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Railways, roads & transport, 1934

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Main Roads Programme 1934

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 17 August 1934 · page 6

Tar Surfacing: I have to report that the surfacing of the following roads, in accordance with the programme has been satisfactorily completed…

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Military Ruse Radio-controlled Train

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 17 August 1934 · page 7

One of the most remarkable military runes of modern times will be tried shortly in Machukuo by the Japanese army (says the "Sunday Express")…

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Good Progress Made Heddon-Millfield Roads

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 17 August 1934 · page 3

The Kearsley Shire Engineer (Mr. J. F. Shine), in a report to Council last night, stated that good progress had been made on the reconstruction…

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Opening Roads Kearsley Shire Action CESSNOCK

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 17 August 1934 · page 7

Authority to prosecure any person who opens a road without notice or permit was given Kearsley Shire clerk, Mr. W. J. Grieve, by a meeting…

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Plumbers Must Have Permit Opening Kearsley Roads

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 17 August 1934 · page 5

The Kearsley Shire Council Clerk (Mr. W. J. Grieve) reported, at last night's meeting, that certain plumbers continued the practice of…

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Cessnock-mulbring Road Work Progressing

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 17 August 1934 · page 3

The Kearsley Shire Council is proceeding with its work of giving attention to the Cessnock-Mulbring Road. Progress made with the main…

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Relief Workers on Main Roads Kearsley Motion Fails

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 17 August 1934 · page 5

A further move to have all Emergency Relief workers engaged on Main Roads to be withdrawn was made by Cr. A. Johnson at a…

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Wanted! a First-class Road to Cassilxs

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 17 August 1934 · page 7

Having gathered from Press reports that the proposed Sandy Hollow-Maryvale railway line had been definitely turned down by the "powers that be,"…

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Road Work In Kearsley Shire Engineer's Report Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 17 August 1934 · page 7

Details or progress being made with the Kearsley Shire Council's main reads programme were submitted by the engineer, Mr. J. S. shine, to a…

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SNOWBOUND Motorists' Ordeal ALBURY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 17 August 1934 · page 3

A trying time was experienced by three parties of motorists travelling from Melbourne to Sydney who; upon arrival at Albury, were forced to spend…

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Petrol Tax No Relief for Motorists Govt.'s Attitude Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 17 August 1934 · page 4

The secretary of the Motor Van Owners' Association of New South Wales (Mr. R. J. Fitzgerald) stated last night that in reply to his…

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Boy Killed Fell from Tram BRISBANE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 17 August 1934 · page 4

When he was travelling into town, Vincent Morris, aged 6 years, fell from a tram on Victoria Bridge, and was killed after being terribly…

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Hit Tram Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 17 August 1934 · page 5

When a motor-car collided with a tram in New South Head-road, Rose Bay, late last night, John Bonson, 49, an accountant, of Rose Bay, sustained…

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Head-on Crash Between Car and Tram Sydney

Singleton Argus · Friday 17 August 1934 · page 6

When a car crashed head-on with a tram late last night in New South Head-road, Rose Bay, John Benson, aged 49, and his wife, Anne Benson,…

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Bridge Revenue SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 18 August 1934 · page 1

It is stated that revenue and expenditure returns now being completed indicate that the Sydney Harbour Bridge,…

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Motor Permits Interstate Visitors

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 18 August 1934 · page 10

Motorists who propose visiting Queensland are reminded by the Touring Department of the N.R.M.A. that a visiting motorists' permit may be…

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PERMITS Visiting Motorists

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 18 August 1934 · page 10

Motorists who propose visiting Queensland are reminded by the Tourist Department of the N.R.M.A., that a visiting motorists' permit may…

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Motor World Lubricant from Rubber

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 18 August 1934 · page 10

Much interest has been created by the report published a few days ago in a Sydney newspaper to the effect that an Australian inventor claimed to…

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War Bridge

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 20 August 1934 · page 5

To raise funds to continue the work for the school, the West Maitland Parents and Citizens' Association has arranged a war bridge social, to be…

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Bridge Deficit Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 20 August 1934 · page 2

After meeting all commitments, including interest on capital expenditure, the Harbour Bridge will show a deficit of approximately £135,000 for…

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