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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1934

2,299 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 40 of 115

The Railways Threat of Strike Wage Cut Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 8 May 1934 · page 8

Falling satisfactory wage adjustments a general strike, or a policy o non-co-operation with the management, will be suggested by member…

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Taree Railway Improvements

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 8 May 1934 · page 2

Big improvements are being carried out at Taree railway station. The new trucking yards for stock, completed last week, are a fair…

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Died in Train

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 9 May 1934 · page 8

Mr. Arthur H. Way, managing director of E. Way and Co., Ltd., Sydney, suddenly collapsed and died while journeying by train from the…

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Foot Crushed Fell Under Train

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 9 May 1934 · page 4

James Simpson, 17, of Townsend-street, Albury, in trying to board the truck of a moving train near Gundagai gates crossing, slipped, and a…

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Extension of Power Job for Railways or Council? Martin's Creek Electricity

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 9 May 1934 · page 10

West Maitland Municipal Council decided last night, on the recommendation of the electric light committee, that represen-tatives of the West Maitland and Wallarobba Councils and the Newcastle municipal metal quarries meet the Chief Electrical…

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Sale of Trams Question in House SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 10 May 1934 · page 7

The public report that the Government contemplated selling the tramways in Sydney and Newcastle areas for £5,000,000 was referred to in the…

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SINGLETON Railway Platform Promise Redeemed Singleton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 10 May 1934 · page 4

While on his recent visit of inspection of Singleton railway station and yards, the Chief Commissioner (Mr. T. J. Hartigan),…

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CRITICISED Newcastle Council Electrical Railway Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 10 May 1934 · page 6

Aldermen at a meeting of New Lambton Council last night, criticised the action of Newcastle City Council for its decision to…

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Pound Crossing Bridge

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 11 May 1934 · page 2

Hon. W. Bennett, M.L.A., states that he interviewed the Main Roads Board on Wednesday morning in connection with the Pound Crossing…

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Aeroplane Engines Foreign Orders in Britain

Singleton Argus · Friday 11 May 1934 · page 4

London, Wednesday.—It is learned that the French Ambassador in London sought an explanation of the British Government respecting recent German…

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Stroud Road. Empire Day

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 11 May 1934 · page 2

Empire Day was celebrated at the public school on Saturday last. The P. and C. Association providing the pupils with a picnic…

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Withdraw Men From Main Roads Motion Was Defeated

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 11 May 1934 · page 5

Cr. A. Johnson, at last night's meeting of the Kearsley Shire Council, moved that all unemployed men working on main roads work in the shire under relief work conditions…

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Council Not Ready Yet Repairs to Hospital Road Kurri Request

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 11 May 1934 · page 4

Until the Kearsley Shire Council has completed its main road reconstruction work, nothing will be done to carry out repairs of a permanent…

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Emergency Relief Workers' Claim Extra Pay for Main Road Work. Council Refuses Request

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 11 May 1934 · page 5

Emergency Relief Workers who are at present employed by the Kearaley Shire Council, On main [?] work at Heddon Greta and the [?]…

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Motoring Offences

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 11 May 1934 · page 9

According to the latest British Home Office, returns of motoring offences, for the year 1932, no less than 12½ percent. of the offences were offences in…

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Cold Weather Motoring

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 11 May 1934 · page 9

In view of the large number of motorists who have signified their intention of visiting the "snow country" in this State during the winter, the Technical…

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The Motor World. Traffic Line Experiment

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 11 May 1934 · page 9

Interest is being shown throughout England in the effect on traffic of two lines painted down roads, one each side some distance from the kerb, to…

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Britain Produces Motor Spirits

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 11 May 1934 · page 9

It was stated in the British Parliament that about 43,000,000 gallons of motor spirit were produced in Great Britain from indigenous materials in…

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Traffic Smash Tram and Lorry SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 11 May 1934 · page 1

Traffic was held up for nearly an hour to-day near the Rose Bay terminus when a tram crashed into an lee waggon. The waggon was…

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Failed to Stop Motorist Charged NEWCASTLE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 11 May 1934 · page 7

Charged in the Police Court to-day with having failed to stop after an accident, Norman Harris (43), wine saloon keeper, pleaded not guilty…

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