Road Accidents and Courtesy
THE Road Safety Council Is making a special drive to appeal to all drivers to retain their reason by avoiding…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1948
1,254 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 52 of 63
To Confer on Road Widening
Lower Hunter Shire Council decided to-day to confer with the Department of Main roads on the proposed widening of the highway…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday.—-The Minister for Local Government; Mr. Cahill, said in the Legislative Assembly that he would immediately a report that Kearsley Council contemplated pulling down the old Melville…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →o-day's Leader: Road Accidents And Courtesy Orth Atlantic Pact for Usual Military SECURTTYFive Western Powers To Seek American Support
PARIS, October 27.—United States signature to a North Attic pact for mutual military security is to be sought by the five [?]estern Union powers—Britain, France, Holland, Belgium and xemburg…
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During the past few years many young men who would normally seek employment in the Sydney district have been prevented from doing so…
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SYDNEY. Wed.—A Gosford-bound train was derailed last night when struck a track that had crashed through a safety fence, plunged 30…
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Robert Taylor and Vivien Leigh appear in "Waterloo Bridge" at the Central Thr[?] on Wednesday night next. This is one of best pictures made and both stars play a…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →To Reinstate Road at Largs
Loner Hunter Shire Council decided yesterday to reinstate the road at Largs, which had been reported by Cr. M. McRar to have…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Kempsey Train First to Be Cut, Last Restored
Advising that it bad protested to the Railways commission that the Kempsey train service had not been restored to normal. Wallarobba…
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SYDNEY, Thurs.—In a shock decision on bus and tram fares the Labour Caucus approved an increase of 1d on all sections…
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Acting State Premier (Mr. J. M. Baddeley, to-day wired the acting secretary (Mr J. McKeachie) of the Melville Bridge committee, that he…
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A special train will carry passengers from Muswellbrook for the Maitland Diocesan Eucharistic procession to be held at the Maitland showground on…
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At the previous meeting of the Council, the Clerk, Mr. P.. E. May, recommended that it would be necessary to create some sort…
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The Minister for Local Government (Mr. Cahill) said in the Legislative Assembly on Wednesday he had so power to act in the Melville Bridge…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Shire Council's Works Programme Tarred Roads New Power Grader to Hand
The new power grader which the Shire Council—and the ratepayers—have been waiting for has arrived in Scone. This new machine was purchased at a cost…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Upper Hunter Shire Council Gravelling of Black Soil Road (Ridgelands) to Commence Shire Clerk's and Engineer's Reports
Items of interest to Shire ratepayers are revealed in the report of the Shire Clerk (Mr. P. E. May), and that of the Engineer (Mr. J. J. Beattie), presented at last meeting of the Upper Hunter Shire Council. It is to be noted that £750 has been allo-…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Seone Coroner's Court Inquest Commenced This Morning on Motorist's Death Near Scone
At the Scone Coroner's Court this morning, an inquest was opened touching upon the death of the late James Fletcher Whiteley, who died in the Scott Memorial Scone…
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Wilfred Ernest Rend (28), motor driver, was remanded until November 23, in the Central Court to-day on a charge of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Plea For Good Motoring Manners
SYDNEY, Friday.—Astonishment at the universal and studied courtesy of drivers of all types of vehicles in Great…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →N.S.W. Railways Show Surplus of £111,585
SYDNEY, Friday.—The report of the Commissioner for Railways, tabled in the Legislative Assembly by the Minister for Transport, Mr. O’Sullivan, revealed that the N.S.W. Government railways had earned a surplus of £111,585 for…
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