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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1928

4,060 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 65 of 203

Motor Cycle Hits Howe

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 12 April 1928 · page 4

When a motor cyclo collided with a straying horse on the Maitland-road, at Tarro, last night, two persons wore injured. The cycle was…

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Car Overturned. Crashes Into Tram

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 12 April 1928 · page 6

Slinded temporaily by the glare of the headlights of an approaching car, Mr. R. Plper, of Campbell-street, Wallsend, failed to notice an…

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Narrow Escape Dragged by Tram

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 12 April 1928 · page 3

Pulling up within a few feet, the driver of a tram in Central Square. Sydney probably saved the life of Mrs. Florence Shipley of Waterloo,…

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Ban on Motor Buses. Victorian By-election Issue

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 12 April 1928 · page 8

Every day since it was announced in Melbourne that the Country Roads Board intended to cancel licenses for privately-owned motor bus…

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Motor Trade Views Op British Manu-facturer . Needs of Australia

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 12 April 1928 · page 5

Mr. Morris, a prominent car manufacturer, arrived at Southampton from Australia. Intervicwed, he said had…

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Motor Tragedies the Holiday Toll

Singleton Argus · Thursday 12 April 1928 · page 1

Crashing through a culvert, and plunging 30ft. to the bed of a dry creek, at the foot of Governor's Hill, Goulburn, a motor car was wrecked,…

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Runaway Motor Car Driver's Remarkable Escape

Singleton Argus · Thursday 12 April 1928 · page 1

Mr Knight, of the Gosford Farm Home for Boys, had a remarkable experience while driving in his motor car along the Great Northern-road, about…

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Sequel to Fatality Motorist Charged

Singleton Argus · Thursday 12 April 1928 · page 1

A young man visited, the Detective Office at Melbourne on Monday and reported that he was the, driver of the car which knocked down ahd killed Robert…

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Knocked 'Under Tram. Mother and Daughter's Escape

Singleton Argus · Thursday 12 April 1928 · page 2

Mrs Florence Shipley and her threeyear-old daughter, of Waterloo, were knocked down by a tram in Railway Square on Tuesday afternoon. The…

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Friday Greek Bridge

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 13 April 1928 · page 4

Mr. G. Booth, M.L.A, has been informed by the Under-Secretary for Lands, Mr. W. J. Roper, regarding his request that the Fishery Greek…

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Ash Island Bridge

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 13 April 1928 · page 4

The Under-Secretary to the Department of Public Works, has written to Messrs. W. F. O'Hearn and W. Cameron, Ms.L.A., with reference…

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Fishery Creek Bridge

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 13 April 1928 · page 10

Mr. G. Booth, M.L.A., has been informed by the Under Secretary for Lands, Mr. W. .J. Roper, regarding his request that the Fishery…

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Fishery Cheek Bridge, Weston

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Friday 13 April 1928 · page 8

Mr. George Booth. M.L.A.. has been Informed by the under Secretary for Lands, Mr. W. J. Roper, regarding his request that the Fishery Creek Bridge…

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Bridge for Dann's Corner

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 13 April 1928 · page 9

On the motion of AM. Cousins, the Municipal Council last night instructed the engineer to prepare plans and estimate for the erection…

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The Lennoxton Road

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 13 April 1928 · page 4

At a meeting of the Bolwarra Shire Council, the engineer stated that work was progressing satisfactorily along the Lonnoxton-road. At…

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Re-Payments to Main Roads Board

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 13 April 1928 · page 4

On behalf of the Tarre Shire Council, Mr. G. Booth, M.L.A., has boon informed in reply to his representations to the Minister for Local…

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Deep Creek Bridge In Dangerous State

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 13 April 1928 · page 3

Mr. Booth, M.L.A., has been in touch with the Under Secretary for Lands (Mr. Roper) relative to the dangerous condition of the Deep…

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Will It Ever Come? Weston's Bridge

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 13 April 1928 · page 9

Matters relating to the proposed overhead traffic bridge at the Weston Railway Station was again brought forward at Tuesday night's…

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Meat Train Derailed. At Parkville. Mails Delayed

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 13 April 1928 · page 2

The meat train from Wallangarra became derailed at Parkville, early yesterday morning. The per-way was torn up for about 200 yards…

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Weston's Main Road Question Again Discussed

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 13 April 1928 · page 10

The question of which route tho main road at Western should take lias been a matter under discussion for some time past. Further business…

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