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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1934

2,299 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 27 of 115

Shire Grants for Road

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 22 March 1934 · page 2

Replying to the requests made by the Central Executive Council, P. P. Union, the Acting Premier Mr. M. F. Bruxner), advises that the Unemployment Relief…

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Road Building Hitler's Big Scheme Public Works Berlin, March 21

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 22 March 1934 · page 1

The Chancellor, Herr Hitler, announced that road building would absorb £40,300,000 of the £77,000,000, public works scheme…

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Grenade Thrown Motor Car Wrecked Jew Lucky Berlin, March 21

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 22 March 1934 · page 1

Rumours of an attempt to assassinate General Gooring arose when an egg-shaped hand grenade was thrown in the Unior-don-Lindon into a…

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New Carriages For the Railways SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 22 March 1934 · page 4

The Railway Commissioners have decided to construct 20 new railway carriages of an improved design. They will be of the corridor type, and will…

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Motorists' Week Lively Interest Aroused

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 22 March 1934 · page 10

The N.R.M.A. has received advice from kindred bodies in all States of the Commonwealth that "Motorists' Week," which has been conducted…

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Many Accidents Motor Toll Grows

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 22 March 1934 · page 10

Unless thoro is a considerable slowing up of the number at road accidents in New South Wales there will be no chance of lowering this…

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Special Train

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 23 March 1934 · page 5

At the invitation of the committee, Mr. R. E. Evans, District Superintendent of Railways, attended the meeting, and pointed out the…

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Special Excursion Train to Sydney

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 23 March 1934 · page 3

In connection with the extensive series of excursion trains 'arranged by the Railway Department during the Easter holiday period, of which…

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War Bridge W.M. Infants' School

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 23 March 1934 · page 4

There was a good attendance at the war bridge evening, held in the West Maitland Infants' School, on Tuesday night. The prizes were won…

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Fatal Fall Killed by Train SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 23 March 1934 · page 4

When he fell between the platform and an electric train at Chatswood, C. Dean, 40, of Chatswood, was killed. He had a wooden leg and was…

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Upper Hill Street Road Woman Hurt

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 23 March 1934 · page 1

That there is a very great need for the council giving attention to upper Hill-street was shown on Friday evening last when Mrs. W. Bowers…

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Discovery After 20 Months Aeroplane and Dead Bodies. (Australian Press Assn. Message.)

Singleton Argus · Friday 23 March 1934 · page 1

Mandoza (Argentina), Thursday. The Pan-American Airways aeroplane, "The San Jose," which was missing since 16th July, 1932, on a…

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Russian Train Smash. Sentences of Death Follow. Moscow

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 23 March 1934 · page 2

Following a train smash at Tavatu on Wednesday, when 33 passengers were killed, the driver and stationmaster have already…

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Upper Hunter Band Association. Everything Set for Sunday's Contest. Special Train

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 23 March 1934 · page 1

The final stage has now been set for the first band contest of the Upper Hunter Band Association to be held at Singleton next Sunday. Already the…

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Train Collision in Russia Driver and Station Master Sentenced to Death. (Australian Press Assn. Message.) Moscow

Singleton Argus · Friday 23 March 1934 · page 1

following a train collision at Tavatui on Wednesday, when 33 were killed, the driver and station master have already been sentenced to death and seven…

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Man Killed Motor Lorry Overturned

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 23 March 1934 · page 2

Ewold Gustav Stanitzky, 52, of William-street, Clarence Park (S.A.), was killed when a motor lorry overturned about eight miles from Nairne…

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Care Urged Changing Notes Motorists' Losses

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 23 March 1934 · page 7

The N.R.M.A. has been asked by the Sutherland Shire Council to call the attention of motorists to the fact that owing to the carelessness of two…

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Railway Chief Visit to Casino Non-paying Lines Casino

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 23 March 1934 · page 4

That there was little likelihood of the Casino-Bonalbo railway line ever being completed or of the Guyra-Dorigo line being constructed, was the…

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State Railway Carriages

Singleton Argus · Friday 23 March 1934 · page 2

Studying the comfort of country train passengers, the Railway Department has ordered the construction of 20 carriages of the corridor type, with steel…

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Easter Excursion Train

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 24 March 1934 · page 5

The Easter excursion train which left for Sydney at 8.15 on Wednesday night conveyed 170 passengers from Tamworth. Platform tickets…

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