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Railways, roads & transport, 1934

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Skull Fractured Motor Cycle-Car Collide SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 26 January 1934 · page 2

When the motor cycle he was riding crashed into a car in Queen-st., Ashfield, last night Douglas Taylor (17), of Service-st., Ashfield, was huried to…

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Kurri Motor Cycling Race Recalled Kurri

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 26 January 1934 · page 2

To-day being Anniversary Day, and as motor cycling has enjoyed a boom for some years, the following account will be found of…

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Rabbits on Railway

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 26 January 1934 · page 3

A. W. Andrews, Secretary of the Bundook Rabbit Suppression Group, wrote asking the Board to approach the railway, authorities re destroying…

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Special Train Largely Patronised MUSWELLBROOK

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 27 January 1934 · page 5

The third special train to Newcastle during the last two months, arranged by Muswellbrook sporting bodies from Murrurundi and…

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Great Strides Soviet Motor Industry

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 27 January 1934 · page 10

The automobile Industry in Russia is reported to be making great strides. The Kharkey tractor plant…

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Pacific Highway Motoring Conditions Little Change

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 27 January 1934 · page 10

Little change has taken place in the motoring conditions along Pacific Highway between Sydney and Brisbane during the last few weeks, reports the N.R.M.A…

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Special Trains The Railways Busy

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 27 January 1934 · page 6

There special trains, additional to the regular service, were required to bring holiday-makers back from Newcastle to Cessnock last night…

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Motor Fatality Companion Injured SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 27 January 1934 · page 1

Frank Bull, 37, of Forth-street, Ashbury, was killed, and Arthur Gordon Copeland, 34, of Beuiah-street, South Kensington, was seriously injured last…

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Motor World Curing Brake Snatching

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 27 January 1934 · page 10

Brake snatching or "shudder" at low speeds is a subject which has during the last few years been mentioned several times in these notes,…

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Ignition Faults Motorists' Troubles

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 27 January 1934 · page 10

During the month of December, N.R.M.A. patrols went to the assistance of nearly 3000 motorists who called upon the association for help…

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Motor Taxes Increase in Britain

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 27 January 1934 · page 8

The motor road-transport industry and motorists in Great Britain, have in ten years had taxation increased by no less than [?]54,000,000…

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Motorists Week Big Petrol Protest

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 27 January 1934 · page 8

The Australian Automobile Association reports that Motorists' Week, which is being held from March 9 to March 16, is being taken up…

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Fast Train

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 29 January 1934 · page 2

"Is this supposed to be a fast train? The advertisement said it was," remarked the excursionist to the conductor of the Chicago Limited…

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Bridge-building Tragedy Three Men Electrocuted

Singleton Argus · Monday 29 January 1934 · page 1

When a winch and derrick, with which they were driving piles at Sorrel Creeke bridge, Now Norfolk (Tas.), came into contact with a higli-voltage…

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Train Scaler Fined at Newcastle SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 29 January 1934 · page 1

For using a rail ticket which did not belong to him, and thus avoiding fare Roydon Francis Loayr was fined 10/, with 18/ costs, or three days,…

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Critically Injured in Collision Motor Cycle Strikes Tram. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Monday 29 January 1934 · page 2

Arthur Linton, aged 40, received critical injuries late last night when the motor cycle which he was riding collided with a tram at the intersection of…

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Heavily Fined Language in Train S.M.S Comment Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 29 January 1934 · page 5

"Filthy language," said Mr. Soane, S.M. "You ought, to be ashamed of yourself to use such language in the hearing of a woman," to George Mavin…

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Railway Log Traffic Employees Terms Unacceptable Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 29 January 1934 · page 1

At a special meeting of members of the Transport Staff Association (traffic employees), held at the week-end a resolution was carried that…

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Heavy Traffic Extra Train Divisions

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 30 January 1934 · page 5

School teachers and pupils made the boat of their vacation and no doubt it was with misgivings that they thought of studious days to…

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SUICIDE! Bridge Victim Coroner's Verdict Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 30 January 1934 · page 1

Evidence that she was always cheerful and had never mentioned taking her life, was given to-day at the…

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