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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1933

2,125 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 35 of 107

"On the Road" Northern Notes a "Live Wire"

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 20 May 1933 · page 5

A Maitland "Dally Mercury" Mercury" motored as far as Werris Creek on Thursday and met some interesting people. Incidentally,…

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Road Damage Vehicles Restrained New Weight Rules. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 20 May 1933 · page 2

It is officially notified that new regulation will be issued shortly governing the speed and weight of heavy loud vehicles with the object of…

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Werris Creek Railway Superintendent Valedictory Weiiius Creek

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 20 May 1933 · page 5

On the eve of his departure to Grafton to take up the duties of District Superintendent for Railways of the North Coast lines,…

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SCONE Railway Extension Council Meets Scone

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 20 May 1933 · page 5

Confirmation of the verbal undertaking given to Mr. Railway Commissioner Hartigan, who recently visited Scone, that in the…

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"Colossal Loss" Railway Thefts Commrs, Worried Taree

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 20 May 1933 · page 2

"The Railway Commissioners are losing a lot of goods each week and the loss is colossal," said Railway Inspector Butler at Taree Police Court…

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Motor Industry Welfare of Australia Striking Figures

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 20 May 1933 · page 8

The importance of the motor and allied industries to the welfare of Australia and its people, is not fully realised by many people, and least of…

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Death in Train

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 22 May 1933 · page 2

Samuel McGoo, 53 of Fernroy, avenue, Pittwater, collapsed and died in a train at Regent's Park Station on Sunday morning…

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MOTORING. Judging New Cars Future Fuels

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 22 May 1933 · page 2

One of the mistakes often made by motorists who are in search of new car is to allow their wise judgment of the vehicle under consideration on…

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Man's Leg Broken Motorist Discharged NEWCASTLE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 22 May 1933 · page 5

In the Summons Court to-day a charge of driving a motor car in a dangerous manner against Harold Thomas Lo[?] a postal employee…

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Motorist Fined Drunken Driving NEWCASTLE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 22 May 1933 · page 5

The manner in which a motor car was -pulled up In Hunter-street, Newcastle, yesterday, attention of Detective Constable Shumack…

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Man Dies Struck by Motor Car

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 22 May 1933 · page 2

When he was struck by a motor car on Saturday afternoon. Alfred Ko[?] 32, of Cook-street, Randwick, received injuries from which he died…

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MR. J. V. GREEN Staff's Appreciation Railway Farewell Werris Creek

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 22 May 1933 · page 2

There was an attendance of about a hundred railway men at the Werris Creek Railway institute on Saturday evening when a presentation was…

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Ranks Fourth British Motor Industry

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 22 May 1933 · page 3

The importance of the motor industry to Great Britain in indicated by the fact that it now ranks as the fourth most important industry in the…

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Scone-merriwa Road

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 23 May 1933 · page 3

It is understood that the work of linking up the unfinished portion of the Scone-Merriwa road is about to be commenced. The whole of the length…

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FINED 1/ Train Sealer Lenient Bench

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 23 May 1933 · page 6

At the West Maitland Court to-day William Joseph Parson (18), a labourer, of Glebe, Sydney, pleaded guilty to a charge of having travelled…

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MUSWELLBROOK v. SCONE. Special Train from Scone

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 23 May 1933 · page 1

The second round of the Upper Hunter Football Association's competition will be advanced another stage on Saturday, when the Muswellbrook and…

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Torn Pound Notes. Found on New Zealand Road

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 23 May 1933 · page 4

The Wellington (N.Z.) police are perplexed by the finding of a number of torn pound notes along the Wellington-Palmerston highway. The notes are…

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Brazen Theft Motor Cycle Stolen

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 23 May 1933 · page 6

While playing chess at the School of Arts, West Maitland, on Saturday night, Mr. B. Iverach, of West Maitland, heard the noise of a…

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District Railway Superintendent Mr. Green Farewelled at Werris Creek. Werris Creek

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 23 May 1933 · page 1

On the eve of his departure to Grafton to take up the duties of District Superintendent for Railways of the North Coast lines, Mr. J. V. Green,…

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Aeroplane Lands on One Wheel Pilot Escapes Injury

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 24 May 1933 · page 3

The feat of landing an aero plane on one wheel without injury to himself was performed by Victor Roffey, a young airman, at Dingo (Q.) His…

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