200 Burned in Train Smash
Two hundred passengers were trapped and burned to death when a suburban train rammed a string of petrol-tank cars at Osaka (Japan)…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1940
1,946 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 11 of 98
Bottle Thrown From Train Two Boys Injured
Someone in the 12.53 train from Sydney to Gosford on Saturday hurled a beer bottle from a carriage window as the train was between…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fell From Temora Mail Train Man's Remarkable Escape
Trevor William Bailey, a Quandialla business man, had a remarkable escape when he fell from the Temora mail train on Sunday night…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →£50 to Be Spent Bridge at Abermain CESSSNOCK
She shire engineer (Mr. L. Grattan) reported to a meeting of Kearsley Shire. Council last night that be had Inspected the bridge over Swamp…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fell From Train Fireman in Critical Condition SYDNEY
When a train reached Cowra this morning, Herbert Mitchell, a fireman, who fell from the tender when the train was travelling at 30 miles an…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Chamber of Comemerce Supports Unemployed Agitation for Work on the Putty-singleton Road
Disgusted with the lack of consideration accorded to the unemployed of Singleton in the engaging of labour on the PuttySingleton section of the new defence road, the Chamber of Commerce last night resolved to throw, its strongest efforts into the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Motor Smash Driving Under The Influence Court Sequel
Williams Pattern Adrianne Johnnus Van [?] (25), a labourer, was fined need £15 in default 30 days’ improvement, at the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cost of Motor Cars Price Increase Forecast
An increase of from 4 to 5 per cent, in the price of new English cars, and from 15 to 17 per cent, in. the price of new cars made in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →War Bridge. Soldiers Recreation Rooms
A large number of friends and members gathered at the Recreation and Club Rooms for soldiers at Campbell’s [?] last night for the war…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Road Toll Grows (Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales)
It is the considered opinion of experts in a position to judge that the mileage travelled by the 328,000 motor vehicles in the State is less now than it was 12…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Premier’s Appeal to Motorists Fighting Bush Fires Sydney
The Stage Premier Mr. Mair. today appeared to motorist to last a for old bags in the [?] when [?] go to the country, [?] that they could…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Arm Fractured Motor Car Backfired CESSNOCK
When the car he was cranking backfired. William Colbron, 52 of Elisabeth-street, Cessnock, suffered a probable fracture of the ris :…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Test of Motor Vehicles
The Commissioner for Road Transport and Tramways, Mr. Neale, said yesterday that from to-day it would be necessary for any person who…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Cessnock Aerodrome Work to be Resumed
On Wednesday last 70 men employed on full time work at the Cessnock aerodrome were put off. It had been discovered that leases…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A Noisy Bridge
At last Tuesday, night's meeting of the Kearsley Shire Council Cr. A. Johnson drew attention to the condition of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Swamp Creek Bridge
The Shire Engineer (Mr. L. Grattan), at this week's meeting of the Kearsley Shire Council, reported having inspected…
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Sir,—Kearsley Council, following o:, complaint after complaint, has [?] last started to do Oakhampton Road up; anyhow, I suppose they…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Tea Gardens Road
Mr. C. E. Bennett, M.L.A., is in receipt of the following letter from Mr. S. R. Henderson, Secretary to the Main Roads Department…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Britain's Answer to Nazi Challenge 17-Gun Aeroplane
Tracing the development of the British Air Force in reply to Germany's latest aircraft, the managing director of Qantas Empire Airways…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Road Deaths in Country
Analysis of reports of road accidents in the State for December and January show that more than 65 per cent of the…
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