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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1927

4,115 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 43 of 206

Cessnogk-broke Suggested Development Road. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 10 March 1927 · page 2

The Main Roads Board has informed the Kearsley Shire that the suggestion to declare the proposed Cessnock-Broke road a developmental…

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More Concrete. Cessnock-kurri Road. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 10 March 1927 · page 2

The Shire Administrator (Mr. J. Brown) reported to-day that an agreement had been finalised with the Main Roads Board for the…

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Letters to the Editor. Maitland Show and Motor Cars

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 10 March 1927 · page 7

Sir,— Quite a number of country clients of the H.R.A. and H. Assn. were considerably inconvenienced through not being allowed the old…

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Fire at Motor Body Works Many Cars Destroyed

Singleton Argus · Thursday 10 March 1927 · page 3

Damage estimated at over £25,000 was caused by fire which completely destroyed Wright's motor body works in Harris-street, Ultimo, late on…

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Heddon Greta Bridge Letter From Main Roads Board

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 11 March 1927 · page 6

A letter was received by Kearsley Shire Administrator from the Main Roads Board, with reference to the maintenance of the Heddon-Greta…

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Heddon Greta Bridge

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 11 March 1927 · page 9

Mr. Booth asked in the House if he attention of the Minister for Local Government had been drawn to the very dangerous state of the…

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Kline Street Bridge

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 11 March 1927 · page 4

The bridge at Weston, with both approaches washed away, and the Wreckage of the old suspension bridge alongside, together with…

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Snake on Train

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 11 March 1927 · page 4

Some excitement was caused on the up north coast mail train on Wednesday morning, when it was discovered that a carpet snake, which…

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Concrete Stretch on Kurri Road

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 11 March 1927 · page 7

The kearsley Shire Administrator (Mr. J. Brown) reported at his meeting this morning that the Council had finalised arrangements for…

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Heddon-greta Eye[?]re New Overhead Bridge Wanted. Shire Administrator's Criticism

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 11 March 1927 · page 4

Among the correspondence dealt With at the Kearsley Shire Council meeting yesterday was a letter from the Main Roads Board concerning…

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Railway Motoring

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 11 March 1927 · page 4

Motoring by means of a comfortable sedan motor car along railway tracks is now to be provided by the Railway Commissioners. In a…

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Left on Road. Woman's Sensational Story. Both Legs Broken. MELBOURNE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 11 March 1927 · page 5

The Springvale police are seeking a market gardener, who is alleged to have molested a woman yesterday afternoon arid left her on the…

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Claims Settled. Murulla Railway Smash

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 11 March 1927 · page 9

A settlement has been reached without any litigation of nearly all claims arising out of the Murulla railway disaster in which 27 persons were killed…

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Death From Heart Failure. Following Motor Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 11 March 1927 · page 3

Mrs. Mary Sars Christie Groth (59), of Evanston (S.A.), died an hour after admission to hospital from heart failure following shock…

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Shot Fired Stranger on Railway Premises. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 11 March 1927 · page 5

Nightwatchman Jack Dillon, employed at the electric sub-station at Lewisham Railway Station, saw a man acting suspiciously last night…

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Crashed Into Post. Motor Cyclist Injured. Melbourne

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 11 March 1927 · page 5

While riding a motor cycle at Sandringham late last night, James Bates crashed into a telegraph pole, and was badly Injured. A…

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Noisy Motorist

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 11 March 1927 · page 4

In his weekly traffic bulletin, Mr. J. Mitchell, the Commissioner of Police, warns motorists concerning the annoyance caused to the public by…

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Stroud Recent Motor Accident

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 11 March 1927 · page 3

Mrs. W. Crick, who with Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Newton, were the victims in a recent motor lorry accident, has returned to stroud after…

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Railway Refreshment Room at Dungog

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 11 March 1927 · page 2

In the Legislative Assembly Mr. Bennett asked the Minister for Railways if he was aware that great inconvenience is experienced by the…

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Snake on Train

Singleton Argus · Saturday 12 March 1927 · page 1

Some excitement was caused on the up north coast mail train on Wednesday morning, when it was discovered that a carpet snake, which was…

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