Offer in the Railway Dispute
NEWCASTLE, Sat.—Following on the decision of the South Maitland Railways Officers’ Association yesterday afternoon not to…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1949
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£12,000 Shire Roads Plan Approved Disclosure at Council Meeting
The Main Roads Board has approved a Patrick Plains Shire roads programme involving an expediture of £12,929, of…
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CESSNOCK, Monday. — The officers of South Maitland Railways resumed, work to-day on conditions reached at the…
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Cecil Robson, of Frederick-street, Merewether, pleaded not guilty at West Maitland court to-day to having on February 27, driven a motor…
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Fifteen Maitland City Council workmen from the engineer’s staff will to-day finish their work of “spring-cleaning” all the…
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BRISBANE, Tuesday.—The city and suburbs were without trams to-day as the result of a strike of tramwaymen…
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Repairs to Gilfoyle’s bridge at Lamb’s Creek were still held up owing to lack of timber, the Lower Hunter shire engineer (Mr. W. R…
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The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents in Britain, acting as agents for the Ministry of Transport, have just opened a National College in Knightsbridge, London. It is there for the free use of schools, clubs, institutions, the police and other…
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CESSNOCK: Leslie George, [?] Quorrobolong, was ordered [?] Mr. F. Wood, SM, to enter into a bond of £20 to be of good…
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The first of the new series of flag bridge afternoons, organised by the Maitland branch of the Country Women’s Association,…
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A the recent meeting of the Primary Producers' meeting there was a letter from the Department of Main Roads, re the widening of the Hexham road. It will be…
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DESPITE the fact that Australia’s motor vehicles exceed the million mark— actual registration at the end…
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STOCKHOLM, March 3.—Sweden, it is officially revealed, has rejected outright the Soviet Note delivered on Monday alleging-that-Latvian, Esthonian and cath[?]anian nationals have been persecuted in Sweden…
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At a special general meeting of the Muswellbrook R.S. League last night it was resolved to purchase land in Bridge Street, opposite the Shell Oil Co. depot, at a cost of £1000. A cottage is erected in the centre of the frontage to the land, which has a width of 132 feet and…
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Increases in passenger train freights would seriously affect the costs of storekeepers, Mr. W. A. Flanagan said to-day…
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SYDNEY, Friday — Frank Aid-ridge, of Spencer-rd., Killara, was killed when a car collided with a cement lorry at the intersection…
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HOBART, Sat. — Three persons are Injured every hour inroad accidents throughout the country, the acting Director of…
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One person was killed and two injured every week in 1948 in road accidents caused by intoxicated persons. Thin information has been received…
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SYDNEY, Saturday.—Giving his reserved decision on the dispute which last ween caused a five days’ hold-up on the South Maitland Railways Pty., Ltd., Mr. Justice Webb, of the State Industrial Commission, has found in favour…
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SYDNEY, Monday.—Torrential rain over Queensland and northern N.S.W. has caused severe flooding, isolating many towns. Some areas of western N.S.W., which have an average…
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