Unhurt When Struck by Motor-cycle
Biding his motor cycle at about 40 m.p.h. around a left-hand curve on the New Iceland Highway, Greta, at 6.15…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1951
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Motorist Fought Off Attackers
MELBOURNE: A young motorist from [?] N.S.W., last night fought off two men who attempted to hold him up…
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The Chairman of the Australian flood Safety Council (Mr. T. G. Paterson) said in Melbourne yesterday that a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Railways Fail To Rebate Half Freight Cost For Flood Relief Hay—A.P.P.U
The Department of Railways had not entirely honoured an agreement to rebate half the cost of transporting hay for feeding the stock of flood affected farmers, Mr. S. M. Reynolds said in Maitland yesterday…
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SINGLETON: Denman Singleton Pastures Protection “Board will write to the Main Roads Department asking that something…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Old Girls’ Union Flag Bridge
A successful flag bridge afternoon was held in the C.W.A. Hall by members of the Maitland High School Old Girls…
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An appeal to road users to use more care and less speed was made in Sydney during the week. The appeal was made by the police…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Should Bomb Manchurian Railway and Risk War
WASHINGTON: Lieut.-General Wodemayar, said yesterday that the United States should take “a calculated [?] of war” with…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Tar Surfacing Shire Roads
In a report to Port Stephens Shire Council the engineer stated what tar spring was In progress or pavements being…
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SYDNEY: The Railway Department announced to-day that a special train will take mourners from Sydney to Bathurst on…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Squall Lifts Roof From Train
A fierce squall which struck Sydney early to-day lifted the roof off an electric train carriage, on the East Hills line…
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A fierce squall which struck Sydney early to-day lifted the roof of an electric train carriage on the East Hills line this morning. The root…
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Maitland-Motor Cycle Club intends co-operating with the Road Safety Council in its scheme to minimise road accidents…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Denman Bridge. New Site Favored by Meeting
A large number of district residents, including several from Merriwa, attended a meeting convened by Crs. R. Thornton…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Denman Bridge Site. Cr. Ellis Explains. (To The Editor)
Sir.—I would be pleased if you would publish this letter in your next issue, as I have been asked by quite a number of people why I voted for…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Presentation
Members of the [?] to Maitland railway [?] day presented a sno[?] to Mr. Herb Hit[?]…
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Mr. C. J. Chandler, Secretary of the Hunter District Water Board wrote regarding the Board's intention to open Salisbury Road, for the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bridge Regulations Again Being Flouted
The Mayer of Moorland (Ald J. Harvey) said to-day co-operation of the police had been obtained in ensuring that the speed had load their restriction pieced on the Belmore Bridge are observed…
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Prizes for best kept lengths of railway between Dungog and Wauchope for the past 12 months have been awarded as follows: Wingham first…
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The N. R. M. A. shares the alarm expressed by the Australian Road Safety Council at the big Increase the number of accidents Involving…
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