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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1931

1,933 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 15 of 97

Roads Agreement Variations Proposed' Premiers Confer

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 February 1931 · page 5

The Premiers' Conference decided to suggest an important variation of the roads agreement…

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Foot Cut Off Boy Under Tram SYDNEY

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 February 1931 · page 11

Falling from a moving tram in McDonald-street, Paddington, last evening, Ronald Acerman, 11, of Paddington, had his right foot…

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Hints for Motorists Defective Ignition Care Should Be Exercised

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 February 1931 · page 9

When defective ignition is traceable to the pitting or wear of the points, the latter must receive attention. This requires…

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Under Influence Motorist Fined Sulky Damaged

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 February 1931 · page 3

Christopher Patrick O'Brien was fined £20 at the East Maitland Police Court on a charge of driving a motor car…

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Man Killed Motor Collisions Wkek-end List Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 February 1931 · page 10

Riding a motor cycle in Lacemba-street, Bankstown, about 11 o'clock on Saturday night a man named R[?]lle collided with a motor car driven by…

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Tyre Bursts Motor Car Overturned

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 February 1931 · page 8

When the front tyre burst, a motor car, driven by William White, 27, a commercial traveller, overturned twice five miles on the Newcastle…

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Motor Traffic Drivers Fined Excessive Speed

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 February 1931 · page 9

Noel Jeffrey pleaded guilty at West Maitland Police Court on Monday to having driven a motor car in a manner dangerous to…

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A Train Delayed

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 16 February 1931 · page 8

Two boys were proceeded against in the Children's Court (Mr. Geike, P.M., presiding), and charged with having shattered an accumulator in a…

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Train Delayed Bullock on Line CESSNOCK

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 16 February 1931 · page 5

That the action of Cessnock Council in making a move to stop the straying of stock is justified was illustrated on Sunday evening when…

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Mail Train Smashes Into Lorry Driver's Fortunate Escape

Singleton Argus · Monday 16 February 1931 · page 4

The Glen Innes mail on Friday afternoon crashed into a motor lorry on a level crossing between Glencoe and Stonchcnge, smashing the lorry to…

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Must Qualify. Motor Mechanics SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 16 February 1931 · page 1

The Assistant Minister for Industry (Mr. Ely) intends to have drafted a bill to provide for the registration of motor mechanics, and the…

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"Stepped on It" Motorist's Self-help Feared Hold-up Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 16 February 1931 · page 1

Geoffrey William Hibble, while driving along Gordon-road, North Sydney, last night, was startled by seeing three men,…

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Motor Notes Tyre Wear Warnings Useful Advice

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 16 February 1931 · page 6

Petrol and tyres are two necessities of motoring which require most of the money spent in keeping the car on the road…

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Motor Racing N.S.W. Beats Victoria

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 16 February 1931 · page 7

The New South Wales team of dirt track riders, consisting of "Cyclone" Mookey, Jock Hollis, and Frank Batten, defeated Victoria by 11 points…

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A Motor Accident

Singleton Argus · Monday 16 February 1931 · page 2

We are pleased to learn from inquiries made at the Dangar Cottage Hospital that Mr George Burns, Junr., who met with a motor accident on Friday…

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Railway Freights Reduction Urged Comment by Graziers' President

Singleton Argus · Monday 16 February 1931 · page 1

The president of the Graziers' Association (Mr F. H. Tout), commenting on Saturday on the reply of the Railway Commissioners to a request from country Chambers of Commerce for a reduction in freights, said that the necessity for a reduction was so great, and was…

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On Lonely Road. Motorist's Find. Perth Tragedy Perth

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 17 February 1931 · page 6

A motorist yesterday found the body of William Morgan, well-known farmer of Koora district, 167 mles from Perth, while driving along a…

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Bumped a Bullock Cessnock Train Delayed

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 17 February 1931 · page 6

As a result of striking a bullock on the line, between Caledonia Station and Cessnoek, the train from Newcastle, due here at 8.7 on…

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Aberdeen Road Work And Local Unemployed

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 17 February 1931 · page 5

There is a possibility that local men will share in the work which is being carried out on the Great Northern Road, between…

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Car Smash on Taree-tuncurry Road

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 17 February 1931 · page 1

While returning to Taree from Tuncurry shortly after midday on Saturday Mr. T. Burdekin, the mail contractor between those place, who…

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