Scenes at the Scone Railway Station on Friday last, when the Members of the Second A.I.F. returned to Ingleburn from their final leave before embarking for Service Overseas
The Scone Advocate · Friday 5 January 1940 · page 7
The Hoys gave a wave before leaving for Ingleburn. From left to right : Privates R. Major. K. C. Simkin, J. Eagar. N. H. Marsland, J. Farrell, E. Vine and A. Daley. Just before the train departed these lads had a few words to Hay to those who came to see them off. From left: R. Major, A. Moxham, K. Simkin. E. Proudfoot and A. McDonald…
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Maitland Mercury · Friday 5 January 1940 · page 3
The Department of Road Transport and Tramways reports that during the year motor cars increased by 5.1 per cent. to £16,150,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Motor Vehicles for Inspection Owners Asked to Act Earlier
Singleton Argus · Friday 5 January 1940 · page 1
Complaints have been made by service stations and motor traders' organisations, including the Associated Motor Traders of the Hunter district…
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Singleton Argus · Friday 5 January 1940 · page 4
The Commissioner for Road Transport, Mr Neale, announced on Wednesday that motorists who made unnecessary noise by…
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Maitland Mercury · Saturday 6 January 1940 · page 6
Reporting on the Bell’s Line Road between Kurranjong and Mount Victoria, the N.R.M.A. touring department advices motorists that a considerable…
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Maitland Mercury · Saturday 6 January 1940 · page 4
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Maitland Mercury · Saturday 6 January 1940 · page 6
Inattention to the job in hand is responsible for far more road acidents than is generally imagined, says the N.R.M.A. safety department…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Motor WORLD New Road Problem Traffic Lights Cause Nerve Fatigue Gradual Change Best
Maitland Mercury · Saturday 6 January 1940 · page 6
Nearly all countries have adopted the use of traffic lights as an aid to control heavy vehicles traffic. In fact, some densely populated centres have so many of these lights that overseas [?] are now directing their attention to a [?] of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Prisoner Escapes Leapt From Moving Train MELBOURNE
Maitland Mercury · Saturday 6 January 1940 · page 6
John Ryan, 38, who was being escorted to Melbourne by Constable Lane, escaped by leaping from a moving train between Shepparton…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Cloudburst Railway Out of Alignment
Maitland Mercury · Monday 8 January 1940 · page 2
When a cloudburst occurred in the [?] behind Tamworth on Sunday afternoon torrents of water caused extensive damage…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Useless Brake On Motor Cycle NEWCASTLE
Maitland Mercury · Monday 8 January 1940 · page 1
For having so inefficient braking system on a motor cycle. Clarence David Reuben Poole, of Mill-street. East Maitland, was fined £1, with…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Cut on Head Cyclist Strikes Motor Car
Maitland Mercury · Monday 8 January 1940 · page 4
Leonard Kelth Killen, a boy living in Sempill-street. West Maitland, was riding a bicycle near the [?] Bridge yesterday afternoon when he…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Trespasser
Maitland Mercury · Monday 8 January 1940 · page 4
Normen Smith [?] was fined £1 at the West Maitland Police Court this morning for having trespaesed on the railway. He was [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Many Accidents at Week-end Child Killed by Motor Car SYDNEY
Maitland Mercury · Monday 8 January 1940 · page 6
[?] Dowling Street [?] was knocked down by a center [?] and fatally injured on Saturday night. Her mother and [?] brother without the accident…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Sandy Hollow Railway Work Resumed After Holidays
Singleton Argus · Monday 8 January 1940 · page 2
Work on the Sandy Hollow-Maryvale railway has been resumed after the holidays. It is reported that the men now engaged on the…
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The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 9 January 1940 · page 4
Owing to the heavy traffic northward over the holiday season many motorists are inquiring from the N.R.M.A. touring department…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Two Charges Drover Before Court Stock on Road
Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 9 January 1940 · page 5
Walter Her[?] Hill seven of [?] was [?] at West [?] Court to-day with [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Motor Horns Use to Be Restricted
The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 9 January 1940 · page 4
The Commissioner for Road Transport, Mr. Neale, announced that motorists who made unnecessary noise by the tooting of a horn would be…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Position at Broken Hill Threat of Railway Strike Sydney
Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 9 January 1940 · page 1
The Railway Department referring to the threatened strike of railway men at Broken Hill says that from practically every…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Motor Traffic West Maitland Court Expired Licence
Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 9 January 1940 · page 4
Robert B. McIntyre or Lorn, did not appear at West Maitland police Court to-day to answer a charge of having felled to deliver…
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