Regular Soldiers Train Home Guard
Singleton Argus · Monday 19 May 1941 · page 4
Under the critical and expert eye of a regular soldier, members of Britain's Home Guard practise with a machine gun. Britain's Home Guard, nearly two million strong, and every man a volunteer, is composed of last-war soldiers, youths too young for overseas service…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Road Wrecked Department Approves Of Grant Port Stephens Shire
Maitland Mercury · Monday 19 May 1941 · page 3
The Department of Main Roads advised a meeting of Port Stephens Shire Council that a grant would be made in respect of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →U.S. Air Schools To Train British Pilots (A.A.P Service) WASHINGTON, May 183
Maitland Mercury · Monday 19 May 1941 · page 2
Officials said to day that the War Department had approved a plan whereby United States army air-corps schools will train thousands of British…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Speed Exceeded Motor Cyclist Fined New Castle
Maitland Mercury · Monday 19 May 1941 · page 1
For exceeding the speed limit of 30 miles, Wiliiam Balley of Bolmont, was fined £27/5/. with 87 costs, in the Summons Court to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Motor Collision Relief Worker Injured Circuit Court Case
Maitland Mercury · Monday 19 May 1941 · page 4
Injured in a collision between a motor lorry and motor car, Wilfred Max Cox, of Melbourne-street, East Maitland, proceeded…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fell From Bridge
Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 20 May 1941 · page 2
Injured when he fell 20ft. from a bridge while working at Bulliac, near Gloucester, Albert Ross (38), Government road, Homeville, was taken by…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Train Breakdown. Broken Axle
The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 20 May 1941 · page 2
A broken axle on a bogey oil tank held up No. 63 goods train at Antiene from 8.30 a.m. until 4 p.m. yesterday. The breakdown…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Engine Driver Injured. Leaves Train at Singleton
The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 20 May 1941 · page 5
Mr. Tom Hy[?]es, attached to the Muswellbrook loco depot, sustained a probable fracture of the ribs when he fell into an engine pit at…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fatal Car Smash On Stroud-Bullahdelah Road
Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 20 May 1941 · page 2
As the result of a motor car captizing on Stroud-Bullahdelah road early yesterday (Sunday) morning, a young man, Walter Gilmour, lost his…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sequel to Fatality at Railway Gates. Man Convicted for Negligent Driving
The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 20 May 1941 · page 1
Wallace Davies, who is now in the Remount Depot at Holdsworthy Camp, was proceeded against by the police at the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →"Queen of the Railways" Competitions."
The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 20 May 1941 · page 5
The first of a series of point score euchre competitions in aid of Miss Lurline Hutchison's candidature in the "Queen of the Railways"…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Circuit Court Relief Worker Injured Motor Collision
Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 20 May 1941 · page 5
Evidence for the defence was continued at the Maitland Circuit Court this morning in the case In which Wilfred Max Cox, of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Courtesy Appreciated. Weston Old Age Pensioners
The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 20 May 1941 · page 4
Weston branch of the Old Age and Invalid Pensioners greatly appreciate the courtesy shown them by the railway officials during their…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Tried to Board Train Without Ticket
Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 21 May 1941 · page 8
Pleading guilty to a charge of wilfully trespassing on railway property at West Maitland Station, Harry Ryan 59. cook, was fined £1, in…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Local and General News Train Driver Hurt
Singleton Argus · Wednesday 21 May 1941 · page 2
Mr Tom Hynes, of the Muswellbrook loco, staff, sustained a probable fracture of the ribs when he fell into an engine pit at…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →New Bridge at Swansea Mayor To Attend Conference
Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 21 May 1941 · page 4
The Mayor of East Maitland (Ald H.E. Morton) was appointed last night to represent council at a conference at Newcastle City Hall on…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Train Breaks Down in City Thousands of Workers Delayed. Sydney
Singleton Argus · Wednesday 21 May 1941 · page 2
When a train proceeding to Homebush broke down this morning as a result of a blown fuse in the tunnel Goulburn Street, electric trains on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →S.M.’s VIEWS Proceedings In Motor Cases NEWCASTLE
Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 21 May 1941 · page 1
Justices have jurisdiction to proceed in cases nothwithstanding any action pending in a higher court, said Mr. Carr-Boyd, in the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Cyclists Are Causing Trouble. (Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales)
Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 22 May 1941 · page 2
The pedal cyclist again has pedalled way into State wide unpopularity. From places as far apart as Albury and Lismore, Casino and Leeton and score of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Two Killed Capsize of Motor Truck SYDNEY
Maitland Mercury · Thursday 22 May 1941 · page 1
When a motor truck in which they were travelling from Port Kembla to Wollongong overturned last night Henry George Morschel 58, the…
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