Australian newspapers
1803 – 1954
Old Local Papers
Every story
read free on Trove

These are historical newspapers. Some stories use language and express views that are offensive today.

← Railways, roads & transport, all years

Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1948

1,254 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 51 of 63

Gave Birth to Baby on Road

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 20 October 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wed.—A 19-year-old women, without medical aid, gave birth to a baby boy on a gravel road outside her home at…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →

Baby Born on Road Mother Without Medical Aid

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 20 October 1948 · page 2

A 19-year-old woman, without medical aid, gave birth to a baby boy on a gravel road outside her home at Hargrave…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Foggs' Motor Service

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 20 October 1948 · page 2

Attention is drawn to slight alterations in Fogg's Gloucester-Newcastle bus timetable. See advt…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Priority In Motor Trucks

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 20 October 1948 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday.— The Minister for Transport, Mr. E. J. Ward, said he would consider whether some priority in the…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Karuah Road

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 21 October 1948 · page 3

Karuah Progress Association asked the Shire Council for attention to the Karuah road. Raymond Terrace Chamber of Commerce…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

New Bridge At Swansea

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 21 October 1948 · page 3

NEWCASTLE: The Department of Main Roads has not yet decided what it will do about the bridge at Swansea…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

May Form Road Safety Branch in Maitland

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 21 October 1948 · page 5

On the motion of Aid. J. V. Kennedy. Maitland City Council asked the transport committee to consider the formation of a local branch of…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Tram Smashes Into-shop

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 21 October 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thurs.—A runway double tram jumped the rails and smashed through the front of a shop at Balmain when the…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →

Motor Cycle Trip to Bathupst

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 21 October 1948 · page 4

Jack Blackwell end Hay O’Connell, of Greta, left for Bathurst on Monday where they will spend their holidays with the former’s…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Upper Hunter Shire Council Cr. Dalton Still After Better Roads Two Notices of Motion Lost

The Scone Advocate · Friday 22 October 1948 · page 1

Continuing his campaign for belter roads for the Shire ratepayers off the main roads, Cr W. Dalton unsuccessfully moved two notices of motion which came before last Thursday's…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →

Peeps Into The Past SINGLETON, 50, 25 and 15 Years Ago 50 Tears Ago Taken from issues of the "Argus", week-ended October 23, 1898). Team v. Railways

Singleton Argus · Friday 22 October 1948 · page 2

During the past few days a large number of horse teams have passed through Singleton, up and down from Morpeth,…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Farewell Bridge Party to Mrs. Marchant

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 23 October 1948 · page 2

At her home on Thursday evening, Mrs. A. L. Y. Fox entertained a large circle of friends to bid farewell to Mrs. A. W. Marchant, wife of the…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Diesel Railway Engines

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 23 October 1948 · page 4

SYDNEY, Sat. — Contracts had been let to an English company to provide diesel electric locomotives for the New South…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Boys Place Iron Bar On Electric Railway Line

Maitland Mercury · Monday 25 October 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday. — Two schoolboys prevented a possible derailment of a crowded electric train at Miller’s Point this morning after they had seen two small boys place a six feet iron bar across the railway line…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →

Auction Sale Of Motor Cars

Maitland Mercury · Monday 25 October 1948 · page 2

H.S. Mason reports another successful sale of cars on Saturday last, when 15 vehicles were submitted tp auction of this number, five…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Tram-bus Crash Injures Nine Lucky Escapes in Head-on Collision

Singleton Argus · Monday 25 October 1948 · page 2

Nine people were injured when a tram and a bus crashed head-on at East Brisbane to-day…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Aberdeen-gundy Road

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 26 October 1948 · page 1

A letter from the Shire Clerk stated that the road would receive attention us soon as the grader was finished at Aberdeen,…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →

Kelly Street Trees Again Before the Municipal Council Ald. Cooper and the Main Roads Board Official

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 26 October 1948 · page 1

At last night's meeting of the Scone Municipal Council, the matter of the removal of the trees from the centre of Kelly-street came forward, when the Mayor, Ald. O. Barton, asked…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →

Proposal to Increase Tram Fares

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 26 October 1948 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Members of the State Labour Party are by no means unanimous regarding the proposal to increase train and bus…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Bridge Deputation Not Heard

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 27 October 1948 · page 3

Feeling that no good purpose would be served. Lower .Hunter Shire Council to-day decided not to hear a deputation from…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →