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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1929

3,969 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 40 of 199

Driver Falls Asleep. Fatal Motor Accident. Hobart

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 8 March 1929 · page 3

The only explanation given of a fatal motor accident in which the driver of a motor van was killed and several people were injured, is…

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Railway Revenue

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 8 March 1929 · page 4

The revenue collected at the East Maitland railway station for the month of February, 1929, was £830/ 9/7½, a decrease of approximately…

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Muswellbrook Show Railway Arrangements

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 8 March 1929 · page 4

Railway arrangements in connection with the Muswellbrook Show to be held on March 19, 20, and 21, provide for the issue of return tickets at…

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Motor Camp At Barrington Tops

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 8 March 1929 · page 5

The N.R.M.A. are organising an Easter Motor Camp at Barrington Tops. The programme provides for the arrival of campers at Moonan…

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Barrington Tops. Scenery Eclipses Tasmania and New Zealand. Motorists' Trip

The Scone Advocate · Friday 8 March 1929 · page 3

Claiming that nothing could be more charming, and that the district would compare favorably with the best scenery of Tasmania and New…

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Drunken Motorist Sent to Gaol

Singleton Argus · Friday 8 March 1929 · page 6

At the Collingwood (Vie.) Court yesterday, Michael Mccney, organiser of the Builders and Labourers' Federation, living at Balaclava, was sentenced to…

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Noisy Motor Cyclists New Zealand Magistrate's Attack

Singleton Argus · Friday 8 March 1929 · page 3

A virulent attack on motor cycles was made by a New Zealand magistrate recently. "How you young follows make up your minds to sit on a piece…

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Motor and Cycling Notes

Singleton Argus · Friday 8 March 1929 · page 2

It has often been assumed that the smaller the area of contact of motor tyre on a greasy road the better the chance of the tyre to get a grip, on…

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Pasture Improvement and Railways

Singleton Argus · Friday 8 March 1929 · page 3

Mr F. H. Tout, President, of the Graziers' Association, discussing the subject, expresses the belief that as time goes on the safe carrying capacity…

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Wire Across Road Trap for Motorists

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 March 1929 · page 14

Police are investigating a maniacal attempt to wreck a motor car on the main Sydney road between Avenel and Longwood, on Friday night; says…

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Dance at Bishop's Bridge

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 9 March 1929 · page 6

A dance will be held in the Bishop's Bride Hall, on Saturday, March 16. The music will be supplied by Guy's orchestra and supper…

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Railway Matters Singleton Requests

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 9 March 1929 · page 2

Mr. H. Evans, Newcastle District Superintendent for the State railways, met a deputation from the Chamber of Commerce, which was…

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Cheap Railway Fares

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 9 March 1929 · page 6

From to-day in the South maitland Railways, Limited, is issuing cheap week-end excursion tickets to West Maitland and Newcastle The Tickets…

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Motor Cars Collide

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 March 1929 · page 6

A collision occurred between two cars on Monday afternoon at the intersection of John and Campbell-streets…

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A Long List. Seventy-three Charges. Against Railway Guard. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 March 1929 · page 7

At the Burwood Court to-day, Henry Charles Bentley, a railway guard, was charged with alleged wholesale thefts of parcels…

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Motor Notes. Why the Air Vent

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 March 1929 · page 6

Few motorists understand why a breathing or air vent is provided in motor engine crankesases. The reason is that it no provision were made for…

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Windows Shattered. Motor Cyclist Crashes. Sensational Accident

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 March 1929 · page 16

A sensational accident, which culminated, in a young man being taken to the Maitland Hospital, occurred at J. P. O'Brien's…

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Two Killed Week-end Motor Accidents. Melbourne Tragedies. Cycle and Car Collide

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 March 1929 · page 14

Elizabeth Myrtle Connel aged 35 years of Montague, was killed whim the sidecar and a motor cycle driven by her husband came into collision…

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Motor Cyclist Killed

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 March 1929 · page 14

A motor cyclist, Joseph Armstrong, 20, of Brighton (Vic.), was totally injured in a collision on Saturday. His brother, William…

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Singleton Court. Breaches of Motor Act

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 March 1929 · page 14

Mr. D. W. Reed, P.M., occupied the Bench at the . Singleton Police Court. Clifford William Halton was…

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