Booral Official Opening of Booral Bridge
On Saturday, 16th November, 1946, the new concrete bridge over the Karuah River at Booral was officially opened by Mr. Foyer, Chief of the Main 'Roads…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport
Railways, roads & transport, 1946
1,325 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 63 of 67
Main Road Sought From Minmi to Wallsend
“The classification of the Thornton-Minmi-lake Macquarie Road as a main road has been sought on many occasions by the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Road Safety Campaign
SYDNEY, Friday— The Minister for Transport, Mr. O’Sullivan, has decided to launch a State-wide road safety campaign…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →James to Train Alone
SYDNEY, Friday.—British-Empire lightweight champion Ronie James has excluded Press and public from his training…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Country Roads in Bad State
The Country Party leader (Col. M. F. Bruxner) stated in the Legislative Assembly during the week that country roads had carried all the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Singleton Resident Killed in Motor Smash Driver Remanded On Charge Of Manslaughter
SINGLETON, Friday. — Thomas Neale Elliott, 30, elder son of Mr. J. P. Elliott, of the Central Hotel, and the late Mrs. Elliott, was killed instantly wben he was thrown from a motor lorry which overturned on the Bridgeman-road,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Down the Murray in a Motor Dinghy
The Rev Leonard Peacock will visit the Methodist Church circuit, Morpeth, next Sunday, December 1, and will conduct Home…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Be Beautiful: Now For The Open Road
For cycling, riding, walking, or motoring, careful: attention must be given to beauty needs. You may start out looking a vision of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Success at Railway Eisteddfod
BRANXTON- At the the Eighteenth Annual Eisteddfod conducted by the Railway Institute in Sydney, Maureen Shannon…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →“Reached End Df Tether” Says Tram Official
SYDNEY Sat—“We have held back our men from strike action the hope of gaining.our demands through constitutional…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →U.s.a. Becoming a 'Bus Nation Street Tram Losing Favour
During the last decade the modern motor bus has been gaining ground at the expense of the street tram in tne leading cities of the United…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →New Ambulance Car Ready for the Road
A picture of streamlined grace and beauty, Maitland Ambulance’s first new post-visa car is ready for the road. Its arrival…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railwaymen Want Homes. Deputation to Minister
At a meeting of the Muswellbrook Railway Employees' Welfare and Social Club held on Sunday last, one of the chief questions…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Railway Men Incensed 109 At “Apathy Of Department”
Members of the Maitland sub-branch of the Australian Railways Union were So âincensed at the departmentâs apathyâ to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Stealing From Railway
CESSNOCK, Tuesday.— Clive Henderson pleaded guilty at the Cessnock Court to-day before Mr. H. Sargeson, PH, to two…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →CWA Flag Bridge Afternoon
To-morrow (Thursday) afternoon members of the Maitland Branch of the Country Women’s Association will conduct in the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →U.S. Miners’ Leader Found Guilty Of Contempt Railway Embargo On All Goods For Overseas Export
WASHINGTON, December 4.— Judge Goldsbrough, in the Federal Court, found striking miners’ leader, John L. Lewis, and the United Mineworkers’ Association guilty of contempt of court. He deferred sentence saying that, while it was somewhat…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Cabinet Refuses Tramways' Pay Demand Trouble May Be Looming
State Cabinet has refused the demand of traim and bus employees for increased pay for week-end work. The men are claiming double rates for Sunday work and time and a half for Saturday work…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bitumen Needed For Roads
CESSNOCK, Thurs.— At its meeting on Tuesday Cessnock Municipal Council decided to send a deputation to the Broken…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Standardisation Of Railways
ADELAIDE, Thursday.— The Railways’ Standardisation Bill was passed through all stages in the Legislative Assembly with…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →