Aged Man. Victim of Motor Accident
Instant death befell Thomas Bothesti, aged 82, of Alfred street, North Sydney when a motor cycle with sidecar attached, in which he was seated…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1930
2,724 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 26 of 137
Disastrous Fire. Railway Carriage Sheds Razed. South Maitland Railways. Damage Estimated at £50,000
Unleashed, in all its malicious fury, the fire demon wrought terrific havoc at East Greta Junction late on Saturday night when the big railway carriage sheds of the South Maitland Railway Company were razed to the ground…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Port. Stephens Railway
Recently the Maitland Chamber of Commerce made representations to Mr. O'Hearn M.L.A., regarding the proposed Port Stephens railways Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Hints for Motorists. Air Leaks and Their Effects. Sudden Engine Failures. Air Leaks and Their Effects
Air leaks round the stems of the inlet valves, cause the engine to run unevenly or even to stall, at low idling speeds and small throttle…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fatal Motor Accident
Arising out of the fatal motor accident near Four mile Creek , on the Newcastle Maitland road, on February 22, when William Jewell died from…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Fire at Maitland Damage Estimated at Over £50,000 Incendiarism Suspected
Damage estimated at between £50,000 and £60,000 was caused by fire which destroyed the carriage sheds of South. Maitland Railways Limited on saturday evening. Incendiarism is suspected. Carriages and brake vans used in the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Gowrie Railway Bridge
Respecting the question of re-decking the Gowrie railway Bridge, Singleton, the Secretary of the public Works Department, writing to Mr.W…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Transport of Wool ROADS v. Railways. No Railway Rebates If Wool Carried by Motor. Mr. Cleary Speaks Out
The attitude of landholders who claim a rebate when they use the railways for transporting starving sheep and then send their wool to market by…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Case Adjourned Alleged Excessive Load on Road. Shire Council Prosecution Against Coal Lorry Owner
Kearsley Shire Council, at Cessnock Court House to-day, proceeded against Albert E. Antony on a charge of carrying an excessive lorry load of coal on…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Terrific Din. Tigers in Railway Smash. Attempts to Escape Frustrated. Auckland
"When a down-bound limited express was derailed last night, one car containing a large tiger was badly smashed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Crushed to Death. Motor Accident New Inverell. [?]Verell
A man was crushed to death and two others were seriously injured last night, when a motor lorry got out of control, swerved across the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Motor Fatality. Salesman on Serious Charge. Sydney
At the Balmain Court to-day, Thomas Mowbray Edols, 25, a salesman, was charged with having feloniously slain William Balingham Kelly, at…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →South Maitland Railways Loss
The particulars of the insurances in connection with the fire which completely demolished the South Maitland Railways, Ltd., carriage sheds…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Concession
The Railway Department announces an innovation, which has just been brought into operation, whereby the purchaser of a single…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Destroyed by Fire S.M. Railway Shed and Carriages. East Greta Junction Blaze Damage Estimated at £60,000
A spectacular but devastating fire took place on Saturday night, when the South Maitland Railway Ltd.'s carriage shed at East…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Kurri Parents and Citizens Discuss 'Bus Question Motor Company's Position Explained
At a largely attended meeting of the Kurri Kurri Parents and Citizens' Association, held in the school buildings, the main question under…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Lighting Belmore Bridge Footway
A letter was received from Bolwarra Shire Council, at the meeting of the West Maitland Council last night, with reference to the question…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Misbehaviour by Surfers Drunk on Train
Criticism of the behaviour of a party of surf life-savers who travelled from Perth to Bunbury by train on Saturday, to take part in a carnival next…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Train Hits Circus Caravan Animals in Panic
Two tigers were almost let loose among the residents of Ngaruawahia (N.Z.) on Monday night, when the south-bound Limited Express crashed…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Petrol Tax. Motorists to Approach Mr. Sculun. Sydney
The Motorists' Defence Committee, which in fighting the proposed petrol tax, has decided to ask the Prime Minister, Mr. Scullin not to…
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