Smash at Bridge Brings Fine Outcome of Death of Fireman
Charged with driving a vehicle on December 20, while under the influence of liquor, Charles Geoffrey Martin, of Dalton, was fined £10 at…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1946
1,325 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 7 of 67
Stepped From Moving Train
CESSNOCK Saturday. — Mrs. Doris Bramble, 40, of Rose-st., Mayfield, received a dislocation and a probable fracture of the left…
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NEWCASTLE.—An extra train will run to and from Toronto on Sundays, commencing to-morrow. The train will leave Newcastle…
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SYDNEY Monday.— Main suburban railway services were dislocated for more than six hours to-day when on overhead power…
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Bathurst City Council has decided to co-operate with other western local government bodies in a protest against the poor railway services…
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A slight, motherly woman, driven into a frenzy by jealousy, used her motor-car to crush her screaming husband to death in…
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MUSWELLBROOK. — Of more than local interest is the proposal sponsored and supported by Mr. D’Arcy Rose, MLA, that the…
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The Mayor (Aid. H. T. Stilton) reported to the meeting of the Maitland City Council last night that representatives of the council…
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CAIRO Feb. 5.—Bandits broke into the postal compartment of a train travelling between Upper [?] and Cairo, overpowered…
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The engineer (Mr. W. R. Lindsay) reported to the Lower Hunter Shire .Council to-day that the new Brisbanefield road had…
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LONDON Feb. 7,—The higgest Bailey bridge ever constructed now crossed the Rbine, near Wesel, says Reuter…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Women Killed By Train
SYDNEY Tuesday. — Mrs. Nellie Juliet Dec[?]ter, 95, of [?] Esplanade, [?] was , killed when she was [?] by a train…
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A verdict of death from Injuries accidentally received was returned by the deputy coroner (Mr. E. C. Scarlett) at West…
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SYDNEY Friday.—There were 9166 road accidents in N.S.W. last year compared with 7251 in 1944, an increase of 26 per…
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Mrs. Nellie Juliet Decoster, aged 35, of Tivoli Esplanade, Como, was killed when she was struck by a train near Janali railway station…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The "Chronic Case" Rouchel Road "Sick" Again
Cr. J. F. ("Jim") Carter tried hard to get the Shire's power grader to do some work on the Rouchel road, but as the outfit is working in…
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There were 9166 road accidents in New South Wales last year, as compared with 7251 in 1944, an increase of 26 per cent., the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Improved Railway Travel for Cessnock New Services Installed
Commencing on Sunday next, and on each pay Sunday, a fast train service will operate from Cessnock to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Put Ban on Beer Railwaymen's Threat
Railwaymen are threatening to put a ban on beer. It is reported that guards contemplate a "black" ban on the railway…
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Sleeping berths and seats on inter-State and intra-State trains may be booked 14 days ahead as from to-day (Friday), the Commissioner for…
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