Britain's Motor Record
Dollar earnings of Britain's motor industry were double what they were earlier this year, Mr. G. Cooke, director of the Society…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1949
1,284 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 60 of 65
Electric Motor Theft Defendant Found Not Guilty at Moss Vale Court
Holding that there was insufficient evidence to link the appearance of a red Ford coupe with trailer attached, on the Werai…
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SYDNEY: Representatives of £350,000 organised motorists of Australia at their annual conference in Sydney decided to conduct…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Magistrate’s Warning to Motor Cyclists
CESSNOCK, Tuesday — In fining Henry Whitworth £2 with 10/ costs at the Cessnock court to-day, for having ridden a motor…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Long-range Plans for Aerodrome
Maitland City Council has instructed the engineer, Mr. J. Brand, to prepare plans and estimates for the establishment of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Maitland to Cessnock Road
CESSNOCK, Wed. — Cessnock Municipal Council decided to call a conference of interested councils and representatives of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Derailment Between Stroud Road and Weismantels
Seven trucks of a pick-up goods train were derailed between Stroud Road and Weismantels about 10 a.m. this Tuesday morning…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Water Filled Tyres Hold the Road Better
Filling rear tyres with water instead of air is an ovel laea of a Liverpool road transport, firm who nave proved by…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Dining Room
SYDNEY, Wed.—The Minister for Transport (Mr. M. O’SulIivan) said the Commissioner of Hallways (Mr. F. C. Garside) was considering…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Robbery From Railway Shed
During last night a ahed near the railway bridge at Telarah was entered and property stolen included, a set of stocks and dies…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Death Of Gloucester Man In Road Accident
GLOUCESTER, Thurs.—Victor J. Taylor, well known shire council contractor, was killed In a road accident on Saturday evening…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Road Grant to Lower Hunter Clarification Sought
Lower Hunter Shire clerk, Mr. C. H. Hodson, said to-day he had written to the Department of Works and Local Government seeeking…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Motoring Bad Manners
Display of discourtesy and bad manners by motorists is responsible for a large percentage of road accidents now occurring, in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →British 1950 Cars at International Motor Exhibition
This picture shows the British “Triumph” Mayflower 10 h.p. saloon car, which was shown at the International Motor Exhibition at Earis Court, London. The Mayflower Is in the luxury class of the smaller vehicles, although the price Is medium…
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SINGLETON, Friday.—At the Quarter Sessions at Singleton to-day August D’Erespy Davidson, [?]7, former caretaker of the Bulga…
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Patrick Plains Shire Council has received notification that the Commonwealth has granted £3700 for work on…
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"Within 10 years we may see road trains running along rural routes in Queensland as the most modem development in…
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SYDNEY, Friday. — Several graziers, a bookmaker and a nightclub proprietor were among 43 persons arrested early this…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Cessnock-Maitland Road in "Deplorable State
Drawing Attention to the state of the Cessnock-Maitland Road at Tuesday night's meeting of Cessnock Council, the Mayor (Ald. J. Brown) said…
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Registration costs for motor vehicles and fees for drivers' licences rose from Wednesday last. Drivers' licences will now cost 16/-, instead of…
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