Crash of Aeroplane 20 Persons Burned Beyond Recognition
The bodies of 20 people, most of whom were burned beyond recognition, were found in the scattered wreckage of a Pennsylvania Central…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1945
1,046 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 17 of 53
War Bridge At C.W.A. Rooms
On Thursday, April 19, members of the Maitland branch of the Country Women’s Association will conduct a War Bridge…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Derailed Engine Not Back on Lime Friday Night's Train Crash Worst Smash at Singleton for Many Years
Up to an early hour this afternoon, the breakdown gang of about 20 men had not been able to get the train engine back on to the rails, following the crash on Friday night last. Workmen this morning, were hopeful of having, the "iron…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Changed Car Plate Unregistered Motor Car
For having driven an unregistered motor vehicles, Francis Henry O’Brien, of Church-street, Singleton, was fined £2, with…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Football Souths Defeat Muswell Brook Railwayâ—st. Pat's Too Good for Wanderers
In the main football trial match played locally yesterday, South. A team defeated Muswellbrook Railway A to the tune of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Muswellbrgok Coal Train. Crashes at Singleton
A coal train, carrying approximately 500 tons of Muswellbrook, coal met with disaster about half a mile from Singleton Railway Station on Friday…
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SYDNEY Tuesday—Many tram passengers had narrow escapes to-day when overhead power wiles snapped and struck a…
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SINGLETON Wed.—At yesterday’s meeting of the Singleton branch of the PPU, the secretary (Mr. G. Searl) moved that the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Locomotive Derailed
SINGLETON Wed.—A goods engine fouled the points at the Whittingham railway station, and was derailed’ about 8 p.m. last…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Australia's Railway Gauges
The Ultimate expenditure of about £200,000,000 on the standardisation of Australia's railway gauges is proposed in a report by…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Second Tram Mishap in Five Days
Second railway mishap in the Singleton area within five days occurred at about 8 o'clock last night when a shunting goods engine went through the points at Whittingham station causing derailment of the locomotive. The incident was not nearly so serious as the coal train crash of last Friday night…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Melville Ford Bridge Proposals for Its Re-erection
Reporting to the Lower Hunter Shire Council to-day en the condition of the Melville Ford Bridge the engineer (Mr. W. R…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Maryvale To Sandy Hollow Railway
NEWCASTLE. Thursday— Considering that the completion of a heavy ballast line from Maryvale to Sunday Hollow would…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Manpower for the Railways
CANBERRA Thurs.—The Minister, for Labour (Mr. Hollo way) has given assurance to the railway unions that be will call an…
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SINGLETON, Thurs. — Advice has been received of the death of James Hill a son of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Hill, of Con’s Harbour,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Train Derailment
The second railway mishap in the Singleton area within five days occurred at about 8 o'clock on Wednesday night last when a shunting goods…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Train From Sydney on Saturdays
Advice has been received from a reliable source that a train will shortly run from Sydney to Singleteon on Saturday's, though it will…
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CANBERRA Friday.—A plan to divert more men into railway and tramway services to relieve the present acute shortage of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Merriwa District News Commissioner for Main Roads Visit. Talks with Shire Council on Post'ost-war Planning
On Wednesday afternoon last Mr. D. Craig, Commissioner for Main Roads, accompanied by Mr. Oliver, Divisional Engineer (Tamworth), visited…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Motor Tyres Stolen
The garage of Ryan Bros., John-st., Singleton, has been broken into and a number of motor tyres, .valued at £75, stolen…
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