Shortage of Technical Staff. Railway Department May Look to Britain for Help. Sydney
The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 9 August 1946 · page 2
The Chief Civil Engineer, MajorGeneral Fewtrell, said to-day that Australia may not be able to supply all the technical staff needed for the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Ice Chest As Court Exhibit Railway Fettler Bound. Over
The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 9 August 1946 · page 7
An ice chest was submitted by the police as an exhibit in a case in which John Joseph Street (31), of Antiene, was charged with…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Unknown Won Motor ‘Classic’
Maitland Mercury · Friday 9 August 1946 · page 2
Details to hand of America’s classic annual motor car race—the Indianapolis “500”—Show that of the 33 contestants and machines that…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Low Motoring Costs in U.s. Reason for So Many Cars
Maitland Mercury · Friday 9 August 1946 · page 5
NEW YORK; The reason why the ,USA is the most motorised nation in the world, having one car to every five of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sequel To Motor Collision
Maitland Mercury · Friday 9 August 1946 · page 7
SINGLETON, Friday—Anthony Neville Wall, Of Sydney, was [?]22,with 8/ costs by Mr. A. E. Hodsson PM for failing to…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →“Breaks Of Gauge Unknown Elsewhere” Railway Unification Bill Passed By Representatives
Maitland Mercury · Friday 9 August 1946 · page 4
CANBERRA, Friday. — To-day in prachtically evey Other country in the world, [?] in railway gauges were unthought of, declared the Air M[?] (Mr. Drikrford) during the debate on the railway [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Peeps Into the Past Singleton 50 Years Ago The Railway Station
Singleton Argus · Friday 9 August 1946 · page 3
Some alterations and additions are being carried out at the railway station. An addition is to be made to the engine shed, and a carriage shed…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Tyres For Private Motorists
Maitland Mercury · Saturday 10 August 1946 · page 2
[?] and RACA regard as the nest news for many a day the announcement by the [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motor Cyclist Killed
Maitland Mercury · Saturday 10 August 1946 · page 2
NEWCASTLE: William George [?] 88, of [?] Bay was killed when his [?] with a lorry in [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Road Safety Drive
Maitland Mercury · Monday 12 August 1946 · page 2
SYDNEY, Monday —“Criminal fools,” who blackened the reputation of decent motorists in the in the eyes of the public, were…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fainting Girl Revived by Fall From Train
Maitland Mercury · Monday 12 August 1946 · page 1
SYDNEY, Monday.—As an electric train was slowing to five m.p.b. approaching Flemington station early to-day, a young girl…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Erina Shire Will Do Work on New Road
Singleton Argus · Monday 12 August 1946 · page 2
In reference to the Calga-KulnuraWollombi road, Mr. D'Arcy Rose, M.L.A., advised Central Hunter District Council of the P.P.U. that three…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Woman Escaped in Brother's Clothes Aide of Gardner, King of the Road
Singleton Argus · Monday 12 August 1946 · page 4
Following the arrest and subsequent death of young Walsh, who was charged by the police, as being an accomplice of Gardner, the outlaw king of the road, Gardner and Mrs. Brown decided to quit the country, and the Utter, dressed in a suit of her…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Whites Trample on Aged, Infirm Negroes More Race Riots In U.S.
Maitland Mercury · Monday 12 August 1946 · page 2
NEW YORK, Augustus—Old arid crippled negroes were, trampled on by mobs of white men estimated to total about 2000, which indulged in vicious race-rioting on Saturday in Athens (Alabama)…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Shed Blown on to Railway Line
Maitland Mercury · Monday 12 August 1946 · page 3
GOULBURN Monday.— Travelling through Murray’s Flats, a small railway siding several miles on the Sydney side of Goalburn, at about…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Failed To Give Way To Motorist On Right
Singleton Argus · Monday 12 August 1946 · page 1
Anthony Neville Wall, who reside in Sydney, was called in the local police court last week on a charge of failing to give way to a motorist on…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Road Transport
The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 13 August 1946 · page 5
The compulsory change-over to road transport for the carriage of goods because of train cuts is proving so successful in the north that it may be…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Boy's Fall From Train
Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 13 August 1946 · page 1
SYDNEY. Tuesday.—A 14-yearold boy fell from an electric train as it was racing between Lakemba and Belmore stafions…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Train Scale And Trespass
Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 13 August 1946 · page 3
NEWCASTLE Tuesday.—At 4 a.m. to-day two men were Been wandering In the Broadmeadow railway yards and were arrested…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Stroud Road Ambulance Benefit
Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 13 August 1946 · page 3
A most successful and enjoyable dance was held at the Stroud Road hall on Friday, August 2nd, there being a large attendance of dancers…
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