Motorists to Get Petrol
Motorists in Britain who have not been allowed to use cars for pleasure since October will be given petrol for about 100 miles a month…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1948
1,254 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 16 of 63
Straying Stock Motor Cyclist Injured
The prevalence of straying stock at Kurri Kurri has caused many accidents to motorists, and on Sunday night a motor cyclist was seriously…
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CESSNOCK, Tuesday—[?] Harold Freebai[?]was [?] the Cessnock court this [?] before. Mr. Avery, SM[?]…
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The [?] received by [?] attending ambulance class at Grets railway stand were [?] certificate: H.W…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Council Asks When Bridge Plans Available
The Mayor (Aid. F. O. Fahey) told Maitland City Council last night that the Main Roads Department had been asked to…
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The town clerk (Mr. S. J. Dunkley) reported to Maitland City Council last night that following the application for…
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In Parliament House recently Mr. Fitzgerald, M. L. A. asked, the following question on the progress of the erection of Hexham bridge:…
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SYDNEY, Thurs. — The new air-conditioned luxury train soon to be placed on the regular Newcastle “flyer” run exceeded 72…
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ATHENS, April 9— A “safety train” which was preceding King Pauls train, was derailed a few miles from Trlpolis. The Royal…
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Owing to the fact that fewer people would be travelling and that it would enable a saving to be made in coal the Railway…
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At the recent meeting [?] chamber of Commerce [?] Terrace while members [?] the matter of a [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Claim for More Money for Roads. Local Government's Action Endorsed by Primary Producers and Motorists' Organisations
"The claim of councils for petrol tax monies was prompted by a desperate need," said Councillor A. R. Townsend, President of the Shires'…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Chamber of Commerce Request to Shire Council Highway Through Merriwa To Tomalla New Road Classification Would Benefit District
In a letter to the Upper Hunter Shire Council at its meeting yesterday, the Scone and District Ccamber of Commerce asked the Shire to make representations to the Main Roads Board with a view to having the length of road from Merriwa…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A Costly Attempted Ride Young Man Fined £20 for Boarding Motor Cycle Whilst Under Influence
Bernard William Beckett, a youngish man. was fined £20 yesterday by Stipendiary Magistrate J. B. Hodsrson, when…
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RAYMOND TERRACE, Sat. — It was reported to a meeting of the Raymond Terrace Chamber of Commerce that the Department…
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When she fell while alighting from a train at West Maitland station last night, Mary Doyle, 67, of 14 Cooper-street, Cessnock, suffered…
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NEWCASTLE, Sat.— For about two years the Newcastle Chamber of Commerce has urged the Commissioner for Road…
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MELBOURNE, Monday.—Sixteen people had narrow escapes from injury. After the collision the two…
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By consent, an adjournment until June 14 was granted when Leo Ryan, of Semphill-street, West Maitland, was charged at West…
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British motorists whose petrol allowance of pleasure driving was cut to save dollars will have it partly restored from,…
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