
The N.R.M.A. touring department reports that Hume Highway, the mala southern road through Mittagong, Goulhurn, Yass and Gundagai, is for…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Three Motorists Killed in Tasmania Holiday Accident Toll LAUNCESTON
Three persons were fatally injured when a motor car was struck by a train on the Wood bury level crossing. The victims were Cecil Glennon, 62, Walter Purdy, 32, and Madge Purdy, 22, his wife…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Three Injured Motor Cars Collide
When two motor cars collided at the Cross Roads, Cardiff, Frank Mairet, superintendent engineer for Caledonian Collieries, Ltd., suffered a large…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Badges Prized Railway Tourists
At West Maitland to-day, 52 members of a railway "cruise" who spent the. day in the district, alighted from the carriages with large buttons on…
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