Cricket. Dungog Railway v. Stanford Main
Stanford Main Miners visited Dungog last Sunday and played a scratch match against a Dungog team at Dingadee Owing to some…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1948
1,254 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 45 of 63
Delays on the Railways
NEWCASTLE, Saturday.— The Chamber of Commerce received a letter through the Newcastle and Maitland Wholesale Produce…
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SYDNEY, Monday.—A carriage was gutted when a motor train, carrying 100 passengers, caught fire in a cutting near…
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SYDNEY, Monday. — The Tramways Union is asking the Court to award a disability allowance of 5/ a day for footboard…
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An excursion train will run to-morrow (Wednesday) to Sydney, leaving Muswellbrook at 11.40 a.m…
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The monthly meeting of the Muswellbrook Chire Council was held on Monday last. Councillors present were Crs. R. Clendinning (President), Jas…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Muswellbrook Chronicle TUESDAY, 14th SEPTEMBER, 1948 Railway Ambulance Corps Awards to Muswellbrook Members. Tributes to Instructor
Many well-deserved tributes were aid to Mr. Ray Glasby, chief instructor in the Muswellbrook branch, when awards won during…
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NEWCASTLE, Tuesday. — Falling off a motor lorry Kevin Chester, 8, of Ash Island, received a probable fracture of the skull and…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Mr. R. S. Robinson, of Beryl-st., Broken Hill, who never buys lottery tickets, but bought a bundle of tickets in the War Veterans’ Art Union because he thought the cause deserving, won the £10,000 first prize…
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SINGLETON, Tuesday.— Samuel Jenison, of Sydney street Muswellbrook, and Neville Andrews of Singleton, we envoy…
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The Shire Engineer, (Mr. Payten), reported at the meeting of the Shire Council held on Monday, September 13th, last,: Pacific Highway: Repairs were carried out…
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A motor panel van and a car collided in thick fog at Rutherford about 6.30 this morning. Both vehicles were damaged but…
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STROUD, Friday. — Stroud Shire Council has decided to Support the Forster Chamber of Commerce In Its efforts to have…
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Sir,—Since reading Mr. J. Mc-Keaehie’s article in the “Mercury” I can agree with his remarks about building another…
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Forty Americans were killed and nearly 60 injured in a train wreck 75 miles south of Seoul (Korea)…
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BRISBANE, Friday. — When an RAAF semi-trailer plunged over the Macrossan bridge into the dry bed of the Burdekin River, 12 miles from Charters Towers, late yesterday, ten persons were killed and 31 injured…
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An old woman and a man were killed and another old woman was critically injured in road accidents on…
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The Main Roads Board has ordered a survey for the reconstruction of John Street. Singleton, which will be…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →10 Die in Bridge Crash. Semi-trailer Falls Into River Bed. Queensland Tragedy. Brisbane
Three of the 27 persons injured in a smash at Macrossan Bridge, 12 miles from Charters Towers yesterday, are in a critical condition. Nine victims…
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SYDNEY, Friday:—The State Government may order tramway-men to resume Sunday work unless a settlement of the…
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