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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1932

2,121 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 6 of 107

French Railway Disaster (Australian, Press Assn. Message.) Paris

Singleton Argus · Monday 18 January 1932 · page 1

Ten were killed and 30 injured in a railway accident at Saint Junt, between Paris and Comteigne. Owing to the couplings breaking, the…

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Escaping Motor Cyclist Bullet Strikes Policeman

Singleton Argus · Monday 18 January 1932 · page 2

Constable Charles Lowe had a narrow escape from wounding when he intercepted the rider of a motor cycle, suspected of having been stolen at…

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The Bridge Heavy Bill of Costs Eight Millions Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 19 January 1932 · page 7

Interesting figures regarding the cost of the Harbour Bridge, the estimate for which originally was £5,750,000, have been…

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Men Sweep It Up. Road of Gold. Law Steps In

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 19 January 1932 · page 5

They do not dig holes looking for gold in Bcndigo now. They just sweep up the dust from the roads and wash it at a dam!…

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Railway Employees' Picnic Muswellbrook Again Chosen

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 19 January 1932 · page 1

The railway employees' annual picnic will again be held at Muswellbrook this year, Saturday, 5th March, being the date chosen for…

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Railway Disaster near Moscow 68 KILLED, 130 INJURED

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 19 January 1932 · page 2

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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U.s.a. Law and Motors

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 19 January 1932 · page 7

The driving of a motor vehicle in the United States has been held by the Supreme Court to be not a constitutional right, but a privilege…

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19. OWNERS of Motor Vehicles

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 19 January 1932 · page 4

Owners of motor vehicles, including motor cycles, who refuse to hand in their registration certificates are not to be afforded food relief. Owners of…

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

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 19 January 1932 · page 2

South Wales (United Kingdom) magistrates have declared war against car owners who neglect to take out third-party insurance policies. An…

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Repossessed Motor Car Application for its Return Dismissed

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 19 January 1932 · page 4

The hearing of the case in which Charles L. Hall, of Pokolbin, made application, under the Moratorium Act, for the return of a motor, car…

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First Train Across Harbour Bridge

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 20 January 1932 · page 2

An old goods engine, which has done service all over Now South Wales during its half-century of existence, made railway history yesterday…

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Bridge Bowls Interstate Visitors Great Carnival

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 20 January 1932 · page 8

As the date for the sydney Harbour Bridge bowling carnival draws nearer, the ground for belief that at least two thousand bowlers will…

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Ten Miles Hume Concrete Road

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 20 January 1932 · page 2

A further two miles of concrete payment has been opened on Hume Highway, a short distance south of Marulan, says the N.R.M.A. with…

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Harbour Bridge Estimate of Cost Greatly Exceeded

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 20 January 1932 · page 1

The original estimate of the cost of the Harbour Bridge, inclusive of land resumptions, was 5,750,000. According to a report of the…

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Fatal Fall From Electric Train SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 20 January 1932 · page 2

Failing from an electric train near the Stanmore railway station yesterday afternoon, george Wedge, aged 16, of Auburn, was…

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Bridge Dispute Who Designed It? Law May Decide Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 20 January 1932 · page 2

The Government has been informed by Messrw. Dorman, Long and Company that they will tale legal action if…

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Sydney Bridge

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 21 January 1932 · page 1

The original estimate of the cost of the Harbour Bridge inclusive of land resumptions, was £5,750,000. According to a report of the Auditor…

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Reso Train

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 21 January 1932 · page 6

The Mayor of Muswellbrook (Ald. D. Jordan) and Ald. Bauninghwaighte have been appointed to confer with the Shire Council's…

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Big Floods Bridge Washed Away Queensland Loss Brisbane

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 21 January 1932 · page 8

The flood position in the North has become very grave, and portions of the railway bridge at Elliott River, have…

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Annual Meeting Hunter Motor Traders NEWCASTLE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 21 January 1932 · page 5

The first annual meeting and election of officers of the Newcastle and Maitland District Motor Traders' Association was held in the…

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