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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1929

3,969 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 60 of 199

Motor Accidents Week-end List. Woman Killed

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 15 April 1929 · page 6

Mrs. Julia Mary Clark, aged 54 years, of Richmond, was killed, and Mrs. Bessle Gundlach, of Richmond, and her son, Robert, were injured…

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Collision' with Tram

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 15 April 1929 · page 6

As the result of a collision between a motor cycle and a tram car at North Sydney, at about 5 o'clock on Sunday evening, William Kelly…

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Motor Cycling. Maitland Club's Hill Climb

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 15 April 1929 · page 7

The Maitland Motor Cycle Club held the first of a series of three handicap hill climbs at Melville on Saturday, 13th instant, for the silver…

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Motor Notes. Valve-grinding Hint

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 15 April 1929 · page 6

When grinding valves, the compound used works away from the grinding surface and more has to be supplied, especially if the valve is…

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Motor Race. the Brescia Cup. Brescia, April 14

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 15 April 1929 · page 5

Eighty-one competed for the thousand miles motor race from Brescia to Rome and back, for the Brescia Cup. The winner, Campart,…

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Motor Accident. Boy Committed to Institution

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 15 April 1929 · page 5

A boy, 15 years of age, who was charged in the Children's Court at West Maitland this afternoon, with having inflicted grievous bodily harm…

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Skull Fractured Thrown From Motor Cycle Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 15 April 1929 · page 5

John Clements, 38, salesman, sustained concussion and probable fracture of the skull when his motor cycle struck the kerb at Double Bay this…

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Attempted Bribery Motor Bus Proprietor Charged. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Monday 15 April 1929 · page 2

At the Central Criminal Court to-day, Michael Fitzgibbons, a motor bus proprietor, was charged with attempted bribery…

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Motor Cycle Struck Kerb Rider Seriously Injured. Two Girls Have Narrow Escape. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Monday 15 April 1929 · page 3

John demerits, aged 33, a salesman, sustained concussion and a probablefracture of the skull when his motorcycle struck the kerb at Double Bay…

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Reso Train De Lune Travelling

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 16 April 1929 · page 3

The train which is carrying the Victorian farmers through the North Coast is the last word in comfort and convenience. The Railway…

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Axle Breaks. Goods Train Derailed. Expresses Delayed. Cootamundra

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 16 April 1929 · page 5

A goods train was derailed at 2 o'clock this morning, whilst travelling between Frampton and Cootamundra, owing to the axle of a truck…

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Motor Lorry. For Electrical Engineer

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 16 April 1929 · page 1

At Thursday's meeting of the Municipal Council a report tabled by the works and finance committees, recommending the purchase of a one-ton…

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Tasmanian Flood. Huge Losses. Railway Lutes Out of Commission

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 16 April 1929 · page 4

Almost every railway line in Tasmania is out of commission because of destroyed bridges or serious washaways…

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Passenger Killed Motor Car Crashes Into Tree

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 16 April 1929 · page 2

Harry Shields, licensee of the Royal Mail Hotel, at Stradbroke, Vic., was killed instantly on Monday night, when a car in which he was…

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Attempted Bribery. Motor 'Bus Route. Charge Against 'Bus Proprietor. Sydney, Tuesday

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 16 April 1929 · page 5

The trial of Michael Fitzgibbons, a motor 'bus proprietor, on a charge of having attempted to bribe the late Albert Bruntnell,…

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Motor Fatality Woman Succumbs to Injuries

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 16 April 1929 · page 6

Mrs. Laura Veruon, 50, who was driving a motor car when it dropped over a bank on to the railway line at Collins-place, Melbourne, on…

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Second Death. Melbourne Motor Smash. Another Passenger Critically Ill. Melbourne

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 16 April 1929 · page 5

Mrs. McPhail, who was injured in the Prince's Highway, when a motor car crashed into a tree, died this morning, making the second death in…

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Fatal Motor Accident

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 16 April 1929 · page 2

On Saturday afternoon a motor accident occurred a few miles from Port Macquarie on the North Coast State Highway at a dangerous spot…

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Telegraphic News Search for Keith Anderson. Railway Dislocation. Desperate Suicide. Sydney

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 16 April 1929 · page 2

The Canberra left Wave Hill this morning to begin the search for Keith Anderson. All expresses and mail trains were…

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Echo of Motor Smash Case Further Adjourned

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 16 April 1929 · page 7

The long-standing case in which Alfred Beckett stands charged with having caused grievous bodily harm to Charles Partridge and John…

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