Killed On The Railway
SYDNEY, Wednesday—The mutilated body of a man, who is believed to have fallen from one train, and been struck by…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1946
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Bridge Decking Dangerous
A complaint received at Lower Hunter Shire Council yesterday regarding the dangerous condition of decking on Braxner…
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Regarding the remarks of a correspondent re Karuah road, Mr. E. J. Anstey, of Cessnock telephoned us to say that he agrees with the remarks…
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CESSNOCK Wed. — Kearsley Shire Council was advised the Minister for Works and Housing (Mr. Lazzarini) in…
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SYDNEY Thurs.—A man was cut in half by a trade to-day He was Jack Allen (29) Saddler’s Crescent, Petersham, whose…
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SYDNEY Thursday—An anonymous phone call to a number of police stations early to-day sent police rushing to to the Harbour Bridge, only to discover they, together with early rising harbour-side residents and ferry passengers, were…
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WINGHAM: Ganger P. J. Byrnes. of Woodside Road, Wingham. and Ganger Terry McGrath of Karaak Flat, have…
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A special train will leave Moree on 10th. May for Sydney, arriving Muswellbrook 12.50 a.m., and departing 12.58 a.m.; on Saturday, 11th. inst…
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MELBOURNE; Friday Three road accidents in Wodonga (Vic.) caused the deaths of two soldiers and serious injury to a…
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Sir,-No provision appears to be made for the protection of motorists and drivers of other vehicles When floods occu[?] in the South Maitland district, and no…
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A special meeting of Wallarobba Shire Council was held at the Shire Chambers on Tuesday last to consider the damage to shire roads and…
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Although Rover Motors are subjected to a deal of criticism, by a certain section of the community, apparently those outside the district…
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The staff at the Muswellbrook Railway Station now numbers 68. Four additional guards will take up duties at Muswellbrook in the near future…
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The New South Wales Fire Service was one of the biggest fire administrations in the world, declared the President of the N.S.W. Board of Fire Commissioners (Mr. T. J. Smith), speaking to volunteer firemen at west Maitland last night…
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LISMORE, Saturday.— Llsmore Aero Club has been officially advised that the Department of Civil Aviation will not licence…
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NEW YORK, May 4.—Owing to the strike of automobile workers. General Motors, showed a gross loss of 89,000,000 dollars…
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An anonymous phone call to a number of police stations early on Thursday last sent police rushing to the Harbour Bridge, only to…
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At a special meeting of the Upper Hunter Shire Council, it was recently decided to carry out a programme of tar surfacing the roads within the Shire, and towards this end, to borrow £15,000 to carry out the work…
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After 12 months' illness, Claude Cloutt has resumed duties. Mick Thompson is enjoying his anminl leave at the seaside…
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In the course of a recent address to Newcastle Business Men's Club, the Assistant Commissioner for Railways (Mr. Garside) said that 1200…
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