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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1934

2,299 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 45 of 115

Local and General News Railway Revenue

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 23 May 1934 · page 2

Figures supplied by the Singleton railway station for the month of April show that passenger revenue amounted to £640, the number of tickets sold…

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Deputation to Railway Commissioner

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 23 May 1934 · page 2

On Monday last Mr .K. Warburton and Mr W. L. Hickson, representing the district Stockowners, interviewed the Chief Railway Commissioner (Mr…

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Railway Good-will Tour

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 23 May 1934 · page 2

Recently the Railway Superintendent from Newcastle (Mr Evans), accompanied by a member of his personal staff, made a goodwill tour of the district and…

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Far West Aeroplane Service Helps Nurses Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 24 May 1934 · page 4

A long trip taken this week by nurse Webb, one of a group of nurses working in western New South Wales on behalf of the Far West Children's…

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SINGLETON Railway Platform Work Progresses Singleton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 24 May 1934 · page 8

Work is progressing satisfactorily in the reconstruction of the railway platform at Singleton. The new platform will be the…

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Will It Be Finished? Allandale-road Bridge and Rumor

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 25 May 1934 · page 1

"There is a rumor going round that the Allandale-road bridge will not be completed," said Aid. Home at last Tuesday night's meeting of…

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Special Train

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 25 May 1934 · page 1

The Muswellbrook Football Club will be chartering a special train to carry players and supporters to Murrurundi on Sunday next. The train is…

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Tyre Danger Wet, Skiddy Roads

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 25 May 1934 · page 3

With wet weather bringing skid conditions and the very definite danger of accident, this note of warning sounded by Mr. J. C. Watson,…

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The Shires Building Roads. New Scheme

The Scone Advocate · Friday 25 May 1934 · page 4

Opening the annual conference of the Shires' Association on Tuesday, the Minister for Local Government, Mr. Spooner, stated that the…

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Stroud Road. Anniversary Ball

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 25 May 1934 · page 4

Visitors were present from Dungog, Girvan, Stroud, Ward's River and Monkerai on Friday night last, when the committee of the hall at Stroud…

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Access Roads Kearsley Proposals Shire Grants Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 25 May 1934 · page 7

Following the statement made by the Minister for Local Government recently that a large sum of money would shortly be made available to…

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Grant of £50. Barrington Tops Road

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 25 May 1934 · page 3

The Minister for Local Government, Mr. E. S. Spooner, has advised Mr. W. Bennett, M.L.A., that with reference to his representations on behalf…

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New Decking Required For Abermain Bridge. Council Decides

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 25 May 1934 · page 3

Kearsley Shirt Council, at its meeting last night, adopted a report by the engineer for the complete redecking of the Williams Bridge, at…

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Road Improvements. Wallanbah District. Great Progress Made

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 25 May 1934 · page 5

A correspondent writes as follows from Gloucester:— Most of the "Chronicle's" readers will remember that in December last a…

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Dead on Road Struck by Car Elderly Man Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 25 May 1934 · page 3

Charles Firth (82), or Raleigh-st., Randwick, was knocked down and killed by a car last night, in Alison Road, Randwick. The driver of the…

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Remarkable Escape. Muswellbrook Boy. Falls from Bridge. Drop of 40 Feet; Railing Gave Way

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 25 May 1934 · page 2

Garnet Peachy (10), a Muswellbrook boy, is at present in hospital recovering from injuries sustained when he fell 40 feet from a bridge…

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Merriwa and District News (Reprinted from the Merriwa and Cassilis "News.") Coulson's Creek-miller's Creek Road. Should be Proclaimed Developmental. a Case in Support

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 25 May 1934 · page 7

Some little time ago the Merriwa Shire Council made application to the Main Roads Board to have the Coulson's Creek-Miller's Creek road proclaimed…

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Better Motoring

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 25 May 1934 · page 7

The first serious attempt to raise the standard of car driving and to equip motorists with a better understanding of road safety problems, as…

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The Motor World. News and Notes from the N.R.M.A. Menace of the Cycle

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 25 May 1934 · page 8

"The time has arrived when some official action should be taken to cope with the menace of the push-cycle on public roads and highways," declared…

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Search for Motorist. Old Man Killed. Sydney

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 25 May 1934 · page 2

Detectives have so far failed to trace the whereabouts of the motorist who ran down and fatally injured Charles Firth (82) at…

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