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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1934

2,299 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 25 of 115

Alleged Threat "Will Blow Up Bridge" KEMPSEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 14 March 1934 · page 3

A stir was caused at the meeting of the Macleay Shire Council when Mr. W. L. Jomison, whose contract for the erection of a bridge over Spencer's…

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Road Accidents a British View

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 15 March 1934 · page 2

The secretary of the British Reads Improvement Association has prepared some notes dealing with the relation of road accidents to the lack…

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New Player Maitland United Club Train to Zoo

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 15 March 1934 · page 6

For some time negotiations have been proceeding between N. Ferries, of North Sydney, and Maitland United Rugby Football League. Prominent…

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"Safety First' Motorist Responsible High Court Rules Melbourne

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 15 March 1934 · page 4

That motorists must be responsible to watch for pedestrians who may be crossing the road, and not to assume tat a…

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Long Bridge Road Board's Attitude

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

"It is not Satisfactory to me at all; It is eminently sensible, and the obyious thing, to do divert. the traffic, from that bridge," deelared dr…

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Pound Crossing Bridge

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 16 March 1934 · page 2

Hon. W. Bennett, M.L.A., has been informed by the Chairman of the Unemployment Relief Council that that body has approved of an advance of…

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Train to Zoo

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 16 March 1934 · page 7

The special train to the Zoo, being arranged by Maitland United Football Club, Car Sunday week, March 25, in arounding widespread…

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Wolves in Train Romanian Experience

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 16 March 1934 · page 8

An unpleasant adventure which overtook the direct train from bucharest to Budapost is reported from Bucharest (says the "Observer")…

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Kearsley Engineer's Claim Main Roads Commission

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 16 March 1934 · page 6

Kearsley Shire Council, at its meeting last night, had before it a letter from Messrs. Murphy and Meloney, Solicitors acting on behalf of…

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Met Girl in Train Bigamy Charge Against Married Man

Singleton Argus · Friday 16 March 1934 · page 2

A railway carriage courtship, winch, ripened into marriage, was described bya a girl of 22 when she gave evidence at Rugby (Eng.) against Joseph Thomas…

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Kearsley Cycle Club Handicaps for Five-mile Road Race

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 16 March 1934 · page 3

Handicaps for the Kearsley Amateur Cycle Club's five-mile road race, to be held on Sunday morning next, commencing at 10.30 a.m., are:—…

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Aberdare Road Fire Shavings Found in Wardrobe Open Verdict

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 16 March 1934 · page 5

An open verdict was returned by the Cessnock Coroner (Mr. W. S. Johnston), at the Cessnock Courthouse yesterday afternoon,…

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Heavy Motor Traffic

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 16 March 1934 · page 1

The motor traffic during show days was the heaviest experienced for years. The ringside stands yesterday were all taken up, while…

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Class Horses Engaged at Rosehill Tomorrow Theo Looks Best Bet of Day in Nursery Silver Scorn for Railway Handicap Chatham Will Win Rawson Stakes

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 16 March 1934 · page 2

Class horses in Chatham, Rogilla, Peter Pan and Silver Scorn will be seen in action at the Rosehill meeting tomorrow. The Rawson Stakes looks like being a match…

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Late Train Sydney—Newcastle SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 17 March 1934 · page 1

The Railway Department states that a late passenger train to Newcastle has replaced the former goods train on which limited passenger…

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Motor World Tar Stains

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 17 March 1934 · page 10

It has been found that cuculyplun is an excellent solvent for the removal of tar and other stains from the bodywork of the car, but it must…

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Three Fined Railway Trespassers

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 17 March 1934 · page 2

Clarence Francis Rowles, 27, George Alfred Moore, 21, and James Herbert O'Brien, 22, were arrested at Tolarah about 6 o'clock yesterday…

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Railway Log

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 17 March 1934 · page 5

Executive officials of all railway unions will meet at Daking House Sydney, on Tuesday night to consider their position in regard to the Rail…

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FINED £2 Evaded Train Fare

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 19 March 1934 · page 4

Thomas Joseph Alexander, 87, marble polisher, was charged at the West Maitland Court to-day with having on March 17 travelled between Waratah…

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ADJOURNED Industrial Case S.M. RAILWAYS

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 19 March 1934 · page 2

An adjournment till April 16 was granted by Mr. E. A. Mahony, I. M., at the West Maitland Industrial Magistrate's Court in a matter listed…

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