Alleged Motor Theft
At Kempsey Police Court on Friday, before Mr. W. Finlay, J.P., Aubrey Clifford Black was charged with taking and using a motor car…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1944
291 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 1 of 15
Struck by Lightning Four Trams and Train Sydney
During a violent electrical storm, which swept over Sydney late yesterday afternoon, four trams and a train were struck by lightning. The…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Smithtown Road Onus on Council Re-tarring Work
The Department of Local Government wrote Macleay Shire Council meeting on Monday regarding the Seven Oaks to Smithtown tarred road,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Entrance Road at South West Rocks State Help Promise
Referring to his personal representations on behalf of the Macleay Shire Council and local organisations at South West Rocks…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Dangerously Injured in Aeroplane Crash. Flying-Officer John Maitland
Mrs. Maitland of Bent Street, Wingham, received the distressing news this morning (Friday) that her son, Flying-Officer J. R. Maitland had been…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Trams and Trains Belong to the People
We remember some years ago a man being charged in a Sydney Police Court with having refused to pay a tram fare—as also with having…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Extra Meat for Timber Workers and Train Crews
The Minister for Trade arid Customs (Senator Keane) said that while no general issue of extra meat coupons could be made by the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Children's Corner. Train to Cairo
Through the window of the train as it speeds on its way through the Delta, spread like a green fan to Cairo, which is the jewel of the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Flying Officer John Maitland Dangerously Injured in Aeroplane Crash
Mrs Maitland, of Bent street. Wingham, received the distressing news on Friday that her son. Flying Officer J. R. Maitland, had been dangerously…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →15 Persons Killed. Mail Train Hits Bus at Hawkesbury Station
Fifteen persons were killed and four seriously injured when the Kempsey Mail train crashed into a bus at a level-crossing near…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fifteen Killed Bus Smashed by Kempsey Mail Train at Hawkesbury River Sydney
Fifteen people are dead and six others seriously injured as a result of a tragic level-crossing smash at the Hawkesbury River…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Petrol Ration for Motor Boats
A monthly petrol ration ranging from one to four gallons, according to the length, of the craft concerned, is to be allowed to owners of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motorists Fined for Using Kerosene
Before Mr. E. R. Harvey, PM, at Gloucester Police Court on Tuesday, a couple of motorists, William Fenning and Amos Lindsay Deen, were…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Tragic Train Smash Kempsey Mail Hits Bus Fifteen People Killed
At least 15 people were killed, and five seriously injured when the Kemp sey mail train from Sydney en[?]ed into a bus at a level crossing near the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motor Notes. Car Instruction Books
Owing to the difficulty of securing instruction books for their cars, many motorists are unable to carry out their own simple repairs. The NRMA…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Rule of the Road Will It Be Changed?
It has been suggested overseas that the post-war reconstruction period should be seized upon as a good opportunity for standardising the rule…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wingham Police Court. Friday, January 21, 1944. Before Mr. E. R. Harvey, Pm. Motor Traffic Act
Michael Simmons was charged with a breach at the Motor Traffic Act, in that, on 27th November, 1943, he did employ Alfred John Avery to drive a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →No Tram or Bus Traffic in Sydney and Newcastle To-morrow
Sydney: The commercial and industrial life of Sydney and Newcastle will be brought to a standstill…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Level Crossings
The dreadful loss of human life that took place near Hawkesbury River railway station last week comes as another sad reminder of level-…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Tram and Bus Strike Threatens Sydney and Newcastle Sydney
The commercial life of Sydney and Newcastle will be brought practically to a standstill on Wednesday, when no trams or buses will run. This…
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