Dairy Motor Thieves for Trial
Three men who stole motors from farmers in the Dungog and Luddenham areas will stand trial on October 12…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1949
1,284 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 47 of 65
Windeyer's Bridge
The Main Remus Department informed the Port Stephens Shire Council at its September meeting that it intended replacing the present bridge at Windeyer's Creck…
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ROAD accidents Have reached such a pitch that the authorities are now taking very firm steps towards making road users more safety conscious. While it is easy to blame carelessness and recklessness generally…
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SINGLETON, Thursday—Broadmeadow railway station had the reputation of being the dirtiest station on the line, said Mrs…
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SINGLETON, Friday. — Over 1500 residents on the western side of the Cockfighter, including Jerry’s Plains, Doyle’s Creek,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Demands For Road Repairs Shire Council Inundated
Patrick Plains Shire Council yesterday received a number of requests for road repairs from various quarters…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Getting There Fast Scheme Behind Train Inventor’s Plan
MADRID: The “Tolgo Train” (Spanish train) now being built to a revolutionary design in America for use on the Madrid-French frontier run, is the outcome of its inventor’s desire to make railways competitive with the airways…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Shire Council Discusses the Warkworth Bridge Department to Be Asked to State the Type of Structure
Patrick Plains Shire Council disagrees with any proposal to replace the high level bridge across Cockfighter Creek at Warkworth which was washed away by the flood, by a low level one…
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A team has been selected from the club to compete at Nicol Park T.T. events to-morrow. Any member wishing to attend and has no transport is…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Signal-Man’s 41 Years With Railway
Mr. Jack Hedges, who retired from the N.S.W. Government Railways recently served more than 41 years at stations within…
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NEWCASTLE, Sat.—The Under Secretary of the Premier’s Department, has advised Newcastle Chamber of Commerce…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Road Was Not Always Smòth Almost a Half Century of Financial Burdens
After the first 30-odd years, as recorded on the previous page, the Lodge had grown to 85 members. There had been good years and bad, but the building of the excellent new hall had given the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Spain Builds New Long Distance Railway
MADRID: While most countries In Western Europe to-day are tending to develop bus cervices at the expense of railway…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Railway Waggons From Germany
SYDNEY, Wed.—The -Agent General for New South Wales (Mr. J. M. Tully), who arrived by air from England last night…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Took Two Jobs To Pay Off Motor Cars
Edgar John Everett told the jury at the Sessions at East Maitland to-day that he took two jobs to pay off two motor cars he had…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Road on Creek Embankment
South Maitland. Flood Mitigation Committee yesterday asked Lower Hunter Shire Council to raise the Wallis Creek…
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The Maitland Motor Cycle Club will conduct a flying 220 yards speed event on Wallarobba air strip on Saturday afternoon…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Motor Cycle Accident. on Cassilis-merriwa Road
On Friday night last, Stanley William Oldham, of Addison Road, Boresfield, riding his Aerial motor cycle, and carrying Terrence David Spinks,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Spans for Hexham Bridge
The sixth, span tor the new bridge at Hexham has been delivered to the site. This is the last span for the bridge…
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NEWCASTLE, Friday.— Robart Paris, 25, of Singleton, was driving a lorry on Cemetery road bridge, on Wallarah colliery…
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