Little Things Cause Accidents. (Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales)
"Oh, I'm too busy. I can't be bothered with little things like that." Like what? Little things which cause road accidents…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1944
965 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 26 of 49
300 New Trams Sought
SYDNEY Tuesday.— The Assistant Minister, Mr Dickson, promised a deputation from the Tramways Union that he would refer…
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West Maitland Municipal Council took no action last night when a request was received from Lyndhurst Shire Council for…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Paratroops Land on Noemfoor Island Perimeter Around Aerodrome Strongly Held(From Our Correspondent)
SOMEWHERE IN THE SOUTH-WEST PACIFIC Wednesday—United States forces on Noemfoor Island, Dutch New Guinea, have been reinforced by paratroops, and have establish a strong perimeter around Kamiri…
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LOS ANGELES July 4— Twelve people were killed and 26 injured when a locomotive and at least 10 can of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The North Road to Japan Chain of Great Airfields (From F. T. Smith, member of the Australian Press Delegation visiting Canada)
When the United Nations are ready to undertake the all-out offensive against Japan, one of the main roads to Tokio wilt be through the North American continent. Impressive evidence of this can be seen, in the chain of…
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MELBOURNE Thursday — Claud Charles Marendaz, 82, a mill hand, was killed instantly, and three other men injured,…
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The Atlandale Road bridge was again the subject of discussion at Cessnock Council meeting on Tuesday night. It was stated that the original building…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Stroud Road Farewell Social
A farewell social was tendered to Pte. Hen Cook and Cpl. Aub. Ford in the Mission Hall, Stroud Road, on Wednesday, 28th June…
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The time-table for the Brisbane mail will be altered as from next Tuesday, 11th inst., as follows: Week-days: Arrive Scone at 6.44…
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NEW YORK July 7 — Twelve soldiers and the driver and firemen were kitted when a train plunged…
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SYDNEY Monday—Believed to have been struck by a train on Saturday night, Robert Albert. Smith, 56, of Teralba, Newcastle,…
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Two men were drowned early yesterday morning in Porter's Creek, near Wyong, when their car left the road and landed upside down in the…
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Revenue of £2981 haidled at Singleton railway station during June was the lowest for a considerable period, whilst the number of passengers who…
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Two youths who were found dead on Saturday afternoon beside a motor truck on the Calder Highway, Mildura, are believed to have been…
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INGHAM (Q.) Tuesday—A train was derailed and the driver killed -when a spam--of- a bridge about nine miles from Chairwell…
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One incident that occurred at Blayney lends colour to the assertion that "Chilblayney" is the coldest spot west of the Blue Mountains. The Sydney train…
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SOMEWHERE IN THE SOUTH-WEST PACIFIC Tuesday—Enemy targets in Dutch and British New Guinea, New Britain, and the Carolines have again been attacked by Allied aircraft, and to-day’s communique records…
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On Friday night, Dungog Methodist Girls' Comradeship journeyed to Stroud Road aud there staged the very bright concert programme that they…
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Shot in the stomach in a train between Liverpool and Glenfield on Saturday, Stanley Stephenson (26), of Granville, died to-day in the…
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