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Railways, roads & transport, 1934

2,299 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 48 of 115

Child on Train Journey Seven- Years'-Old Girl. "Wanted to See Grandmother"

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 1 June 1934 · page 9

Ettie Lee, the seven-years'-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. S. Lee, of Carl-street, decided on Wednesday that she would like "to see…

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Motoring Accident Woman Injured Thrown to Roadway

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 1 June 1934 · page 10

Whilst travelling from Muswellbrook to Denman in a motor lorry, Mrs. O. Regan was thrown from the vehicle to the roadway. She was admitted to…

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Should Railway Construction Continue? Question for Cabinet

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 1 June 1934 · page 5

The following is taken from a recent issue of "Hansard," and the decision arrived at will doubtless have some bearing on the Sandy-Hollow-Maryvale…

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The Motor World. (News and Notes from the N.R.M.A.) j Ferry Hours Extended

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 1 June 1934 · page 8

Considerable inconvenience has been caused to motorists by the stopping of the Hexham ferry, on the Pacific Highway, at 6 p.m. on the second…

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Claim for Damages Echo of Motor Car Collision

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

Arising out of a collision between two motor cars, on the night of March 25, William Thomas Hitchcock, of Bellbird, in the Cessnock…

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Fell From Bridge Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 2 June 1934 · page 2

The body of a man believed to have fallen 109ft. from [?] Harbour Bridge, was found near the Argyle Cut, under the approach to the bridge…

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Motor World Bearing Play

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 2 June 1934 · page 14

Excessive bearing play cannot be tolerated for two reasons. Firstly, if the clearance is too great a destructive pounding action is set up by the…

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Motor Speeds Things That Count

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 2 June 1934 · page 14

Anyone who comes in contact with more or loss inexperienced motoring enthusiasts and absorbs the prouncements of some of them, says…

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British Motor Spirit

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 2 June 1934 · page 13

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

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Dead on Road Arrest of Motorist Follows

Singleton Argus · Monday 4 June 1934 · page 2

The body of Eric Kensell, a wellknown Tamworth resident, was found on Saturday morning lying on the roadside about three miles…

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Car Overturned On Newcastle-road

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 4 June 1934 · page 5

Mr. Thomas Walsh, living in George-street, East Maitland, was injured when the car he was driving overturned on the Newcastle-road…

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Car Jammed in Bridge Mishap at Grafton

Singleton Argus · Monday 4 June 1934 · page 2

A motor car became jammed between the lift span safety gates on the Clarence River Bridge at Grafton. The gates were being closed preparatory to…

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Train Smash New Zealand Collision None Injured Wellington (N.z.)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 4 June 1934 · page 4

With a tremendous crash that was audible a mile away, the Little River train struck the rear of the Inverdergill-Christchurch express train at the…

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Out of Control Motor Cycle Overturns

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 4 June 1934 · page 3

Frederick Lover, 26, and Doris Newcom, 25, both of Chatswood, were injured when a motor cycle got out of control on Pacific Highway, three…

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Clyde River Bridge

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 5 June 1934 · page 6

A communication from the Department of Main Roads to the P.P. Union Central Executive is to the effect that the Department is of the opinion that…

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176 RIDERS Picton Road Race

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 5 June 1934 · page 10

The Picton to Enfield open road race of 411 miles, which was revived by the Mascot amateur club under the auspices of the New South Wales…

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"Re-Dispute Relief Workers on Main Road." (To the Editor)

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 5 June 1934 · page 2

Sir,—Permit me a small amount of your valuable space to state the facts in connection with the above dispute, and some of the excuses put…

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TERRORISTS Raid on Railway CALCUTTA, June 4

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 5 June 1934 · page 10

Twelve Bengali youths, believed to be terrorists, armed with revolvers and daggers, made a midnight raid on Ha[?] railway station, Bengal, and…

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Rolled Under Tram

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 5 June 1934 · page 10

When Albert Conway, 19, a newspaper seller, of Surry Hills, was soiling newspapers at the intersection of Oxford-street and Wentworth-avenue…

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Leg Crushed Struck by Motor Car SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 5 June 1934 · page 2

Genge May, of La Perouse, was seriously injured last night when he was struck by a motor car when driving a fruit cart along Long Day-road…

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