Roads of All Colors; New Research Achievement
Roads colored cream, yellow, redm green, blue, or, in fact, any share, are now a near possibility as the result of experimental work…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1949
1,284 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 48 of 65
"Bad Roads—what's Wrong."
Mr. Chifley states there are thousands of pounds available for back roads (as per the press on September 23rd). He also states that for the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bridge Load Limit to Be Policed
The engineer of Wallarobba Shire Council told councillors that if it was decided to prosecute those who took loads more…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Train Crews Fierce Struggle in Cabin
NEW YORK, Oct. 1. (A.A.P.) A berserk railway brakernan was killed in a desperate struggle-In a locomotive cabin near Portland…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Motor Cycle And Oar Collide
Bruce King, 18, of Paterson road, Bolwarra, a machinist, employed by Burlington. Mills, was admitted to Maitland General…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Railwaymen Accept Board's Finding
LONDON. October 1—Delegates representing more than 400,000 members of the National Union of Railwaymen yesterday accepted the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Yellow Line The Road Boundary
Kenneth Charles March, of 10 Telarah-street, Telarah, was fined £4 by Mr. F. F. Wood in Maitland court to-day on a charge of riding…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motor Cyclist Made Unnecessary Noise
Convicted after ex-parte hearing, on a charge of causing undue noise on a motor cycle, Arthur F. Skelley, of 29 Chilcott-street, Lambton, was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Officials Warn Motor Cyclists Address at Local Club Meeting
Cycle club officials warned local motor cyclists that action will be taken against noisy machines and excessive…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →EDITORIAL The Aerodrome Question
MUCH has been said and written concerning the establishment of a civil aerodrome to serve the Newcastle, Maitland, Lower Hunter area. The need has always been appreciated, but to date the major…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Aberglasslyn Bridge Still Under Water
The low-level bridge at Aberglasslyn is still under water. The bridge has only been dry once since the flood swept over it in June…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →To-day’s Leaden: The Aerodrome Question Cannot Have Both War and Civilisation
NEWCASTLE, Tuesdays.—Man has never before penetrated so deeply into the secrets of the physical universe or gained…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Britain Now Has Tramp Plana Services Airbrokers Arrange Flights
LONDON: One hundred chartered freight planes now leave Britain every day for points along the world’s air routes just as Britain’s “Tramp” steamers have ploughed the sealanes of the seven seas for decades…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →One Killed, Two Injured in Motor Smash
SYDNEY, Tuesday. — Reginald Lawrence, 86, a steward employed at the Grosvenor Club. Flinders-street, Darlinghurst was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Tram Conductress Killed
SYDNEY. Tuesday.—Mrs. Phyllis Donnelly, tram conductress, of Bayswater road, King’s Cross, was killed at Rose Bay…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Woman Motorist Killed
NEWCASTLE, Tuesday. — A woman motorist was struck by a truck and killed instantly last night while switching on the tall…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Aerodrome For Maitland
Irrespective of any decision which might be arrived at to obtain an aerodrome which would serve both Maitland and Newcastle, Maitland…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Hexham Swamps May Be Aerodrome Site
The Lord Mayor of Newcastle (Ald. H. D. Quinlan) intends to call a public meeting of all people interested in building a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bridge Pylon Burglary
SYDNEY, Wed.—Thieves last night broke into the Harbour Bridge pylon look-out, blew open the safe and stole a camera and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Killed by Train
SYDNEY, Wed.—The body of a man killed when struck by a motor train at Lidcombe railway station last night has been…
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