Record Year for Railway Refreshment Rooms
The Railway Refreshment Rooms broke all records in the year ended June 30. Turnover exceeded £1,000,000. In pre-war times the record…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1942
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Jap Aerodrome Bombed Americans Bag Ten Planes
LONDON August 7.— To-day’s communique from General Stilwell’s headquarters in China reports that yesterday afternoon…
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THE CAMEL MAN. Now that Northern Australia is figuring so prominently in world affairs a name which is written deeply…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Melville Ford Bridge Report to Shire Council
The president of Bolwarra Shire Council (Cr. F. Dutton) reported to the meeting of council yesterday afternoon that he…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Melting Down Old Motor Cars
In America, where it is [?] mated that there are over 500,000 old motor vehicles in automobile junk yards awaiting…
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Some [?] ago the N.R.M.A country inspector reported that the general condition of country roads had improved But afer…
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SYDNEY Monday—When a small open car crashed into a stationary newspaper lorry in Parramatta road Crydon Max…
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Maxwell Ridley Ernest Killworth and Walter Walsh all of East Maitland were each fined 10/ and 8/ costs at…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Libyan Sand Storm Made in England Testing Middle East Railway Engines
Sand from the Libyan desert has been specially sent to the Research Laboratory of the London, Midland and Scottish…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Muswellbrook Chronicle Tuesday, August 11, 1942. Muswellbrook Shire Council Many Requests for Road Repairs
The monthly meeting of the Muswellbrook Shire Council was held yesterday, when there were present:—Crs. R. Clendinning (President), Jas…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Refused To Unload Railway Truck
CANBERRA Tuesday — Two railway porlers, who refused to unload a railway truck at Canberra may he ordered into the…
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NEWCASTLE Tuesday—William Marshall, of Hamilton, was charged in the Summons Court to-day with having driven a…
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LONDON Aug 11. — [?] and taxis crossed the New Waterloo Bridge for the [?] Monday morning when [?]…
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CESSNOCK Wed.— The need of repairing Melville Ford Bridge was stressed to Kearsley Shire Council last night by the…
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CESSNOCK Wednesday.— Complaints of the deplorable condition of the Cessnock to Greta road were before Kearsley Shire…
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SYDNEY Wednesday.— As the result of a number of disagreements recently between Cabinet and the Railway Commissioner…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Railway Figures for July
The following figures relating to business transacted at the local railway station during July were made available for publication: Tickets…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Move to Bring Railway Commissioner Under Control Sydney
As the result of a number of disagreements recently between Cabinet and the Railway Commissioner (Mr. Hartigan), the Minister for…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Narrow Road
At the recent Shire Council meeting Cr. Russell referred to the road towards Stockton as being too narrow and dangerous to traffic. Recently an accident…
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Some idea of the huge business conducted by the Railway Refreshment Rooms may be obtained from the following figures of quantities consumed during the…
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