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Railways, roads & transport, 1934

2,299 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 41 of 115

N.Z. RAILWAYS Profit of £1,085,570 on Wellington(n.z.)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 11 May 1934 · page 4

A substantial more[?] in [?] from both passenger and freight was recorded by the New Zealand railways during the year ended March 31…

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Man for Trial Sequel to Motor Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 11 May 1934 · page 4

The district corner conducted an inquiry at Maclean into the death of Mary Johnson, who was fatally injured by a motor car on Woodford…

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Motor Service

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

Mr. J. Barry, motor service proprietor, Bullahdelah, notifies the public that the fares between Bullahdelah and Newcastle pre as follows:—Single…

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

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

West Maitland Municipal Council decided on Tuesday night, on the recommendation of the electric light committee, that representatives of the…

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Daring Trick Motor Bandits Ruse

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 11 May 1934 · page 5

Motor bandits, posing as members of the Flying Squad, recently kidnapped a London man and robbed him of money by means of a daring…

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Collapsed on Railway Platform Muswellbrook Man's Death

Singleton Argus · Friday 11 May 1934 · page 5

The death occurred suddenly on Wednesday of Mr Arthur Jacob Minch aged 45, a wen-known resident of Muswellbrook, and a member of old…

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Offer to Buy Tramways

Singleton Argus · Friday 11 May 1934 · page 6

The State Premier received an offer of £5,000,000 yesterday to buy the Sydney and Newcastle tramways. It is not likely that the…

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Wet Roads Smooth Tyre Dangers

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 12 May 1934 · page 10

"There is no time of the year more appropriate than at present to invite all motorists to direct their attention to the condition of their tyres," said…

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Across Country Southern Highway Road Conditions

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 12 May 1934 · page 10

Motoring conditions along the main road between Sydney and Parkes and some of the principal cross country routes to the…

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HEAD-ON Motor Car and Tram Newcastle Smash Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 12 May 1934 · page 7

A severe head-on collision between a motor car he was driving and a tram in Hunter-street last night, resulted in Leonard Price, 29, of…

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Park Sanely Appeal to Motorists

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 12 May 1934 · page 10

A plea is made by the N.R.M.A. safety Department that motorists should exercise care when parkin their cars and make certain that the…

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Motor World Car Contests

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 12 May 1934 · page 10

There are not a few motorist who are prone to deride the claims made on behalf of record-breaking and motor contests and who allege that…

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The Motor Car Place in Modern Life Benefit or Not?

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 12 May 1934 · page 8

No step in progress has been without its obverse. There is something to be said against every invention, every development…

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Raleigh Punt Ownership Dispute Shire or Road Board? Bellingen

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 14 May 1934 · page 7

The ownership of the Raleigh ferry punt, which will be out of use at Raleigh when the new traffic bridge on the main road is completed over the…

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Tragedy at French Road Race Car Charges Into (Australian Press Assn. Message.) Fontainbleau, Sunday

Singleton Argus · Monday 14 May 1934 · page 1

Six persons were killed and two severely injure -to-day when a hill-climbing Bugatti car charged into a dense crowd near the finish of the road race…

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Cut the Corner Motorist Fined NEWCASTLE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 14 May 1934 · page 1

For cutting the corner with a motor car, Claude Harold Walker, of Wickham, was fined £2, with 8/ costs, or five days, by Mr. Harrison,…

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Charcoal Gas Cheap Motoring

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 14 May 1934 · page 3

An unusual contestant in the Royal Automobile Club's 1,600 mile motor car rally recently held in England, was a Humber-Snipe which ran…

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True Running Wheels of Motor Vehicles

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 14 May 1934 · page 4

For the wheels of motor vehicles to run straight, and true, it is absolutely necessary, says the Dunlop-Perdrain Bulletin, that they be in…

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Visiting Motorists

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 14 May 1934 · page 4

The N.R.M.A. is asking the Government to abolish the existing practice of requiring an inter-State visitor to take out a N.S.W. driving license…

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Bridge Without Spikes

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 15 May 1934 · page 5

A timber bridge of unique design, just completed, was inspected by Councillors of Murrugal Shire. The decking, which is laid longitudinally,…

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