Farmers Move Motors
SINGLETON, Thurs. — With fears of a rise in the river, Camera on the banks of the stream around Singleton commenced…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1950
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Dead Man on Train
Maitland Ambulance last night took the body of an elderly man, who died on the Brisbane Mail, from Maitland railway station to…
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At 3 p.m. the level of the Hunter River at the Dalmore Bridge showed 28ft. 3in. on the gauge. This indicates that the river is dropping at…
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GRAFTON, Friday.—A young man last night jumped from the second division of the Brisbane Express, fell down an…
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A defendant, who was stated to have annoyed passengers in a railway carriage at Kurri Kurrl Station on May 19, was fined £4 in default…
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GRAFTON, Friday.—A young man last night jumped from the second division of the Brisbane Epress, fell down the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →To-day's World News Five Die in Train Fire. Outbreak on Birminghamglasgow Express. London
Two women, two children and a man were burned to death last night when flames swept through two carriages of the Birmingham-Glasgow…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →P. and C. Association May Ask for Inquiry State of Country Roads in Shire Discussion At Kearsley Council
Representatives of Progress Associations in the area were moving to hold a meeting to discuss the neglect of country roads in the shire and with the idea of asking for a Ministerial Inquiry, Cr. A. Collins told a meeting Of Kearsley Shire…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Motor Cyclist Went Too Fast
For overspeeding on his motor cycle on the New England Highway in a built-up area of Singleton on June 5 Kenneth…
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LONDON, June 10. — Police are inquiring into the possibility of thieves having something to do with the fire on the express train 30 miles…
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LONDON: A new era of comfortable travel for millions of Londoners will be ushered in when the £10,000,000 sterling…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Last Tram Runs At Newcastle
NEWCASTLE, Monday.—The last tram to run at Newcastle left the city for Waratah yesterday at 1.40 a.m. crowded with…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →To-day’s Leader: The Royal Family Irish Motor Boats Fire on British Trawler
LONDON, June 12.—The crew of the British trawler Look Esk said yesterday she had been fired on in the Irish Sea, about four to…
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CESSNOCK, Tuesday. — Dane Benjamin Westbury pleaded guilty at Cessnock court to-day before Mr. F. R. Wood, S.M.,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Coal Board Complains of Timber Access Roads
Cessnock district engineer of the Joint Coal Board, in a letter to Wallarobba Shire Council, complained of the condition of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →New Road Proposed for Wallarobba Mountain Section
The engineer of Wallarobba Shire Council (Mr. J. F. Stewart) is to proceed with the survey and design of a proposed deviation on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →C.W.A. To Approach Main Roads Board to Request Action Against Doughboy Flooding
The Country Women's Association is to appeal to the Shire Council and other organisations for support in a request to the Main Roads Board to drain or diverge the Doughboy, which in wet…
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I have already given my views concerning the Government granting financial aid towards the constructing and repairing of roads. We have in…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Injured In Motor Collision
A man was severely injured last night when a car he was driving collided with a utility truck at the corner of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Road Traffic Imperilled Timely Discovery Prevents Disaster Bridge on Highway Damaged
Heavy and light traffic had passed over a bridge at Gardiner's Creek, nine miles south of Muswellbrook, on the New…
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