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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1932

2,121 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 52 of 107

Big Motoring Event

Singleton Argus · Monday 6 June 1932 · page 3

London, Saturday.—Mrs E. Wisdom and Miss Joan Richmond the Australian women racing motorists, driving a Riley car, won the 1000 miles race…

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School Closed At Bishop's Bridge

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 7 June 1932 · page 6

The Country Party understands that Mr. O'Hearn told the electors of Bishop's Bridge that the closing of their school was a political move…

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Speed Thrills New Train Record 92 Miles an Hour London, June 5

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 7 June 1932 · page 1

The passengers on the great Western Railway "Cheltenham Filer," the fastest train in the world, had thrills at Brooklands, when the train…

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Queit Day Railway Traffic

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 7 June 1932 · page 2

Business at the West Maitland railway station yesterday, was very slack, there being little increase on an ordinary day's traffic. Total…

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Railway Landslide

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 7 June 1932 · page 10

A message from Brisbane states that a rail motor, containing 50 passengers, rounded a bond on the Silkwood side of lunnisfall and ran late…

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How Railways Lose

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 7 June 1932 · page 2

Referring to the question of railways and their finance, Mr. Carter remarked that, though we had had a record harvest; there was still a loss of over…

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The Singleton Argus Local and General News Railway Revenue

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 8 June 1932 · page 2

following are statistics, in connection with Singleton railway station and goods shed for May:—Goods revonue, £849; live stock revenue, £356;…

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Country Party (Party Publicity) A Question: The Answer at Bishop's Bridge

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 9 June 1932 · page 2

Mr. MoDonald addressed two fine meetings last night, one at Bishop's Bridge and one at the Horseshoe Bend. At each…

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Badly Injured Motor Cyclist's Fall NEWCASTLE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 9 June 1932 · page 7

When he fell heavily from a motor cycle last night, Ernest Kligeur, a fitter, aged 42, of Lake-read, Swansea, was seriously injured…

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Cessnock Aerodrome £1500 Grant for Clearing

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 10 June 1932 · page 4

Yesterday a deputation from Cessnock Council, comprising Ald. Horne, Ald. Smith and the Town Clerk (Mr. G. H. Cooksley) waited on the…

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To Death Leap from Bridge Tragic Act Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 10 June 1932 · page 1

A man, as yet unidentified, fell 170 feet from the footway of the Harbour Bridge to his death about midday to-day…

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Fall From Harbour Bridge Body That of Unidentified Man. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Friday 10 June 1932 · page 6

A man not yet identified fell 170 feet from the footway of the Harbour Bridge shortly before midday. A number of passers by saw the man…

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Russian Train Collision Trial of 16 OFFICIALS. (Australian Press Assn. Message.) Moscow

Singleton Argus · Friday 10 June 1932 · page 1

The trial has commenced of the 16 officials involved in the hitherto undisclosed train collision at Zelonawa station on May 15, when the station was…

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DISCHARGED Railway Trespassers

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 10 June 1932 · page 2

The West Maitland police yesterday afternoon arrested a number of men, who were camping on railway property near East Greta…

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State Motor Cars Minister's Allegations

Singleton Argus · Friday 10 June 1932 · page 1

The Minister for Labour (Mr Dunningham) said on Wednesday that he was amused to learn that Mr Lang had been making…

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Woman Arrested Lived Three Years in Motor Caravan

Singleton Argus · Friday 10 June 1932 · page 4

That she and her three children had lived in a motor caravan for three years and had travelled 25,000 miles within, that period was stated by a…

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Thefts From Railway Sydney

Singleton Argus · Friday 10 June 1932 · page 6

Detectives raided a house at Liverpool this morning and arrested three men, who were later charged with thefts from the railway…

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Port Stephens Shire Council Meets Dunn's Creek-road Ray, Terrace

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 11 June 1932 · page 4

The ordinary monthly meeting of the Port Stephens Shire Council was held in the Shire Offices, Raymond Terrace. The full…

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Motor Racing Overseas Riders Wood's Double London, June 10

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 11 June 1932 · page 1

Overseas riders, including the Australians, Brewster and Pringle, got away well in the senior tourist trophy, Brewster…

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Home Again Motoring Venture Leisurely Trip

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 11 June 1932 · page 2

On August 15, last year, a party of men and women motorists left Melbourne to motor across Australia, Asia and Europe to England. The…

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