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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1932

2,121 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 5 of 107

Kitchener Road

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 15 January 1932 · page 5

Cr. Johnson, at last night's meeting of the Kearsley Shire Council, drew attention to the unsatisfactory state of Kitchener road, and asked that…

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Train Children To Clean Teeth

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 15 January 1932 · page 6

If children are trained to [?] their months and teeth regularly no harm will come from the use of [?] Some Wools actually assist…

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Bridge Visitors. to See Muswellbrook District

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 15 January 1932 · page 10

The Mayor (Ald. D. Jordan) and Ald. Bassingthwaighte have been appointed to confer with the Shire Council's representatives to make the…

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Grafton Bridge. Nearing Completion. Effect on Rail Traffic

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 15 January 1932 · page 2

Now nearing completion, the Clarence River bridge at Grafton will necessitate a complete readjustment of railway timetables on the North…

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Cessnock to Newcastle Move for Excursion Train on

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 15 January 1932 · page 1

At Tuesday night's meeting of the Cessnock Municipal Council, Ald. Ryan suggested that efforts be made to induce the Railway…

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Milson's Point Ferry to Stop Traffic Will Use the Bridge

Singleton Argus · Friday 15 January 1932 · page 2

It is expected that the Sydney Harbour Bridge will be available for general traffic on March 20, the day after the official opening, and arrangements…

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For Trial Railway Employees Intent to Steal 'i

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 15 January 1932 · page 6

At the Police Court yesterday afternoon, Percy Cole and Edward Leon Southen were charged with breaking and…

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The Deadly Motor Car

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 15 January 1932 · page 2

"Motoring is becoming very fashionable here, as no doubt it is also with you," writes the New Zealand correspondent of the Newcastle "Herald"…

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Alleged Breaking and Entering Two Men in Railway Goods Shed. Defendants Committed for Trial

Singleton Argus · Friday 15 January 1932 · page 6

Percy Cole and Edward Leon Southern were charged at Singleton Police Court yesterday with breaking and entering the railway goods shed,…

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Motorists' Slogan

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 16 January 1932 · page 6

"Put Yourself la the Pedestrian 's Place," was the slogan suggested for motorists by the California Committee on public Safety in connection with a…

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At, Koepang Smithy, Delayed, Soggy Aerodrome Koepang, Jan, 17

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 18 January 1932 · page 1

The rain at Koopang continued unceasingly during the week, and the local aerodrome was in a soggy condition when Air - commodore…

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TRAPPED! 'train Disaster Ten Killed Paris, Jim, 17

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 18 January 1932 · page 1

.Ten were killed and sO injured in a railway accident at St., Just, between Paris and Compigne,' owing to coupling and a passenger…

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A Ducal Device To Outwit Road Hogs

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 18 January 1932 · page 2

An ingenious method has been adopted by the Duke of Marlberough to stop dangerous driving by motor ists on the twenty or more miles of…

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Train Smash Heavy Death Roll Tragic Blunder Moscow, .Tun. 17

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 18 January 1932 · page 1

News lias just been released of a railway disaster, in which G3 were killed and 138 injured, ?near Moscow, on the evening of…

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Motor Mishaps Week-end Smashes Cars Collide Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 18 January 1932 · page 2

Stanley Wilson, 21, of Wollongong - road, Arncliffe, was driving along Gosford -road, Gosford, on Saturday afternoon, when his…

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Tram Fatality

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 18 January 1932 · page 6

Struck by a tram while playing in Ross -st., Forest Lodge on Sunday afternoon Catherine Morton,[?] of Catherine -st Forest Lodge, was…

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Hints for Motorists World's Speed Record About That Safety Margin

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 18 January 1932 · page 6

One had hoped that by tho that those notes were to bo written Mr."Norman Smith would have made a successful, attempt on the land speed…

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Went to Gaol Railway Trespass Swam in Tank

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 18 January 1932 · page 4

Six men who were having a swim in the elevated water tank at East Greta Junction yesterday, had their amusement cut short by Sergeant…

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Motor Toll

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 18 January 1932 · page 3

Mr, C.W. Follows, president of the Associated indemnity Corporation ( U.S.A), says that the rate of California highway accidents was…

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Railway Disaster Near Moscow 68 KILLED, 130 INJURED. (Australian Press Assn. Message.) Moscow

Singleton Argus · Monday 18 January 1932 · page 1

News has just been released of a railway disaster, in which 68 were killed and 130 injured, near Moscow on the evening of January 2…

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