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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1934

2,299 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 58 of 115

Party Leaders Discuss Election Policies Train Talk Lyons and Page No Statement Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 6 July 1934 · page 1

The leader of the Australian Country party (Dr. Earle Page) arrived in Sydney today from Canberra. During…

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Main Road Reconstruction Job Order of Call-up Displeases Unemployed. Kearsley Shire Council Discussion. Seniority Principle to Be Applied

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

The order in which men were being called up for work on the reconstruction of the main road passing through Neath, Bellbird…

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Mass Motor Drive

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 6 July 1934 · page 1

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

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The Motor World. (News and Notes from the N.r.m.a.) Safety First Alley

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 6 July 1934 · page 3

The Dutch Automobile Club is arranging in all big towns in Holland, a motor car test week, which will enable every member of the club to…

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Late Train Leaves Morpeth at 10.50 Saturday Nights

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 7 July 1934 · page 6

For the past month a train has been running empty from Morpeth and conveying passengers back to Morpeth at 11.10 p.m. each Saturday. Passengers…

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Lorry Capsized Skidded off Road Lucky Escape Singleton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 7 July 1934 · page 5

Mr. Keith Dagg, of Singleton, while driving home in his motor lorry on Wednesday evening, got into a skid on a slippery patch about six miles…

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Police Fire on Motor Lorry When Signals Ignored Man Hit Bullet in Shoulder Two Arrests Dubbo

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 7 July 1934 · page 1

When a lorry failed to stop in response to a police command early this morning, Constable Burke fired…

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Motor Charges British Figures

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 7 July 1934 · page 10

Last year in Great Britain there were 28,000 more motoring charges than in 1932, the totals being respectively 866,943 and 338,662…

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A.A.A CONFERENCE "Motorists' Parliament"

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 7 July 1934 · page 10

The N.R.M.A. has been informed by the Australian Automobile Association, of which it is a constituent member, that the next annual…

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Motor World Grit in the Eye

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 7 July 1934 · page 10

It is very painful whon working on the underpart of the car to have a sharp piece of grit drop into an eye. The instinctive course is to rub the lid…

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Winter Motoring a Marked Growth

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 7 July 1934 · page 10

That there is more motoring this winter than for many winters past is revealed in reports presented to the last meeting of the N.R.M.A. council…

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British Motor Cycles

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 7 July 1934 · page 8

An order for 72 motor cycles, worth approximately £3,000, has been received from Holland by a Birmingham manufacturer. Although Holland is…

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Sandy Hollow Railway

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 7 July 1934 · page 5

Newcastle Chamber of Commerce has been informed that the Railway Commissioner is of opinion that the construction of the Sandy Hollow…

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CYCLING 23 Miles Road Race Maitland Club

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 9 July 1934 · page 9

Thirty riders contested the Maitland District Bicycle Club's 28 mile road race to Greta and return on Saturday afternoon, The event started…

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Letters to Editor Medowie Road (To the Editor.)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 9 July 1934 · page 4

Sir,—Many of the settlers who have taken up holdings on the Foredale estate are experiencing great difficulty in the matter of transit. They…

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Train Jolted Obstructions on Rails Children to Blame Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 9 July 1934 · page 1

passengers on the train traveling from Sydney to parramatta, between Granville and Clyde, late yesterday received a severe jolt when the…

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Small Boys Try to Wreck Train Rubbish Placed on Rail Sydney

Singleton Argus · Monday 9 July 1934 · page 2

Three boys, aged 6, 4 and 3 years, attempted to wrock a train running between Sydney and Parramatta, near Clyde, by bowling pieces of iron, tin…

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Bad Brakes Motorists Fined Traffic Offences

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 9 July 1934 · page 6

Five charges of having driven motor vehicles with inefficient brakes were listed at the West Maitland Court of petty Sessions. Mr. N. L…

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Under Tram

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 9 July 1934 · page 2

A remarkable escape from injure was experienced by John Laide, 33, of Waverley, on Saturday night. He fell beneath a tram in Waverley, and was…

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Railway Revenue

Singleton Argus · Monday 9 July 1934 · page 2

Figures supplied by the Singleton railway station disclose that during June the number of passenger tickets issued was 1958, the revenue amounting…

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