Motor Car Driver Cannot Hold License Again
BRISBANE: In the Supreme Court, Mr. Justice Matthews sentenced a man to twelve months' gaol for dangerous driving and…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1949
1,284 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 11 of 65
Lightning Tram Strike in Brisbane
BRISBANE, Monday. — Tramwaymen in Brisbane began a lightning 24 hours’ strike this morning, disrupting the city’s…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Railway Stoppage Averted the Cessnock Dispute
Another stoppage on the South Maitland railways was averted yesterday after appeals had been made to railway officers by Mr. R. James, Labour M.P. for Hunter, and the Minister for Labour and Industry, Mr. F. J. Finnan…
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MERRIWA: The President of Merriwa Shire Council (Cr. J. Houlahan) submitted a minute on the matter of bituminous…
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The recently reformed Gessnock Motor cycle Club held a general meeting on Sunday night, when proposals for the T.T.course were dispussed…
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The shire clerk of the Lower Hunter Shire (Mr. C. H. Hodson) has been advised by the Main Roads Department that the…
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The Northern Tablelands Express, which operates between Sydney and Armidale, is expected to be replaced by a modern air-conditioned train…
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ABERDEEN: In the cottage garden competition, conducted by the NSW, Railway Department, Mr. C. E. Harding, of…
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MUSWELLBROOK: Four hundred Baits will be employed on the work of duplicating the railway line from Branxton to…
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BAN FRANCISCO, Marsh 10. —Rocks rolled down Telegraph Hill, and the main 4200 span of the famous Golden Gate bridge…
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With Vivien Leight and Robert Taylor perfectly teamed in the starring roles, M.G.M.S. Masterpiece Reprint of "waterloo Bridges" Screens at the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Train Bandits Captured Held Up Express Train. Washington
Two gunmen who allegedly confessed at holding up an express train in West Virginia on Wednesday night wore captured hero yesterday after a…
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SYDNEY, Friday.—Heavy rain along the coast has caused severe flooding and has disrupted train schedules. At Albion Park,…
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Two gunmen who allegedly confessed to holding up an express train in West Virginia (U.S.A.) on Wednesday night…
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SINGLETON: An application by Gerald Bellow Doyle for the opening of a road within portion 84 and 87, Parish of Tangorin,…
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Between 1500 and 2000 passengers, on seven trains, were stranded last night as the result of the derailment of a…
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WASHINGTON, March 11.—Two gunmen, who have allegedly confessed to holding up a train in West Virginia on Wednesday night, when 150 passengers were robbed of £500, were captured by the police in a gun bottle…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →No. I North Railway Picnic
No. 1 District North Railway picnic was held recently at Speers' Point. It was the [?]rst time that the section between Merriwa and…
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After midnight Thursday, a fast goods train conveying perishables (fish, fruit, milk, etc.) from the north to Sydney, was derailed at a spot…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motor Cycle Speed Trials 107 M.p.h. Reached on Air Strip
Highlight of the Newcastle Motor Cycle Club's speed trials, held on the Wallarobba Air Strip last Sunday afternoon, was the speed of 107.8…
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