Another Man Killed on Wollombi Road
In the space of a few days two old men have lost their lives on the Wollombi Road. On Wednesday night, George…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1942
1,225 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 26 of 62
Public Slit Trenches in Bridge Street. Council Decision. New First-aid Post Mooted
The council on Wednesday evening adopted a resolution, moved by Ald. Farrell, seconded by Ald. Wall, that slit trenches be dug on the…
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Patrick Plains Shire Council has decided to expend £160 to open up a road to run from Bowman's Creek to the boundary…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fatal Motor Smash Near Aberdeen. Soldier Killed
Shortly before 1 a.m. to-day a fire-lighting utility truck got out of control on the New England Highway about one mile north of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fatal Motor Accident Two Members of Military Involved
A motor smash, in which two members of the Australian Forces were involved, took place on the Scone-Aberdeen road at an early hour this…
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CANBERRA Friday — The Army is impressing trucks and vans throughout Australia, the Minister for the Army, Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Seven Hurt Tram Crash
SYDNEY, Friday. — Seven people, two tram men and five passengers, were hurt last night when two trams clashed together…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Concrete Sleepers for Britain's Railways Work Being Done by Women
Concrete sleepers are being, tried out to replace some of the 3,000,000 timber sleepers which railways in Great Britain need each year to…
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DON’T BE AFRAID: A well-known public weaker recently made an excellent point in his remark that it was not fear of…
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A reduction in the train services between Newcastle and Singleton will operate from next Monday. The Railway…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Car Hit by Tram
NEWCASTLE Saturday.— when his [?] with a Toronto tram at the Cars St. crossing, about 200 yards from…
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NEWCASTLE Saturday.— Failing off a double tram at Waratah late yesterday afternoon, a conductor, Stanley Harper, 38, of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Run Over by Train Boy Dies in Hospital
Bruce Eastwell, six years, died in Kempsey Hospital from injuries received when he was run over by the North Coast mail train at…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Remarkable Escape From Serious Injury Car Hit Train and Caught Alight
Mr R. H. Motte, of High Street, Waratah, had a remarkable escape from serious injury about 7 o'clock on Friday night, when the car he…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fell on to Railway Line
SYDNEY Monday.— When he fell 20 feet on to [?] railway lines at Pyrmont yesterday, Frederick Fitten, [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Tram Conductor's Fatal Fall a Fractured Skull
Falling off a double tram at Waratah late on Friday afternoon, a conductor, Stanley Harper, 38, of Beaumont Street, Islington, died…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Defence First on Railways More Urgently Needed Than Pleasure Travelling
Railway rolling stock was more urgently needed for defence purposes than for pleasure travelling, the Minister for Transport (Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Dungog School Train Time Alteration
The train for Dungog which previously left Newcastle at 4.20 p.m. will now leave at 3.25 p.m. and will arrive at 5.30. This train will provide…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Drove Bus with a Fog Light Road Dangers
CESSNOCK Tuesday—“In view of the brownout regulations and the severe strain on drivers, the spotlight was used on the bus,”…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Railway Ambulance Awards
At the Dungog Railway Ambulance Class Examinations recently held at the Railway Station, Dungog, candidates were examined in how to render…
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