Echo of Allandale Road Smash
On May 16, l940, there was a motor smash on the Allandale Road, near the pottery works, when eleven men were injured. One car was travelling from…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1943
1,006 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 43 of 51
Melville Bridge Building New Low-level Structure
Representatives of Bolwarra and Kearsley Shire Councils met last night to consider the erection of a new bridge at Melville…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sport & Sportsmen CRICKET: W. Monckton, B. Mcllveen, C. Flanagan, W. Attenboroxigh, B. Andrews, B. Spence, F. Connell, C. Coady, H. Hodder. BOWLS: Scone; Muswellbrook, R. Taylor, H. A. Bridge. CRICKET
Some improvement was shown, both by batsmen and bowlers in the matches played on Saturday last, success going to A.G.T., Association 1 and 2,…
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SYDNEY Friday.—The NRMA engineers recently conducted test at the request of a member of a 50-50 mixture of alcohol and…
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SYDNEY Friday—Press reports, showing apparent anomalies in magisterial treatment of offences relating to motoring…
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The highest railway in the world 19 in South America on the road from the Argentin, to Chili. One of the greatest engineering…
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NEWCASTLE Sat. — George Jory, 30, of New Lambton, a ganger at Ry[?] dilocated his left wrist and lacerated…
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CESSNOCK Monday [?] There is a class of 50 men [?]are re[?]ing instructions of the handling of electric ha[?]age motors…
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CESSNOCK Monday — The mo[?] for the underground transport for the man at aberdart Extended collery has arrived…
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WOLLONGONG Tues.— While a goods train was stopped outside Coalcliff railway station to-day a quantity of beer and other goods…
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WELLINGTON (NZ) Tuesday —When a train was derailed about 15 miles from Wellington two women were killed and…
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SIDNEY Wed.—At the annual meeting of the NRMA the Federal Government was urged to provide money for the upkeep of many…
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TOPICAL ITEMS: These science notes in tobloid form may prove useful in adding to the stock of information we all…
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Mr. R. A. Dransfield, honorary secretary of the Maitland Business Men’s Club, it in receipt of a communication from Mr. T. J…
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SYDNEY Wed.—The Railway Commissioner, Mr. Hartigan, to day referred to the cancellation from this week-end of 22 trains…
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SYDNEY Wed.— A Deputation from the Tram and Bus Employees’ Federation to-day told the Minister for Labour (Mr…
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The engineer (Mr. W. R. Lindsay) reported to Tarro Shire Council that on October 28 the Liquid Fuel Control Board…
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LONDON Nov. 10—General Vatoutin’s army which burst out from Kiev, has split into four groups, which are racing one another for the honour of breaking the great…
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Eighth Army's forward elements have pushed across the Sangro River in one sector and are also driving through the snow down the Apennind…
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Because of the defendant's good character, the P.M. ((Mr. W. J. McElroy) ordered Francis Gordon Thompson at the Police Court yesterday to…
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