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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1935

2,592 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 18 of 130

Man Fined Assault and Language Incident on Road

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 12 February 1935 · page 6

The story of how a man had attacked him with a milk measure weighing about five pounds on October 15, while he was on his…

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90 Miles an Hour Oil-Driveh Train LONDON Feb. 11

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 12 February 1935 · page 1

The London Midland and Scottish Railway Company Ltd., is testing a new Oil-driven Railway coach which it hopes to use to increase the speed of…

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Instant Success Goodyear Product New Motor Tyre

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 12 February 1935 · page 4

History (millitary navel political and industrial) bristles with the names of People who won fame and often fortune through…

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Railway Revenue Better Than Last Year Returns for January

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 12 February 1935 · page 6

Although general revenue at West Maitland railway station during January exceeded that for January 1934 it was still less than in 1933…

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No Transfer of Railwaymen

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 12 February 1935 · page 2

The Kempsey Council recently wrote to Mr. L. O. Martin, M.L.A., (Minister for Justice), in regard to the proposed transfer of railway employees from…

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Local and General. New Motor Van

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 12 February 1935 · page 2

The enterprising baker, Mr. W. Shepherd, has just purchased a new motor delivery van for his business. It will be remembered that some…

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Sydney Harbour Bridge

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 13 February 1935 · page 2

About 32,197,000 passengers passed over the Sydney Harbour Bridge last year in trams, trains, and motor vehicles. The number,…

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Oil Driven Train

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 13 February 1935 · page 1

LONDON, Monday.—The London, Midland, and Scottish Railway Company, Ltd., is testing a new oil-driven railway coach which it hopes to use…

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Train Scaler Game from Maitland NEWCASTLE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 13 February 1935 · page 7

Francis Doran, 68, labourer came from West Maitland to Newcastle by train last night and not have a ticket. When stopped at the barrier…

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Heaviest Rainstorm for Years Sweeps Maitland. Terrific Downpour Over 3 Inches in an Hour Roads and Streets Flooded

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 13 February 1935 · page 7

Following a morning of intense mugginess, during which the humidity must have reached nearly 100 per cent., a fierce thunderstorm broke over Maitland about 11.15 a.m. to-day. The rain fell in sheets for well over an hour, and flooded…

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Two Killed Motor Car Overturns Five Injured Tamworth

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 13 February 1935 · page 2

Two persons werE Kiled and five Injured at about 10 o'clock last night when a motor car overturned on the Armldale-road, three…

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Aid for Motorists Increased Services

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 13 February 1935 · page 8

The general Improvement in motoring and the holiday Benson has been responsible for a remarkable increase in the service figures of the N.R.M.A…

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War Bridge

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 14 February 1935 · page 7

Although weather conditions were unfavourable, the war bridge conducted by Lorn Bowling club in the club pavllion last night attracted an…

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Nelsons Bay Road

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 14 February 1935 · page 2

At the last Shire meeting Cr. Russell again urged the need of more assistance from the Government for Nelsons Bay road. There were 845 motor vehicles passed over…

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W. Wallsend-kurri Road

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 14 February 1935 · page 9

Tarre shire council decided to accept an invitation from Lake Macquarie shire council to conduct an inspection of the road from west walls…

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Tarro Shire Council Meeting Terrace Road

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 14 February 1935 · page 10

A debit balance of £5253/10/1 was reported to the fortnightly mooting of Tarro shire council yesterday against a credit balance…

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Shire Grants Bridges—Roads Sum of £22,000 DUNGOG

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 14 February 1935 · page 8

Mr. C.E. Bennett, M.L.A., has been advised as follows by the Hon, E.S.Spooner, Minister for Local Government, regarding the matter of…

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lake road Letter to Tarro Shire Colliery Forecast

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 14 February 1935 · page 4

A Forecast that stockington colliery would be developed into one of the largest miner in the south Maitland field was contained in a letter from…

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Trams for Metropolis

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 14 February 1935 · page 4

It is understood that the Slate Government is contemplating the purchase of 50 trams for the metropolitan urea at a cost of £150,000…

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Critical State Motor Car Victim TAMWORTH

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 14 February 1935 · page 10

The condition of Hurry Doolan, 22, of Garthowen, who suffered head injuries in the accident in which two persons were killed by the overturn…

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