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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1929

3,969 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 70 of 199

Dalwood Bridge Heavy Sitting Causes Alarm

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 May 1929 · page 1

Mr. O'Hearn was approached on Wednesday in connection with present condition of the low-level bridge at Dalwood, owing to the…

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Maitland-cessnock Road. Reconstruction Work

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 May 1929 · page 7

At a meeting of the Hunter Water Board on Tuesday, a letter was read from the Acting-Secretary Main Roads Board, intimating that the Kearsley…

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Dashed to Death Leapt From Princes' Bridge

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 May 1929 · page 9

An unknown man leapt over the parapet in Princes' Bridge on 26th ult. Later, the body was found lying on the roadway beneath the…

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Killed by Train Son of Victorian Clergyman

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 May 1929 · page 9

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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Killed Instantly. Car Run Down by Train. Mackay

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 4 May 1929 · page 7

Mrs Janet MacRao, well-known in sporting circles was killed instantly when her our was run down by a train…

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Fell From Train. Man's Led Badly Crushes. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 May 1929 · page 3

A man whose name is believed to be McKenzie, aged about 38 was found lying on the railway line near Milson's Point Station last night. One leg was…

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The Middle Bridge Mystery. (Published by Special Arrangements.) Copyright. Chapter 1

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 May 1929 · page 10

"What's that place, old chap?" [?]ueried Sir Richard Starling, looking out of the window of the railway carriage at some gables and twisted…

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The Middle Bridge Mystery. (Published by Special Arrangements.) Copyright. Chapter Ix

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 4 May 1929 · page 3

Letty was annoyed when she heard about the painting of the portrait. She chose to reagrd it as a direct insult to Dick Starting…

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Toll of the Road 38 Killed; Scores Injured. Family Wiped Out. New York, April 29

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 May 1929 · page 2

At least 38 persons were killed, and scores were injured in motor accidents during the past week-end…

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Toppled Over. Accident to Motorist. Singeleton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 4 May 1929 · page 8

Owing to the front wheels of his Studobaker car, becoming looked a young man, Ernest Harrington, of Avoca-street Coogoe met with an…

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Maitland Motor Cycle Club

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 4 May 1929 · page 6

The monthly meeting of the Maitland Motor Cycle Club was held in A. G. Tegg's office there being a good attendance of members. After several…

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Motor Notes. a Cause of Engine Derangement

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 May 1929 · page 13

Cars fitted with suction-type wind screen cleaners may sometimes suffer from engine trouble, which is quite incorrectly attributed to the…

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Runaway Tram. Leaves the Rails Seven People Hurt

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 May 1929 · page 9

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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Nine Killed Week-end Motor Accidents Three Sydney Fatalities

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 May 1929 · page 14

In New South Wales and Victoria nine persons were killed in motor accidents at the week-end. Three of the deaths…

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

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 May 1929 · page 11

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

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Exciting Chase After Stolen Motor Car, Crash Into Light Standard

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 May 1929 · page 11

While chasing a stolen motor car through Richmond, Victoria, several shots were fired by members of the police motor patrol…

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Boy Killed. Run Over by Motor 'Bus

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 May 1929 · page 16

Arthur Snow, 5 years of ago, living at 6 Hamilton-street, Hamilton North, was killed instantly at Newcastle, Tuesday, at Newtown bus…

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

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 May 1929 · page 13

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

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Woman Arrested. Motor' Collision Near Katoomba

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 May 1929 · page 9

Following, a head-on collision between a motor cyclist and a motor car on the main road between Loura and Katoomba on 25th ult., the…

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Fell Under Tram

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 May 1929 · page 9

George Sexton, 61, of Melbourne, had an amazing escape from death when he fell under a tram in Swanston-street. It was found that the front…

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