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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1930

2,724 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 28 of 137

Affect of Heavy Coal Lorries on Kearsley Shire Roads Engineer Estimates Rate of "Wreckage" at £400 Per Week. Council Sending Deputation to Mr. Bruxner

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 7 March 1930 · page 7

Matters dealt with at yesterday's meeting of Kearsley Shire Council included a report by the engineer (Mr. J. F. Shine) concerning damage to…

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Engineer's Little Bombshell Claim of £116 for Commission on Main Road Works. Civic Fathers Reach for the Aspros. Ald, Duggan and Mr. Bathgate at Variance

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 7 March 1930 · page 5

There was a lively discussion at the Cessnock Municipal Council's special meeting on Tuesday night, when the engineer (Mr. J. R. Bathgate) presented the council with a bill for £116/1/6, which he claimed was due to him in respect of main road works carried out is the…

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The Coalfields. the Opening of Railway. Imputation to Premier

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 7 March 1930 · page 6

A deputation comprising representatives of unassociated collieries urged the Premier (Mr. Bavin) to ascertain what could be done to open the South…

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Motor Cycle Recovered

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 7 March 1930 · page 4

An A.J.S. motor cycle, the property of Mr. E. A. Fletcher, of Lorn, West Maitland, was stolon from Elgin-street, West Maitland, last evening…

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Man Killed. Motor Car Overturned

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 7 March 1930 · page 6

Alexander Allen of Taree was killed and his sister, Marie Allen, was seriously injured when their car overturned on the road at Eungal…

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Railway Ambulance Class

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 7 March 1930 · page 2

The ambulance class which has been conducted at Dungog Railway Station by Inspector Geo. Butler has been very successful. An examination…

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Brisbane-Cairns Linked by Air Tri-motor Liners to Start New Service

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 7 March 1930 · page 5

Arrangements are practically complete for the commencement of a regular air service destined to bring the larger towns of the North-East…

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Offer for the Trams

The Scone Advocate · Friday 7 March 1930 · page 7

The State Government has before it a direct offer from Mr. F. H. Stewart, 'bus proprietor, to form a company to buy the trams and he offers to pay an…

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The Railways

The Scone Advocate · Friday 7 March 1930 · page 7

Despite the rumours in the city Press, I am informed on reliable authority that there has become conflict between Mr. Buttenshaw and Mr…

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The Motor World News and Notes From the N.r.m.a

Singleton Argus · Friday 7 March 1930 · page 3

Members of the E.R.M.A. are responding well to the Association's invitation to improve their driving ability by a "finishing course," which…

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Railway Inspection

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 8 March 1930 · page 6

The Northern Area Railways Commissioner (Mr. W. C. Quinton) will make a tour of inspection of the Main Northern line and branch lines…

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Train Service

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 10 March 1930 · page 4

Mr. W. F. O'Hearn, M.L.A., at the request of the Beresfield Progress Association, has asked the Railway Commissioner, Mr. Quinton, to…

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Hints for Motorists. Spare Bulbs and Fuses Strains, Stresses and Road Risks Watch That Magneto

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 10 March 1930 · page 6

It is necessary that the contact breaker be kept clean, and the platinum points kept smooth and even, so that when they touch, they make…

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Under Tram. Man's Narrow Escape

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 10 March 1930 · page 2

A narrow escape from death was experienced by Jack Marrs, aged 49, of Morehead-street, Redfern, when he fell from a cart in Oxford-street…

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Records Smashed. Rail and Tram Ambulance Corps

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 10 March 1930 · page 2

A record number of 4619 members passed examinations in first-aid work during 1929, the annual report of the Railway and Tramway…

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Five Injured. Tram and Car Collide

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 10 March 1930 · page 8

Five people were injured, two seriously, when a tram and car collided in Lane Cove-road, Longueville, on Sunday afternoon…

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Taxtion of Motorists Need for Action. (Contributed.)

Singleton Argus · Monday 10 March 1930 · page 1

The proposal to tax Australian motorists further by an imposition of an extra 21/2d a gallon on petrol—approximating an additional annual payment…

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Proposed Aerodrome

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 11 March 1930 · page 4

The secretary of the Maitland and District Chamber of Commerce, Mr. J. P. Idstein, recently wrote to various councils on the question of…

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Aeroplane Startles Natives

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 11 March 1930 · page 6

A despatch from Samoa states that a seaplane taken there by the cruiser Dunedin greatly startled the natives on its first flight. On that day a…

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Developmental Roads

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 11 March 1930 · page 4

At Hinton last night, Mr. O'Hearn, M.L.A., was approached in connection with the question of developmental roads. It was asked that action…

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