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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1933

2,125 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 37 of 107

Warning to Owners of Registered Motor Vehicles

Singleton Argus · Friday 26 May 1933 · page 6

It appears that many owners of motor vehicles are neglecting to call at the nearest registry to secure blue labels to be affixed to the'front…

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Trespass on Railway Fonrteen Charges

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 26 May 1933 · page 2

Charges of having trespassed on the property of the South Maitland Railways Ltd. was preferred against eight men When…

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MANSLAUGHTER Motorist Sentenced MELBOURNE, Saturday

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 27 May 1933 · page 1

Mr, Justice Macfarlane imposed a sentence of 18 months' imprisonment at the Criminal Court, on Jamon Simpson, 20, lorry driver, for the…

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Killed by Train Tragic Accident SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 29 May 1933 · page 1

Charles Victor Derbyshire (41), of Forest Lodge, was killed instantly when struck by a train at the Central Railway Station to-day. His…

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Struck by a Train Shocking Injuries. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Monday 29 May 1933 · page 2

Charles Victor Derbyshire, aged 41, had his head almost severed, both anna broken, and spine fractured when he was struck by a train between…

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Basic Wage Application to Railway & Tramway Employees Melbourne

Singleton Argus · Monday 29 May 1933 · page 2

The order applying to the NewSouth Wales railway and tramway ployees, altoring the method of assessing the basic wage decided upon by…

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Motor Smashes Week-end Accidents Man Killed Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 29 May 1933 · page 2

In a head-on collision with a motor car in Liverpool-road yesterday afternoon a motor cyclist was killed and a woman…

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Motorist Charged "Under the Influence" NEWCASTLE, Monday

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 29 May 1933 · page 5

Alleged to have driven a motor our while under the influence of intoxicating liquor, John William Williams appeared before Mr, Harrison, S.M.,…

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Hints for Motorists Does Engine Oil Wear Out? Patent Fuel Economisers

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 29 May 1933 · page 6

One often hears the opinion expressed that the engine oil "wears out" after it has been in use for a certain time, and that that is the…

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Seriously Injured in Motor Smash

Singleton Argus · Monday 29 May 1933 · page 2

Whilst travelling from Werris Crook to gunnedah last week to attend ball a motor car containing a number of passengers met with a serious…

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Bush Roads

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 30 May 1933 · page 4

I heard a motorist complaining of the "awful road" he'd been over a day or two previously, some 20-odd miles from Sydney. I couldn't help…

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Workhouse Left in Train

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 30 May 1933 · page 5

Recently someone left three cottages and a workhouse in a freight train on one of the British lines. The house-property, however, was not…

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Wollong-Sandy Creek Road Proposed Repairs

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 30 May 1933 · page 6

At last Thursday night's meeting of the Kearsley Shire Council the engineer (Mr. J. F. Shine) submitted the following report in regard to…

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Bridge Over Black Creek Progress of Belmont Job

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 30 May 1933 · page 5

The Shire engineer (Mr. J. F. Shine), at last Thursday night's meeting of the Kearsley Shire Council, submitted the following report on the…

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Special Train Popular. Three Run at Week-end

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 30 May 1933 · page 1

Special trains were in demand to convey footballers to various towns on Saturday and Sunday. The Muswellbrook Club chartered…

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Police Anxious to Interview Woman. Boarded Train at Sydney

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 30 May 1933 · page 1

The police are anxious to interview a woman who boarded the Brisbane Mail train at Sydney on the 26th. inst. The woman was carrying a baby, and…

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Police Seek Young Woman Who Boarded Mail Train Nunoi Wins Downed Quist a Surprise Paris, May 29

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 30 May 1933 · page 1

Drizzling rain for the fourth successive clay made the footing treacherous at the tennis championships, when…

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Seriously Injured in Motor Smash

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 30 May 1933 · page 5

Whilst travelling from Wenris Greek to Gunnedali last week to attend a ball a motor ear containing a number of passengers met with a serious mishap…

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Baby Found Near Railway Line Ganger's Sensational Discovery. Mistook Body for a Doll

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 30 May 1933 · page 1

A startling discovery was made by Ganger Joseph Best, of Muswellbrook, about 7.30 a.m. on Saturday, when he found the body of a male child lying alongside the railway line near Grasstree, about four miles from Muswellbrook…

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Basic Wage Rail and Tram Workers MELBOURNE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 30 May 1933 · page 2

The opinion was expressed by the Full Court of the Arhitration Court that there should be no limitation of the court's order educing wages by…

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