Aerodrome at Armidale Land Resumed
The Minister for Works and Local Government (Mr L. O. Martin) has appropriated and resumed two areas of land for the establishment of a…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1940
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Tipped on Road Decomposed Prawns NEWCASTLE
Pleading guilty in tho Summons Court to-day to casting decomposed prawns on Beaumont-street, Hamilton. Frank, Lancelot Haulon of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A.I.F. Men Injured In Road Smash
Corporal Richard Weeks and Private A. E. Sheather, members of the A.I.F., received shocking injuries this morning when their motor cycle and a horse collided at Campbelltown. The horse later had to he destroyed. It had been raining, and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →General Motors 25,000,000th Car
General Motors produced its 25,000,000th car on January 11, 1940. This milestone in the corporation’s history, reached at 11 a.m. had been…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Rail and Tram Service Curtailment Seen Lack of Coal Sydney
The commissary [?] [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →War Comforts Parcels Free on Railway
Probably the great majority of residents of Singleton are unaware that organisations carrying on charitable work connected with the war…
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The engineer of Tarro Shire Council has been Instructed to inspect the tarred partion of the Duckenfield-road and report to the next meeting, He…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Ash Island Bridge
Reference was made at the meeting of Tarro Shire council to the condition of Ash Island Bridge. The council decided to ask the Main Roads…
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The engineer of Tarrn Shire Council (Mr. R. W. Lindsay) has reported that the bridge over Duck Creek, on the road leading to Watson’s and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Road Repairs Coal-owners’ Royalty THORNTON-BUTTA
The president of Tarro Shire council (Gr. P. McLean) in reporting to a meeting of the council on an inspection of the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Real Causes Accidents In Streets Deaths in 1940 (Issued by the Road Safety Cornell of New South Wales)
The question has often been asked: What Is the most serious cause of depths in road accidents? Actually, there are more than 200 causes of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →50 MILES Motor Transport Minimum SYDNEY
The Commissioner for Road Transport, Mr. Neale, said to-day that the minimum distance for which permits would be Issued to Motor Transport…
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The works foreman (Mr. J. Hawkins), at last Tuesday night's meeting pf the Cessnock Municipal Council, reported…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Train Services Curtailment Plans Conserving Coal Supplies
Owing to the necessity for conserving coal supplies for essential services, the Commissioner for Railways (Mr. T. J. Hartigan) decided on…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Road Worker Admitted to Hospital SINGLETON
Alex Dravidian of Aberdeen, Cessnock was built on the head by the a pole at his work on the Pity road, and sustained concession…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Train Services. Curtailment Plans. Passenger—goods. Conserving Coal Supplies
Owing to the necessity for conserving coal supplies for essential services, the Commissioner for Railways (Mr. T. J. Hartigan) decided on Tuesday…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Glen Innes Mail Train Discontinued North and North-west Curtailment
The Glen Innes mail train to and from Sydney will be discontinued from, and including, next Sunday, April 7, as a result of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Real Accident Causes (Issued by the Road Safety Council of N.S. Wales)
The question has often been asked: What is the most serious cause of the deaths in road accidents? Actually there are more…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Rail Transport Embargo on Certain Goods May Go by Road Free of Usual Charges
Owing to the embargo on the dispatch of certain classes of goods by rail, approval has been given for the transport by road of these goods free…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Motor Racing Dropped in Europe
Motor racing, which is a national sport in Europe, perforce has had to be dropped for the time being, owing to the war. It was, therefore, rather…
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