Motor Collisions
SINGLETON Wed.—Two motor car collisions took place in Singleton yesterday. One was in George-st., when cars driven by…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1943
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Fell Under Train
SYDNEY Thurs.—While trying to board a train at Fairfield Railway Station to-day, Frank Bedkober, 32, of Smithfield,…
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John William McKerrow, 32, storeman employed at Richmond Main Colliery, was killed instantly when he fell…
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NEWCASTLE Friday.—A consignment of tobacco valued at £750 has been reported stolen from the Railways…
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KURRI, Friday.—When he [?] under a moving train at Pelaw Main colliery about 6.35 a.m. today, John William McKerrow,…
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The State Cabinet has decided that children up to 15 years will be permitted to travel half fare on railways and buses…
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No objections have been raised by the council or showground committee to the railway plans which provide for slight, encroachments on the…
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SINGLETON Friday.—Mr. Les Thomas, who has been attacked to the Singleton railway station as booking clerk for the past four…
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I picked up a [?]ook the other day with that title, by Sydney Walton, which, for beautiful diction, rich English and lovely…
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The Russians are widening the scope and stiffening up the intensity of their twin drive towards the Ukraine, and now the upper arm of the Red Army has captured Graivoran and outflanked Kharkov from the…
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At about 11.45 on Saturday night the Fire Brigade received a call to the railway station, upon arrival it being found that a railway truck,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Week-end Sport. Double for Souths Football Victories Over St. Pat's and Railway
In one of the most exciting junior football matches played to date this season, Souths first yesterday defeated St, Patrick's…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Late Overseas News Hitler Threatening to Establish Puppet Government in Italy. German Evacuation of Sicily Speeded Up. Allied Warships Bombarding Coast of Sicily. Red Army Within 11 Miles of Kharkov. Motorised Columns Rolling Across Ukraine Plains
NEW YORK, Monday The Secretary for the Navy (Col. Knox) said it was only foolish optimism to think that the war might…
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WENDOVER (Utah) August 10. —A four-engined Army bomber made an emergency landing on a salt desert in western Utah,…
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SYDNEY Thursday.—The body of John Patrick Edgerton, 34, a transport employee of Waverley, was found near the railway line…
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SYDNEY Friday.—The tact that the number of fatalities in road accidents in NSW for May, June and July was the lowest on…
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The Traffic Inspector submitted the following report to the Kearsley Shire Council on Tuesday night:— "I have to report that on the 3rd…
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KURRI KURRI Sat.—A verdict of accidental, death was returned by the Cessnock district Coroner, Mr. W. Johnston, when…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Road to Independence John Smith’s Success Story
Here’s the success story of John Smith, a veteran of the last war. He enlisted at 18, and saw…
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NEWCASTLE Monday.— On the night of August 4, Robert Jackson (24), timekeeper, amused himselt pulling the bell cord…
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