Increase In Railway Goods Traffic
SYDNEY, Saturday,— Goods traffic hauled by the NSW railways Has Increased by 23 [?] cent since 1938-39, according to…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1949
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Temporary Bridge
SINGLETON, Monday. — Patrick Plains Shire Council has been notified by the Main Roads Department that it is expected work on the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →More Money Needed for Country Roads Vital To Product and Consumers
Unless more good roads, especially what are termed “feeder roads,” are available end maintained in the country districts of Australia we shall not be able to achieve the great and growing primary production required to meet the…
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A diesel rail motor driven by Mr. C. W. James, a Sydney resident, collided with a heavy vehicle, believed to be a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →New Type of Loco. For British Railways
British Railways have announced the construction of a novel diesel driven locomotive in which the power from the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Train Hit Grader
A diesel motor train,' making its first run, crashed into a road grader near New Dell open-cut mine near Muswellbrook yesterday and was…
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MILAND, August 2.—Sixteen persons were injured yesterday when a broken axle caused the last three coaches…
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MUSWELLBROOK, Tuesday.— When a diesel motor train and a road grader collided In a level crossing smash on the main…
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LONDON, Aug.1—Members of the All Blacks Rugby team were thrown form their bunks when a mail train from Rhodesia and a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Water Still on Cessnock Road
Cars still have to be towed through the water which is nearly two feet deep on the Cessnock-road from Maitland…
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The road at Tester’s Hollow, between East Greta and Heddon Greta, is again quite clear, but there is still water across the road near…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →More Electric Motor Thefts Six Losses Reported in Dungog District
Electric motor thieves have been at work again. This time they concentrated on the Alison-Dungog loop road on Sunday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motor Fatality Inquest
The inquest into the death of William Cain, which was to have been held at Maitland Courthouse to-morrow morning, will…
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John McDougall, 19, sheet-metal worker, of Australia-street, Newtown, Sydney, was injured yesterday afternoon when his…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motor Registration and licence Fees To Rise Premier Says Increase Justified
SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The Premier, Mr. McGirr, announced that legislation will be brought down before the end of the year to increase fees for the registration of motor vehicles and drivers’ licences…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Record Holidays for Railway Staff
Record numbers of Singleton railway men are on holidays, at present the station master, Mr. G. Carey, said this…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Man Killed When Truck Crashes Through Bridge
An unemployed mine-worker was killed when a heavy truck skidded in gravel and crashed through a bridge beyond the Thornton turn-off on the Newcastle-road about 5 o’clock this morning…
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The Transport Co-ordinator (Mr. R. Winsor) today announced additional steam passenger trains on main…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Big Increase in Road Haulage Tax
A statement issued by the Research Service in Sydney says the development of commercial road haulage is shown by the fact that, on March 31 last, there were 79 per cent, more trucks and 206 per cent, more…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Motor Cycle Club News
Several members of the club went to Singleton last Saturday to compete in a T.T. event. The club upheld its reputation by gaining first place…
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