Head Struck Bridge Boy Escapee Fatally Injured
A verdict of accidental death was returned by the Kurri Kurri district Coroner (Mr. A. W. Johns) at the Inquest at West…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1942
1,225 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 38 of 62
Farmers' Precarious Position Allegations of One Road Closed and Another Threatened Lengthy Debate Between Shire Councillors and Deputation
One-month ago a deputation waited upon the councillors of Patrick Plains Shire Council and aired grievances over the threatened closing of a road, which would hinder access to properties of the men concerned. Yesterday this same body…
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WHAT IS FREEDOM Most people have their own definition of freedom. To some it is the right to act in a manner entirely…
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KURRI Saturday.—“Something should be done at this railway crossing, and either an overhead bridge or gates provided of the…
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Injuries which later proved fatal were received by two men involved in a collision between a motor cycle and a taxicab on the…
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CANBERRA Monday—“Experts compute that over the past 10 years at least 7,500,000) car tyres had been thrown, away…
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SYDNEY Monday— Despite [?] cancellations people continue [?] travel for pleasure and over crowing and inconvenience are…
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The Secretary of Maitland branch of the Australian Labour Party (Mr. W. F. O’ Hearn) addressed a meeting on Saturday…
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The N.R.M.A reports that over 600 motor vehicle in N.S W.are now operating on town gas or coal gas as it is sometimes…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Kurri Coroner on Railway Crossings
The Kurri District Coroner (Mr. A. W. Johns) held an inquest at Kurri Kurri into the death of Rosa Minna Coran…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Flood Damage to Shire Roads
To to-day’s meeting of Tarro shire Council the engineer, Mr. W. R. Lindeay, reported that the Morpeth-Narrowout road was…
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NEWCASTLE Wed. —Fred Redden, 60, invalid pensioner. of Dudley Road. Charlestown. had both feel severed above the…
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The Commissioner of Railways (Mr Hartigan) said on Monday night that despite his announcement that train services would be severely…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →AWARDED £800 Compensation Sequel to Railway Workshops Shooting Fatality Sydney
A fatal altercation at East Greta Junction workshops of the South Maitland Railways Pty. Ltd. on November 20 last, when William…
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About 300 prisoners of war had been carrying out reconstruction work on the East-West railway for some time, the…
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In reply to its protest against the discontinuance of the 4.20 p.m. from Waratah to Maitland the acting Secretary for…
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GOSFORD Friday —Paul [?] white 18 of Cleveland street Sydney, Jumped from the paper train as it was travelling at 30…
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Paul Cedric White (18), of Cleveland Street, Sydney, jumped from the paper train as it was travelling at 30 miles an hour between…
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The annual meeting of the Stroud Road Red Cross was held in the Mission Hall on July 14th. The secretary's report and…
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A member of the R.A.A.P. was killed and five others were injured when an R.A.A.P. tender in which they were riding overturned while…
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