Are Country Motorists Reckless
Although there were only 2,118 accidents, in country towns and rural areas lost year against 8,188 in the County of Cumberland, persons killed, in those…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1941
1,832 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 29 of 92
N.S.W. RAILWAYS. Graziers' Appreciation of Services Rendered
It is hard to please everybody as the Railways find in their big job of transporting: something like 180 million passengers and 17 million passengers and 17 million…
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SINGLETON, Thursday, Mr. Barney Bourke of York street, Singleton, suffered a compound fracture of the right leg when he was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Rail Chief Inspects Southern Railway System. Big Railway Works
The Commissioner for Railways, M. T. J. Hartigan, on his return from an inspection of the railway system in the southern portion of the State…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →SPORT & Sportsmen in the Sportlight of the Week. Bowls: A. Peachey, E. W. Shaw, L. Cox, H. A. Bridge, W. Thompson, C. Brown. GOLF: A. J. Irvine, Mrs. C. E. Moore. Greyhound Racing: C. S. Page, W. Whitton, R. Cox, A. Jurd, J. C. Bowen. BOWLS
Every bowl a counter.—This brilliant feat was registered by F. Schadel and L. Cheatle in the opening "Cock o' the Walk" game on Saturday last…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →BULAHDELAH Electricity And New Roads Bright Prospects Bulahdelah
Subsequent to the Bulahdelah show, held last week-end, the secretary, Mr. C. Wilson, remarked upon its reflecting a year of…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Motor Transport How It Is Aiding China
The extent-to which motor transport is aiding China in her fight against Japan is revealed in the fact that the first day after the recent…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Motorist’s Corner Storage of Petrol and Oil (Official R.A.C.A. Notes by “Carbon”)
Storage appears to be one of the main Problems affecting Australia’s petrol and oil supplies and exhaustive en[?]iries by the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Road Work Port Stephen's Shire Council Meets
The President of Port Stephens Shire Council (Cr. Bussell) presided over a full after dance of Council Iors at the monthly meeting…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Spice of Humour Road Signs In Japan
In Japan, translations to warn Engilsh; and American -tourists Had, in days gone by, a delightful spice, of' humour- and courtesy—like the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A.I.F. WOUNDED Refused Sleepers On Train Rough Journey
One of eight invalided A.I.F. men, when he arrived in Brisbane, declared that they were refused sleeping accommodation on the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Two Injured Motor Cycle Crashes SINGLETON
Frederick George Marstello, 27 of 12 Ada-street, Waratah, land Phyllis Cummins, 17, of Scone were injured when a motor cycle, which Murstello…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Tow Killed Aeroplane Grasses
Two men were killed when a si[?] engiend R.A.A.E ma[?]chine crashed at Mut[?]dap[?] 10 miles south west of Ambe[?]lsy Queen[?]land yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Steel Works Maitland Employees Train Service
In reply to representations made by Mr. A. Howarth, M.LA., regarding the transport of men engaged at the B.H.P. steel works to their homes…
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West Maitland Municipal Council last night decided to go beyond the District Superintendent of Hallways with Its repress[?]…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Comedy Goes Home “Road Show” New Roach Film
It’s very easy to get painfully tangled up over definitions, but what can we do when we find one of the screen’s leading comedians asking…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Road Wanted Deputation To Council SINGLETON
A deputation of landholders from the Hambledon Hill district asked he Patrick Plains Shire Council yesterday to provide a road from the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Wounded Men Get Raw Deal on Train
At a meeting of the Merewether subbranch of the Returned Soldiers' League this week, the State branch of the League was criticised for not…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Japs. Can't Block Burma Road Traffic Continues
The Japanese cannot block the Burma Road supply route to Chungking, says the Ldndon Daily Telegraph's special correspondent at…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Ambulances Not Needed Bus Off Road Near Karuah
After getting a report that passongers has been injured in a bus accident near Karuah, three ambulances were despatched from Newcastle…
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