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Railways, roads & transport, 1935

2,592 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 14 of 130

Aeroplane's Forced Landing Five Occupants Unhurt

Singleton Argus · Friday 1 February 1935 · page 2

When an aeroplane made a forced landing in an orchard near Stanthorpo (Q.) on Wednesday, and was wrecked, live occupants, including a mother and a…

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Runaway Train Crashes Into Stationary Train No One Injured

Singleton Argus · Friday 1 February 1935 · page 6

A goods train from Perth, comprieing 32 fully-iadeh truks and a van, weighing in all 379 tons ran down a grade of 1 in CO ami, crashed into a…

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Minor Roads Kearsley Estimates CESSNOCK

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 1 February 1935 · page 5

The cost of providing a better traffic surface on the important minor roads Cessnock to Kitchener and North Kurri Kurri to Lang-street is to be included…

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Excursion Train Accident. Door Slammed on Girl Fack

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 1 February 1935 · page 1

While going home in the excursion train from Newcastle on Monday Miss Stahlut, of Murrurundi, had the carriage door slammed on her face,…

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Proposed New Main Road. Connecting North and We[?]

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 1 February 1935 · page 1

Mr. O. L. Milling, of Messrs O. L. Milling and Co., stock salesmen, Dunedoo, told a representative of the "Chronicle" yesterday that…

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Railway Staff—

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 1 February 1935 · page 2

Mr. Charles Clout; of the local railway staff, has been transferred to Central Railway Station; Sydney…

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The Motor World

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 1 February 1935 · page 4

Tree Planting for Beauty.—The National Roads Motorists' Association has been advised that the Boree Shire Council has undertaken extensive…

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Motor Collision. Vehicles Badly Damaged. No One Injured

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 1 February 1935 · page 2

A collision between two motor vehicles on Tuesday, at the c[?]vert over Hanley's Creek, a short dis[?] south of Dungog, although ca[?]…

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Assault in Railway Carriage Six Months for Man with Razor

Singleton Argus · Friday 1 February 1935 · page 1

At the Singleton Police Court yesterday, before Mr E. A. Mahony, P.M., Lorenzo Johnson, who appeared in custody, pleaded guilty to four charges,…

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Motor-cyclist Injured

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 1 February 1935 · page 1

John Wiles, 24, of Catherine-street, Cessnock, was riding a motor-cycle in Wollombi-road on Wednesday night when it collided with a motor…

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Road Patrols Services to Motoris

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 2 February 1935 · page 10

The general improvement in [?] ing and the holiday season has responsible for a remarkable in [?] in the service figures of the N.R. [?]…

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Road Repairs Kurri

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 2 February 1935 · page 2

The Maitland-Cessnock road, which has been under repairs for several months, will be completed and opened early in February. Mr. Shine, the…

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Roads Agreement Extension of Federal Aid!

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 2 February 1935 · page 10

In view of the fact that the Federal aid roads agreement will expire next year, the N.R.M.A. is co-operating with motoring organisations in other States…

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Saving Time New Roads in the North

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 2 February 1935 · page 10

With the completion of the construction of about 30 milos of new road between Bonalbe and Woodenbong, them is provided a direct route…

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Motor Ships Increased Tonnage

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 2 February 1935 · page 12

The increase of motor-driven shipping entering Sydney Harbour in recent years is referred to in the annual report of the Harbour Trust…

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Motor World Erratic Running After Acceleration

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 2 February 1935 · page 10

Among the causes of erratic running of the engine which are hard to diagnose is that which is denoted by uneven performance following a burst of speed…

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Advance Abroad Motor Coach Industry Amazing Magnitude

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 2 February 1935 · page 10

Only those Australians who have visited overseas countries where motor coaching has been permitted to develop in keeping with public desires,…

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Traffic Lights Motorists Disregard

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 2 February 1935 · page 10

Sydney, in common with other cities where traffic light signals are in operation, is experiencing amber light trouble, declares the N.R.M.A…

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A Walking Motor Car

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 2 February 1935 · page 10

A car that walks along has been designed by a continental manufacturing concern for use in snow-covered districts. Instead of rear wheels…

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Police Use Aeroplane Suspect Chased in Territory

Singleton Argus · Monday 4 February 1935 · page 2

Mounted police made use of an aeroplane for the first time in the history of the Northern Territory on Saturday when they went in search of a man…

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