Motor-Cycle And Bicycle Stolen
SINGLETON Mon.— A motor cycle and a biocycle were stolen at Singleton over the week-end The cycle was taken from…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1942
1,225 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 31 of 62
Inadequate Tram Services
SYDNEY Monday.—Because of transfer to holiday timetable today, many munition workers were late for work…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Charge of Trespassing Crossed Railway Line
Please of quilty were entered by William Wickham, of Mulbring street Kurri Kurri, and Albert Wickhem, of Neath-road,…
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NEWCASTLE Tuesday—Ann Trubody 78 of Is[?] while alighting from a tram at the Bevan-street step She…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Eight Killed in Florida Train Smash
NEW YORK June 15—Eight people were killed and several injured when the [?] Silver Meteor train from New York to…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Over £16,000 for Two Months. Railway Revenue at Aberdeen
Revenue at the Aberdeen railway station for the month of May totalled £7310. Add to this the April figure (£9000) and the income for the last…
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SYDNEY Tuesday—The transport service are at least 500 men short for ess[?] but the employment [?] on…
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CESSNOCK Tuesday.—“I was a fool. I should have stopped when you called out to me,’ said John Barry Daggan, of Hall-st…
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CESSNOCK Tuesday—For having driven a car [?] out the re[?] mask on the hea[?] William Raymond Parsons of…
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SYDNEY Wednesday.—A strong appeal to all motorists, especially taxi drivers, to conserve their existing stocks of petrol…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fighting Withing El Adem Aerodrome in Axis Hands Entire battle area under dust
The main desert-fighting is raging in the region of Acroma and EI Adem boxes, the latter being beseiged by enemy infantry, who are digging in beyond range of a strongpost of artillery, while Italian and German tanks mill around the boxes, to check any British attempts to break out…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Rommel Maintains Pressure in Desert El Adem Aerodrome in Axis Hands (Australian Associated Press)
LONDON June 16.—The main desert fighting is raging in the region of Acroma and El Adem boxes, the latter being besieged by enemy infantry, who are digging in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Dungog Railway Ambulance
In the recent examinations of the Dungog Railway Ambulance Corps held at Dungog railway station, the following awards…
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SYDNEY, Wed.—Last night, Frederick Smith, a cellarman, employed at the Livingstone Hotel, Petersham, was found dead…
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SYDNEY Thurs.—The Railway Commissioner, Mr. [?] to-day declared that the railways’ position was extremely…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Railway Fatality At East Maitland Coroner Finds Nobody To Blame
When poles were being loaded from a motor lorry to a railway truck at East Maitland goods yard on May 30, one pole swung round, struck the engine, and was then [?] into a carriage…
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The priority system of travel on Australian railways will come into operation on July. Members of the defence forces in uniform travelling on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sunday Afternoon Train. Likely to be Discontinued. Council Concerned
Replying to the council's request for an extension of the Saturday train from Singleton to Muswellbrook, with week-end…
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When the permanent priority inter-State train travel system becomes operative on July 1, certificates to travel will be granted…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Complications Over Use of Road Farmers Air Grievance Before Shire Councillors
A threat passed on to a lorry driver that he would close the read because, it was alleged, the lorry driver had refused to go…
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