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Railways, roads & transport, 1934

2,299 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 55 of 115

Motor Drive Postponed Until

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 25 June 1934 · page 6

The motor drive to have been conducted to Clarence Town yesterday by the committee working for Miss A. Tochey (Miss Cash and Carry)…

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Motors Collide Cyclist Injured SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 25 June 1934 · page 5

George Edward Deane, a resident of Woollahra, was badly injured when a motor cycle he was riding along Old South Head-road, Waverley, last night…

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Luxury Trip Federal Members Motor Service Canberra

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 25 June 1934 · page 6

The luxury of a trip by Commonwealth-owned motor bus from Goulburn to Canbera awaits the politicians who will journey to…

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New Motor Spirit

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 25 June 1934 · page 5

The motor trade throughout Australia is tremendously interested in a [?] development in motor spirit to like place in the near future…

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Motor Ace Killed

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 25 June 1934 · page 5

During the running of the Empire Trophy Handicap at Brooklands, John Houldsworth, the motor racing ace, was killed when his car overturned…

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Boys Hurt Hit-run Motorist SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 25 June 1934 · page 5

Police are trying to find a motorist who crashed into three children playing with a billycart on the Wood-ville-road Granville…

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Care Urged Motor Engineers

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 25 June 1934 · page 5

Lecturing to more than 300 motorists at N.R.M.A. House on "The Finer points of Car, Driving," Mr. R. A. Middleton declared that no car could…

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Bridge Evening

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 26 June 1934 · page 1

A Bridge and listening-in party was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Smith, Mitchell-street, on Saturday night in aid of the funds of the Park…

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Aeroplane Crashes on Onlookers. Eight Killed. Belgrade

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 26 June 1934 · page 2

An aeroplane looping the loop at 600 feet altitude during a flying display at Beliestche, side-slipped and crashed into a group of…

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Church Street Bridge Nearly Completed

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 26 June 1934 · page 3

The concrete bridge over the creek in Church Street, being constructed by relief work, will soon be completed. As soon as it is finished, a…

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Cycling. Ten Miles' Road Rage

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 26 June 1934 · page 3

The local Cycling Club held the first ten miles' handicap road race of the season on the Aberdeen road on Saturday afternoon last. The event…

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Relief Work On Main Roads Dept.'s Attitude

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 26 June 1934 · page 6

A letter stating the attitude which the Department of Main Roads would adopt in reference to emergency relief works…

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Murray's Run Road Question of Repairs

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 26 June 1934 · page 6

In a report to the Kearsley Shire Council, on Thursday night, regarding a complaint by Mr. J. McKay about the condition of Murray's Run…

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Reconstruction of Main Road Between Heddon and Millfield. Shire Engineers Report

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 26 June 1934 · page 6

Reporting on the organisation of the work for the reconstruction of the main road West Maitland to Wol. lombi, between Heddon-Greta and…

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Daring Theft. Motor Car Stolen

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 26 June 1934 · page 1

A daring theft was carried out at Messrs. A. E. Barker and Sons' property, Dartmouth, between 11 p.m. yesterday and 6 a.m. to-day,…

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Aeroplane Crashes on Crowd Eight Killed

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 27 June 1934 · page 2

Belgrade, Tuesday.- An aeroplane, looping the loop at 600ft during a flying display at Belisht[?]he, side-slipped and crashed into a group of children…

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Great Bridge

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 28 June 1934 · page 12

Dorman, Long and Co., of Middles-brough (England) have secured the contract for a bridge over the Sabi River in Southern Rhodesia, which…

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Special Train Morpeth Service "Not a Fair Deal"

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 28 June 1934 · page 6

At a special meeting of Morpeth Municipal Council last evening. Ald. Read referred to a complaint that had been made with reference to the train…

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Glen Martin Work on Road Glen Martin

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 28 June 1934 · page 8

Extensive repairs, etc., are [?] carried out on the Glen Martin-Clarence Town road. Preparations are well in hand for…

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Icy Bath Motor Car Overturns GOULBURN

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 28 June 1934 · page 1

Crashing into a post near Myrleville early this morning a motor car overturned and hurled its seven ocean pants into the ley [?] water of a…

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