Public Outcry Justified Condition of Tarro Shire Road Board Gives £21
Cr. T. McCarthy, at Tarro Shire Council meeting to-day, described as “utterly ridiculous” the allocation of £21 by the Department…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1941
1,832 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 45 of 92
Motorist Fined Did Not Give Way To Pedestrians NEWCASTLE
On April 18 three women using the pedestrian crossing at Scott and Market-streets Newcastle stopped when they saw a motor panel van…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Two-piece Motor Wheels Made In Australia
Of special Australian design, two-piece steel wheels for army requirements are now being produced by G.M.H. Limited…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Motor Cycle Recovered
After having had his Velocette motor cycle stolen from Rutherford military camp more than six months ago, and probably thinking it had…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Struck by Runaway Motor Truck Old Man Killed
Mr James Davics, aged 78, of Redfern, was thrown through a plateglass window in Regent, street, Redfern, when he was struck by a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Heddon Bridge Road Safety Council’s, Request CESSNOCK
Cessnock Road Safety Council wants Heddon Greta bridge brought [?] the control of Kearsley shire Council or the Main Roads Department, so…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Heroic Work Australian Bridge Builders Shots Round Them Jerusalem, June 11
Working at top speed In the moonlight in the early hours of the morning Australian engineers put a bridge of tan pontoons…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Death Of Cyclist At New Lambton Tram Men Give At Inquest NEWCASTLE ,Thursday
The District Coroner, Mr. A. J. Chiplin, to-day opened an inquest concerning the death of Percival Frederick Rixon, of New Lambton. On May 24 Rixon was riding a cycle on Lambton-road Broadmeadow, when he was allegedly knocked…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Dirty Railway Cars
Sir,—Recently you published letters complaining of dirty railway carriage May I add my evidence on this matter. The car next the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Railway War Loading Sydney
A wartime loading of £ 8 a year was granted by the Full Bench of the Industrial Commission yesterday to Adult railway tramway and…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Swansea Bridge Ban Lifted. Newcastle
Mr. Geo. Booth, M.L.A. announced last night that the passage of coal lorries over Swansea Bridge, which the Main Roads Department had…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Land Board Sitting At Maitland Opening Road
The Maitland Land Board had a long sitting at the Lands Office. East Maitland, on Wednesday, it being 8.30 p.m. when the board…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Hare's Appearance in Bridge Street. This Dogs Merely Looked On
Quite a stir was caused in Bridge-street yesterday afternoon when a hare, which came from the vicinity of the subway, raced…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Echoes of Fatal Car Smash in Allandale Road. Tragic Story of Neath Woman's Death. Grim Experience of Party From Dance. Corner Returns Verdict of Accidental Death
The story nf how a party of dancers in the early hours of the morning of June 4, went from the gaiety of a ball room into an atmosphere of stark tragedy, was told at Cessnock Courthouse yesterday, when the District Coroner…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →"Queen of the Railways." Successful Dance
A most successful and highly enjoyable dance was held at the School of Arts on Monday night in aid of Miss Lurline Hutchison's candidature in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Northern Railway Line
Mr. T. J. Hartigan, Commissioner for Railways, has decided to run a fast daylight train between Sydney and Awnidale for the convenience of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Control of Railway
It is authoritatively stated at Ankara that British troops from Irak have reached the Turco-Syrian border near Kamechlie, thus gaining control…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Rail Chiefs Northern Inspection Public Appreciation of Railway Staff
Interviewed on his return from an inspection of the main Northern line extending from Hornsby to the Queensland border at…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Road Conditio[?]. Tablelands [?] Coast
After carrying out in[?] of road surface conditions on the three principal routes from the table-lands to the North Coast, the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Narrow Road to Taree
An inspector of the N.R.M.A who recently travelled over the direct [?] from Booral to Taree, via [?] to Coolongolook, states…
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