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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1931

1,933 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 18 of 97

Girl Killed By Motor Lorry Boy Injured

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 February 1931 · page 10

Gloria Williams, aged five years, of West-street. Darlinghurst, died shortly after admission to hospital, from injuries…

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Motor Notes Tyre Wear Warnings Useful Advice

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 February 1931 · page 10

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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Struck by Tram Old Man Injured NEWCASTLE

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 February 1931 · page 4

Edward Sutcliffe, 72, of Cook's Hill, was knocked down by a tram at the intersection of Merewether and Hunter-streets last night. He…

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Motor Smash Tourists Mishap Seven Injured. Bathurst

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 February 1931 · page 5

Seven persons, including a lather, mother, and three children, were seriously injured when a motor lorry, travelling from…

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Motor Smashes One Man Killed Several Injured

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 February 1931 · page 10

Jack Dalton, a young man, was killed and a man named Dunn was seriously injured when a motor car somersaulted on the…

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

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 February 1931 · page 9

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

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Motor Accidents Lorry Capsizes 12 in Hospital

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 23 February 1931 · page 2

Returning from Windsor last night a motor lorry with a picnic party on board overturned at Rouse Hill, and rolled down a…

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MOTORING Maitland Club GYMKHANA

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 23 February 1931 · page 6

The Maitland Motor Club held a gymkhana on the Park and ran off a series of three events, decided by a point score…

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Daring Thieves Attack Tramguard Brutal Assault Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 23 February 1931 · page 8

Two men dragged a tram conductor from an empty tram at Waverley late last night and robbed him of his cash-bag,…

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Tram and Bus Collide Woman Killed, 20 Others Injured

Singleton Argus · Monday 23 February 1931 · page 3

More than 20 people were injured when a tram crashed into a crowded 'motor' bus at the intersection of Beauchamp-road and Anzac-parade,…

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Thieves Board Tram Conductor Knocked Insensible and Robbed. Police Theory As to Decoy. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Monday 23 February 1931 · page 2

Two thieves boarded a tram at Bondi late last night, and after battering the train conductor, E. A. Ward, into insensibility, they robbed him of his bag…

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TRAIN-WRECKERS Strikers Suspected BRISBANE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 24 February 1931 · page 8

An attempt was made to wreck a mall train, carrying southern shearers, near Barcaldine. A railway employee discovered bolts…

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Morpeth Council Fortnightly Meeting Road Estimates

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 24 February 1931 · page 10

The regular fortnightly meeting of the Morpeth Municipal Council was held last evening. There were present Aldermen Cutcliffe (Mayor),…

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Local and General. Concert at Stroud Road

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 24 February 1931 · page 2

A concert in aid of the Stroud Presbyterian Church funds will be held in Stroud Road Mission Hall on Saturday night next. See advt…

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Disastrous Fire. at Stroud Road. Sawmill Destroyed

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 24 February 1931 · page 5

A disastrous fire broke out at Stroud Road at mid-day on Friday, resulting in the total destruction of W. Wood's timber mill. Fanned by a…

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Work for 25 MEN. On Aberdeen Road. Selection To-morrow

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 24 February 1931 · page 2

Mr. J. Sweeney, Government labor agent at Muswellbrook, has received the following telegram from the Government Labor Exchange:—…

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On Wrong Side Motorist Fined NEWCASTLE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 24 February 1931 · page 1

In Newcastle Summons Court to-day, J. W. Forsyth, of William-st., Hanely, was fined £1 with £2/8/ costs or 14 days for not keeping as…

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Motor Exhibit Sim Bros. Display

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 24 February 1931 · page 6

Messrs. Sim Bros.'exhibit of New Hudson motor cycles at the show should prove interesting to motor cycle enthusiasts. The…

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May Return to Cessnock This Week Mb. S. Babksby and Constable Braun. Echo of Motor Accident

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 24 February 1931 · page 1

It is regarded as possible that both Mr. Stanley Barksby and Constable Eric Braun, who are at present In a private hospital at Gosford, as a…

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Aberdeen Road

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 25 February 1931 · page 9

The Government labour agent at Muswellbrook, to-day received a telegram from the Government Labour Exchange, stating, "The Main Roads…

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