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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1932

2,121 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 70 of 107

AERODROME Site for Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 18 August 1932 · page 2

Newcastle In to have its [?] Portion of [?] park in doing made avaliable for this purpose…

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Vic. Road Works

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 18 August 1932 · page 1

MELBOURNE. Thursday. The State Cabinet has ap-proved of a scheme of road construction works in all…

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Under Train Boy Terribly Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 18 August 1932 · page 8

Through [?]ding with another boy on the platform of Rydo Railway Station, Thomas King (11), of Rydo. full under the Whools of an electric…

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Motor Imports Interesting Figures

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 18 August 1932 · page 2

Interesting returns relating to mo-tor chassls imports Into the Common -wealth have been supplied by the Australian Association of British…

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Motor Bandits Woman Held up Shots Fired Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 18 August 1932 · page 10

A message from Melbourne states that last night while going home Miss E[?]een [?]and Miss Mona [?] of South Melbourne. were…

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Widening Kitchener Road Bridge

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 19 August 1932 · page 1

The works foreman, at Tuesday night's meeting of the Cessnock Municipal Council, reported that, as instructed, he had gone into the matter…

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Dorney's Bridge Again

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 19 August 1932 · page 6

Cr. Barnes said that the bridge at Dorney's Crossing as it is is of no use to the public. He thought Council should be reasonable and put in the…

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That Bridge at Dorney's

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 19 August 1932 · page 6

Cr. Higgins said he had been invited by the ratepayers to visit Markwell and with Cr. Harris did so and saw 40 or 50 people. They were all up in…

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Stroud Shire. Developmental Road

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 19 August 1932 · page 2

Hon. W. Bennett, M.L.A., has been informed as follows:— With reference to the Developmental road No. 1,110, Bullahdelah to…

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BRIDGE (Only he Doesn't Know it)

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 19 August 1932 · page 6

There are many forms of bridge all of which appeal to the public. Them is auction, contract, Sydney Harbour, Bridget, St. George's river, and…

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Boy's Leg Severed by Train Remarkable Courage

Singleton Argus · Friday 19 August 1932 · page 4

Remarkable courage was shown by Thomas King, an 11-year-old newsboy, of West Ryde, after he had been knocked down and severely injured by…

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Tea Gardens-bullahdelah Road. Its Possibilities

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 19 August 1932 · page 4

There is no proposition that has not its advocates, and its opponents. That is as it should be because it enables a better grasp of the truth…

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One Hundred Unemployed. Take Possession of Train. Driven Off by Police

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 19 August 1932 · page 2

A serious situation occurred at Talara railway marshalling yards this morning, when about 100 swagmen took possession of a…

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DESCRIPTION of the LAND. Fronting Proposed Developmental Road. Tea Gardens-Bullahdelah

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 19 August 1932 · page 4

On a number of occasions the Stroud Shire has endeavoured to have the above road proclaimed a developmental road, and as there are a…

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Railway Costs. Government's Problem

The Scone Advocate · Friday 19 August 1932 · page 6

The Government is finding it exceedingly difficult to bring about substantial reductions in railway costs. Last year there was a…

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Wage Cuts Rail and Tramways by Ten Per Cent

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 20 August 1932 · page 10

It is definitely stated that N.S.W. railway and tramway employees, whose wage awards were set aside by the Federal…

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Motor Wedding

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 20 August 1932 · page 8

The Bride's name was Elizabeth FORD and before her marriage she had been a good SINGER and was also a pupil of CHRYSLER with…

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Motor Cycle Smash

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 20 August 1932 · page 6

Returning from Dungog in Stroud Road, Leslie Lea lost control of his motor cycle and side-car, and fell. He received severe outs to the face,…

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Train Stop at Ravensworth

Singleton Argus · Monday 22 August 1932 · page 2

In response to representations by Mr M. Brown, M.L.A., following a petition from residents of Ravensworth and district, requesting that the, down…

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Harbour Bridge Fatality Driver Remanded. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Monday 22 August 1932 · page 2

William Polson, horse trainer, was charged at the Central Court to-day with having feloniously slain Cons``bles Joseph M'Cunn and Clifford…

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