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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1934

2,299 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 46 of 115

2339 Motorists in Trouble

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 25 May 1934 · page 8

The road patrols of the N.R.M.A. gave aid to 2339 motorists who had trouble with their cars on the highways and by-ways during last month,…

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Old Man Killed No Trace of Hit and Run Motorist. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Friday 25 May 1934 · page 7

Detectives so far have failed to trace the whereabouts of a motorist who ran down and fatally injured Charles Firth, aged 82, at Randwick…

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Motor Accident

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

When a motor-cycle ridden by Thomas Edwards, of Aberdare-road, Cessnock, and a motor-car driven by Mr. Charles Morris came into…

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Stray Horse Killed by Motor Car

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 25 May 1934 · page 5

Colliding with a straying horse on the Neath road last Monday night Mr. W. Johnston, district coroner, had his car considerably damaged…

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Cessnock Headmaster in Motor Mishap

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 25 May 1934 · page 5

Mr. J. E. Murray, Headmaster of Cessnock High School, and Mrs. Murray, escaped injury when a collision occurred while they were motoring…

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FELL 60 FEET Young Man Killed Bridge Tragedy

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 26 May 1934 · page 5

Clifford John Joseph Haydon, 23, of Randwick, was killed instantly when he fell head-first from the parapet of the southern approach to the Sydney…

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FELL 40 FEET Bridge Rail Broke Severe Injuries Muswellbrook

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 26 May 1934 · page 5

A serious accident is reported from Sandy Hollow, a locality between Denman and Merriwa, as a result of which a Maswellbrook boy, Garnet…

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Man Risks Death to Avoid Capture by Detectives Wild Leap Train Boarded Officer There Goulburn

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 26 May 1934 · page 1

Risking his life to avoid being, captured by Goulburn detectives, a man took a flying leap into a…

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Hit-run Motorist Police Searching SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 26 May 1934 · page 1

Police are still searching for the motorist who knocked down and fatally injured Charles Frith (82), in Randwick on Thursday night…

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Motoring Offences

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 26 May 1934 · page 8

According to the latest British Home Office returns of motoring offenses, for the year 192, no less than 12½ per cent, of the offences were…

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Motor World Don'ts For Cold Mornings

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 26 May 1934 · page 8

A Tow years ago almost every mechanic would have advised a car owner to let his engine idle for several minutes before starting from the…

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Road Smashes Week-End Accidents Many Hurt Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 28 May 1934 · page 10

Numerous accidents were reported during the week-end, and road mishaps were responsible for a number of casualties…

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Home Stripped Estimated Loss £3000 Motor Lorry Used Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 28 May 1934 · page 1

Believed to have used a motor truck thieves broke into the home of Mr. W. Passau, in Mosman, during the week-end, and stole every article of…

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Wild Meeting Disorderly Scenes Railwaymen Melbourne

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 28 May 1934 · page 3

To the accompaniment of prolonged hooting and jerring by a number of militants, a meeting of railwaymen, held to protest against the recent…

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Thirteen Passengers Incinerated Motor Coach Ablaze. (Australian Press Assn. Message.) Bordeaux

Singleton Argus · Monday 28 May 1934 · page 1

Owing to a tyre bursting a motor coach collided with a telegraph post at Lipostoy. The vehicle caught fire, with the result that 13 passengers were…

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Bridge, Bunyah-coolongolook Road

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 29 May 1934 · page 5

Mr. Bennett introduced Crs; Harris and Higgins to the Minister at a later hour, concerning the above proposed bridge. Cr. Higgins explained the…

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Road Work Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 29 May 1934 · page 7

The Shire Clerk, Wallarobba Shire Council, wrote to the Water Board to-day as follows: "In order that the Dungog Wangat road may be given…

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Branxton-Dalwood Road Shire Engineer's Report

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 29 May 1934 · page 6

The Shire engineer (Mr. J. F. Shine), at last Thursday night's meeting of the Kearsley Shire Council, reported that, in company with…

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What's on To-night War bridge Postoral Chambers

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 29 May 1934 · page 6

West Maitland. Mock Wedding, Hunter-street Parish Hall, at 7.15. Community Singing, Prince's…

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State Government Grant for Access Roads Kearsley Engineer's Report

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 29 May 1934 · page 4

At a meeting of the Kearsley Shire Council last week, the Shire England (Mr. J. F. Shine) submitted report in connection with a notice…

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