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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1930

2,724 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 21 of 137

Fell Under Tram Man's Remarkable Escape

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 19 February 1930 · page 6

M. Hansen, of Wall-street, Newcastle, had a remarkable escape from death on Tuesday afternoon. Knocked down by a motor car in…

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North Coast Railway

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 19 February 1930 · page 4

In reply to Mr. Vincent, the Minister for Railways said that the question widening the bridges on the North Coast Railway, to permit of two lines…

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Unification. Railway Gauges. Mr. Scullin's Proposals

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 19 February 1930 · page 7

The Prime Minister (Mr. Scullin) has drawn up a memorandum in anticipation of the conference of commonwealth and state Minister at…

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Building of Railways Last Say Matter for Parliament

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 19 February 1930 · page 1

Mr Buttenshaw, Minister for Works, laid it down clearly on Monday that it is the function of Mr W. J. Cleary, Chief…

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Fire on Motor Repairer's Premises Signs of Incendiarism. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 19 February 1930 · page 2

Fire destroyed two motor cars on the premises of W.Murphy, motor repairer, at Rushcutter's Bay early this morning…

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McIville Bridge

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 20 February 1930 · page 6

In Sydney to-day Mr. W. F. O'Hearn, M.L.A., placed before the Department of Works the necessity for reviewing the whole question of…

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Lighting Belmore Bridge

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 20 February 1930 · page 6

The question of lighting the footway of the Belmore Bridge was resurrected at the monthly meeting of the Chamber of Commerce by Mr. Fletcher, who…

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The Long Bridge

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 20 February 1930 · page 6

Owing to a defective plank in the footway of the Long Bridge, a lady narrowly escaped a broken leg last evening. There are a number of…

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"A Convict System" Prison Labour for Road Construction

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 20 February 1930 · page 8

The proposal of the State Cabinet to use prison labour in the construction of the Kurring-Gal Chase Trust was condemned by Mr. Balley, State…

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Council Defied. COATi Lorries on Kearsley Roads. Action to Be [?]Ken. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 20 February 1930 · page 2

Despite council's prohibition of heavy traffic over the roads, the engineer, Mr. shine, reported to Koarsley Shire to-day that coal lorries…

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Heavy Fine. Drunken Motor Driver

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 20 February 1930 · page 9

Francis Harkness, 48, a taxi-cab driver was fined £30 at the Parramatta Court on a charge of having driven a motor car in Parramatta…

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Elderly Man Killed. Motorist Sent to Gaol

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 20 February 1930 · page 3

Gilbert Paul Herrick, 42, property salesman, of Bendigo, was found guilty at the sittings of the Supreme Court at Bendigo last week, on a…

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Fatal Injuries Motor Smash Near Dubbo

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 20 February 1930 · page 5

In a motor accident on the Great Western Highway, about seven miles from Dubbo, John Tighe, junior, received terrible head injuries. He…

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Road Deviation

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 21 February 1930 · page 5

Hon. W. Bennett, M.L.A., has been informed as follows:—"With reference to your letter re proposed deviation of main road between Salt…

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Mount View Road

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 21 February 1930 · page 4

Yesterday the Kearsley Shire Council dealt with a request by Mount View residents that something be done to improve the condition of…

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Closing of Road

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 21 February 1930 · page 4

Notice is given that the decision to temporarily close that section of the Cessnock-Maitland road, within the Kearsley Shire from the eastern…

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Main Roads. Kearsley Shire Programme

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 21 February 1930 · page 2

Mr. Shine, Engineer of Kearsley Shire, submitted to the council, at its regular meeting, a programme of work for 1930, which he had…

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Paxton to Martinsville Road

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 21 February 1930 · page 4

Correspondence dealt with at yesterday's meeting of the Kearsley Shire Council Included a letter from the Congewai Progress Association,…

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Work for Prisoners Construction of Roads

Singleton Argus · Friday 21 February 1930 · page 6

The proposal of the Minister for Justice, Mr J. E. Lee, that prison labour be utilised for the construction of a 25 mile roadway around tho…

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Easy Auction Bridge Lessons. No. 6

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 21 February 1930 · page 5

Lesson No. 5 dealt with the probable trick values of Blank Suits, Singletons, Doubletons, and the cards of partner's suit for raising a suit bid. To value…

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