Brothers Fined Motor Traffic Breaches
Two brothers were fined for traffic breaches by Mr. G. J. Johnstone, P.M. the Cessnock Court Jospeh Henry Ellwobd, farmer, of…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1941
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Road Accident Statistics
In the road accident statistics for the year ended June 30, 1941. pedestrians were the only group of road users to show increases…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sunday Afternoon Train New Service Soon. Rail Motor to Be Used
Considerable satisfaction will be felt by district people following the decision of the Railway Department to accede to the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Tar Surfacing of Roads Cessnock
On the recommendation of the president (Cr. W. Galley), Ken[?] Shire Council decided at its meeting last night to tar-[?] the bus routes…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Struck by Train Elderly Man Severely Injured
Henry Barker, 78, of Bridge-Street, Telarah, is said to have been struck by a train when crossing near the Telarah overhead bridge. He was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Six Spans New Bridge At Dalwood CESSNOCK
The new bridge at Dalwood will have six spans 35 feet lon and a deck level four feet above the bed of the the river, the shire engineer (Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Local and General News "Ghost Train" to Be Presented in Singleton
Rehearsals commenced early this week for the presentation of the dramatic thriller, "The Ghost Train," which is being sponsored by the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fodder for Starving Stock. Concess'on Rates on Railways To Apply for One Month
In response to representations made on behalf of the Denman Singleton Pastures Protection Board, Mr. D'Arcy Rose, M.L.A.,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Motorist Fined Unlicensed Driver
Pleading guilty by letter to driving a motor lorry without being licensed Richard Daniel Nixon Williams, formerly of Hamilton North , but now of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Friendly Road
THE SOCIALIST SIXTH. That is the title of a book by Hewlett Johnson, a claric of the Church of England in London. In it he…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Between Platform and Train Newcastle
Mrs. N. Woods, 60, of Toronto, had a fortunate escape from serious in jury when she fell between the Blackalls railway platform and a…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Road Making McAdam's Experiments
Mc[?]dam was born in 1756. at Ayr, and become a magistrate a road trustee and what not. At a place called Sang[?]ie in his…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fewer Road Accidents Reduction of 1033. SYDNEY
[?]gures released by the Minister for Transport, Mr. O'Sullivan, show that road accidents in New South Wales in the year ended…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Profit on Motor Car Output Surprising Figures
It will surprise many motorists in this country to learn how small is the nett profit after payment of taxes accruing to some of the big motor…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Motor Spirit with Power Alcohol ½d Dearer Melbourne
The Prices Commission has e[?]thorised an Increase of halfpenny a gallon in the price of motor spirit containing power alcohol. The…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Motor Collision Damages Claim Fails
In the Small Debts [?] at West Maitland to-day Less is Pitcairn, of Homeville, claimed £50 damages from Mary Regina [?] Congewai…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Railway Excursions for September
In addition to the excursion tickets issued every week-end for travel between any two stations within the railway tourist area, there will be an…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Accident at Hawkesbury River Four People Slightly Hurt
Four people were slightly hurt in a minor railway accident at Hawkesbury River railway station early yesterday morning. They were Vincent…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Road Accident Decline Sydney
During the year ended June [?] road accident casualties for New South. Wales fell by 10003 making Sydney’s ratio of 17.8 persons killed…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →MOTHER-BABY Killed By Train SYDNEY
A young married woman. and her infant daughter were killed beneath the wheels of an electric train at Chatswood last night…
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