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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1932

2,121 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 59 of 107

TRAIN-WRECKER On Northern Line Fourth Attempt Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 4 July 1932 · page 2

A message from [?] that it was [?] during the wook-end that another attempt was made to wrook trains on the main Northern…

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Hints for Motorists Car Rally Proposed Melbourne Scheme

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 4 July 1932 · page 6

The Very sporting scheme which is being launched in Melbourne to promote a monster Australian car rally on the linos of the famous…

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Night Driving Motorist's Liability

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 4 July 1932 · page 6

Driving at night calls for a greater degree of care than by day, saya the N.R.M.A., and the wise motorist will increase his vigilance so that the…

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Maitland Coal Railway Consumption in Victoria

Singleton Argus · Monday 4 July 1932 · page 3

Maitland district collieries supplied 100,000 tons out of more than 500,000 tons of coal used on the Victorian railways in the year ended last Thursday…

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Motor Lorry Overturns Man Killed Near Willow Tree

Singleton Argus · Monday 4 July 1932 · page 3

Bruce Thomas was killed, and men named Floyd and Holmes were injured when a motor-lorry containing 10 men overturned nea[?] Willow Tree on…

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Aeroplane in Town

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 5 July 1932 · page 2

An aeroplane reached Muswellbrook on Saturday for week-end joy rides. Business was by no means brisk. The pilot also visited Denman on Sunday…

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Some Train

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 5 July 1932 · page 3

The largest stock train over run on the Victorian railways reached Newmarket on Monday with 7701 sheep from New South Wales. The…

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Big Stock Train

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 5 July 1932 · page 5

The largest stock train ever run in Victoria—(582 yards long—carried 7701 shcep from New South Wales to Newmarket…

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Mount View Road

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 5 July 1932 · page 2

The Kearsley Shire Council is now engaged in the work of reforming and grading the Mount View road. The work is part of the Commonwealth…

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Sandgate Road Dedication Question Councils Meet

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 5 July 1932 · page 5

Alderman Neale, manager of Wallsend, waited upon Tarro Shire Council to-day, requesting council to co-operate in urging that Sandgate road…

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FOOTBALL. Muswellhrook Wins at Quirindi. Special Train Carries Large Crowd

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 5 July 1932 · page 1

The local club took a special train to Quirindi on Sunday, and a large crowd "hiade the trip, to witness a splendid game, in which…

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Agreed on Verdict in Motor Smash

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 5 July 1932 · page 4

Included in the list for the Maitland District Court to-day was a claim for £77/14/ by Francis Cornelius Bernard [?]ttery, farmer, of…

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MOTORS & MOTORING. N.R.M.A. News and Notes

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 5 July 1932 · page 6

The problem of safety on the highway is not a question of how fast the car is going, but how quickly the driver can stop, says the N.R.M.A, Safety…

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A Long Tramp

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 5 July 1932 · page 4

Mr. (Joseph Andrews at that time, resided at Woodsitle, a few miles above Wingham, on the Manning River, where he then conducted a…

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Large Stock Train

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 6 July 1932 · page 1

The largest stock train ever run on the Victorian railways reached Newmarket on Monday with 7701 Sheep from New South Wales…

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Badly Hurt Chinese Under Train Leg Crushed Sydney

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

A Chinese gardener, Fong Low, aged 59, received painful injuries when, in attempting to board a moving electric train at Turramurra this…

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Between Platform and Train Chinese Critically Injured. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 6 July 1932 · page 2

Painful injuries were received by a Chinese, Fong Low, aged 59, a gardener, when he fell between a moving train and the platform at Turramurra…

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Sent to Gaol Railway Thefts S.M.'s Comments Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 6 July 1932 · page 5

In sentencing a man to three months' imprisonment in connection with railway thefts, Mr. Stevenson, S.M., to-day…

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Scout Evening Successful War Bridge Annual Meeting

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

There was a large attendance at the war bridge party held in the Soldiers' Club Rooms last evening, under the auspices of the 1st West…

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The Bridge

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 8 July 1932 · page 4

The approaches to the bridge are soon to be commenced. This will necessitate the use of a ferry to transport traffic until the construction has…

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