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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1934

2,299 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 47 of 115

Cycling. Five Miles Road Race H. Page Wins

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 29 May 1934 · page 4

Muswellbrook Cycle Club held its first road race of the season on Saturday afternoon last, the distance being five miles, and the route the Aberdeen…

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Imposter Sentenced. Sale of Motor Car. Sydney

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 29 May 1934 · page 2

At the Quarter Sessions to-day, Alfred Turner (34) motor mechanic, who stated he had absconded from bail in Melbourne in 1928…

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War Bridge "Miss Rural Industries"

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 30 May 1934 · page 6

The war bridge evening arranged to benefit Miss McCaffery (Miss Rural Industries) in the Maitland Benevolent Home Jubliee Queen…

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Brief Meeting East Maitland Council Trappaud Bridge

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 30 May 1934 · page 6

Proceedings were brief at the fortnightly meeting of the East Maitland Municipal Council last night, there being few matters for…

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Knocked on to Roof of Train Sydney

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 30 May 1934 · page 2

Ernest Robertson, aged 49, a linesman, was knocked from a ladder in a tunnel near Wynyard Station this morning, and carried for some distance…

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Child's Escapade Wanted to See Grandma Boarded Train Muswbllbrook

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 30 May 1934 · page 7

A Muswellbrook child, Lettle Lee, aged seven, figured in a remarkable escapade yesterday afternoon, and caused railway officials a good deal…

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WATER-COOLING Motor Car Chassis Engine Efficiency

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 30 May 1934 · page 10

Probably the most neglected part of a motor chassis is the water cooling system, says the Dunlop-Perdrian weekly bulletin, yet neglect in this…

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Sale of Oranges Railway Dept.'s Scheme SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 30 May 1934 · page 3

The annual campaign of the Railway Department for the disposal of the orange crop was opened by an informal lunchoon at the Central…

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Rail Motor Successful Trial

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 30 May 1934 · page 2

Travelling at up to 70 m.p.h., the new motor train recently constructed by the Railway Department was tried out between Sydney and Gosford…

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More Travellers Railway Excursions' SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 30 May 1934 · page 5

Figures made available by the Secretary for Railways (Mr. Newman) disclose substantial increase in passengers carried and revenue…

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Rail Motor Leaves Rails

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 30 May 1934 · page 2

The rail motor which leaves Moss Vale for Wollongong daily left the rails, on Monday afternoon when only 150 yards from Moss Vale station…

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Lord Tennyson's Bridge

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 31 May 1934 · page 4

LADY TENNYSON, who married the grandson of the famous British poet last week, was formerly Mrs. Joseph Donner, widow of an engineer…

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GLOUCESTER Motor Car Ablaze Garage Incident Gloucester

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 31 May 1934 · page 9

Mr. R. Taylor had the misfortune to have portion of his car burnt when he was getting a fresh supply of petrol, at Walmsley's…

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Football Train

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 1 June 1934 · page 7

The special football train leaving Maitland at 1 p.m. to-morrow (Saturday) will stop at High-street at 1.3 p.m. and East Maitland at 1.7 p.m.,…

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Racing in New Guinea Wilds Horses Carried by Aeroplane

Singleton Argus · Friday 1 June 1934 · page 5

Aeroplanes are now being, used to take racehorses from the coast of New Guinea inland to Morobe goldlields, so that regular race meetings may be hold…

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Mishap in Bridge Street. Elderly Man's Escape

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 1 June 1934 · page 1

Mr. Frank Bates, of Kayuga, and who is in his 88th. year, had a narrow escape from serious injury yesterday. The old gentleman was…

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Dungog-wangat Road. Shire's Request for Help

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 1 June 1934 · page 3

The Shire Clerk, Wallarobha Shire Council, wrote under dnte 4/5/'34, to the Hunter District Water Supply and Sewerage Board, as under:—…

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Letter to Editor the Lorn Bridge (To the Editor)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 1 June 1934 · page 4

Sir,—Some time should be found on Saturday to show Mr. Weaver the site of the proposed footbridge to Lorn. Surely the 500 people who signed…

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Allandale Road Fatality Inquiry Into Little Girl's Death

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 1 June 1934 · page 7

The District Coroner (Mr. W. S. Johnston) has fixed Thursday, June [?] as the date of Inquest concerning the death of Kathleen Delaney, aged…

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Cessnock Amateur Cycling To-morrow's 30-mile Road Race

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 1 June 1934 · page 5

The Cessnock Amateur Cycle Club will conduct a 30-mile road race tomorrow (Saturday) over the Maitland Road course, starting and…

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