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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1934

2,299 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 16 of 115

No 5. North Railway Picnic

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 13 February 1934 · page 4

A meeting of the above committee was held at the Railway and Tramway Institute, Murrurundi, on Sunday last, when there were present:—Messrs. T…

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Severe Injuries Tram Conductor Crushed Leg Fractured Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 13 February 1934 · page 1

Suffering from a fraetured log, abrasions and severe , shock, Edward Young (42), a tram condnctor , of Charing Crass, was admitted to…

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SINGLETON Motoring Accident Struck Post Singleton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 13 February 1934 · page 5

About sunset on Sunday an an accident occurred at the culvert.on the main highway just this side of Gowrie crossing,…

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Registration of Motor Vehicles

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 13 February 1934 · page 3

In the matter of the Central Executive Council's request to the effect that motor vehicles should be divided into sections for registratian…

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Purchase of Railway Sleepers

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 13 February 1934 · page 3

With reference to the purchase of railway sleepers by the Railway Department, the Minister for Transport (Mr. M. F. Bruxner) advises that he…

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Motor Cyclist Injured

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 13 February 1934 · page 1

Donald McMurray, 21, was thrown from his motor bike on the Neath road, on Saturday night, and received injuries which necessitated…

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Bridge Wrecked Result of Cloudburst Road Wavashaway Bathurst

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 14 February 1934 · page 6

A bridge on the main highway to Sydney was swept away last evening when a cloudburst occurred at Glanmire, eight miles east of Bathurst…

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Repairs to Bridge

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 14 February 1934 · page 4

It was announced late last year that the Main Roads Board would effect repairs to the Long Bridge, at the western end of Maitland…

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Road Needs Tenambit District Progress Assn

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 14 February 1934 · page 4

At a special meeting of the Tenambit Progress Association last night, Crs. McCarthy and Monkley, of Tarro Shire, were present…

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MUSWELLBROOK Shire Council Meets Bowman's Bridge Muswellbrook

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 14 February 1934 · page 8

At the monthly meeting of the Muswellbrook Shire Council, Cr. A. W, Thompson (president) in the chair, the engineer's report…

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Raising Road Luskintyre Bridge CESSNOCK

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 15 February 1934 · page 7

A request from the Lochinvar Agricultural Bureau that negotiations be opened with the Minister for Local Government for a loan to raise the…

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9 Mile Bridge

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 15 February 1934 · page 2

Mr. W. Bennett, M. L. A. is in receipt of the following from the Minister for Labour:— Sir :—Referring to your personal…

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Tramway Profit Sydney—Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 15 February 1934 · page 10

For last financial year the Metropolitan and Newcastle trains showed a profit of £1919, an improvement of £202,058 on the result of the provious…

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Two Injured Motor-cycle Struck Horse NEWCASTLE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 15 February 1934 · page 5

David Cowle, 25, of Redhead, sustained a fractured skull, concussion, lacerations to the right hand, and severe general abrasions to the side…

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Registration of Motor Vehicles

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 15 February 1934 · page 4

In the matter of the Central Executive Council's (of the P. P. U.) request to the effect that motor vehicles should be divided into sections for registration purposes…

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Approach to Dunolly Bridge

Singleton Argus · Friday 16 February 1934 · page 6

The question of widening the town approach to Dunolly Bridge, with a view, to the greater safety of traffic, was discussed at the monthly meeting…

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New Bridge. Well Under Way

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 16 February 1934 · page 7

The erection of the new bridge over the Kruii river at Gollaroy, the contractors, being the State Monier Pipe and Concrete Works, witli Mr. Linklater as…

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Long Bridge Suggestion to Board Diverting Traffic

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 16 February 1934 · page 6

"I think it is a positive scandal now the way planks merely nailed down and the men have to spend half their time standing by while cars…

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The Bridge At. the Subway (To the Editor.)

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 16 February 1934 · page 9

Sir,—The rattle of loose planks in the decking of the bride over Muscle Creek near the subway can again be. heard when vehicles arc crossing the…

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Man Sups Through Harbour Bridge Railing Falls on Concrete. Embankment. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Friday 16 February 1934 · page 6

John Connor, an unemployed seaman, slipped through the railing bordering the southern approach to the Harbour Bridge this morning, and dropped 12…

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