Flood Damage to Roads Shire Engineer’s Report
The engineer (Mr. W. R, Lindsay) reported to the meeting of the Lower Hunter Shire Council to-day that damage estimated at…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1945
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Staying Stock On Roads
SYDNEY Friday.—The NRMA and RACA draw the attention of councils, particularly In the outer metropolitan area, to the prevalance…
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Tenders are being invited for on 850ft. steel and reinforced concrete bridge over the Hunter River at Hexham, closing on August…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Road Toll Of Children
In road accidents In the State in the 18 months to the end of June, 107 schoolchildren under the age of 15 were killed, and 1.446 were injured…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Train Hits Lorry Marvellous Escape Near Narrabri
Unaware of the approach of the 11.15 a.m. passenger train from Sydney, Mr. W. T. Petters, of Turrawan, near Narrabri, narrowly…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Stockrington Road and Kearsley Council. (To the Editor)
Sir,—A Press statement by Mr. E. S. H. Miller, colliery representative, claims that the General Secretary of the Miners' Federation, Mr. Grant,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Wollombi Road Billiard Room Raid. Police Case Finished
The hearing was continued at Cessnock Police Court on Tuesday afternoon, before Mr. I. Beavers, P.M., of the case in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Motor Car Confiscated Owner Convicted of Carrying Liquor
Convicted of carrying liquor intended for sale in his car. William Block (22), of Bronte Road, Waverley, had the vehicle confiscated by…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Figures for June
Railway statisties for June are particularly noteworthy so far as traffic in stock is concerned, for it is disclosed that during last month 82…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →New Angle on Road Safety
A new angle, to the road safety problem was recently put forward by the head executive of the largest automobile producing…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Hexham Bridge
THE best piece of district news out of last week announcement that tenders are being called for a steel…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Struck by Goods Train
Struck by a goods train near Martin’s Creek, Mr. W. E. Peares of Martin’s Creek, a ganger employed by the Railway…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →To-day’s Leader : The Hexham Bridge Anders’ Polish Speech Causes a Stir
LONDON July 16.—The Polish commander, General Anders, whose “we will return to Poland only with arms in our hands”…
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Early on Sunday morning a granger, Mr. W. Pearse, of Martin's Creek, was run down by a fruit train at Killbride railway siding. He suffered fractured…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Australia and Road Transport. Behind Other Countries
Some interesting facts are emphasised in the report by the Rural Construction Commission to the Minister for Post War…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Prevention. Road Accident Alarming Number of Child Victims
Concerned with the safety of children in Scone and district the Mayor, Ald. H. E. E. Garside, has convened a public meeting…
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The proposed bridge across the Hunter River at Hexham will have an overall length of 850ft. and six spans. One vertical lift span will afford 100 ft…
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Mrs. Bessie Isabel Monkley 44 of 29 Day-street, East Maitland, collapsed on the train while travelling to Newcastle to-day…
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SINGLETON Friday.— The shire engineer (Mr. O. Wikner) reporting to Patrick Plains Shire Council meeting stated that all…
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Tenders are being invited for the erection of an 850ft. steel and reinforced concrete bridge over the Hunter River at Hexham, closing on…
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