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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1933

2,125 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 21 of 107

Gungal. Road Work

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 17 March 1933 · page 8

Repairs are being made to a culvert on the main road between Muswellbrook and Merriwa, near the Battery Reserve. New posts and railings are…

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Daylesford Bridge Kearsley Engineer's Report

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 17 March 1933 · page 6

Among the matters dealt with at lost night's meeting of the Kearsley Shire Council was a report by the engineer (Mr. J. F. Shine) in…

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Another Bridge Tragedy. Sydney

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 17 March 1933 · page 2

Still another bridge tragedy occurred this morning, when an unknown man, aged about 35 years, crashed 170 feet from the railings on the northern…

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Bridge Repairs Kearsley Decision CESSNOCK

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 17 March 1933 · page 6

The Shire engineer, Mr. Shine, reported at a meeting of the koarsley shire council night that he had dicussed the estimates for repairs to…

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Died in Train Glen Innes Resident

The Scone Advocate · Friday 17 March 1933 · page 2

Mr. Albert Francis Potter, 60 years of age, passed away between Blandford and Wingen yesterday morning. He was a passenger on the Brisbane mail,…

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Bridge Victim Jump, to Death SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 17 March 1933 · page 7

The sydney Harbour Bridge claimed yet another victim this morning when a man whose identity has yet to be established. went over the…

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Timber Traffic on Roads Mr Bruxner's Statement Criticised

Singleton Argus · Friday 17 March 1933 · page 1

At the Kyogle Shire meeting, Councillor Johnston referred to Mr Bruner's statement that if shire councillors did not take steps to prevent roads…

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A Rare Sight. Camel Train at Merriwa

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 17 March 1933 · page 4

For the first time for almost sixty years a camel train was seen in Merriwa during the week. No doubt this is a novel sight to quite a number of the…

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Another Bridge Tragedy Unknown Man the Victim Sydney

Singleton Argus · Friday 17 March 1933 · page 6

Another Harbour Bridge tragedy occurred early this morning when an unknown man, aged about 45, crashed 175 feet into the water from the railings…

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Railway Earnings. Upper Hunter District Big Figures

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 17 March 1933 · page 4

Figures made available to this paper by Mr. J. Howse, General Passenger and Freight Agent, N.S.W. Railways, reveal that the…

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Sandy Hollow-Maryvale Railway

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 17 March 1933 · page 4

A letter was received from Mr. H. C. Carter at Tuesday's meeting of the Merriwa Shire Council, concerning the above railway line and intimating the…

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Tram Collides with Car Passengers Panic Stricken

Singleton Argus · Friday 17 March 1933 · page 1

Three persons were injured, one critically, when a tram collided with and smashed to matchwood a motor-car at the corner of Fitzroy and Crown…

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Road Closed

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 20 March 1933 · page 5

The shire clerk of Kearaley advices alsowhere in the issue that certain lengths of road in the shire will be closed at times during the week for…

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Hints for Motorists Iron in Battery Solution Keeping the Engine Clean

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 20 March 1933 · page 6

There is some conflict of opinion as to how far it is detrimental to the battery to refill the cells with water which has not been distilled…

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Motor-cyclist Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 20 March 1933 · page 4

Victor Robinson (21) living at 8 Silsoe-Street, Mayfield was riding a motor cycle along the Newcastle-road whom, in the vicinity of a concrete…

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Hit and Run Motorist Seaman Badly Injured. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Monday 20 March 1933 · page 2

Walter Keegan, aged 32, a seaman, was knocked down by a motor car at Darlinghurst early this morniig He received a probable fracture of the…

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Train Delays SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 21 March 1933 · page 1

As a result of a flaw in the shunting at St. James' Station, this morning, many trains on the Bankstown and…

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Application to Purchase Road

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 21 March 1933 · page 2

Among the matters dealt with at the last Shire Council meeting was a report by the Shire Engineer (Mr. J. F. Shine) in connection…

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Youth's Death Shocking Injuries Fell From Train Kurri Kurri

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 21 March 1933 · page 7

John Drummond Logle, 16 years of age, of Main road Abermain, received shocking injuries last night, when he fell from an empty coal train near…

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Abermain Youth's Shocking Injuries. Fell Under Coal Train. Death in Hospital

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 21 March 1933 · page 6

John Logrie, the sixteen-year-old youth, son of Mr. Alexander Logie, of Main Road, Abermain, who was shockingly injured when…

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