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Railways, roads & transport, 1929

3,969 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 65 of 199

Long Bridge on Fire

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 26 April 1929 · page 5

The Maitland Fire Brigade was called out this afternoon to a slight outbreak of fire on the Long Bridge. On arrival, it was found that a…

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Tarring Shire Roads. Interesting Trial

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 26 April 1929 · page 8

On Tuesday next an interesting trial in road surfacing will be carried out on sections of the Denman road. Maintenance men have swept the material…

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'Plane Tragedy Progress of Ground Party. Directed by Aeroplane. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 26 April 1929 · page 5

It is expected that the ground party from Wave Hill will reach the Kookaburra to-day. A plane, equipped with wireless, is…

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Killed by Train. Son of Victorian Clergyman

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 26 April 1929 · page 3

In a level crossing accident near Winchelson, Kenneth Percy Bladen, aged 24 years, a dentist of Brighton, was killed. He was the son of the…

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Blaze in Bridge Street. Brigade Makes Good Save

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 26 April 1929 · page 2

About noon to-day a fire broke out in the rear of the premises occupied by D. Burreket, draper, in Bridge-street. In a short while the fire appearod to…

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Subway Road. Tar Boiler to be Purchased

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 26 April 1929 · page 2

The works committee recommended at the last meeting of the council, that Martin Creek screenings be used in the work of reconditioning…

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Aeroplane Accidents in China Two in Two Days. (Australian Press Assn. Message.) Shanghai

Singleton Argus · Friday 26 April 1929 · page 6

The second serious aeroplane accident in China within the last two days occurred here yesterday, when a junker's seaplane belonging to the Chinese…

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Accident to Goods Train on the Blue Mountains. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Friday 26 April 1929 · page 6

goods train, bound to Sydney from Orange, leaaped the rails near Blaxland, on the Blue Mountains, early this morning…

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Proposed Road Kurri to West Wallsend Board Requires Details

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 26 April 1929 · page 5

As a means of providing relief for a large number of unemployed, the Lake Macquarie Shire Council and the West Wallsend Combined Miners…

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The Middle Bridge Mystery. (Published by Special Arrangements.) Copyright. Chapter V.—(Continued.)'

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 26 April 1929 · page 3

There was no visible murderer, and it was only natural that the police should suspect Sir Richard Starling— who was going to marry the daughter…

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Dashed to Death Leapt From Princes' Bridge. Body Terribly Broken. Melbourne

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 26 April 1929 · page 5

An unknown man leapt over the parapet in Princes' Bridge this morning. Later, the body was found lying on the roadway beneath the…

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Leapt From Parapet of Bridge a Letter to the Coroner Melbourne

Singleton Argus · Friday 26 April 1929 · page 6

An unknown man leaped over the parapet of Princes Bridge, this morning. Later the body was found lying on the roadway beneath the structure…

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Cessnock-broke Road Kearsley Shire Plans in Order Delay by Patrick Plains

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 26 April 1929 · page 1

In connection with his representations to the Minister for Labour and Industry for the construction of the road to Broke, Mr. J. M. Baddeley…

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Back to Simplicity. Trend of Motor Design. an Interesting Study

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 26 April 1929 · page 5

Progression of motoring design, as seen in Australia, has provided an interesting study. First came the old rattling…

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The Motor World. New and Notes from the N.R.M.A.

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 26 April 1929 · page 5

The N. R. M. A. reports that the Minister for Local Government intends to redeem his promise to lend to Muswellbrook Shire Council a…

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Runaway Tram. Leaves the Rails Seven People Hurt

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 26 April 1929 · page 2

In a remarkable accident at the corner of Quay Street and Ultimo Road, Ultimo, last night the driver, conductor, signalman, and six…

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Railway Thieving Tumblers Water-bottles and Sheets Losses Run Into Thousands Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 26 April 1929 · page 2

Heavy loss is sustained by the Railway Department each your through the thieving habits of both first and second class passengers, also…

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Overland by Motor Cycle. England to Australia. London, April 24

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 26 April 1929 · page 3

J. Gill, motor engineer, of Bradford, starts for Australia to-morrow overland to test a motor cycle, with P. Cockorell as sidecar passenger. They…

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Woman Arested. Motor Collision Near Katoomba

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 26 April 1929 · page 2

Following a head-on collision between a motor cyclist find a motor car on the main road between Leura and Katoomba on Thursday, the…

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Motors in Collision

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 26 April 1929 · page 5

As a result of a collision between a baker's motor van and a motor car in Regent-street, near the Cinira Private Hospital at 11.30 a.m. this…

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