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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1932

2,121 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 62 of 107

Bridge Street Retaining Wall

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 15 July 1932 · page 8

Parts of the retaining wall in Bridge-street, between St. Heliers and Hill-streets, are leaning towards the footway, and fears have been…

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HOOFBEATS Gray to Train

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 15 July 1932 · page 7

A Welliugton (N.Z.) message announces that Hector Gray was granted a provisional trainer's lice[?]se by the New Zealand Racing Conference…

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Tea Gardens-bullahdelah Road

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 15 July 1932 · page 4

Owing to the wet weather slow progress has been made with the work on the above road. When the weather takes up those in charge of the work…

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Chamber of Commerce Activities Lake Road and Other Matters

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 15 July 1932 · page 1

At a meeting of the Chamber of Commerce, attended by Messrs. J. Rolethe (in the chair), Pinchen, Ogle. O'Donnell, Fisher, Tebay, Wood, and…

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Railway News. More Men Coming

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 15 July 1932 · page 2

Dungog very soon will have quite a lot more railway men. The proposal is on foot to station five more sets of loco, men in our town. That will mean…

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The Motor World. News and Notes From the N.r.m.a

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 15 July 1932 · page 2

The street cleaners of Leipzig (Germany) have two small electric lamps attached to the back of their boots as well as the lamps on their…

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Railway Helps Fruit Growers

Singleton Argus · Friday 15 July 1932 · page 3

Since 1928, when the Railway Department began to sell fruit in order to assist primary producers in the marketing of their fruit,…

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Motor 'Buses Government Appoints Advisory Committee

Singleton Argus · Friday 15 July 1932 · page 3

The State Ministry has decided to constitute immediately an advisery committee to investigate motor Om[?] bus transport in the metropolitan area…

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Motor Mishap

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 15 July 1932 · page 5

In attempting to turn, while driving her car in Vincent-street, on Wednesday night, Mrs. Ryan, wife of Mr. Basil Ryan, well-known in legal circles…

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Aerodrome Site

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 16 July 1932 · page 4

At the meeting of saround Shire council a letter was received from the defence department stating that an officer wold be available…

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Into Space Aeroplane Travellers

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 16 July 1932 · page 7

Four men were parachuted from an aeroplane recently in a demonstration of a new method to release passengers from distressed ships. All…

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Motor Taxes Move for Change Horse Vehicles

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 16 July 1932 · page 8

The N.R.M.A. is going closely into the proposal for an additional potrol tax in lion of flat rate taxation that in to come before the next premier,…

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Motor Production

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 16 July 1932 · page 9

The production of motor vehicles in the U.S,A., in 1931 was 2,880,738. This was 23.8 per cent. less than in 1930 but constituted 77 per cent of…

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Killed by Train

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 18 July 1932 · page 2

Perey [?] Tuckur, 10, principal of the firm, Tucker and Tucker, was run over by a train and killed at kalka, near Rookhampton…

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Hints for Motorists Abnormal Tyre Wear Wheel Balance and Wobble

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 18 July 1932 · page 6

The careful car owner will always keep a watchful eye upon the gen-eral condition of his car, and in particular will make a habit of looking…

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Motor Cycle Club Maitland District Annual Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 18 July 1932 · page 8

The annual meeting of the Maitland District Motor Cycle Club was held at Miss Edwards' Rooms. The President (Mr. J…

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Woman Killed Motor Car Overturned

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 18 July 1932 · page 3

Miss Madge Dent was killed and two other women were injured when a mater cur everturned on prinee's Highway, Nowra…

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Tereel Road

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

The Hon. Walter Bennett, M.L.A., has received the following communication from the Unemployment Relief Council:—…

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Clarence Bridge SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 19 July 1932 · page 5

The Clarence River bridge was officially opened at noon today by his Excellency Sir Isaac Isaacs, Governor General, in the presence of an enormous crowd…

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Special Train to Quirindi

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 19 July 1932 · page 1

Muswellbrook will make their first bid to lift the Portlock Gold Cup from Quirindi on Sunday next. The teams met about a fortnight ago and the…

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