Rover Motors Negotiating for Double Decker Bus
Rover Motors Pty. Ltd. advised West Maitland Council that they were negotiating for the purchase of a 61 seater double decked omnibus, and…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1940
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Leg Smashed Motor Cyclist Injured
When he came into collision with a motor car while riding a motor cycle near the Thornton School early this morning. Frederick Gilligan, 22 of…
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The excessive dry . weather has played havoc with the road from Millfield to Wollombi. A large portion of the road is so…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Road Safety Council. Officers Elected
The recently-formed cessnock branch of the Road Safety Council met on Wednesday night, under the chairmanship…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Illegally Used Motor-cycle
Pleading guilty to a charge of having used a motor cycle at Kurri Kurri on February 24 without the consent of the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Bonny Loch Has Great Chance Engaged in Railway Handicap. Ceebung the Danger
Although the Rampion colt, Bonny Loch, has failed on a couple of occasions this up, the last being in the Westmead…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Straying Stock Trample Graves
During the week Mr. George perkins complained, not without some bitterness, that straying stock had been in the cessnock…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Motor Lorry Alight. Prompt Action Averts Destruction
Excitement ran high on Tuesday afternoon when a motor lorry parked in Bridge-street backfired and caused a fire underneath the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Collision in Sydney Harbour Freighter and Motor Ship. Sydney
A New Zealand 3000 tons freighter was badly damaged near Walsh Bay late last night, when it came into a head-on collision with an 11,000 tons…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Torrential Rain in North Queensland Railway Communication Blocked
Torrential downpours again occurred in the Far' North of Queensland, and yesterday morning rivers and creeks between Cairns and Innisfail…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Armed Man Threatens Railway Guard
John Aikman, a railway guard, was threatened with a revolver when he challenged two men hiding in a goods train at Rhodes railway station on…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Break-of-gauge on Railways Device Secured by Germany
Although the Commonwealth Government has rejected the Boock break-of-gauge device for use on the railways, Germany has adopted it…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Refused Liquor at Railway Refreshment Rooms Soldiers on Final Leave Demonstrate
More than 400 Victorian A.I.F. men, travelling to Sydney on final leave before embarkation, were refused liquor at railway…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Bridge Party
The home of Mrs. C. Gow Lorn was beautiful decided last night when a bird party was held to help Taise funds [?] Ma[?] Red…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Friendly Road by [?]
HERE’S TO HEALTH! A [?] who is not well it [?] be th[?] Pain is the arck [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →4314 MILES World’s Longest Motor Road Race
The world’s longest motor our [?] race is [?] annually in the [?] It is usually decided over [?] very atr[?] 4311 miles round [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Road Unit Singleton
Sir. A. Grainger of the staff of Patrick Plains Shire Council arrived in Singleton yesterday with the one man speed control unit recently…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Red Cross War Bridge at Paterson
The weekly war bridge parties have been, well attended. On February 27 the evening was held at Mrs R. Dixon’s and the winners were [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Grand Prix Motor Race At Bathurst OVER 150 MILES
The major motoring attraction Caster will be the Saturday Grand; Prix, over 150 miles, In which many outstanding…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Non Glare New Sealed Beam Headlamps. Safer Motoring
It it reported from New York that effect not expected are being noticed as the use of the new sesled-beam motor…
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