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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1932

2,121 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 11 of 107

Tram Conductor Assaulted Attackers Escape

Singleton Argus · Friday 29 January 1932 · page 6

Police are investigating a report made by a tram conductor, John Ristuccia, concerning an attempt to rob him of his cash bag while his tram was…

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Beggar Owns Motor Car Plays Bagpipes for Coppers

Singleton Argus · Friday 29 January 1932 · page 4

An Edinburgh street musician, Geo. Mackenzie, who travels all over Scotland playing his bagpipes for stray pennies, was fined £1 at Galashiels,…

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On Motor Tour

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 29 January 1932 · page 7

Mr. D. D. McCallum, of the teaching staff at the Cessnock Junior Technical College, and Mr. H. Reid, of Sydney, who have been on a motor tour…

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MUSWELLBROOK Municipal Matters Denman Road Muswellbrook

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 30 January 1932 · page 8

The Main Howls Board has notified the council that it will advance pound for pound towards the expenditure of tar-surfacing the Denman road from…

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Train Derailed Carriage Turns Over City Mishap Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 30 January 1932 · page 2

A panic was caused among passengers travelling from Central Station to Parramatta last night when the leading carriages…

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Girls Jump Train

Singleton Argus · Monday 1 February 1932 · page 3

Dressed in long trousers and sweaters, Maisie Allen (24) and Mary Lubke (22) appeared at the Goulburn Police Court, charged with "jumping the…

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Harbour Bridge Numerous Offers for Official Opening

Singleton Argus · Monday 1 February 1932 · page 2

A proposal that, a number of men and women members of Sydney's nude cult organisation should parade across the Sydney Harbour Bridge on the occasion…

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Marriage in an Aeroplane Catholic Church Refuses to Endorse Proposal. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Monday 1 February 1932 · page 2

The Roman Catholic Church has definitely refused to endorse the proposal of a young couple to be married in an aeroplane above St. Mary's Basilica…

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Train Smash Plunge Through Fence a Near Shave Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 1 February 1932 · page 6

On Saturday afternoon several persons had narrow escapes from death at Erskineville when an engine, pushed on by the weight…

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Electric Train Derailed Passengers Flung in Heaps. Accident Near Strathfield Station

Singleton Argus · Monday 1 February 1932 · page 1

Passengers in an electric train travelling from Central Station to Parramatta were thrown into a panic early on Friday night, when the leading…

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Motor Toll Two Victorian Deaths

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 1 February 1932 · page 2

While driving a car on the prince's High way, at Pakenham, a young man was killed when the car crashed into a signpost…

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Hints for Motorists Car Models of the Future Wheel Nut Precautions

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 1 February 1932 · page 6

It is interesting to speculate upon upon what, may be looked for in the models of, say, 1942, not with the idea of conjuring up a picture of…

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Motorist's Plight

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 1 February 1932 · page 8

Constable Bell, while standing at the King-street intersection of George-street on Saturday night, noticed the erratic course of a motor…

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Railway Case Benefit of Doubt

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 1 February 1932 · page 4

Cyril Byron pleaded not guilty at the Maitland Court of Petty Sessions to-day to a charge having travelled on the N.S.W. Government…

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Motor Smash Narrow Escapes in City Streets Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 1 February 1932 · page 5

When a motor car and motor lorry came into collision in Oxford-street this morning the two drivers had remarkable escapes…

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Alleged Theft at Railway Station Constable Fires Shots

Singleton Argus · Monday 1 February 1932 · page 2

Early on Saturday morning a police motor patrol received a message from Constable Rosewarne asking for assistance at the Preston (Vic.) railway…

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Tramped Streets for Two Years Young Man Found Dead

Singleton Argus · Monday 1 February 1932 · page 2

Worried over the fact that he had unsuccessfully tramped the streets for two years for employment, John Stirton, aged 23, was found dead at his…

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His Dream! £10,000,000 Road Bridge Dr.'s Hope Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 2 February 1932 · page 1

Dr. Bradfield, addressing a meeting at Collaroy, outlined a plan for the building of a concrete motorway from Milson's,…

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Harbour Bridge Holiday

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 2 February 1932 · page 2

The Government has decided to proclaim Saturday, March 19, on the occasion of the opening of the Sydney harbor bridge, a. public holiday…

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Fell From Train

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 2 February 1932 · page 6

A northern railway guard, Stanley Matin, full from his van when in charge of a goods train travelling to Wallangarra. The accident…

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