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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1932

2,121 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 28 of 107

Displacing the Main Roads Board

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 17 March 1932 · page 3

At the Port Stephens Shire Council meeting on Friday last.— Cr. Meredith moved that the Council ask the co-operation of all Shires and Mun…

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Children March On Harbour Bridge

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 17 March 1932 · page 2

In Sydney yesterday, starting at 10 a.m., a continuous stream of school children marched across the Harbour Bridge in ranks four…

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Roads Board Proposed Merger Shire Protests

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 17 March 1932 · page 6

RAYMOND TERRACE, Thursday. The Port Stephend's Shire Council unanimously agreed to protect and obtain the co-operation of the Shires…

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Harbour Bridge From a New Aspect

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 17 March 1932 · page 9

Much has been written of the bridge, telling the story of its construction, giving statistics of the dimensions, comparing it with other…

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Peat's Ferry Bridge Week Time-table

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 17 March 1932 · page 8

A special time-table will be in operation at Peat's Ferry, Hawkesbury River, over the Easter holidays and the preceding week, the N.R.M.A…

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Ran From Train Man in Hospital Another Fined

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 17 March 1932 · page 6

When an empty passenger train pulled into West Maitland railway station at an early hour this morning two youths…

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New—but Old Sydney Harbour Bridge Predicted in 1788

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 17 March 1932 · page 6

The dream of a country and a half will be fulfilled on Saturday when the immense Sydney Harbour Bridge is opened to traffic…

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R.A.C.A. NOTES Toll Difficulties Harbour Bridge

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 17 March 1932 · page 8

Quite apart from the hardship of having to pay a stiff toll for the privilege of using the Harbour Bridge, a work which originally was to be…

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Singleton and Cessnock Have Their Lucky Day Big Prizes First and Third Bridge Draw Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 17 March 1932 · page 1

The third Harbour Bridge lottery was drawn at Her Majesty's Theatre to-day in the presence of a capacity…

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Railway Traffic Excursion Tickets

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 17 March 1932 · page 6

Although no excursion tickets in connection with the bridge opening will be issued until to-morrow, the West Maitland Railway Station is…

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"Black" Ban Railway Union Officials' Fear Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 17 March 1932 · page 2

That the Federal Government proposes to introduce legislation declaring the Australian Railway's Union "Black" was…

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Bridge Rush Heavy Railway Traffic Many Travellers

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 18 March 1932 · page 6

That the Maitland district will greatly assist in providing the Netropolitan is obvious from the great…

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Stroud Road

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 18 March 1932 · page 3

The post office here was burgled on Tuesday night and the safe taken about a hundred yards away. An attempt to open it with gelignite was a…

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Harbor Bridge Opening Cessnock Sightseers

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 18 March 1932 · page 8

Among, the thousands of people who will be present for the opening of the Sydney Harbour Bridge to-morrow there will be a large number of…

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Bridge Opening. Big Crowd Leaves Muswellbrook

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 18 March 1932 · page 2

Muswellbrook should be well represented at the opening of the Sydney Harbor Bridge to-morrow. The excursion train which left here…

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Male Voice Party At Bridge Eisteddfod 500 VOICES

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 18 March 1932 · page 6

To-day a contingent of nearly forty members of the Maitland Male voice Party left for sydney, where to- night they areto…

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Police Loyal to Government Premier and Bridge Opening

Singleton Argus · Friday 18 March 1932 · page 1

Speaking at a luncheon of the Public Service Association of New South Wales on Wednesday, Mr Charles Cosgrove, secretary of the…

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Sporting Turf. Races at Randwick. Harbour Bridge Meeting

Singleton Argus · Friday 18 March 1932 · page 6

Following are acceptors for the meeting at Randwick to-morrow:— Novice Handicap, 7 furlongs.—First division (2.15): Regilla 9.0, Master…

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Harbour Bridge Celebrations. Atlantic Union Oil Company's Secret Featurs

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 18 March 1932 · page 3

Between 8.30 and 9.30 p.m., during the course of the Venetian Carnival on Saturday evening March 19, the Atlantic Union Oil Co., will release a…

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The Story Of The Sydney Harbour Bridge to Be Opened To-morrow

Singleton Argus · Friday 18 March 1932 · page 3

Just eight years ago this month Mr Lawrence Ennis, on behalf of his organisation, Dorman Long and Co. Limited, signed the contract which…

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