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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1934

2,299 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 49 of 115

Accidental Death Motor Bike Fatality. Coroner's Verdict

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 5 June 1934 · page 4

A verdict that death was due to injuries accidentally received was returned by the Coroner (Mr. A. G. Chiplin) at the inquest held at…

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Asleep at Wheel Motorist on Bridge Trifling Fine Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 6 June 1934 · page 1

When John Booth wan charged at the Traffic Court to-day with negllgent driving on the Harbour bridge, counsel for the defendant said that his…

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ECCLESTON Showery Weather Roads Affected Eccleston

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 6 June 1934 · page 8

The roads are in a bad state betwen Allynbrook and Eccleston, the worst they have been for a long time, due to so much wet…

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Stopped Train for Kiss a Bewildered Stationmaster

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 6 June 1934 · page 4

As a train to Bendigo was moving from the Spencer-street station, Melbourne, a woman rushed excitedly on to the platform, and signalled that she…

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Petrol Grades Motorists in Dark MELBOURNE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 6 June 1934 · page 7

That very few motorists know the difference between first and second grade petrol was stated by Alfred Code, chief automotive engineer of…

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Use of Rubber Modern Motor Cars

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 6 June 1934 · page 5

The lavish use of rubber in the make-up of the latest cars will help reduce the world's surplus supply of crude rubber, says the…

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Tax Free Motoring in Papua

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 6 June 1934 · page 5

According to the latest figures gathered by the N.R.M.A. there are 194 motor cars and trucks in use in Papuk, and the owners of the vehicles…

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New Motor Fuel Californian Claim Crude Oil Product

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 6 June 1934 · page 5

An Interesting development is reported from California, where a new fuel, butane, is said to be giving satisfactory results to those who have…

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Terrorists Raid Railway Station

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 6 June 1934 · page 2

Calcutta, Monday.— Twelve Bengal[?] youths, believed to be terrorists, armed with revolvers and daggers, made a [?]idnight, raid on Hajiganj railway…

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Fast Train Not For Maitland Reason Why

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 7 June 1934 · page 6

Answering a question in the Legislative Assembly, the Minister for Transport (Mr. M. F. Bruxner) said that he had looked into the matter of…

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Car Collision Young Man's Escape Motor Smashed [?]

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

SYDNEY, Thursday. Jack Harkness (26), son of Mr. E. B. Harkeness, Under-Secretary of the Chief Secretary's Department, was…

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Window Smashed Motor Lorry Bolts SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 7 June 1934 · page 7

When the steering rod snapped after a motor lorry had collided with another lorry at the corner of Woniora Road and Connell's Point Road…

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New Motor Train

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 8 June 1934 · page 7

While in Sydney over the week-end we had the pleasure of inspecting the new motor train, of which Mr. Chief Commissioner Hartigan spoke on his…

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War Bridge

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 8 June 1934 · page 6

There was a fair attendance at the war bridge evening held at the West Maitland Infants' School on Tuesday night last by the Mothers' Club. The…

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Bridge at Stringy Bark Creek

Singleton Argus · Friday 8 June 1934 · page 6

The Department of Main Roads has advised the Patrick Plais shire Coancil that it is prepared to grant an amount sufficient for the crection of a…

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Lorn Bridge Application for Grant Bolwarra Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 8 June 1934 · page 7

The footbridge proposed to have been constructed from the eastern end of Lorn across the Hunter River has not yet been finished with…

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Cooked Clay Clinkers New Road Material

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 8 June 1934 · page 6

Clay has potentialities for road metal. It may solve the road problem on the black soil plains. Known as the Irvine process after…

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Local and General News Construction of Brooker's Crossing Bridge

Singleton Argus · Friday 8 June 1934 · page 6

The contractor, Mr D. Shearer, is obtaining timber for the construction of a bridge over Brooker's Crossing, on the Ma[?]ran[?]e-road, and hopes to have…

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The Motor World. News and Notes from the N.R.M.A. Cars at 5/- EACH

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 8 June 1934 · page 8

When two second-hand cars were put up in separate lots at a recent, auction sale at Horley, Surrey (Eng.)' there were no bids. The auctioneer…

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Tax-free Motoring

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 8 June 1934 · page 8

According to the latest figures gathered by the N.R.M.A., there are 194 motor cars and trucks in use in Papua, and the owners of the vehicles do…

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