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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1930

2,724 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 49 of 137

Collapsed in Train. [?]T Treatment Saves Man's Life. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 1 May 1930 · page 7

While in company with a girl on a train at Kogarah, late last night, Albert Shannon, 25, was seen to collapse and full forward. He was…

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Five Hurt Car Hits Tram. Motor Mechanic Arrested. SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 1 May 1930 · page 7

Frederick Thomas Miller, a motor mechanic, was charged at the Central Police Court with having, by wanton driving done bodily harm…

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High Street Motor Traffic

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 1 May 1930 · page 6

"Quite a number of times lately I have seen vehicles turning in High-street where there are not intersection," said Mr. C. Y. Kerr, referring…

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War Bridge

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 2 May 1930 · page 4

The Hospital Women's Auxiliary has arranged a war bridge evening, to be held in the store at Lorn, on Wednesday next, at 8 p.m…

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Conditioning Weston to Maitland Road

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 2 May 1930 · page 6

The Kearsiey Shire Council has been reconditioning the worst parts of the road from Weston to Maitland. It does not take the heavy…

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Remarkable Wireless Telephony. Speech From ' Express Train

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 2 May 1930 · page 9

Canada on Sunday took a commanding lead in the scientific race, when a two-way telephone conversation between a moving train and cities on the…

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To Be Resumed Neath Road Selections

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 2 May 1930 · page 5

It is understood that the selections along the Neath Road are to be resumed by the Government. The holders of the selections, some of which…

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Lake Road Via Blue Gum Shaft

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 2 May 1930 · page 6

With regard to Mr. G. Booth's and a deputation's request for a special grant towards the cost of a proposed new road from Kurri Kurri to the…

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Proposed Road Cessnock to Morisset Siere Knginer's Report

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 2 May 1930 · page 8

I In a report dealing with the posed developmental road from Ceasnock, via C[?]ngewai, to Marisott, the Kearsiey Shire Engineer…

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The Railways. Attack on Mr. Cleary

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 2 May 1930 · page 9

A bitter attack on tbc Chief Railway Commissioner (Mr. Cleary) was the principal feature of an address by the secretary of the Australian Railways'…

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Work on Railways. Rationing Proposal Majority in Fovor. Sydney

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 2 May 1930 · page 9

The Railway Department announces that the ballot taken among permanent way employees in the metropolital division on the…

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Motor Notes

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 2 May 1930 · page 10

An extremely heavy demand was made during the Easter holidays for the N.R.M.A.'s free piloting service for country members, by which…

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Lithgow Railwaymen. to Canvass for Business. Taster Goods Trains Sought. Lithgow

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 2 May 1930 · page 4

At a mass meeting of railway men, including employees on the railway at the State mine, resolutions designed to effect the moresrapid delivery of goods,…

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Rationing on the Railways. Accepted by A.R.U. Members

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 2 May 1930 · page 3

A ballot of the A.R.U. members of the railway service resulted in favour of rationing by an overwhelming majority…

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Railway Charges

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 2 May 1930 · page 4

Speaking at Stannope on Wednesday night Mr. O'Hearn vigorously attacked the high rates and fares that were continued to be charged on the…

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Railway Vote. Favours Mr. Cleary's Proposal

The Scone Advocate · Friday 2 May 1930 · page 2

The secret ballot of members oil the A.R.U in the metropolitan area, touching the proposal of the Chief Railway Commissioner (Mr. Cleary) for…

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The Railways. Vigorous Speech by Mr. Cleary. "War or Peace."

The Scone Advocate · Friday 2 May 1930 · page 5

"All this outcry you hear is duo to one man, whose sentiments are not Australian, whose whole purpose in the Australian Railways Union is to strike…

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

Singleton Argus · Friday 2 May 1930 · page 3

A Paris court has ruled that selling a motor-vehicle that is pre-dated, for example, a 1930 car in November of 1929, constitutes a misrepresentation…

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Charge of Stealing Lorry Driver Before Court Alleged Theft of Motor Jack

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 2 May 1930 · page 6

David D. Fitzgerald pleaded not guilty at Cessnock Police Court on Tuesday last to a charge of stealing.Constable Booth stated that on…

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Rexham Bridge

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 3 May 1930 · page 6

For many years the residents of the Lower Hunter have been agitating for a bridge across the river at Hexham in place of the punt. The…

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