Killed by Train Brisbane
George Henry Clarris, 46, a labourer, was run down and killed by the Brisbane-Rockhampton mail train about half a mile from Landsborough…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1939
2,677 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 33 of 134
Road Safety Plan 22 Level Crossings To Go SYDNEY
Mr. M. F. Bruxner, Minister for Transport, announced that as part of the roads safety plan the Main Roads Department had under consideration…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Motor Driver Case Adjourned NEWCASTLE
Charged in the Police Court to-day with having, at Hamilton on April 6, driven a motor car while he was under the influence of intoxicating liquor,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Badly Injured Crushed by Motor-Cycle GOSFORD
As the result of a motor-cycle accident on the Pacific Highway, Joseph Heffron, 38, of Allison-road, Randwick, was admitted to Hornsby Hospital last…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Heavy Traffic Railway Travellers
Although the suburban traffic was light, holiday-makers returning from Sydney and the north coast gave officials at Maitland railway stations a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Fatal Mistake Bull Charges Train SYDNEY
A bull, which won prizes at the Royal show, and was purchased only yesterday by the Commonwealth Wool and Produce Company, was taken to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →N.Z. Road Toll Wellington, N.Z.
During the Easter holidays 17 persons were killed and 59 injured in various parts of New Zealand. The Minister for Transport declared that…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Prize Bull Cut to Pieces Charges Into Moving Train Sydney
A bull which won prizes at the Royal Show, and which was purchased only yesterday by the Commonwealth Wool and Produce Coy.,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Callan Park Escapee Rescued From Drowning Constable Dives 50 Feet From Iron Cove Bridge. Sydney
A man who escaped from Callan Park Asylum this morning later fell 50 feet from the Iron Cove bridge at Drummoyne. He was rescued by…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motorist Fined Was Not Licensed NEWCASTLE
On Sunday evening, March 6, Henry Barnes, of Lambton, drove a motor car on Pacific Highway, Adamstown, and, reversing in a line of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Sandy Hollow-maryvale Railway Discussed State Ministers Defend "Urgent' Plans. Sydney
State Ministers replied to-day to the President of the Taxpayers' Association, who had described the Sandy Hollow…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Larger Area Cessnock Aerodrome CESSNOCK
Good progress is being made on the improvements to the Cessnock aerodrome and it is hoped that il will be in suitable condition for use…
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All inspection of the work completed on the Pitnncree road hap been made by the works committee of the East Maitland Municipal Council, and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Five Road Deaths SYDNEY
The Commissioner for Road Transport and Tramways, Mr. Neale, announces that five persons were killed…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Parents Killed Cost of Road Accidents
Last Easter a man, his wife and two young children were motoring along one of the State Highyays to bring home for the holidays a daughter who was being…
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A—stands for Auto and Asinine speed B—for Bad Brakes that to accidents lead C—for Collision, blind crossroads with rain…
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After consideration, it was resolved to call tenders for the construction of concrete causeways on, the Rouchel Road…
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A terrific thunderstorm late on Sunday afternoon in Dungog extended over the district, and many creeks were flooded. A washaway was…
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The Commissioner for Road Transport and Tramways, Mr Neale, stated on Wednesday night that five persons had been killed as the result of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bridge Timber Salvaging Delayed CESSNOCK
At a meeting of the Kearsley Shire Council last night the shire engineer (Mr. T. Shine) reported that, owing to freshes in the river, the work of…
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