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Railways, roads & transport, 1934

2,299 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 57 of 115

Bridge Title

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 2 July 1934 · page 4

The individual contract bridge championship of New South Wales was won at the week-end by Dr. F.V. McAdam with 142 points Mr. H.H…

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Safer Roads British Legislation Transport Bill London, June 30

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 2 July 1934 · page 5

Mr. Oliver Stanley, who has been appointed to succeed Sir Henry Betterton as Minister of Labour, brought his career as…

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Tram Strikes Car Three Persons Injured Waratah Accident Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 2 July 1934 · page 10

Shortly after 10 o'clock on Sunday afternoon when a train and a car collided at Waratah three persons were injured…

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Mass Motor Drive

Singleton Argus · Monday 2 July 1934 · page 2

So keen are residents of Perth to attend the Melbourne Centenary celebrations, that about 100 cars will be driven by their owners in…

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Weston Cycling Club 20 Mile Road Race

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 3 July 1934 · page 4

The Weston Cycling Club, which had made rapid growth during the few weeks of its activities, held a 20-mile race on Saturday for the point…

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Cycling. L. Wright Wins Five Miles Road Race

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 3 July 1934 · page 4

The local Cycling Club's five miles' handicap road race, held on the Denman road on Saturday afternoon, resulted in a win for L. Wright. The rider to…

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ECONOMIES French Railways 25 MILLIONS

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 3 July 1934 · page 10

A Having of £25,000,000 a year is expected to result from two important decrees affecting the organisation of French railways, says the Paris…

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Motors Collide Verdict Agreed To

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 3 July 1934 · page 6

Charles Henry Clements, of Cl[?] once Town, claimed £30 from H.A. Butler, of Bungwahi. In the Maitland District Court to-day…

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Railway Cruise Michaelmas Vacation Offer to Girls

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 3 July 1934 · page 6

A wonderfull holiday can be spent during the Micaelmas school vacation by any girl 13 years of age for the small cost of £4/17/6…

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Ownership of Motor Car Challenged by Trustees Dr's Estate Cancer Research Public Exam. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 3 July 1934 · page 1

At the public examination in bankruptcy of the estate of Professor Henry George Chapman, the…

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Motor Collision Two Men Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 3 July 1934 · page 5

Two men were injured when a motor cycle they were riding at Hamilton and a motor lorry were involved in a collision…

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Long Bridge Delay in Repair Work Further Moves

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 4 July 1934 · page 6

The matter of the long-awaited, repairs to the Long Bridge was raised during urgent question time at the fortnightly meeting…

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Neath Hill Proposed Road Repairs CESSNOCK

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 4 July 1934 · page 10

With a view to haveing the direct road from Neath Hill to Aberdare put in tra[?]cable order, Cessnock Municipal Council is to seek a conference…

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Cargo Tramps Subsidy of £2,000,000 British Decision London, July 3

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 4 July 1934 · page 7

In the House of Commons to-day, the President of the Board of Trade, Mr, Walter Runciman announced that the Government had granted to cargo…

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Sunshine Trail Touring the Coast Motor Caravan

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 4 July 1934 · page 4

A Melbourne travel writer, Frank Davison, and his wife, and Dr.Brooke Nicholls, naturalist and lecturer, and his wife, are…

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Injuries in Motor Accident Verdict for £150

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 4 July 1934 · page 1

In a case at the Maitland District Court yesterday, in which John Nickerson, of Whittingham, claimed £200 from Sydney William Burke, of…

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SNOW-BOUND New Zealand Hostel Train Blocked Wellington(n.z)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 5 July 1934 · page 8

The North Island is in the throes of a severe cyclonic disturbance, accompanted by heavy fall,of show. The hospital at North Egmont is completely…

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Tarro Roads (To the Editor)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 6 July 1934 · page 4

Sir,—Will you be so good as to publish in your widely-road paper, the following pretest. against the desperately bad condition of roads in the Tarre…

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Amateur Cyclists' Road Race Big Field To-morrow

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 6 July 1934 · page 2

Cessnock Amateur Cycling Club has received a large entry for its 25-mile invitation road race to be held to-morrow (Saturday), which starts…

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Neath-aberdare Road Ald. Home Urges Re-construction

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 6 July 1934 · page 5

At last Tuesday night's meeting of the Cessnock Municipal Council Ald. Home made reference to the fact that a commencement had been made…

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