Thrown from Motor Cycle
While riding to work at Maitland Main Colliery last Monday morning, Mr. Fred King, of West Cessnock, was thrown from his motor bike…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1933
2,125 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 65 of 107
Buck Creek Bridge Cutting of Trees on Anvil Creek Road. Slow Progress of Contracts Penalty Clauses to Be Enforced. Deterrent Action to Be Taken
Among the matters dealt with at last night's meeting of the Kearsley Shire Council was a report by the engineer (Mr. J. F. Shine) dealing At last night's meeting of the Kearsley Shire Council the engineer (Mr. J. F. Shine) submitted the following report concerning the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Serious State Kurri-Heddon Road Kearsley Decides Cessnock
Kearsley Shire Council again discussed at its meeting last night the daplorable condition of that part of the Cessnock-Maitland road between…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Deplorable State of Our Main Road Kurri, Neath, and Wollombi Sections
"I think the time has arrived when we should adopt a bold policy and borrow money for the deconstruction of the bad lengths of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Tourist Road Required Picturesque Drive Could Be Made. Cessnock-mount View-pokolbin
Both the Kearsley Shire Council and the Cessnock Municipal Council have an opportunity to combine forces to secure a grant…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Petrol Prices. Saving to Motorists. N.R.M. A. FEAR
The reduction in the price of all grades of petrol, which became operative on Monday, is estimated to save motorists between £150,000 and £200,000…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Invitation Dance Railway Tennis Club
The fortnightly old-time invitation dance of the Railway Tennis Club was held in the Parish Hall last night and met with an over greater…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Motor Taxes Reduction Sought Minister's Reply Sydney
A deputation representing the Motor Van Owners' (Assn.) waited on the Minister for Transport (Mr. Bruxner) yesterday to…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →48 HOURS For Railwaymen Court Decides
The Fall Arbitration Court has refused an application by the Australian Railways Union for a reduction of the working hours from 48…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Improving the Railways Commissioner Describes Plans
The Railway.Commissioner (Mr Hartigan), speaking at a civic reception at Orange, described some of the methods which lie is using to improve the business and financial position of the railways. Mr Hartigan said that the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →New Fast Train Newcastle Request NEWCASTLE
An effort is being made by Newcastle Chamber of Manufactures to have a fast train run from Sydney to Newcastle on week-days, leaving…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Road Closing Pacific Highway Board's Reason Sydney
Following on representations by the Sydney representative of the Maitland "Daily Mercury," as to the reason for the closing of the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Links with Early Days Extracts From "Mercury" Files Hunter Valley History The Roads
The inhabitants of Farnborough have now, for the third time within a few months, repaired the bridge over Anvil Creek, which had been washed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motor World Engine Cleaning
Owners who the a pride in the upkeep of their vehicles wisely keep the outside of the engine clean and free from accumulations of oil nd dirt,…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Train Derailments Government Action Resented
It was officially announced by the Railway and. Tramway Salaried Officers' Association last night that legal proceedings would be instituted shortly in connection with the action taken by the Railway Commissioners against members of the staff in regard to recent…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Cycle Smash Fifteen Fall Road Race Sydney
When a competitor collided with a car 15 cyclists crashed in a tangled heap in the Speedwell professional road race on the Western-road, near…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War Bridge
All those who attended the war bridge evening held in the Parish Hall last night by the Blue and Gold Social Club, spent a very pleasant…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Killed by Train
Thomas William Flavell, 65, railway worker, was killed when struck by a train on the punt-round railway bridge, near Richmond. Flavell was doing his…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Road to Gresford
Ald. Jones said some effort should be made to get a road across to Gresford. He had been told that there were only five miles to be completed, and it…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Barrengton Tops Road
Port Stephens Shire Council wrote agreeing to co-operate in the matter of the Barrington Tops road. The Mayor referred to the decision…
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