Aid for Road Work
CESSNOCK. Wed.—In reply to a request for additional financial aid to reconstruct the Kulcura-Bucketty road, the Minister…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1949
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To-day’s Leader: War On Weevils Truman Sends Atlantic Pact to the U.S. SENATE Urges Approval As “Step On The Road To Peace”
WASHINGTON, April 13.—President Truman has sent the North Atlantic pact to the U.S. Senate with a special message requesting its approval as “a step on the road to peace.” The President justified his appeal far ratification by emphasising the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Railway Social Club Mr. Chas. Higgs Entertained
Some 60 friends were present at a social tendered Mr. Chas. Higgs by the Railway Social Club in the Parish Hall last Saturday night…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Not Railway Policy To Provide Water For Stock
It is the Railway Department's policy not to provide water for cattle at trucking yards, said the P.P. Board…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →25 Years Ago (Taken from issues of the "Argus" week ending April 9, 1924) Delivery By Motor Lorry
The utility of the motor lorry or truck in the long distance carriage of goods has been illustrated on a number of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motor Cycling to Bathurst
Singleton motor cyclists, who have not yet officially formed a club, will be travelling as a team to the Bathurst T.T. races…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Shire Roads
The Shire Engineer, (Mr. Pay ten) reported at the meeting held on Monday: Pacific Highway:—Repairs to the surfacing has been carried out over the whole…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Athletes’ Road Race Season
The secretary of the Maitland [?]letic Club (Mr. D. Moylan) to[?]y asked athletes who intend run in the road races to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Motors Stolen From Dairies
Maitland detectives are investigating what they believe to be the work of an organised gang in the Maitland-Singleton districts…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Muswellbrook Thronicle THURSDAY, 14th APRIL, 1949. Revised Decision Mot to Close Down Work on Cross-country Railway Line
The hon. secretary of the Maryvale Sandy Hollow Co-ordination Railway League (Mr. Podmore) has received a copy of a letter written to Capt…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Motors Stolen From Dairies
Maitland detectives are investigating what they believe to be the work of an organised gang in thefts from dairies. During the past few days,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Motor Cycle Fell on Boy
When a motor-cycle fell on him at his home late yesterday afternoon, Barry Scoles, 9, of 2 Price-st., East Maitland, suffered a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motor Cyclists Injured
SYDNEY, Monday—Two motor cyclists, Bruce Hodgkiss, 20, of Great North Road, Abbotsford, and his pillion rider, Cyril…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →C.w.a. Flag Bridge
Members of the Maitland branch of the Country Women’s Association Will conduct the third flag bridge afternoon of the current series in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Girl Vanishes After Motor-Cycle Accident
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—After she had been involved in a motor evele accident yesterday, a girl pillion rider disappeared. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Roads Damaged By Floods
Wallarobba Shire Council decided to ask the Minister for Works to receive a deputat on when a request will be made for…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Collided In Smoke Screen On Road
Smoke sweeping across Maitland Road near the Abattoirs caused injury to six people at Newcastle yesterday. It came…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Allotment of Petrol Tax for Roads Federal Government Will Make No Increase
Replying to representations by Maitland City Council for a greater distribution of the petrol tax for construction and maintenance of roads throughout Australia, the Prime Minister advised that he had clearly indicated that, as local…
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