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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1931

1,933 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 29 of 97

FRAUD Amazing Discovery Dead on Railway Bucharest, April 8

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 9 April 1931 · page 1

The discovery of a remarkable new life insurance fraud followed the finding of a wine merchant, Rudolph…

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Bridge Street Footpaths

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 10 April 1931 · page 2

At Wednesday's meeting of the council it was decided to effect repairs to the Bridge-Street footpaths, by laying down concrete blocks to a width of…

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That Road Sign

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 10 April 1931 · page 4

For a number of years the road sign that indicated the existence of the important town of Tea Gardens has ceased to exist. This sign board was…

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No Shade. Treeless Country Roads

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 10 April 1931 · page 7

At a meeting of the council of the Forest League in Sydney, the treasurer of the association told the executive that he had looked in vain for a…

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The Final Echo Tragic Motor Smash on Maitland-road. Verdict of Accidental Death

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 10 April 1931 · page 5

The final echo of the tragic motor smash which occurred on the Maitland-road, Cessnock, on the evening of December 22, and in which Robert…

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Dr. Bradfield. To Lecture on Harbor Bridge

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 10 April 1931 · page 2

Dr. Bradfield, the eminent engineer and designer of the Sydney Harbor Bridge, one of the biggest undertakings in the world's history, will visit…

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Bolwarra Shire Council Yesterday's Meeting Road Repairs

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 10 April 1931 · page 2

The Bolwarra Shire Council met yesterday afternoon, with the president (Councillor E. Bowden) in the chair. There…

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The Road to Unity Australia Before Party Politics Stirring Appeal by Mr. Lyons

Singleton Argus · Friday 10 April 1931 · page 1

Mr Lyons could scarcely have ha d a better augury for the success of his Australian-wide campaign for the restoration of stable government and sane finance than his reception yesterday in Adelaide. He was given a fine welcome at the railway station in the…

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Australia before Party Politics Road to Unity Mr. Lyons' Stirring Appeal to Non-party Bodies Adelaide

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 10 April 1931 · page 8

Mr. Lyons, M.P., was present at a conference of representatives of seven non-party organisations to-day, and in a stirring address advised the…

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Alarming Experience. Muswellbrook Cricketers in Motor Smash. Lorry Overturns

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 10 April 1931 · page 1

By a circumstance approaching the miraculous a party of Muswellbrook cricketers escaped practically unscathed when a motor…

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INGENIOUS Motorist Fined

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 10 April 1931 · page 4

An ingenious method of a motor cyclist to evado the motor traffic regulations was disclosed before Mr. D. W. Reed, P.M., in the East…

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Railway Notes

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 10 April 1931 · page 2

Mr. Charles Bartley who has been Night Officer at the Dungog station for the past four years has received word of a transfer to Campbelltown…

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Cycling Notes Ester Carnivals C. West Coalfield's Champion D. Worthington Wins Motor Paced Event

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 10 April 1931 · page 8

Northern cyclists were well catered for during the Easter holidays, when carnivals were conducted at Wallsend on Good Friday and Cessnock…

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Heart Attack Seizure in Train

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 April 1931 · page 6

While in a train, near West Maitland Railway station, Edward Francis Thomas, aged 27, a visitor from Western Australia, who was…

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Work Ceases Road to Merriwa MURRURUNDI

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 11 April 1931 · page 7

Work on the now road up Miller's Creek, which when completed, will connect up with Merriwa-road, and thus gave a considerable distance to…

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Dead on Road Fell From Cart MOLONG

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 April 1931 · page 11

Mr. Frank Webb, aged 73 years, was found dead on the side of the road lending to his home four miles from Molong…

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Skull Fractured Struck by Tram SYDNEY

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 April 1931 · page 10

Knocked down by a tram while he was crossing Arden-street, Coogee, on Sunday afternoon, John Carroll, aged 7, of Coogee Bay-road, Coogee…

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A Word to Motorists Vital Hints on Running Lubrication of Controls

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 April 1931 · page 10

Although no vital damage will be caused by neglect to lubricate the various controls of the engine, such as throttle and spark levers and…

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FRAUD Amazing Discovery Dead on Railway Bucharest, April 8

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 April 1931 · page 1

The discovery of a remarkable new life insurance fraud followed the finding of a wine merchant, Rudolph…

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Leg Amputated Motor Cycle Smash SYDNEY

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 April 1931 · page 11

Harold Murphy, 21, motor mechanic, of Kogarah, received severe Injuries last night when his motor cycle came into collision with a…

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