Railway Truck Over Foot
NEWCASTLE, Friday. — When a railway truck rail over his left foot at the , Hamilton railway goods-yard to-day Reginald…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1949
1,284 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 25 of 65
Roads Worry Hunter District Dairymen
Representation to headquarters by Maitland branch of the Milk Zone Dairymen’s Council for better attention to shire…
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Six electric motors were stolen on Monday night or early Tuesday morning from dairymen at Woodville, Seaham, Glen Oak and Clarence Town…
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Members of Maitland branch of the Milk Zone Dairymen’s Council claimed last night that the present rampant theft of electric motors was proving a real nightmare. The President (Mr. Taylor) said farmers at the present…
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WINGHAM: Mr. Terence McGrath, 51, of Karaak Flat, was killed near Kareak Flat by a train travelling towards…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Recipe for the Road
Mouths of Frank Logue, oldtime drover, now working at Minimbah, and a crony whom he had not seen for some time,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →5 Killed, 30 Injured in Spit Bridge Horror Bus Crashes Through Safety Fence: Heartrending Scenes
A double decker bus crowded with passengers crashed through the safety fence near the Spit today and fell 40 feet, landing upside down. Five passengers were killed and at least 30…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Stalemate in Berlin Railway Strike 34 Trains Stranded On Single Line Track
BERLIN, May 30.—The Wert Berlin railway strike yesterday settled down into its second week in complete stalemate, with no sign of a settlement and with rail traffic on the Helmstedt-Berlin line at a standstill…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Tram Smash in Melbourne
MELBOURNE, Mo-day.—Twelve people, including the driver and two conductors, were injured in a collision between two trams at the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Spit Road Tragedy. Full Police Probe Ordered. Sydney
A fall police investigation into yesterday's tragic 'bus smash at The Spit was ordered by the Chief of the Superintendent Thompson. Members…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Husband Claims for Loss of Wife Killed When Bus Left Road At Telerah
A claim by Percival John Hines, of Ada-street, Homeville against the Hunter valley Coach Co. for compensation for the loss of his wife was heard in the Maitland Circuit Court to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Theft of Motors Is Dairymen's Nightmare Police to Be Asked to Take More Serious View
Members of Maitland branch of the Milk Zone Dairymen's Council claimed this week that the present rampant theft of electric motors was proving a real nightmare…
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MUSWELLBROOK: The Secretary for Railways has informed the council that the department had investigated the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motor Firms In Cross Action
Crass-actions by Stead’s Motors and Fogg’s Motor Services, both of Newcastle, were listed for hearing at Maitland Circuit Court to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Tennis Tourney
An enjoyable day was spent at a tournament conducted by the Railway Tennis Club at the week-end…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Train Derailment Holds Up Traffic
Trains were held up for 2½ hours last Saturday afternoon when the front wheels of a truck, carrying superphosphate left the rails near…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Petrol tax allocations to the States for road works had been doubled by the Commonwealth since last…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bailey Bridge for 1951 Festival of Britain
This picture shows a scale model of a Bailey Bridge, built by London Territorial Engineers at their Drill Hall at Bethnal Green. The full size bridge is being considered as a feature of the 1951 Festival of Britain in London, and may be built…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Alarmed at Motor Thefts
Dairymen of the Hunter River Valley are alarmed ut the continued thefts of electric motors from dairies and irrigation plants…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Rode Motor Cycle Without Light
Robert A. Perry, of Ada-street, Homeville, pleaded guilty in Maitland Court to-day to a charge of riding a motor cycle in…
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