Roads Work by Council
The Maitland Council’s engineer has arraigned with the Maitland Gaslight Co for the supply of crude tar[?]at its works at 5d…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1945
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Railway Siding Refused
CESSNOCK Wednesday—The Department of Railways has refused Kearsley Shire Councillor request that South Maitland…
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SYDNEY Wed—It was hoped to restore sleeper accommodation on all railway [?] in the State in the rear future said…
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The rural population of this district will learn with ire that the Railway Commissioner cannot be prosecuted for the rabbits which make their rendezvous on that section of Crown land through which the locomotives run. Advice to this effect was received yesterday by Denman-Singleton Pastures Protection Board in letters from the Department of Agriculture and the Council of Advice…
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During last month, 3082 persons purchased tickets for travel from Singleton railway station, it is disclosed in the statistics for October…
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LONDON Nov. 15. — Reports from the comparatively peaceful [?] [?] reveal that army of Annamite women…
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The engineer (Mr.W.R Lindsay) reported to the meeting of the Lower Hunter Shire Council to-day that a gang was employed…
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A pleasant evening was spent in Bishop’s Bridge Hall on Saturday evening last when a welcome home was given to Private…
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SINGLETON Thurs.- At the meeting of the Denman-Singleton Pastures Protection Board a letter was read train the council of…
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LONDON, Nov. 16.—One hundred persons were killed and 31 injured at Almeria, Spain, when a passenger and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Tender Accepted for Erection of Parson's Creek Bridge
Patrick Plains Shire Council yesterday accepted a tender in the sum of £2786/8/6 for the erection of a bridge on the site of the previous…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Old Cessnock Identity Passes On. We regret to announce the death of Mr. John A Barrett, which occurred at his home, [?] Road, Waratah, early this week
Jack Barrett was formerly a Treasurer of the Cessnock branch of the R.S.L. when it was first formed. After returning from the last war, he…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Authorities Immune. Cannot Be Prosecuted Over Rabbits
The rural population of this district will learn with ire that the Railway authorities cannot be prosecuted for the rabbits which make…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Dying Motorist Kept Diary "Why Can't I Be Found
Help came one day too late for Earl Stilson. 78, of Oregon, United States, who lay pinned beneath his overturned car for…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →CWA War Bridge Afternoon
The final War bridge afternoon the series conducted by Maitland branch of the CWA was held in the Rotary-CWA Hall on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →To-day’s Leader : New Roads Horrors of Daschau Prison Camp
LONDON Nov. 17—While the Luneburg verdicts were being given, Czech, Or. Blahs, giving evidence at the Daschau trial,…
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MUSWELLBROOK: Current talk suggests that the Government many duplicate the great northern railway line from Branx…
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MADRID Nov. 16 -It is revealed officially that 17 were killed and 39 injured in a train collision at Almeria [?] Thursday…
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From Rev. J. P. Kelly, Presbytery, Bullahdelah, referring to the danger and damage to roads caused by heavy timber trailers on narrow roads and…
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From Pindimar Port Stephens Pty. Ltd. expressing disappointment that further work is not to be done on the Pindimar road and asking what is the…
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