Will Be Patched Oakhampton Road Cost of Bitumen Cessnock
At a meeting of the Kearsley Shire Council last night the Shire Engineer (Mr. Shine) said in his report that he had gone into the matter of…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1939
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Slip Made in Motor Figures Victorian Statistics
Unless a correction is made in respect to a public statement inadvertently made at the recent official opening of the Melbourne…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Motorist Sent to Gaol Five Traffic Breaches
Two months' imprisonment, fines totalling £32, and disqualification from holding a licence for 10 years, were the penalties imposed on David…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Road Repairs Salisbury Turn-off To Chichester
Wallarobba Shire Council is anxious to tar surface the Wangat Road between the Salisbury turnoff and the Chichester Dam, a distance of…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Trolley Derailed Two Railwaymen Injured PATERSON
When a trolley on which they were riding was derailed at Martin's Creek late yesterday afternoon, two railway employees, R. Bell, 42, of Laurieton…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →"Dinkum Aussie" in Town Strange Pair on Tramp
Maitland saw a "dinkum Aussie" to-day. He was lke Wilson, a "digger" with the 6th Battalion A.I.F., who follows the sun and is now on his way…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →"Huge Profit on Milk" Railway Refreshment Rooms SYDNEY
Mr. Bate (U.A.P., South Coast), declared in the Legislative Assembly that the Government had made a profit of at least 600…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Improvement Noted in Railway Finances Canberra
In the financial year 1937-38 the nett loss on Australian railways was £427,000—the smallest since 1934. The deficit in the preceding financial…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Ministerial Visit on Aerodrome Inspection
The Town Clerk, Mr C. A. Buchan, told the Municipal Council last night that Mr S. L. Gardner, M.P., had informed him that the Minister for…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Weston Overhead Bridge
At its meeting on Tuesday night Kearsley Shire Council received a letter from the Department of Main Roads…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →War Bridge and Cards
The series of war bridge and card evenings conducted by the social committee of the 16th Light Horse (Machine Gun) Regiment will be…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Tobacco Stolen From Train
The theft of a quantity of tobacco from a train was discovered at Nundah early this morning. Local police are making investigations, but…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →United States Aeroplane Factories Alleged Espionage and Sabotage
Sensational charges of espionage and sabotage in Pacific Coast aeroplane factories have been submitted by Mr Harry Bridges, the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Porter Killed Hit By Train At Enfired SYDNEY
Run down by a train at Enfield goods yard, Frank McEvoy, 59, a railway porter, was killed. He was the father of the well-known…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Nuisance on Train Interfered With The Pasengers NEWCASTLE
For interfering with the comfort of passengers in a railway carriage, Francis M. Ketls, of Hunter-street, Newcastle, was fined £2, with 8/…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Train Service No Alterations To Be Made SINGLETON
It is not intended to alter the existing arrangements for the Newcastle-Singleton passenger train services…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Quorrobolong-martinsville Road Question of Preference. (To the Editor)
Sir,—Allow me space in your valuable columns to comment on the raw deal meted out to relief workers of Kearsley Shire…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Stockrington Colliery-west Wallsend Proposed Road. Mr. Booth Inquiries
Mr. Cr. Booth, M.L.A., asked the Minister for Public Works (Mr. Spooner), in the Legislative Assembly last Friday…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Speed Limit Motorists Offend NEWCASTLE
On April 2 William Charles Butler, of Waratah, drove a motor car on Maitland Road, Sandgate. He was followed, for half a mile, by a constable on a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Six-motored 'Plane Moscow. May 25
A six-motored [?]ton plane is being built, with which it is hoped to fly from Lisbon to New York in 29 hours…
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