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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1934

2,299 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 34 of 115

Railway Chief. Visit Muswellbrook

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 17 April 1934 · page 2

Mr. Hartigan, Chief Commissioner for Railways, passed through Muswellbrook last night on a tour of the Northern section. He will…

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Motor Cycle Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 17 April 1934 · page 8

D. Mokie, 31, of Nobbys-road, New castle, an electrical filter at the B.I.L.P., suffered lacerations to the right side of the face, and Mrs…

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Autumn School Vacation Railway Excursions

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 17 April 1934 · page 2

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

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Ocean Thrill Aeroplane Crashes Pilot Saved London, April 17

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 18 April 1934 · page 1

The Jowls Bay's 100 passengers had a thrilling experience this morning. Explain Richardson report that a…

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Anzac Memorial Appeal Aeroplane Tour of Western Districts. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 18 April 1934 · page 2

The honorary campaign director of the Anzae memorial appeal, Mr L. A. Robb, left Sydney to-day with Flight Lieutenant Ulm in the "Faith of…

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Decapitated Body Run Down by a Train. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 18 April 1934 · page 2

The decapitated body of Patrick Martin, railway employee, aged 40, was found on the rails at the Central railway yards this morning…

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Search for Motorist SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 18 April 1934 · page 1

Police are searching for the motorist who is alleged to have accidentally struck Alfred Edward Jobson about…

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Railway Dismissals

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 18 April 1934 · page 4

Under the new retrenchment [?]home of the Victorian Railway Commissioners, £37 men have been dismissed recently, and an additional…

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Anzac Day Railway Excursions

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 18 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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Impaled on Shaft Tram Conductor Receives Fatal Injuries

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 18 April 1934 · page 2

David William Hutchinson, aged 40, a tram conductor, of Daceyville, suffered fatal injuries yesterday when the shaft of a horse-drawn lorry picrced the…

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Visit by Railway Commissioners

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 18 April 1934 · page 2

The Railway Commissioners will visit Singleton on Friday, making a stay of 25 minutes from 12.35 to 1 p.m. In addition to making an inspection…

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Motor Car Destroyed Owner Leaps to Safety Sydney

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 18 April 1934 · page 2

When his motor car collided with a motor lorry and then smashed into an electric light pole at Redfern to-day, Bornard David Johnson, aged 26, leaped…

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SINGLETON Bowman's Crossing Bridge Work Singleton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 19 April 1934 · page 5

The boring plant, which the shire council has been expecting for some months, arrived in Singleton at the end of last week, and…

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Fell From Bridge Man Saved by Rope SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 19 April 1934 · page 5

William Humphries, 44, of Harris-street Ultimo, fell into the harbour from the Pyrmont Bridge last night. The man was in difficulties whon…

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Man Killed Hit by Motor Cycle at Lochinvar

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 19 April 1934 · page 7

Struck by a motor-cycle near the Lochinvar Convent early last night, Mr. Albert Ernest Phlips, aged 63, a well-known and…

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Roads

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 20 April 1934 · page 4

The road from Markwell to Upper Myall, which has just recently been repaired, stood the heavy rain (of which we have had a fair share…

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Harbour Bridge Mirage

Singleton Argus · Friday 20 April 1934 · page 1

An extraordinary sight was seen in the sky over Sydney Harbour early on Wednesday morning, when, due to the unequal density of the…

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Valuable Train Load

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 20 April 1934 · page 5

A Sydney freight train recently conveyed 59 yearling racehorses to the siding at Newmarket (Vic.) The consignment realised a total of more than…

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Less Noise on Roads

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 20 April 1934 · page 10

It has Been observed in Great Britain that there is less noise on the roads now, but one important reason, is not known to all. Under the British…

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The Range Road

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 20 April 1934 · page 7

All inspection of the Merrhwa-Willow Tree road by the Chief Divisional Engineer and the Divisonal Engineer of the Main Roads Board, postponed from…

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