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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1934

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Festival Gifts Model Train at Altar

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 5 January 1934 · page 4

An altar bearing some of the strangest harvest festival gifts over offered from model railways engines to teddy boars and telephones was soon in…

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Another Cheap Train. at Single Fot Fot the Double Journey

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 5 January 1934 · page 8

Anxious to make cheap excursion travel facilities available to far distant country residents who may have found themselves unable to travel…

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The Lake Road Request for Transfer to Kearsley Shire

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 5 January 1934 · page 4

Recently the Cessnock Chamber of Commerce, through Mr. J. M. Baddeley, M.L.A., wrote to the Minister for Local Government…

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Season's Wool Figures Amount to Nearly £60,000,000. Road to Prosperity

The Scone Advocate · Friday 5 January 1934 · page 6

It is generally anticipated that the wool cheque for Australia this season will be in the vicinity of £60,000,000. and if this figure is realised it will be…

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Railway Changes

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 5 January 1934 · page 3

Mr. G. H. Butler who has been Railway Traffic Inspector at Taree for six years and a half has been appointed stationmaster at Lidscombe His…

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Brown's Railway Cafe

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 5 January 1934 · page 2

Mr. Ernie Brown announces in this issue that he has opened a cafe in Brown-st., opposite the Picture Theatre and invites public patronage. He…

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Motor Notes

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 5 January 1934 · page 8

Considering the general ignorance displayed in respect to the danger urking in the exhaust fumes of all motor vehicles, it is surprising that…

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Prince's Highway Road Much Improved

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 January 1934 · page 10

The N.R.M.A. advises motorists that considerable improvement has been effected on the Prince's Highway immediately south of Kiama…

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To Newcastle Much Train Traffic Extra Cars

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 January 1934 · page 2

Falling within the school vacation, with the temperature to-day turning the thoughts of many "surf-wards" and the possibility of a day on the beach…

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Timely Save Man on Bridge Second Try Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 January 1934 · page 1

Prompt action by two young men prevented a returned soldier from jumping from the Harbour Bridge last night…

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Letters to Editor Bridge to Lorn (To the Editor)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 January 1934 · page 10

Sir,—Of course I expected opposition to the proposed bridge, and had no intention of taking part in a newspaper controversy with an anonymous…

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Found on Road Semi-conscious State Hit by Car?

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

A cyclist, who is believed to have been hit by a passing car, was found in a semi-conscious condition on the main road in Bolwarra early last…

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Budget of News from Upper Hunter and Northern Districts TAMWORTH Train Meal Time Official View Tamworth

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 January 1934 · page 5

The Hon. D. H. Drummond, M.L.A., Minister for Education, has been advised by Mr. S. Nicholas (the acting Secretary for…

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Motor World "Doped" Fuels

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 January 1934 · page 10

From time to time many controversial statements are made as to the possible benefit or harm which might result from the use of petrol blended…

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Petrol Tax Protest by Motorists

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 January 1934 · page 10

Though the date has not yet been definitely decided upon it is probable that the combined protest of motorists throughout Australia against the…

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Railway Traffic

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 January 1934 · page 5

The introduction, of excursion rates proved popular at Scone, There was an increase in travellers…

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Extra Train Sunday Service Need

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 8 January 1934 · page 4

With n three-hour wait at Newcastle if they miss the 6.20 p.m. train on Sunday, travellers to Maitland have frequently a journey that is made…

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Two Attempts to Jump From Bridge

Singleton Argus · Monday 8 January 1934 · page 1

Prompt action by two young men prevented a returned soldior from jumping from the Hurbour Bridge on Friday night…

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Letters to Editor Bridge to Lorn (To the Editor)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 8 January 1934 · page 6

Sir.—On the above subject "Amused" is amusing for the reason that he unwisely creates several aspects from which his vacuous epistle could…

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Sunday Traffic Railways Rushed

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 8 January 1934 · page 4

There was a repetition of Saturday's busy railway traffic yesterday morning. All trains for Newcastle were filled…

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