Belgian Motorist Honoured
The National Trophy of Sports Merit—Belgium's premier sporting award—has been made to M. Hubert Carton de Wiart, for motoring from…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1939
2,677 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 8 of 134
Trip to Kyogle Enjoyable Motor Tour
Mr. and Mrs. J. Shelton, of Woodville, accompanied by their daughter Neryl ahd Mr. Robert Hunter, have returned home after an interesting trip…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Motor Fatality Launceston
Derek Walter Scott, 23, son of Mr. G. H. Scott, manager of Tasmanian Steamers, Pty., Ltd., was killed last night when a tyre blew out and his car…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Victoria's Motors Melbourne
Last year in Victoria the daily average of motor cars sold was 42, as compared with 39 in 1937. Sales last year of all types of vehicles brought…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Echo of Fatality on Wollombi Road. Kearsley Council Replies to Coroner. Comments Concerning Pelton Railway Bridge
Echoes of the fatality which occurred on the Wollombi-road, out beyond Bellbird, on the night of November 24, when Thomas Swinborne Kay was fatally injured as the result of a collision between his bicycle and a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →1938 Main Roads Programme
The work under this programme is completed, with the exception of the two tar-surfacing items, and approval was received from the department to…
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Full particulars of this programme will be prepared for submission to the department, and I would be pleased to receive from any…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Upper Monkerai Road
There was a lengthy discussion on the matter of the Upper Monkerai road, principally on the same lines as at the previous meeting…
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H. J. Hancock wrote in regard to the Upper Monkerai road, which has been a subject of discussion at meetings for some time past, particularly…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Removal of Trees on Roads
A. Compton wrote asking payment for three days' work he had done in removing trees which had fallen across The Branch-Karuah road.—…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Road Safety The Highway Code
The Minister for Transport and president of the Road Safety Council of New South Wales recently had published a code comprising such…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wyong-Cessnock Road. Shire Engineer's Report
The information that the Government proposed to construct a road near Quorrobolong over the identical route of that planned by the council…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Road Safety and the Highway Code Read and Act Accordingly. (Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales.)
The Minister for Transport and President of the Road Safety Council of New South Wales recently had published a code comprising such…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →T.B. Free Stock Railway Co-operation Sought Fumigate Trucks
Unless the co-operation of the railway authorities is obtained for the proposal to restrict dairy cattle exhibited at the 1940 and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →New Motors
Mr. Les Engel has a Studebaker car and Mr. M. Blanch a now lorry. Birdwood mill recommenced work last Monday. The mill closed down…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →New Motoring Regulations Weeding Out the Unfit
The new motoring regulations announced by the Minister for Transport (Mr M. F. Bruxner) were commended by officials of motoring…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Bowls—war Bridge East Maitland Green
A donation from the proceeds of the bowls carnival and war bridge, to be held on tho East Maitland bowling green next Tuesday night, in aid of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The FRIENDLY ROAD-By John Smith
THE ART OF KINDNESS. I am more than over convinced that kindness is an art, more gracious, more effective than any of the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Threat to Blow Up Aerodrome Police Guard Hendon Hangars (Australian Associated Press) LONDON, January 20
After an anonymous telephone message had been received giving warning of an attempt to blow up hangars at Hendon aerodrome, all planes were moored in the open, and the…
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