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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1932

2,121 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 58 of 107

Under Tram Conductor Hurt SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 29 June 1932 · page 5

Charllo Cox (46). a tram conductor,received serious injured this morning when the fell under a tram at Lel[?]…

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Accident at Level Crossing Car Stalls on Railway Tracks. Men Have Remarkable. Escapes

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 29 June 1932 · page 3

An onrushing train, bearing down, on them, and their car stalled in the centre of the tracks, two men had only a fraction of a second in which to…

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War Bridge Party

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 30 June 1932 · page 3

At "Kalrossy," the home of Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Agnew, a most delightful war bridge party was held on Saturday evening, in aid of the…

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City Railway Shortage of Money Minister's View Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 30 June 1932 · page 1

The Minister for Works stated today there was not sufficient money to extend the city railway. He added that if the work were…

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Cessnock-Branxton Road Condition of Black Creek Bridge

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 1 July 1932 · page 5

Among the matters dealt last night's meeting of the Shire Council was a report by the engineer (Mr. J. F. Shine) relating to…

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Flew Unregistered Aeroplane First Prosecution in N. S. Wales

Singleton Argus · Friday 1 July 1932 · page 4

For having flown an unregistered aeroplane at Narrabri on October 15, Edwin Forbes Gilford was fined £7/10/ by Mr. Laidwaw, S.C.M., at the Central…

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War Bridge P. and C. Function

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 1 July 1932 · page 4

There was only a fair attendance at the war bridge evening, held in the Boys' Assembly Room, Elgin-street, West Maitland, last night…

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Black Creek Bridge Repairs CESSNOCK

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 1 July 1932 · page 5

The engineer, Mr. Shine, submitted a report to the Kearsley Council last night stating that he had made a further examination of Black…

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Woman's Suicide Leap From Bridge SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 1 July 1932 · page 5

At the inquest to-day into the death of Alberta Elks, who through herself over the Harbour Bridge on June 24, evidence was given that…

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Lost Both Arms Rim Over by Train

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 1 July 1932 · page 2

Henry William Went was assisting to shunt a train at Cowra when the engine and trucks ran over him. The lower portion of one arm was…

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Station Road Engineer's Report CESSNOCK

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 1 July 1932 · page 5

At the Kearsley Shire Council last night, the engineer (Mr. Shine) submitted a report on the Rutherford to Telarah railway station road. He…

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Cycling Notes Northern District Amateur Road Championship Open Race

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 1 July 1932 · page 8

A good field competed in Newcastle Club's amateur 20 miles race on Saturday, over the Maitland-road course. Big handicap riders again biled the…

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"In Very Bad Order" Road From Rutherford to Telarah. Kearsley Engineer's Report

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 1 July 1932 · page 5

In a report dealing with the condition of the road from the State Highway at Rutherford to Telarah railway station (including part of John-street,…

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The Motor World

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 1 July 1932 · page 3

The N.R.M.A. urges motorists not td rely upon the letter of the traffic regulations, but rather to follow the spirit. The whole purpose behind the…

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Serious Smash Tram and Lorry Eight Injured Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 1 July 1932 · page 1

When a tram and a horse-drawn lorry came into collision at the corner of Botany-road and Gardiner's-road, Mascot, to-day eight passengers on…

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Motor Taxes

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 1 July 1932 · page 6

The reading of a letter from Central Illawarra Council, [?]eeking co-operation in an endeavour to induce the Government to subsidise…

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£500 in Notes. Singleton Grazier's Loss. Unlucky Motor Trip

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 1 July 1932 · page 2

Mr. Stephen Houlahan, a Singleton grazier, has reported to the police the loss of £500 in £10 notes. The money was in a compact roll, which Mr…

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Business of Railway Theft

The Scone Advocate · Friday 1 July 1932 · page 5

Why should magistrates be lenient with pilferers from the railway? This form of theft is not usually a matter of the sudden temptation of a casual…

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Collapsed on Road

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 2 July 1932 · page 7

Suffering from exposure and weakness, caused through lack of nourishing food, George Dare, of Footscray, Victoria, collapsed while walking…

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Bolting Horse Louth Park Road

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 2 July 1932 · page 5

A bolting horse was responsible for a great deal of excitement this morning at Louth Park. The horse was attached to Parson's milk cart, and was…

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