Football Jack Moffat to Train "Wanderers."
Jack Moffat, one of the most outstanding footballers the district has ever seen, has undertaken to train "Wanderers" "A" grade football…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1947
1,253 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 12 of 63
Merriwa-cassilis Road Blocked. Mails Delayed
All mails from Cassilis were held up at the week-end, owing to the impassable state of the road between Cassilis and Merriwa Mr. R. J…
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Local government should be as well served as State and the Commonwealth Governments in proportion to its obligations, but though State and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Singleton Natural Outlet To Barrington Tops ONLY 14 Miles O[?] Road Required Chance for Opening Up Rich Tourist Trade
Notwithstanding claims which have been advanced from other centres, Singleton is the natural outlet from the south to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Charge of Stealing Motor Cycle
At Cessnock Police Court this morning before Mr. H. L. Sargeson, P.M., Ray mond Jones was charged…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Railway to Pay More for Town Water Rate Increased by a Penny
With added costs everywhere, it was decided by Scone aldermen to raise the Railway's water rate from 9d per 1000 gallons to 10d…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Charged with Stealing Motor Cycle
CESSNOCK, Tuesday.—Raymond Jones was . charged at Cessnock Police Court to-day with stealing a motor cycle, valued at between…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Application for Closing of Shire Roads
The engineer (Mr. W. R. Lindsay) recommended to Lower Shire Council to-day that an application for the closing of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Road Too Bad To Walk On
“I have driven over the road but I have too much respect for my cur to do so again,” declared Cr. T. McCarthy at Lower Hunter Sire…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Prices of Meals Rise on Railways
SYDNEY, Wed.—Higher costs have resulted in increases up to 20 per cent, in the prices-of meals in N.S.W. Government Railways…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Two Trampled to Death
MEXICO, March 5—Two persons were trampled to death and four injured yesterday as thousands tried to break through…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Only Enough Finance to Patch Roads
To afford “temporary relief.” Lower Hunter Shire Council, at its fortnightly meeting, decided to carry out patching on Tarro…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Load Of Cordials Hurled To Road
Turning from Regent-st. into Bonar-st., Campbell’s Hill to-day, a motor truck belonging to Morris’ Cordial Factory, struck a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Comment on Shire Roads
SINGLETON. Friday.—At the Graziers’ Association meeting, Patrick Plains Shire Council was severely criticised for the bad…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Child Falls Under Train
On Sunday afternoon last, whilst endeavouring to board the Brisbane Mail at Central Railway, the three-years-old daughter (Dawn)…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Expensive Train Rides. Heavy Fines
In the Police Court on Wednesday, Leslie Johnson. (32), labourer, was charged with having been found without lawful excuse in a railway truck…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Record Road, Rail Tie-up
The weather experts explained to-day that a sudden change in the pressure systems halted the flow of warm air which was expected to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Britia Chaos Increased 300 Roads Impassable-rail Services Completely Disorganised
Ice, forming with last night's frost, has increased chaos in the weather-bound belt across Britain. "More than 300 roads are impassable and railway services are completely disorganised…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Improved Mail Service. Held Up by State of Road
Cassilis residents' hopes of enjoying a daily express mail service to and from Muswellbrook will not be realised until the Merriwa-Cassilis…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Graziers on for Telling . Shire Council Off Complaints Over State of Roads
A section of the attendance at Wednesday night's meeting of the Graziers' Association was on for telling Patrick Plains Shire…
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