Train Collides With Meat Van. Sensational Escapes at Muswellbrook
Michael Seivel, employed by the A.C. and F. Co., and a youth, William Peachey, figured in a perilous experience at the railway crossing just…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1931
1,933 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 38 of 97
Amazing Escape From Death. Level Crossing Smash. Car and Goods Train
Two Muswellbrook residents, a goods train and a meat delivery car figured in an amazing incident at the Aberdeen road level…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Exciting Chase. Police Hidden on Train. Two Men Arrested. Sydney
A story of long and careful planning and watching by the police is connected with the arrest of two men in connection with the theft of large…
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Bandits are alleged to have attempted to rob a goods train bound from Sydney to Newcastle early this…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Pastures Protection Board Mr. Lonergan Re-elected Chairman. New Reserve Wanted on Denman Road. Rates Reduced
The first meeting of the recently elected directors of the Pastures Protection Board was held on Friday last, when there were present:—Messrs. J…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Hints to Motorists Adulterated Fuel Selecting Spark Plugs
The matter of the sale of adulterated petrol to motorists and the price of fuel generally are questions of such widespread and immediate…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Shocking Motoring Fatality Elderly Couple Killed
A car driven by Roland Robb (38), was rounding a sharp bend on the main road close to Moonee Moonee Creek, near Gosford, on Sunday night…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Attempt to Rob Goods Train Old Trick Foiled
Bandits are alleged to have attempted to rob a goods train bound from Sydney to Newcastle early yesterday morning, near Kuring-gai Station, but…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Milk Van Through the Flood East Greta Road
For the first time for nearly a fortnight, a vehicle travelled the East Greta road between Mullins and the Fishery Creek…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fatal Injuries Found on Railway Mr. Henry Bewes Kurri Kurri
Mr. Henry Bewes, 67, a well-known resident of East Greta, and employed on South Maitland Railways as interlocking…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Traffic Sensation in George-street Transport Lorry Crashes Into Bank of New South Wales. Occupants of Two Motor Cars Have Lucky Escape
A large transport motor lorry and two Essex cars provided the setting for a sensational scene in George-street, Singleton, late…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →FORSTER Development League AERODROME
FORSTER, Thursday. Two objectives of the recently established Developmental League, formed for the purpose of providing…
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The Town Clerk (Mr. G. H. Cooksley), at last night's meeting of the Cessnock Municipal Council, reported that he had received a…
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An old man, going a lone highway, Came at the evening, cold and gray, To a chasm vast and deep and wide. The old man crossed in the twilight…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Camyr Allyn Bridge
The Clerk reported that the above bridge had been destroyed in the flood and that the permission of the adjacent landowner, Mr. W. Jupp had…
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The downpour of heavy rain lately is responsible for the disastrous repair of the Bungwahl road. Having a good case previously in agitating for repair…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Aerodrome Site Land Board Appreciation Cessnock Club Cessnock
Considerable interest will be taken in the deliberations of the Maitland Land Board on May 21 by Cessnock Acre Club members and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Road Subsidy Reduced
The Main Roads Board informed Council that it was no longer able to subsidise the expenditure on main roads at the rate of 30/- to the £1,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bees in an Aeroplane a Thrilling Experience (Australian Press Assn. Message.) Paris
Passengers in an aeroplane journeying to Marseilles had a thrilling experience in mid-air, when a beehive overturned in the cargo…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →LOCHINVAR Agricultural Bureau Money for Road Lochinvar
A special meeting of the Agricultural Bureau was held on Monday evening. The report of the delegation to the Minister stated that one of the…
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