Railway Truck Shortage
NEWCASTLE, Saturday. — The district superintendent of railways, replying to Newcastle -Chamber of Commerce on complaints of…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1948
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Man Killed by Aeroplane Propeller Tragic Accident at Taree
Raymond Paff, 35, of Nabiac, was killed instantly, on Saturday and suffered shocking injuries when…
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Workmen of the Singleton Municipal Council to-day completed installation of a small "traffic cop" near the approach…
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Because of delay in gazettal of an award, members of the Maitland sub-branch of the Federated Enginedrivers and…
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CESSNOCK, Monday. — Because of the strike of engine-drivers and fireman employed by South Maitland Railways, most…
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Efforts to settle the threatened U.S.-wide rail strike failed again yesterday, and it is now reported the American…
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WASHINGTON, May 11.—President Truman to-day seized all the United States railways “to avert double nation wide tragedy with world-wide repercussions, which he said would result from the threatened strike,…
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HONOLULU, May 11. — The 5000 tons motor ship, Alaska, is sinking between Tawaii and the island of Maui…
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QUIRINDI. Tuesday.—At the district court sitting at Quirindi, before Judge Nield, Carl William Ison, of Werris Creek, sued the…
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A start has been made on the two-mile deviation on the Tomago side of the Hunter River, near Hexham, says "R.T. Examiner." Because of swampy…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Flag Bridge Afternoon
The flag bridge afternoon conducted by the members of the Country Women’s Association in their hall in Bulwer-street again…
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Raymond Paff, 35, was, killed instantly on Saturday afternoon when he was almost cut in two by an aeroplane propeller at Nabiac aerodrome,…
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The deck level of the new Hillsborough Bridge would be about five feet lower than the last structure, the shire engineer…
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Farmers of Raworth and Brush Farm faced definite possibility of loss through the inability of carriers and agents to lift produce…
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WASHINGTON, May 12.— Americans from coast to coast got to work as usual yesterday as a result of the railway unions’…
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A motor cyclist was injured and taken to Maitland Hospital after a collision with a taxi cab in High-street, West Maitland,…
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At the meeting of the Port Stephens Shire Council held on Monday last, the Shire Engineer, (Mr. R. G. Payten), reported for the month of April:…
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Sir.—I would be pleased if you would make a note in your paper about the state of the Duckhole Road, Raymond Terrace. The road, which I doubt has been given…
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The Secretary of the Swan Bay Progress Association, asked at the last meeting of the Port Stephens Shire Council that the use of a bulldozer be considered to remove…
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Complaining that the Old Punt Road leading into his property was in a bad state, Mr. J. E. McFadyen of Phoenix Park, told…
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