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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1931

1,933 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 30 of 97

Motor Cycling Australian Record

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

On his powerful 8 1/2 h.p. Brough Superior, George Marques, prominent local speedway rider, carried all before him in the Australian 10-mile…

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Murder Charge Fell From Motor Car

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 April 1931 · page 12

Following the death of Robert Galvin Rahilly Nizbet, aged 26, in Timaru Hospital, as a result of an alleged assault and robbery in a motor…

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BLUFFED Railway Thieves S.M's. Pluck Melbourne

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 April 1931 · page 9

When threatened by two masked men, who were armed with revolvers, the station master at Spotswood, Mr. D. Grelish, plucklly tried…

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£Motors Collide Damages Claimed Maitland Smash

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 April 1931 · page 2

In the Maitland District Court before His Honor Judge Sheridan, John Thomas Marriott proceeded against Pender Bros.,…

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In Cold Weather Motor Club's Tour Successful Outing

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 April 1931 · page 5

Despite the weather prophets' report for a wet Easter, eight members started the tour on Good Friday morning, leaving…

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Masked Gunman Shooting on Tram ADELAIDE

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 April 1931 · page 8

Sydney Robert Lawson, 35, of Parkside, tram conductor, who was held up and shot through the lung, is in a serious condition…

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Ravensworth Bridge Opened Seventh Within 12 Months Main Roads Board Attacked

Singleton Argus · Monday 13 April 1931 · page 2

On Saturday afternoon a large gathering assembled at Ravensworth, when the newly constructed bridge over Bowman's Creek was officially opened by the Shire President (Councillor M. Brown), the ribbon being cut by Mrss Brown…

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Caucus on Train SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 13 April 1931 · page 1

Messrs. Eldridge and Lazzarini, who left Sydney last night for Melbourne, to assist Mr.Lang in his repudiation…

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Car Smash on Mountain Road Driver Killed, Others Injured

Singleton Argus · Monday 13 April 1931 · page 1

Daniel Ryan of Newtown, was killed, and four women and two men were hurt, when a motor, car crashed into a tree on the side of the Western-road…

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Federal Members Return Caucus Meeting on Train. Unexpected Arrival. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Monday 13 April 1931 · page 3

Messrs Eldridge and Lazzarini, Ms.H.R., who left Sydney last night to assist Mr Lang in his campaign, returned to Sydney…

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Rocket Motor Speed of Bullet BERLIN. April 12

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 13 April 1931 · page 1

Exports witnessed a demonstration of a rocket motor, driven by an alcohol-liquid oxygen mixture, which, it is claimed, can hurt itself at the…

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Struck by Tram Woman Killed

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 13 April 1931 · page 3

While crossing light-street, Kew, Vic, Mrs. J. Newry, about 60, of Darby-street, Kew, was struck by a…

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Motor Taxes Pay By Instalments

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 13 April 1931 · page 6

Tho National Road and Motorists' Association hau forwarded a latter to each member of tho State Parliament setting out the case for payment of…

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Helpful Motor Hints The Instrument Board Uneven Wearing of Tyres

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 13 April 1931 · page 6

The various unite for tho instrument board have many moro useful purposes than are at first sight apparent to the layman. Perhaps the…

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Damages Awarded Motor-Sulky Collision Court Story

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 13 April 1931 · page 5

A collision between a car, driven by Jack Suters, and a sulky, driven by James Feeney, near the Victoria Bridge, on the East Maitland-road, on…

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Greater Comfort on Railways

Singleton Argus · Monday 13 April 1931 · page 2

A number of improvements are to be made in second-class railway carriages used for country travel, the purpose being to give travellers…

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Olla Podrida France's Bridge-Church.—

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 14 April 1931 · page 4

A Marseilles (France) merchant has renovated the famous church that stands on one side of the bridge that leads into Avignon, in the south of…

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The Harbor Bridge. Dr. Bradfield's Lecture

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 14 April 1931 · page 1

The bewildering immensity of the work of constructing the Sydney Harbor Bridge was revealed to a Muswellbrook audience in the…

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Sandgate Road Shire to Repair

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 April 1931 · page 4

The engineer to Tarre Shire Council (Mr. W. R. Lindsay), reported at a meeting of council to-day, that he had shifted the No, 2 sto[?]n roller…

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Women Hurt Struck by Train SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 April 1931 · page 5

Police inqalries regarding an accident to two women at General Railway last night have established that they were atr[?]ck…

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