Road Fatality Near Scone
Eric Clarence Lockrey (37), employed at Turanville, was fatally injured on the New England Highway about three miles south of Scone on…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1948
1,254 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 35 of 63
Children’s Train to Branxton
BRANXTON.— Chief topic of discussion at the Branxton Progress Association, meeting centred around the late arrival of…
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Detectives are satisfied that the Galong rail disaster on June 30 was accidental, and was not due to sabotage of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Amateur Hour Stroud Road P. and C.
A different variety of entertainment was presented at Stroud Road on 14th July when the local Parents' and Citizens' Association held an Amateur…
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Work had commenced on the Bishop’s Bridge electricity extension, and it was expected that the balance of the work would…
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The city engineer (Mr. J. Brand) in a report to the works committee last night estimated the cost of improvement to the r[?]nd pavement…
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Estimated cost of reconstructing the portion of High-st, East Maitland used by coal haulage contractors, was £7500, the city…
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A tumour spread quickly today that there was a likelihood of a strike by members of the wages division staff of South…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Trees Menace to Motorists
Asking for the removal of three trees at the inres[?]tion of Ade and McArthur [?] Homeville, Mrs. J. E. Field claimed in a letter…
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The “new look” in women’s clothes has started a controversy among road safety students According to the NRMA they can’t…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Moobi Progress Association Ck. Dalton's Progressive Road Building Policy
At the monthly meeting of the Moobi Progress Association Cr. W. Dalton and Cr. F. King were present and received a warm…
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A collision between a stationary bus and as motor car occurred in Greta Street Aberdare, last Saturday night. Both vehicles were damaged slightly,…
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The council on Wednesday last adopted a motion moved by Ald. Thompson, seconded by Ald. Jordan, to urge the Regional Development Committee to…
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Mr. Jim Russell, a railway settler, of Bundook, had a lucky escape from serious injury on Friday afternoon. It appears that he was crossing the…
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NEWCASTLE, Sat.—Good progress is now being made with the Hexham road bridge and the plers, which represent a large…
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SYDNEY, Monday.—A young woman [?] year-old brother killed by [?] train at Tempe [?]…
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After three months' waiting. Mr. A. Falkiner. engine driver, who was in charge of the bank engine going up Gowrie Hill,…
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Over 30 primary producers and users of the road from Bowman's Crossing to Singleton petitioned the Patrick…
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SYDNEY, Monday.— [?] his occasion the here was a “long, hard read ahead” for the British peoples— and for most non-dollar currency countries the Prime Minister, Mr. Chifley, at the week-end declared it was a…
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NEWCASTLE: When their machines collided in North-street, Stockton, two motor cycli[?] were injured. They were—…
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