Road Deaths Unlimited?
EVERY WEEK in every Australian State road deaths provide grim evidence of our failure to meet the road toll…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1950
1,382 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 42 of 70
Women’s Guild Flag Bridge
At the Scots’ Women’s Guild meeting arrangements were completed for the second of a series of flag bridge parties to be held…
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TOKIO, August 1. — Throwing their whole strength against one key American position, the Communists forced the Americans to give away and seize the road junction of Chinju, gateway to Pusan and the American last-ditch…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday. — Cost of motor vehicle registration will be increased by 25 per cent, under proposed legislation authorised…
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The rider of a motor cycle was slightly injured early this afternoon, when it skidded and overturned in High Street…
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The N.R.M.A. has appealed to the Minister for Road Transport (Mr. Sheehan) to act rigorously and at once in a new plan for road safety,…
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ON Monday the Premier of New South Wales, Mr. McGirr, announced that Cabinet had decided to increase the motor vehicle taxation to raise an additional £70,000 a year for country roads. He pointed out that…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →To-day’s Leader : More Money For Country Roads Democracies Must Unite in Strength
WASHINGTON, August 2 (A.A.P.).—The Australian Prime Minister, Mr. Menzies, in his speech to Congress yesterday described Korea as the symptom of a widespread disease in the world…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Dusky Traveller on the Singleton Road the Turban, Beard and Bundle
Among the many unsung heroes of early Australian pioneering is one regarding whom appreciation is overdue. Old Singleton folk, whose early…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Motor Car Stalls on River Bank
One little-known story of the flood in Maitland almost provided a grim sequel. A lady motorist drove down High…
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Two migrants from Greta were fined £1/10/ each, with 10/ court costs and 10/ Interpreter’s fee at Maitland court to-day for having…
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CANBERRA, Thurs.—A special grant of £9 million for developing country roads was sought from the Commonwealth…
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Lower Hunter Shire Council at its meeting yesterday decided to approach Wallarobba and Port Stephens Shire Councils and Bowthorne and Hunter Valley (Hexham) companies to form a deputation to approach the Minister…
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SYDNEY, Friday.—The Minister for Transport (Mr. Sheahan) announced to-day that a public inquiry would be held into…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →25 Years Ago Bridge on Fire!
The populace with buckets of water helped the Singleton Fire Brigade put out the fire at Gowrie Bridge. Flames,…
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CANBERRA: The Menzies-Fadden Government will discuss the revision of the Federal Aid Roads scheme with the States at…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →More Money for Roads. States to Be Consulted
The Menzies-Fadden Government will discuss the revision of the Federal Aid Roads scheme with the States at a conference in late August…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →£5,000,000 Sought for Road Repairs
Mr. Eric Costa, Labor MHR for Banks, said this week that he would ask the Federal Government for a £5,000,000 grant to municipal and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →1,5000 Cadets Will Train Part of "Good Citizenship" Plan
ON August 14 over 1500 Australian Senior Cadets. from all parts of New South Wales will arrive at the Singleton military camp for a special 23 days' training, course…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Inquiry Sequel To Dual Road Tragedy Trailer Driver Is Exonerated
MR. J. A. LETTS, at a coronial inquiry held yesterday at Singleton into the deaths of Bruce Caulson and Hilda Caulson on July 8, said the couple died as the result of an unfortunate road accident,…
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