Of Interest to Motorists Dismantling and Re-assembling the Ford V-8 Engine
An mentioned in our last issue, a demonstration of dismantling and re-assembling a Ford V-8 engine in 20 minutes will be given at Davey &…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport
Railways, roads & transport, 1939
2,677 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 56 of 134
Progress with Aerodrome at Blackheath
Approximately 61 acres have been cleared on the Blackheath aerodrome site, and the work is proceeding satisfactorily. It is…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Singleton's Aerodrome Claims Enhanced. (To the Editor.)
Sir,—It was unfortunate that the Minister for Civil Aviation (Mr J. V. Fairbairn) was not able to visit Singleton last week in order that…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Motor Cyclist Injured Wire Across Road
A wire stretched across the road, believed to be the work of children was responsible for Robert Dobbie, 36, of Albion Park, who was rding…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Not Impossible Aerodrome For East Maitland Council to Inspect
There is slight possibility that, if there is sufficient space available, the district aerodrome, which has been proposed for either Newcastle or Raymond Terrace for over a year, may be established at East Maitland. This belief was expressed by the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fatal Collapse Death of Bridge Worker
After leaving the decompression chamber at the site of the new railway bridge being constructed over Hall's Creek, near Sandy Hollow,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →At the End of the Road CHAPTER II.—Continued
Smith picked up the suitcase and went round a corner of the shelving rock, leaving Shep to work himself into a better mood. Out of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Road Accident Causes
Serious road accidents, many of them fatal have been reported from almost all parts of the State in the last few weeks and the principal cause has been set down…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →News of the Day Re-Decking of Bridge
TENDERS for the re-decking of the Yarrabong bridge , near Fishery Creek, Louth Park, West -Maitland, to -gether with the supply of materials…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway man Killed
Harold Traise, of West Wallsend, was fatally injured when struck by a train on the main North Coast railway line near Hilldale this afternoon…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Moving Sheep at Night Use of Motor Lorries
With the advent of transporting cheep (especially fat lambs) from the Paddock. twenty, thirty or more miles to the railway trucking yards in hug…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Aerial Survey Finding New Roads SYDNEY
The Department of Main Roads is using aeroplanes to locate routes for new roads, and improved sites for old roads over mountainous country…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Warning Road Safety at Week-end
Whenever there is a public holiday on a Monday, the road accidents for that week-end in New South Wales usually…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Cessnock Potteries Pty. Ltd. Allandale Road, Cessnock
In 1930 the Company commenced the maufacture of Stoneware pipes and fittings. Prior to this date bricks and general pottery were…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Gloucester-walcha Road Definite Reply from Minister
An examination of the proposed road from Gloucester to Walcha indicated that such a road was of a low military importance, the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Letters Posted on Royal Train Local Philatelist Receives Stamps
Two of the many letter posted on the Royal train conveying the King and Queen on their Canadian tour, arrived in…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fettler Killed Run Down By Train Hilldale Accident Dungog
Harold Traise, of Wallsend, who was killed when he was run down by the train from Coff's Harbour yesterday afternoon, was a member of a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Road Damage by Storms Wallarobba Shire's Request for Assistance
Mr. C. E. Bennett, M.L.A., has been advised as follows by the Minister for Works and Local Government (Mr. Spooner):…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →At the End of the Road Introducing the Villain
Jim Jeans, forger, trickster and confidence man, sat in his room in the Hotel Astoria, drumming his fingers on the table in front of him. He…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Guard Gives First Aid Man Who Chopped Toe Off Stopped Train
The value of first-aid training for railway employees was demonstrated when Herbert Charles Davis, 21, of Ulmarra, chopped his left foot,…
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