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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1930

2,724 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 4 of 137

Coal From Rothbury. Train Load Sent Away. Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 9 January 1930 · page 5

Four hundred tons of coal were moved from the Rothbury Colliery to the railway' marshalling yards at Waratah shortly after daylight this…

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Motorist for Trial. Charge of Manslaughter

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 9 January 1930 · page 2

Arising out of the death of Silas Naylor, who was fatally injured in a collision on the Woodville-road, Granville, on November 29, Victor James…

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New Railway. Hillston to Roto to Be Started

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 9 January 1930 · page 6

The Premier (Mr. Baving) announced on Wednesday that an early start will be made with the construction of the Hillston to Roto railway. This…

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Upper Hunter Shire Council. Important Road and Bridge Work Rate Struck

The Scone Advocate · Friday 10 January 1930 · page 2

All Councillors were present at yesterday's monthly sitting of the above. The rate was struck, as follows:—General, 2d in the £; Upper Hunter…

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Clarence River Bridge

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 10 January 1930 · page 4

Work lias been resumed on the construction of the Clarence River bridge after a fortnight's suspension, for the Christmas holidays…

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Tar-spraying Shire Roads

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 10 January 1930 · page 2

The Shire Council will extend its tar-spraying operations this year. We understand that three miles of the Denman road and two miles of the…

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Work Resumed. Clarence River Bridge

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 10 January 1930 · page 4

Work has been resumed on the construction of the Clarence River Bridge after a fortnight's suspension for the Christmas holidays…

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Harbour Bridge May Be Opened Next Year

Singleton Argus · Friday 10 January 1930 · page 4

Discussing the satisfactory, progress that has been made with the construction of the harbour bridge, the Minister for Works (Mr Buttenshaw) said…

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Kerbside Pumps. Main Road Board's Control

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 10 January 1930 · page 2

The Main Roads Board recently wrote to the Municipal Council and Muswellbrook Shire Council, advising that section 39 of the Main Roads…

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Belford Bridge. Reported to Be Blown Up. Branxton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 10 January 1930 · page 5

It was reported that the Belford Bridge over Black Creek has been blown up. Two car leads of notice visited a…

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Fatality at Central Station Porter Run Over by Train

Singleton Argus · Friday 10 January 1930 · page 3

"While crossing the railway lines between Nos. 19 and 20 platforms at Central Railway Station on Wednesday night John Fry, aged…

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Coal Moved From Rothbury Two Train-loads Reach Port Waratah

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 10 January 1930 · page 4

Two train-loads of coal, totalling 734 tons, were hauled from Rothbury Colliery to Newcastle yesterday. This was the first coal to…

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Requested Alteration of Watermains. Allandale Road and Church Hunter Water Board's Decision

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 10 January 1930 · page 7

At its meeting on Tuesday the Hunter District Water Board dealt with a request by the Cessnock Municipal Council that the…

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Road Expenditure. Four and a Half Million Pounds to Be Spent This Year

The Scone Advocate · Friday 10 January 1930 · page 5

The expenditure on main and developmental roads in New South. Wales from public funds is estimated at £4,580,000 during the financial year…

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The Motor World. (News and notes from the N.R.M.A.)

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 10 January 1930 · page 7

The N.R.M.A. reports that the repair work on the main western highway over the Blue Mountains, which has been in progress for some months, is now…

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Touring Motorists

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 10 January 1930 · page 8

Fired at by Bedouins in the French Syrian desert, and a narrow escape from being thrown into prison in Turkey, are some of the experiences of…

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Motor Cyclist Killed

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 10 January 1930 · page 2

Roland Kirk, 26, of Yarra-street, Abbotaford, who with six others was involved in a collision between a motor cycle and sidecar and a motor…

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Motor Fatalities Taxi-driver Killed

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 10 January 1930 · page 2

Ernest Rosenthal 40, of Mansfield-street, Thornbury (Vic.) the driver of a taxi-cab which skidded and overturned on a bridge at Gisborne…

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Motor Transport

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 10 January 1930 · page 4

A letter was received from Mr. H. W. Clapp (chairman of the Victorian Railways Commissioners) at a meeting of the Albury Municipal Council…

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Teacher's Joke. Held Up Motorists. Melbourne

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 10 January 1930 · page 5

Wallace Johnston, 19, a school teacher, was sentenced to 14 days imprisonment at the Boxhill Police Court, Victoria, on a charge of having…

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