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Railways, roads & transport, 1933

2,125 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 59 of 107

Kurri-maitland Road Deputation to Main Roads Board

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 1 August 1933 · page 2

Although the Main Roads Board told a deputation from the Kearsley Shire Council on Friday that the district conditions did not allow…

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Bridge Championship

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 1 August 1933 · page 2

The bridge championship of the Soldiers' Memorial Club has been decided. Messrs. J. B. Eldridge and J. Carolan defeated Messrs. C. Brighton…

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Amazing Escape Fell Under Train SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 1 August 1933 · page 6

Falling from Chatswood railway station platform in front of an electric train, James Combe (61), of Harwood Avenue, Willoughby, last…

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Amateur Cycling 34-mile Road Race

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 1 August 1933 · page 6

The Cessnock Amateur Cycling Club's 34-mile road race, run on Saturday last, over the Maitland course, was a very trying event…

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Muscle Creek Bridge. Show President's Comment. Considers Structure Should Be Repaired

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 1 August 1933 · page 2

At yesterday's meeting of members of the Upper Hunter P. and A. Association Mr. Jas. White president) said he considered the…

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Late Cables and Telegrams Church Struck by Lightning. 12 Person Killed. Women and Children Trampled to Death. Prague

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 1 August 1933 · page 2

A terrible panic occurred when the village church at Zubroablara Slovakia) was struck by lightning- while the…

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Tube Railway LONDON, July 31

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 1 August 1933 · page 1

The last section of the tube railway extension from South Harrow to Cockfosters was opened to the public to-day…

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COST £1,000,000 Railway, Electrification NEWCASTLE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 1 August 1933 · page 2

At the City Council meeting last sight, the electrification of the railway between, Sydney and Newcastle was discussed, and it was decided to…

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Railway Fares and Freights Reductions Recommended by Cohmissioner

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 1 August 1933 · page 1

The Commissioner (Mr. Hartigan), in a report on railway fires and freights, has made a number of recommendations, which will have the effect…

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Another Busy Week-end. City Railway Xiii. Coming

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 1 August 1933 · page 2

Last week-end, Scone Club fielded five thirteens for four wins and one defeat. Next week-end, the City Railway Club team, which includes quite a number of…

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AERODROME Cessnock Site CESSNOOK

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 2 August 1933 · page 7

Further correspondence with relation to the aerodrome site at Cessnock was received and dealt with at a meeting of Kearsley Shire Council…

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Bridge Warning Sequel to Tragedy Council Decides Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 2 August 1933 · page 7

"A good deal of evidence during the two days was directed against the condition of this bridge culvert and an endeavour was, made to prove that…

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RAILWAYMEN Four Regraded Union Protests Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 2 August 1933 · page 10

It was stated last night in railway circles that the regressions imposed on the four men held to be responsible by the Commissioner…

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More Railwaymen Regressed. Outcome of Lithgow Accident Sydney

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 2 August 1933 · page 2

It was announced to-day that three more railway employees have been regressed following an inquiry into the derailment of the Western Mail at…

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Bowning Railway Smash Four Men Regraded Unions Condemn Action

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 2 August 1933 · page 2

A meeting representative of railway unions, with the exception of the National Union of Railwayme a, last night emphatically. condemned the action of the Commissioner for Railways (Mr T. J. Hartigan) in making "scapegoats of four employees in connection…

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Bridge Afternoon

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 3 August 1933 · page 6

The bridge afternoon, which was to have been held at Mrs.W.Young's residence, High-street, East Maitland,…

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"A Bad Corner" Echo of Kitchener-road Fatality

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Thursday 3 August 1933 · page 6

Cessnock Municipal Council had before it on Tuesday night a report from its solicitor (Mr. A. E. Westcott) relating to the recent motor…

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Shocking Condition of Wollombi Road Meeting of Protest at Crawford

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Thursday 3 August 1933 · page 3

The deplorable condition of the road from Cessnock to Wollombi formed the subject of discussion at a public meeting held at Crawford…

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Railway Fares Reductions Probable ABOUT £300,000 SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 3 August 1933 · page 8

Giving a general indication of the likely fare reductions by the Commissioner for Railways (Mr. T. J. Hartigan) revealed that, if the…

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Motor Car Stolen

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Thursday 3 August 1933 · page 3

Cessnock police were informed today that a yellow touring motor car, the property of Mr. Arthur Kent, of Edgar Street, Inverell, was…

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