New Bridge Commissioner's Visit Telarah Request
Provided the Department of Main Roads and the Local Government Department will co-operate, the Commissioner of…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1939
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The Friendly. Road. the Creed of a Pacifist
It is a strange theme to thrust upon our minds in a turbutent and troubled world such as is ours and although we may not…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Four-wheel Drive Motor Trucks Best Fitted For War Service
Wartime needs, in many instances, greatly differ from peacetime needs, and in a major emergency, conventional practices have…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Motor WORLD Petrol and Rubber Vital Essentials in Event of War Huge Reserves Sought
Petrol and rubber are important factors in to-day's preparations for war. Both products are vital essentials without which no prolonged military activities would now be possible. In the world war one of the first shortages that Germany…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fatally Crushed Caught Between Trams
Arthur Hayes, 41, tram driver, of Broughton-street, Paddington, was fatally crushed yesterday between—two trams. He died shortly…
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A war bridge evening conducted in St. Mary's Hall Scoti-street West Maitland in aid of the church funds attracted a large attendance and all…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Car Accident. on Scone-aberdeen Road
Messrs. Maxwell Keddie and Joseph Schott, of Muswellbrook, figured in a car accident on the Scone-Aberdeen road on Saturday evening last, when…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →New Road to North Strategic Value Hawkesbury Ferries Avoided
A new and important road link between Sydney and Newcastle is being built to meet national rather than local requirements. The work…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Railway Excursions. for Autumn School Vacation
The Secretary for Railways advises that, for the benefit of teachers, scholars, parents and others who wish to travel in connection with the autumn…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Annual Railway Picnic. 1000 People Attend at Tamworth
By means of three special trains, 961 persons travelled to Tamworth on Saturday to attend the annual picnic of the railway employees of No. 7…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →New Polish Railway Strategic Value WARSAW, April 23
A new 290-mile military railway has been opened from Katowitz coalfields to Gydnia. Along this troops can be transported the length of the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Passes in Motor Engineering Examination
The following members of the staffs of various local garages, in addition to those published in last issue, have received word of their…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Boy and Girl Killed Motor-cycle Ran Into Lorry
A youth and a girl were killed when a motor-cycle crashed into the back of a stationary motor-lorry on the Maitland-Kurri Kurri-road last night…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Proposed Aerodrome
From Hon. E. S. Spooner (per Mr. C. E. Bennett, M.L.A.) re proposed aerodrome at Dungog, and pointing out that the Government does not…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Night Train Service
Pointing out the inconvenience of arriving in Dungog at the "unearthly" hour of 3 a.m., the deputation asked Mr. Hartigan to permit Dungog…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mr. Hughes in Road Accident
The Federal Attorney-General (Mr. W. M. Hughes) was involved in another accident yesterday, his eighth since 1920. He…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Train Wreckers Foiled Sleeper Found On Roils
Owing to the prompt action of the driver an attempt to wreck a passenger train by placing a sleeper across the line near Marrickville Station…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Bullahdelah-Gloucester Road Shire Engineer's Report
In the report submitted by the engineer, Mr. F. G. D. Stone, to the meeting of Stroud Shire Council on Friday, 14th instant, reference was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mail Robbery. £400 Missing From Bag on Train
It was disclosed yesterday that £400 was stolen in transit between Maryborough and Tingoora at the week-end. A…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Road Marking Safety of Travel GOULBURN
Speaking at a meeting of the Goulburn Rotary Club, the Main. Roads Board's divisional engineer, for the Goulburn district, Mr. C. A. Hawkins…
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