Railway Crossings Deputation to Minister
Cr. Saxton reported to Kearsley Council last Tuesday night that on April 28 the deputation appointed by…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1944
965 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 18 of 49
Boy Struck by Motor Vehicle
NEWCASTLE Friday — Terry Tonks of Teralba-road, Adamstown, ocuffered extensive lacerations to the left side, of the face,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Russians Take Toll of Nazi Ships “Train-Busting” Offensive Also Maintained (Australian Associated Press)
LONDON May 5—Keeping watch for escaping German troops in the Black Sea, Russian warships have spotted several groups of enemy transports, and sunk a 3000-ton transport and two troop carrying barges with tropedoes…
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SINGLETON Saturday. — At the local police court, before Mr. McElroy PM, Leslie Errol Doo hau was fined 19/ and ordered to…
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SYDNEY, Saturday NRMA has been Informed methane gas to the [?] of 1500 galions of petrol…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bullet Strikes Train Window
West Maitland police are making investigations concerning the report that a bullet struck a Newcastle-Maitland train,…
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NEWCASTLE Monday—When he overbalanced and fell off the railway platform at Morisset on Saturday evening. Mr. Richard…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Adelaide Threat To Stop Trams
ADELAIDE Monday—A mass meeting of tramway employees decided to stop all tram and bus services next week-end unless…
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Owing to the Allied Works Council taking away shire plant, the roads were depreciating. Heavy traffic from forest areas and mills had added to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Gloucester Electorate Mr. Bennett's Views Roads, Electricity, Water
In his message to the electors of Gloucester, Mr. C. E. Bennett said that felt it his duty to offer himself as a candidate because he believed…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Kiandra Road Opened Fresh Food Supplies
KIANDRA Tuesday—A survey has revealed that only a smalt percentage of the 25,000 sheep trapped in the district by heavy…
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CESSNOCK Wed. — Concern was expressed by the Mayor (Ald. Pendlebury) at Cessnock Municipal Council meeting last night…
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The Minister for Mines, Mr. Baddeley, will preside at a conference to be arranged between representatives of-Tarro Shire…
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MELBOURNE Wed.— Further cuts in motor transport for civilians are expected to result from the rubber shortage…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Local and General News Railway Revenue for April
During the last month 3281 passengers travelled from Singleton, and total tonnage handled was 3738 tons, accounting for revenue of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Rubber Shortage Further Cuts in Motor Transport
Further cuts in motor transport for civilian use are expected to result from the continued rubber shortage. Owners of cars and commercial…
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The Port Stephens Shire Council has approved of the work of tar surfacing being gone on with now that tax is available. At the meeting on Friday last the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Found Dead In Railway Truck
SYDNEY Thursday.—The body of an unidentified man, believed to be a [?]jumper, was found in a railway truck, which was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Four Soldiers Killed; 27 INJURED. Goods Train Crashes Into Troop Train. MELBOURNE
Four soldiers were killed and 27 injured when a goods train crashed into a troop train early yesterday morning at Puttapa, South Australia…
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