Sale of Motor Car. Case in Small Debts Court
In the Small Debts Court on Wednesday, Victor Miller sued Vincent Henry Martin for the payment of £30, alleged to be due for the purchase of…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1947
1,253 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 13 of 63
Railway Ban on on Confetti
The throwing of confetti while on railway premises is prohibited and a penalty of £2 is provided for persons ignoring this…
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SYDNEY, Friday.—The police blitz on motorists who infringe the traffic regulations is finding many gaps in drivers’ knowledge…
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In the laboratories of railway signalling equipment manufacturers in Britain, experiments are being carried out with some revolutionary…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Two Trampled to Death at Truman's Welcome
Two people were trampled to death and four injured as thousands tried to break through police lines to see Presidents Truman and Aleman at…
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AMSTERDAM—(Assoc. Press) —Dutch authorities and police have begun a campaign to make the public co-operate with safety…
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SYDNEY, Sat. —Following the withholding of police approval, the Autocycle Union has abandoned its annual motor cycle and…
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SYDNEY, Sat.—The Commissioner for Road Transport and Tramways (Mr. Neale) said vehicles registered in New South Wales at the…
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RANGOON, March 9.—Bandits derailed a train near Pyongyang 25 miles from Thazi (75 miles south of Mandalay) and shot and killed 28 passengers The dead included seven…
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SYDNEY. Monday.—Eight cars, six lorries and three motor-cycles were stolen In Sydney over the week-end to motorists not to leave…
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As a protest against the delay in the completion of a new award. Maitland sub-branch of the Federated Engine Drive…
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For having trespassed on the railway at West Maitland, Richard are S. Cottier, of Jubilee-road, South Wallsend was fined £2…
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During a discussion at a meeting of the Singleton Graziers' Association on the condition of the roads in the Patrick Plains' Shire, Mr. Frank…
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A special grant not exceeding £850 was offered to the Merriwa Shire Council by the Minister for Works and Local Government (Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Merriwa Shire Loan Approved. £3,000 for Purchase of Road Plant
Merriwa Shire Council's application to raise a loan of £3,000 for the purchase of road-making plant was approved by His…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Singleton Natural Outlet to Barrington Tops Only 14 Miles of 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 Barrington Tops, which…
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At the annual Smoke social of the South Maitland Railways Ltd. Workshops’ Social Club, the spirit of good fellowship so evident in all…
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Sir,—It is indeed high time the ratepayers exerted ourselves and brought some pressure into play upon the Lower Hunter…
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PEORIA (Illinois), March 11, —Mr. George P. McNear, President of the Toledo, Paorle, and Western rallroad, which has…
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LONDON, March. 13.—Four match-line railway companies, to save coal on the instruction of the Ministry of Transport will further cut…
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