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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1930

2,724 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 40 of 137

Bush Fires. Detection by Aeroplane

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 8 April 1930 · page 3

Mr.D. G. Stead, president of the Australian Forest League, referred to the important work of forest a fire detection by aeroplane. The league…

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Stroud Road

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 8 April 1930 · page 5

On Friday evening the 21st March, a large party of friends assembled at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Margery to celebrate the coming of…

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Machinery for Roads. Main Roads Board. Urges Purchase of Power Grader

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 8 April 1930 · page 1

At Friday's meeting of the Muswellbrook Shire Council, Mr. Grouch, Supervising Engineerfrom the Main Roads Board, told the councillors that the…

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Aberdeen Road. Repair Gang At Work

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 8 April 1930 · page 1

Mr. L. W. Davies, of Aberdeen, and a member of the committee of the Upper Hunter P. and A. Association, will receive the thanks of everyone who…

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"Bruxner Bridge" Opened at Summer Hill Hon. Walter Bennett, M.L.A.

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 8 April 1930 · page 6

Saturday was a red letter day at Summer Hill, near Vaey, when the newly constructed bridge, which spans the Paterson at that place, and…

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Rail v. Road. Mr. Stephens' Ultimatum "Can't Have It Both Ways;"

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 8 April 1930 · page 4

A feature of the Railway Budget, presented by the State Treasurer, Mr. Stevens, is his emphatic statement that the graziers cannot utilise road…

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Muswellbrook Letter Motor Car Adventure. Muswellbrook, Tuesday. MUSBELLBROOK

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 8 April 1930 · page 7

Messrs. J. H. Renne, L. King and H. A. Duffin, well-known residents of Muswellbrook, having decided upon making an adventurous journey, left…

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Motor Fire Engine

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 8 April 1930 · page 2

Hon. W. Bennett, M.L.A., informs us that he again interviewed the Fire Commissioners recently in Sydney regarding the installation of…

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Range Crossed by Motor a Pioneering Trip

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 8 April 1930 · page 2

On Saturday afternoon three gentlemen, Messrs. Rennie (motor garage), H. Duflin and F. King, all from Muswellbrook, passed through…

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Road Contract. Claim for Material Supplied

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 9 April 1930 · page 10

Before his Honor, Judge Sheridan, at the Maitland District Court yesterday afternoon. Jack Flannery Daunt, of Stroud, sued Lawton Lord…

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Train Robbery No Further Developments Sydney, Wednesday Afternoon

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 9 April 1930 · page 2

A large party of police and railway men were on the scene from daylight, looking for traces of the bandits. Arthur Wilson, a railway ganger, found…

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Man Threatens to Kill Woman Arrested on Leaving Train

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 9 April 1930 · page 1

A man, who had boasted in a country town that he was going to Sydney to kill a woman, who was his former sweetheart, and her husband, was…

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Big Mail Robbery £4500 Stolen from Mudgee Train Armed Men Surprise Escort Sydney, Wednesday Morning

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 9 April 1930 · page 1

The sum of £4500 in cash was taken from the Mudgee mail train last night while the train was travelling between Emu Plains and Glenbrook. Every available policeman, from all stations between Parramatta…

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A Big Motor. Machinery of Britannic

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 9 April 1930 · page 2

A further step in the construction of the White Star liner Britannic, which, when in commission, will be the greatest motor ship afloat, has…

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Motor Notes. Whippet Introduces 3 New Commercial Models. Further Improvements to Interesting Range

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 9 April 1930 · page 4

In addition to introducing the new Willys Six 30-cwt, truck, Overland Sydney, Ltd., are creating a departure from previously accepted…

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Motor Collision. Claim Against Lorry Driver

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 9 April 1930 · page 6

In the Maitland District Court this afternoon Cecil Blomfield and Thomas Street, medical practitioners of Cessnock, sued James R. Hector…

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Two Killed. Two Motor Lorries Collide. Dunedin

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 9 April 1930 · page 6

When a light motor lorry, and a three-ton lorry, laden with grain, collided near Omaru last night, Robert Taylor, 28, driver of the light…

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Motor Car Accident

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 9 April 1930 · page 2

The Mayor (Alderman R. J. Tulloch), Alderman J. B. Kennedy. and the Town Clerk (Mr C. A. Buchan) were involved in a motor car accident…

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An Exciting Experience Over Barrington Tops in a Motor Car

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 9 April 1930 · page 1

Messrs Ronnie, Duffin, and King, of Muswellbrook, wha left there in a Chevrolet car to travel, via Scone and Moonan, over the Barrington Tops, to…

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Motor Smash in New Zealand Dunedin

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 9 April 1930 · page 2

When a light motor lorry and a threeton lorry, laden with grain, collided near Oamaru last night, Robert Taylor, aged 28, driver of the light lorry, was…

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