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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1930

2,724 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 65 of 137

Fell Under Train Man Killed in Victoria

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 9 June 1930 · page 3

Attempting to board a moving train at Croxton-street Station, Victoria, Henry Powell, 52, of Manfield-street, Thornbury, fell between…

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Novel Tactics. Tramway Strike in Tokio. Tokio, June 7

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 9 June 1930 · page 2

As a protest at the refusal of the municipality to reinstate the 125 ringleaders concerned in the recent strike, the Tokio tramwaymen are…

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New Essex Motor. Shows Many Improvements

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 9 June 1930 · page 6

An unusually smooth flow of power at all speeds is offered in the New Essex Challenger, many entirely new features that have been…

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Hints for Motorists When the Car Is Stranded

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 9 June 1930 · page 6

When the car is first bogged, a good shove is worth many hours messing around with ropes and planks and the like later on. It…

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A Grade Men. Stuarts 1 v. RAILWAYS

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 9 June 1930 · page 6

W. Vickery and J. Pankhurst v. MacMillan and McClennan, 6-0, 6-2, W. Vickery and J. Pankhurst v. Lowe and Kerrigan, 6-4, 6-3; C…

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South Maitland Railway Employees

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 9 June 1930 · page 4

Mr. W. F. O'Hearn, M.L.A., addressed the employees of the South Maitland railway yesterday, and dealt with many important matters…

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B Grade Men. Kia-ora v. RAILWAYS

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 9 June 1930 · page 6

Russell and Garnahm (Kia-Ora) v. Sawyer and O'Toole (Railways), 6-3 6-2; Edge and Argent v. Munro and Bull, 6-3, 6-2; Edge and Argent v…

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Railway Clerks Held Up Armed Man Gets 4/6

Singleton Argus · Monday 9 June 1930 · page 4

An armed man, who held up two clerks at Lcwisham railway station shortly after 11 p.m. on Friday, obtained only 4/6 for their pains…

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Railways Coal Reduction in Prices

Singleton Argus · Monday 9 June 1930 · page 4

Tenders for the supply of Wentern and Southern coal have been accepted by the Railway Commissioners at prices showing a sharp full when, compared…

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Motor Taxation Big Increase in Revenue

Singleton Argus · Monday 9 June 1930 · page 4

Motor taxation received by the various States in 1928-29 showed an increase of nearly 50 per cent, over the 1925-26 figures…

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The Heart of an Aeroplane

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 10 June 1930 · page 3

In my last article of this series, I spoke of the dashboard as being the "brain" of the aeroplane in this article, I propose to deal with…

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Tar Roads Dangerous

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 10 June 1930 · page 6

Raymond Terrace Branch asked that the Main Roads Board be requested when making tar or paved roads to make provision for a graved…

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The Road

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 10 June 1930 · page 5

Mr. Ferry said he had had a request on two occasions from the Underbank Agricultural Bureau to call a meeting re road repairs, etc…

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Racing Smash. Car Leaves Road. Two Motorists Killed

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 10 June 1930 · page 6

Reginald Brearley and Albert Ernest Elliott, of Fitzroy, Melbourne, two racing motorists, were fatally injured when the…

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New Road Merriwa-Liverpool Plains. Shires Fall Into Line

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 10 June 1930 · page 1

The agitation of a new road over the Cedar Brush to connect Merriwa with the Liverpool Plains, thus effecting a saving of approximately 115 miles on…

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Muswellbrook Shire Council. New Road through Pickering. Application Foe Special Grant. Denman's Electricity. Conflicting Applications

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 10 June 1930 · page 6

The monthly meeting of the Muswellbrook Shire Council was held on Fridaylast, when there were present:—Crs. D. M. Bell (President), J. Lonergan, R…

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Motor Accident

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 10 June 1930 · page 1

When Mr. and Miss E. Wilkinson, of Market-street, were returning to Muswellbrook from Singleton on (Saturday, their car overturned. Mrs. Wilkinson…

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Two Railwaymen. Dismissed From the Service

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 10 June 1930 · page 5

It was ascertained on Sunday night last that two railway-employees who were on the Mudgee mail train on the night of April 8 when it was robbed…

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Rationing. on the Railways. Slackness of Work. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 10 June 1930 · page 5

Owing to slackness of work, the locomotive and carriage shops at Eveleigh, Newcastle, and the Clyde repair siding will…

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Tyre Came Off. Motor Car Comes to Grief. Singleton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 10 June 1930 · page 3

An accident occurred at the weekend on the Muswellbrook-road, when a party of minors from St. Helier's colliery was coming towards…

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