Death on the Road Three Killed at Week-end
Three people were killed and 12 were injured in week-end road accidents. Those killed were Mervyn Arthur,…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1946
1,325 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 58 of 67
Fitters at Railway Depot on Strike
SYDNEY, Monday.—Fitters belonging to the Amalgamated Engineering Union employed at Enfield railway depot came out on…
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Fourth of the series of flag bridge evenings conducted by Maitland branch of the CWA will be held at the CWA Hall in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire on Motor Ship at Sea
LONDON Nov 4.—The Norwegian motor vessel Tarnj, bonnd for Australia put in for major repairs following a serious…
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BERLIN, Nov. 5.—Hundreds of Berliners were crushed-in a free-for-all scramble to catch tram cars and trains after the services…
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Sir.— How much longer is High-street to be permitted to be a “speedway” for reckless motor cyclists? Last Sunday afternoon…
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Sir.—I endorse “Safety First’s” remarks in the “Mercury” of November 5 regarding reckless motor cyclists; they are also very…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Karuah Bridge Opening
The official opening of the Karuah River Bridge will not take place until Saturday, November 16. It will coincide with a “Back…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Karuah Road (To the Editor)
Sir. I was in Karuah yesterday, (28th ult.) and got word of cricket match with Bobs Farm of which our Councillor Upton was umpire…
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PRINCETOWN, New Jersey Associated Press)—An electronics system for guiding aircraft by televised “road maps” has been…
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SYDNEY, Thurs.— A mass meeting of tram and bus employees will be held at the Trades Hall on Friday, to-decide whether…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Fares May Be Increased
SYDNEY Thursday,—In his annual report the Commissioner for Railways, Mr. Hartigan, directs attention to the increase in costs,…
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SYDNEY: The threatened strike on the South Maitland Railways as the result of the dispute regarding payment for work on back…
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LONDON (Associated Press).— Britain’s “flying motor car,” the Chrislea see, a four-seat air runabout, which its manufacturers say…
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The request by Cessnock Council that fighting facilities be installed at the aerodrome at Pokolbin to permit night flying has been refused by the…
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SYDNEY, Friday.—The Minister for Post-war Reconstruction was asked in the House of Representative to-day whether the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Tomalla Road Progress Association's Request to Shire Council
The Tomalla Progress Association, through its Secretary, Mr. W. J. Hindmarsh, requested Council to have the road maintenance man…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Important Road to Be Constructed Tar Surfacing to Glenbawn
With the work of construction commencing at Glenbawn Dam, the Water Conservation and Irrigation Commission contemplates rebuilding and tar-surfacing the road from Segenhoe turn-off to the Dam site…
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At yesterday's sitting of the Upper Hunter Shire Council, the Engineer (Mr. J. J. Beattie) reported that tar was now…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Motor Car Mounts Footpath Two Women Injured
A motor car, which mounted the footpath in Pitt Street, between King and Market Streets, Sydney, jammed a woman…
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