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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1928

4,060 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 54 of 203

Singleton Letter. Police Court. Jettisoned Fish on Road. Singleton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 22 March 1928 · page 3

Mr. D. W. Reed, P.M., occupied the Bench at the regular sitting, of Singleton Police Court. B. G. Doyle, health inspector of…

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Cut to Pieces. Jumped Under Tram. Melbourne

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 22 March 1928 · page 5

Edward Quinlan, aged 40, or Blackburn, who is alleged. to have Jumped in front of a tram at Surry Hills last night, was cut to pieces…

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Car Crushed. Caught Between Tram Oars. Woman's Severe Injury

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 22 March 1928 · page 6

Mrs. Jane Chisholm, of Kippilaw, in the Goulburn district, suffered a wound to the face necessitating the insertion of 50 stitches, on…

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Swept Off Tram. Man Badly Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 22 March 1928 · page 6

Harold Ward (38), a barman of Rothschild-avenue, Rosebery, was badly injured when he was swept off a tram in Elizabeth-street, near…

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Motor Accidents

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 22 March 1928 · page 3

A motor car conveying five resident of Paxton to Taree, on Sunday capsized in a sharp turn in the road about a mile tins side of Hinton. Mr. Alfred Beckett…

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Railway Duplication

Singleton Argus · Thursday 22 March 1928 · page 2

A proposal is being submitted to the Government to have the railway line from Branxton to Muswellbrook duplicated. Apart from giving employment…

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Motor Cyclist's Death Sydney

Singleton Argus · Thursday 22 March 1928 · page 3

Stanley Turner, aged 21, of Coogee, died in hospital to-day from injuries he received when his motor cycle collided with a post at Bondi last night…

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Stroud Road

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 23 March 1928 · page 4

The official opening of the Stroud Road tennis club, which was to have taken place on Saturday last, 17th March, was postponed indefinitely on…

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Tarro Shire Council Matter Minmi Road

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 23 March 1928 · page 3

Acting on behalf of the Tarro Shire Council, Mr, Booth, M.L.A., has approached the premier, Mr. T. R. Bevin, relative to the condition of the…

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Motor 'Buses. Ousting the Railways. Dubbo Agitation. Dubbo

The Scone Advocate · Friday 23 March 1928 · page 5

The motor transport services, which are running in competition with the railways, were vigorously attacked at the annual dinner of the western…

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Railway Duplication

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 23 March 1928 · page 9

A proposal is being submitted to the Government to have the railway line from Branxton to Muswellbrook duplicates. Apart from…

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Tragedy Near Merriwa Mother and Two Children Killed. After Day Spent at Merriwa Rodeo Motor Lorry Overturns

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 23 March 1928 · page 1

The gaiety and enjoyment which prevailed at the Morriwa Rodco on Wednesday had a tragic ending for a party of people who were among the crowd. When Mr. and Mrs. Edward Ludmore were returning home their…

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When Lights Went Out. Motorists' Narrow Escape

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 23 March 1928 · page 1

A party of young people were on their way to a dance in Denman from Bacrami in a car, driven by Mr. Allen Murphy, and…

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Motoring N.r.m.a. Notes Blocking the Fire Engine

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 23 March 1928 · page 3

The N.R.M.A. draws the attention of sane motorists to the grave danger, and the probable extra damage to property, caused by the traffic…

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City Railway Station at Circular Quay. Dr. Bradfield Supported. SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 23 March 1928 · page 5

An interim, report has been presented to the Minister for Works and Railways, Mr. Buttenshaw, by the Traffic…

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Denman. Capsize of Motor Car. Remarkable Escape of Occupants

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 23 March 1928 · page 6

A party of young people, on their way to a dance in Denman from Baeraml in an Essex car, driven by Mr. Allan Murphy, was climbing the…

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Damaged Claimed. Collision Between Motor Cars. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 23 March 1928 · page 4

In the Supreme Court to-day, James Hector Bordon Sandes, 22, engineering student at Sydney University, brought an action against…

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Head On. Oar and Motor Cycle, Two Injured. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 23 March 1928 · page 4

When a motor cycle and motor car collided hand on at Lakemba to-day, Wm, Hughes, 24 and Hardy Sinter, 27, were injured, the former…

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Three Killed. When Motor Lorry Overturns Mother and Two Children

The Scone Advocate · Friday 23 March 1928 · page 2

A shocking fatality occurred on the Merriwa-Coulson's Creek road shortly after 6 p.m. on Wednesday last, resulting in the deaths, of a mother and…

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Drunken Motorists. Statement by Minister

The Scone Advocate · Friday 23 March 1928 · page 3

Mr. Lee, Minister for Justice, states that he wishes to make it clear that it is useless for persons who had lose their motor license for drunkenness, to…

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