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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1929

3,969 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 19 of 199

Maitland-Wollombi Road Proposal to Extend Length To Which Federal Aid Apples

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 29 January 1929 · page 8

In connection with a proposal to extend the length to which Federal aid is applied, in the case of the West Maitland-Wollombi main road…

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General Motors' Service School

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 29 January 1929 · page 2

The staff of the General Motors' School of Instruction is at present in the district, with Muswellbrook as headquarters. The school will carry on…

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Wrecked Motor Car

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 29 January 1929 · page 2

A wrecked motor car was found on the Denman roadside a few days ago. No details of the accident re available…

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Error of Judgment Motor Car Driver Cautioned

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 29 January 1929 · page 3

"It was an error of judgment, on the part of the driver of the motor car, but there was no criminal negligence," said the Sydney Coroner,…

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Motor Racing. Australian Championships

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 29 January 1929 · page 2

The Australian Motor Cycling Championships were begun at the Speedway Royal, Adelaide. The mile heats of the £250…

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Skull Fractured. Knocked Down by Motor Car. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 29 January 1929 · page 6

Serious injuries were sustained by George Thompson, of Newtown, when he was knocked down by a motor car at Marrickville last evening. He was…

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Alleged Conspiracy to Cheat and Defraud. Railway Case. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 29 January 1929 · page 5

At the Central Court to-day, Robert William James Ross, 20, a labourer, Harold William Napier, 3, a mechanic, Robert Cummings, 33, a…

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Young Lochinvar Up-to-Date Motor-cycle Instead of Gallant Steed

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 29 January 1929 · page 4

The dramatic exploit of Young Lochinvar was recently given a modern and equally romantic setting in the Armidale district…

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Lucky Seven Motoring Party's Miraculous Escape

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 29 January 1929 · page 1

Many people look on seven as a lucky number. Evidently them is something is the theory…

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Record Aeroplane Engine Run

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 30 January 1929 · page 1

The monthly bulletin for December, issued by Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Sorviccs Ltd., reports what probably constitutes a record…

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Piece of Rail Missing Train Bumps Violently

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 30 January 1929 · page 4

At a late hour on Monday night the guard of a train, bound from Sydney to Liverpool, felt a violont, bumping noar Casula. The train was brought to…

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"Reso Train" Victorian Farmers on Tour in N. S. Wales. Looking for Ideas

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 30 January 1929 · page 2

At a well-attended meeting of the Singleton Chamber of Commerce last night, the Secretary (Mr F. Hosie) read a letter from the Chief Traffic…

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Motor Truck Crashes Down Embankment at Wollombi. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 30 January 1929 · page 2

Crashing down an embankment of the Wollombi—road yesterday afternoon a motor truck travelling from Sydney to Cessnock capsized and the…

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Missing Man a Victorian Mystery Bloodstains in Motor Car. MELBOURNE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 30 January 1929 · page 7

There is still no trace of the missing man, Leslie Williams. Detective Milne went to Kllmpre last night and identified a suit of…

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Anxious Train Trip. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 31 January 1929 · page 7

A train from Kempsey yesterday had an exciting experience owing to bush fires which approached the lines…

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Schoolboy Killed Run Down by Motor Lorry

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 31 January 1929 · page 3

Jack Lemmond, aged 12 years, of Ultimo, was knocked down, and run over by a motor lorry while he was crossing the street near his home at…

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Man Killed Struck by Motor 'Bus

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 31 January 1929 · page 8

Henry Moss, aged 30 years, a fire man on the dredge Hexham, who lived in Turton-road, Waralah met his death tragic suddenness on…

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Car Strikes Tram Kurri Man Fined

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 31 January 1929 · page 8

Charles Christianson, of Lang-street, Kurri Kurri, was fined £15, with £1/10/ medical expenses, and £4/4/ witness' expenses, at the…

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Record Aeroplane Engine Run

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 1 February 1929 · page 4

The monthly bulletin for December, issued by Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services Ltd., reports what probably constitutes a…

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The "Reso" Train Palatial Hotel on Wheels

Singleton Argus · Friday 1 February 1929 · page 7

Mr H. C. Moss, representing the Singleton Chamber of Commerce, and Mr G. A. Buchan, representing the Municipal Council, were present when the…

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