Woman Injured by Tram
NEWCASTLE, Thurs.—Struck by a tram yesterday afternoon, Catherine Dorrington, 60. of Christoe-road, Waratah, was…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1944
965 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 39 of 49
Idle Motor Cars Reconditioning Necessary
Evidence is to hand from England of the deterioration that can set in when motor vehicles are not used for long periods…
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The President of the Kearsley Shire Council (Cr. P. Saxton) reported to a meeting of the Council on Tuesday night that the Commissioner for Main…
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Cr. Palmer gave a descriptive account of the bad state of a road in the Kearsley Shire. He said the middle road to Paxton was in an awful state…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Narrow Escapes From Death. Two Soldiers Injured at Railway Station
The vigilance of the engine crew attached to a special train was responsible, for averting a tragedy at the Muswellbrook Railway…
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SYDNEY Sat.—Richard William Underwood, 30, tram conductor, of Paul-st, Waverley, was committed for trial at Central…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →German Motor Industry Menace To World Peace
A former German citizen, with an intimate knowledge of German motor plants, who has been associated with the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →More Train Cuts Likely Warning by Minister for Transport
Further cuts in transport, as a result of the coal shortage, are forecast by the Minister for Transport (Mr E. J. Ward)…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Stole Motor Wheel
Arthur Johns, 27, labourer, pleaded, guilty at West, Maitland court to-day to having on September 30 at Boat Harbour, near…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motor Cyclist and Pillion Rider Injured
A cyclist and a pillion rider were injured when a collision occurred between a motor car and motor cycle on the Morpeth-road,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motor Cyclist Injured. Conditions Remains Critical
Mr. Michael Casey, of Kayuga, is at present in hospital in a serious condition, resulting from injuries received when the motor cycle he was riding…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →New Turn in Newspaper Dispute. Railway Guards Refuse to Load Composite Paper. No Editions in Country Areas Sydney
The composite newspaper produced by non-union labor in Sydney did not leave Sydney by any of the early morning country trains. Railway guards…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway-army Tennis
Army defeated Railway by 15 sets 125 games,to 14 sets 120 games in a match played on Sunday last. Results of games (Railways players mentioned…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Road Accidents Wartime Habits Must Stop
On the rare occasions when one does drive a private car these days, it becomes obvious that the decrease in the volume…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Shortage of Manpower Shire Road Work Held Up
“Urgent work has been hung up for months because we can’t get manpower to do it,” said Cr. P. McLean at the meeting of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Thornton Bridge
Lower Hunter Shire Council has instructed the engineer to eract guide posts and chain wire on the approsonss to the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motor Lorry Ablaze
A motor lorry owned by Mr. A. Bailey, of Weston, caught fire and was badly damaged at Kurri yesterday morning…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Officer Leaving Mr. Jack Smith
Mr. Jack Smith, Assistant Station Master at Dungog Railway Station for many years, has been promoted to Gosford and leaves to take up duties…
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In connection with railway freights, Mr. Booth said that the Government had rendered material assistance and the Railway Department had made…
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SYDNEY. Sat.—The NRMA has received Information from the United States of success in a soil stabilisation scheme through…
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