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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1934

2,299 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 33 of 115

Anzac Day. Railway Excursions

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 13 April 1934 · page 2

Attention is drawn to the official announcement that special excursion tickets will be issued from and to Sydney and other stations within the…

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Autumn School Vacation—may 11-28. Railway Excursions

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 13 April 1934 · page 2

Public schools will close for the Autumn vacation on May 10, and, so that teachers and parents may make their holiday arrangements well in…

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Calves in Motor Car

Singleton Argus · Friday 13 April 1934 · page 1

A case of considerable interest to farmers came on for hearing in Casino Police Court, when David Henry Bennett was charged with cruelly…

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Motor Car Falls 15 Feet Three Occupants Injured. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Friday 13 April 1934 · page 6

A sedan car, which was returning from a wediing party early this morning, fell 15 feet down a subsidence at Randwick…

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Road Safety

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 14 April 1934 · page 10

The first serious attempt on a large scale to improve the standard of driving and to teach motorists the principles of road safety is to be…

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Horn's Crossing Request for Bridge

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 14 April 1934 · page 9

At a public meeting at Vacy it was decided to agitate for a bridge over Horn's Crossing. This would mean a dry road from the Gresford-Paterson…

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Anzac Day Railway Excursions

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 14 April 1934 · page 6

Attention is drawn to the official announcement that special excursion tickets will be issued from and to sydney and other stations within the…

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Motor World Carbon Formation

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 14 April 1934 · page 10

No matter how efficient is engine design, deposits of carbon will invariably form in the combustion chambers of the cylinders. That is…

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Nails on Bridges Motorists Warned

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 14 April 1934 · page 10

The N.R.M.A. calls the attention of motorists who tour in the country to the danger of punctures on wooden bridges…

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Ford's Brother Has No Motor Car

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 14 April 1934 · page 8

Mr. William Ford, youngest brother of Mr. Henry Ford, the multi-million are motor car manufacturer, has field a petition in bankruptey on behalf of…

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Man Killed Motorist Charged "On Wrong Side" Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 16 April 1934 · page 1

A remand until May 2 was granted Arthur James Morgan, 23, a tallowmaker, at the Newtown Court to-day, on a charge of having fslenlesly…

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Motor Cycles New Regulations

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 16 April 1934 · page 3

The Commissioner for Road Trans Port has advised the N.R.M.A. that new regulaeions are to he Put into force governing meter oyclcs with…

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Two Injured Motors in Collision SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 16 April 1934 · page 6

When a motor cycle and a motor car col[?]lded at Lakemba last night two men wore injured, one serlousiy. The vietlms wore Sydney Tony, 34. of…

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Motor Smash Victim

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 16 April 1934 · page 6

The body of Robert Leckie 75. who was killed in a motor car accident near Lithgow yesterday has been ombalmed and will be taken to…

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N.r.m.a's Plea To Motor Cyclists

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 16 April 1934 · page 6

The Safely Department of [?] N.R.M.A. expresses concern at [?] large, number or motor cyeies cencen[?] ed In road accldents…

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Knocked Down by Motor Car £10 Damages Awarded

Singleton Argus · Monday 16 April 1934 · page 2

As briefly mentioned in last issue, Francis Thomas Wilkinson, in the Singleton Small Debts Court on Friday, was awarded £10 damages by Mr K. A…

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'Atrocious State' Govt. Road, Tenambit

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 17 April 1934 · page 7

Five residents of Government-road, Tenambit, forwarded a petition to Tarro Shire to-day, deploring that this road had been neglected, and was in…

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Cheap Fares For Dungog Show Special Train

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 17 April 1934 · page 7

The Dungog Show will take place on Thursday, Friday and Saturday next, and the show committee has arranged with the…

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Droving Stock Deputation to Shire Newcastle Road

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 17 April 1934 · page 6

The travelling of stock along the Newcastle road was the sub-ject brought forward by a deputation which waited upon Tarro…

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A Long Motor Trip. Local Pair Sets Out

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 17 April 1934 · page 1

Messrs. Jas. White, junr, and Ken Grant, of Muswellbrook, are now on their way to Brunette Downs, in the Gulf country, and expect to complete…

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