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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1932

2,121 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 57 of 107

Four Injured Truck Capsizes Ran Off Road Kurri

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 27 June 1932 · page 4

When a motor truck left the road and overturned near Tester's Hollow, shortly before 6 o'clock last night, four persons…

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Car Plunges Over Bridge Water Deep and Ice Cold. Occupants' Narrow Escape

Singleton Argus · Monday 27 June 1932 · page 1

Two motorists, whoso car plunged over, a bridge and fell 30ft into deep water near Macksville, about half-past 9 o'clock on Saturday night, escaped…

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Fatal Injuries Struck Motor Lorry NEWCASTLE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 27 June 1932 · page 6

The death occurred in the Newcastle Hospital on Sunday morning of Harold Charles Bright, 21, labourer, from injuries sustained in a…

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Hints for Motorists Centralised Lubrication Spark Plug Gap

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 27 June 1932 · page 6

An inspection of the latest 1982 models on the Australian market reveals that manufacturers are vicing with one another in the installation…

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Motor Mishap Plunge Into Creek Lucky Escape

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 27 June 1932 · page 2

A Grafton message states that two motorists, Mr. Ronald Hills and Mrs. W. D. Ford, had narrow escapes from death when the car in which they…

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Gravely Injured By Hit-run Motorist Woman Victim Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 27 June 1932 · page 2

A message from Melbourne says that when she was knocked down, near her home in Princess-terrace, St. Kilda, last night, Miss Rita de…

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Camyr Allyn Bridge

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 28 June 1932 · page 2

Mr. Bennett introduced Mr. J. B. Carlton, President of the Wallarobba Shire, and Councillor Champain, to the Minister in reference to assistance…

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CYCLING New Road Record

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 28 June 1932 · page 7

With the object of setting a record from Lismore to Brisbane and back, "Sandy" Campbell, well-known Lismore cyclist, left Lismore at 9 a.m. on…

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Special Football Train Cessnock v. South Newcastle

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 28 June 1932 · page 3

Cessnock Rugby League team will meet South Newcastle, at the Newcastle Sports Ground, next Saturday. A special train will leave Cessnock…

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Road Construction Mr. Newell in Charge

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 28 June 1932 · page 2

The control of road construction and maintenance has been placed under the administration of Mr. H. H. Newell, who is one of hte Transport…

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G.N. Road. Distressing Treeless Stretch

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 28 June 1932 · page 5

The Australian Forest League has written to schools and Local Government bodies along the Great Northern Road requesting that Arbor Day,…

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Railway Freights

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 28 June 1932 · page 2

As illustrated how frieghts hit farmers, a message from Parkes says that a farmer in the Albert district, anticipating a dry spell, ordered a five gallon…

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Harrassed Dairyman. Lunatics, Wood, Motors, Insects, Roosters and Dogs Practical Joke Now in Hands of Police Sydney

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 28 June 1932 · page 2

A dairyman living at Marrickville was the victim of an extraordinary series of hoaxes during the week-end. Police inquiries have been instituted…

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The Muswellbrook Chronicle Tuesday, June 28, 1932. Football and Railways. Reduced Fares for Special Trains

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 28 June 1932 · page 2

The Railway Department has decided to grant special fares by all guaranteed special trains run outside the metropolitan and Newcastle suburban areas…

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Transport Act. Exemptions Granted Motors Have 50 Miles Now

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 28 June 1932 · page 6

The Minister for Transport (Mr. Bruxner) came to an important decision recently in regard to the carriage of goods and vegetables by motor vehicle…

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Transport Act Exemptions Granted Motors Have 50 Miles Now

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 28 June 1932 · page 2

The Minister for Transport (Mr. Bruxner) came to an important decision yesterday in regard to the carriage of goods and vegetables by motor…

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Motor Notes

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 28 June 1932 · page 4

The British Government recently amended its long standing automobile taxation formula as applying to email powered motor cycles. These…

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Road Impassable

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 29 June 1932 · page 3

Following the heavy storms of the past week. Gippsland is suffering subsid[?] and floods. The worst landslide has occurred between Loch and…

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Badly Hurt In Grossing Smash Train Hits Car Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 29 June 1932 · page 6

When the ear in which he was riding was s[?] by a train at the level crossing near Campbelltown last night, Charles Herbert Scott, 40, of…

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Trees for State Highway Scheme for Great Northern Road

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 29 June 1932 · page 4

The Australian Forest League in 1927 issued a proposal, embodied in a report by its then President, the late Mr K. H. Cambage, to form, by…

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