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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1933

2,125 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 1 of 107

Killed by Train

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 2 January 1933 · page 2

Igon Youngborg, 27 [?] North Cott[?] W. A. Clerk in the [?] Department of Agriculture, was [?] killed by a train at Cot[?]…

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Excitement on Mail Train Man with Loaded Rifle

Singleton Argus · Monday 2 January 1933 · page 1

Alarm was caused among passengers on the mail train from Sydney to Wallangarra on Saturday morning when a man on board the train, declaring that…

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Armed Man. Fight on Train Loaded Rifle Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 2 January 1933 · page 1

An armed man on the Sydney-Brisbane express caused a sensation at Wallangarra. After a desperate struggle with the police…

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Hints for Motorists. Formation of Vapour Locks Explosions in Muffler

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 2 January 1933 · page 2

A fairly uncommon foul not extremely rare trouble with the petrol supply system is the formation of vapour looks due to volatisation of the…

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Postman's Long Tramp. Melbourne to Sydney in 14 Days

Singleton Argus · Monday 2 January 1933 · page 5

Mr. Robert Frederick Willis, a retired postman, aged 65, arrived at Sydney on Saturday afternoon after walking from Melbourne in 14 days. He…

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Car Menace to Girls Elderly Motorists "Leading Them Astray."

Singleton Argus · Monday 2 January 1933 · page 4

A dramatic outburst by a woman probation officer, Mrs. L. Sansom, against men who motored into Nottingham (Eng.) and "picked…

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Artist Scaler Dodging Train Fare NEWCASTLE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 3 January 1933 · page 1

Travelling from Woy Woy by train to Newcastle on Friday, Roland Alber German (29) described as an artist, tried to get through by…

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Boy Injured Fell off Tram SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 3 January 1933 · page 5

Miles Partridge, 10, of Covestreet, Balmain, was riding on the back footboard of a tram in Balmain-road, r[?] last night, when he lost his…

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Railway Fettler Killed Holiday Train Strikes Trolley

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 4 January 1933 · page 2

A railway fettler was killed, and three others had narrow escapes, when the Sheffield trolley on which they were riding was run down by a passenger…

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Struck by Electric Train One Railwayman Dead. Companion Seriously Injured Sydney

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 4 January 1933 · page 2

While walking along the railway line near Asquith late last night, two railway employees were struck by an electric passenger train. They were…

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Youth Dies Hit by Train Companion Hurt Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 4 January 1933 · page 1

Cyril Clive Baker (20), a railway call boy of Hornsby died this morning as the result of injuries received when knocked down by an…

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Concrete V Gravel Roads

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 5 January 1933 · page 1

Mr. T. W. Seaver, B.E. M.I.E., Road Engineer to the N.R.M.A. in his pamphlet dealing with the upkeep of roads says:— The Main Roads Board in its first…

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New Trams Tender Accepted SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 5 January 1933 · page 5

It is announced that the tender of the Clyde Engineering Company Ltd., for the construction of the 200 car bodies for the [?] type of price…

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The Railways Changes In Service New Scheme Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 5 January 1933 · page 8

A reOrganisation scheme which involves important changes in the various branches of the railway service has been introduced by the…

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Long Tramp with Billy Cart

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 5 January 1933 · page 3

A man and his wife, and three children aged 10, 7 and 4, left Brisbane on November 28 and passed through Raymond Terrace on Sunday morning, with their…

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Road Traffic

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 6 January 1933 · page 4

Tourist traffic passing through Bullahdelah has been heavy, notwithstanding that the Myall River, at Bullahdelah must be negotiated by punt…

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Bridge Victim SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 6 January 1933 · page 1

The police this morning recovered the body of the woman who last night jumped from the Sydney…

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Bishop Bridge Man's Death

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 6 January 1933 · page 5

A Bishop Bridge resident, in Mr. James Moore, passed away in Sydney on the last day of the old year, from pneumonia. The late Mr. Moore was…

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Another Bridge Fatality. Sydney

The Scone Advocate · Friday 6 January 1933 · page 2

The body of a woman who hurled herself from the Harbour Bridge last night was recovered this morning in Lavender Bay, and removed to the…

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Baby Train Shunting Mishap Badly Shaken

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 6 January 1933 · page 3

At Brinkworth (S.A.) during shunting operations, the recently opened baby Health Train received a thump which broke several windows and…

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