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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1929

3,969 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 11 of 199

Queensland Floods Water Over Bridge

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 16 January 1929 · page 3

A report from Home Hill says that, without any warning, the Burdekin Riyer commenced to rise at 1 o'clock on Sunday, and continued to rise at the…

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Struck by Train Man Frightfully Injured

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 16 January 1929 · page 2
Also in The Maitland Daily Mercury

Henry Parry, of Ashfield, was frightfully injured at the Clyde railway station shortly before 8 o 'clock last night, when he was run down by a train…

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Committed for Trial Jewellery Thrown From Train. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 16 January 1929 · page 5

Charles William Bickley, 20, a labourer, was committed for trail at Campsle Police Court on a charge of breaking and entering the residence…

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Lost Control Motor Bus Crashes Evidence at Inquest SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 16 January 1929 · page 5

The Penrith District Coroner resumed the inquiry to-day into the deaths of two women, Miss Annie Christina Hsigh, 36, of Fitzroy,…

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Hit by Stranger Railway Worker's Death

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 16 January 1929 · page 3

Robert Cassells died in the Wollongong Hospital on Tuesday, as a result of a blow on the head received in a hotel on Saturday. Cassells was…

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Sale of Motor. Young Man Arrested

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 16 January 1929 · page 8

Norman Salon, of Sydney, for whose recovery, dead or alive, his father a few days ago offered a reward of £100, was arrested by…

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Motor Cycling. Maitland Speedway Carnival

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 16 January 1929 · page 4

The following riders will compete in the Speedway carnival on the West Maitland Show Ground on Saturday night:—A. Aggett, G. Aggett,…

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Motor Accidents Workmen Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 16 January 1929 · page 7

A motor 'bus, carrying 25 workmen from Albury to the Hume reservoir, overturned near the weir. Some of the occupants were pinned beneath…

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Cattle Die in Railway Trucks

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 16 January 1929 · page 1

Seven cattle which arrived at Goulburn in a railway truck en route to Sydney from Hillston are dead, as a result of exhaustion, due to the…

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Motorist's Remarkable Escape Brakes Failed on Level Crossing

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 16 January 1929 · page 1

Thomas Froome, the driver of a motor ear which participated in a level crossing collision between Llangothlyn and Guyra on Sunday night, had the…

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Uniform Gauge Bridge Over Clarence

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 17 January 1929 · page 5

Good progress is being made with the construction of the bridge over the Clarance River at Grafton, which will form the connecting link of the…

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LOCAL & GENERAL Road Closed

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 17 January 1929 · page 6

An advertisement elsewhere intimates that the Quarry-road (Morpeth) from Queen's Wharf to the western boundary of Tarro Shire will…

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Boy Killed. Fell From Train. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 17 January 1929 · page 7

William Scattergood, 14, was killed this morning, when he fell from a through train on the Sydney side of Flemington station…

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Motor Accidents Lorry Overturns

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 17 January 1929 · page 3

A motor lorry driven by Mr. John Perrin, of Dubbo, and containing his wife and three-year-old son, overturned on the Ashford-Bonshaw…

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Motor Smash Car Driver's Allegation. Not Given Room To Pass SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 17 January 1929 · page 7

The inquest concerning the Lawson tragedy, when Miss Annie Christina Haigh and Miss Isabel McFadyen lost their lives was resumed…

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Motor Cyclist Hurt

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 17 January 1929 · page 6

Norman Peters, 24, a resident of Auburn, sustained a probable dislocated left shoulder, and abrasions to the face and left temple this…

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Stolen Motor Car

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 17 January 1929 · page 6

The West Maitland police are making inquiries concerning the theft of a single-seater Jewett motor car, the property of Mr. James Bright, of…

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Bishop's Bridge Public School

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 18 January 1929 · page 4

The Minister for Education, Mr. Drummond, has informed Mr. W. F. O'Hearn, M.L.A., in reply to his representations, relative to the erection…

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North Coast Road

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 18 January 1929 · page 2

"At the last shire council meeting the following minute was submitted by the president:—That in view of action that is being taken to have the…

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