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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1935

2,592 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 23 of 130

Wood on Line Children Blamed Toronto Train Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 27 February 1935 · page 9

The engine of the passenger train which left Newcastle at 9.15 o'clock last night, bound for Toronto, struck a heavy piece of wooden railing which…

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Motor Cyclist Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 27 February 1935 · page 4

When Albert Smith, 38, engineer, of Strathfield, was riding a motor cycle at Paddington he collided with a tram. He received a compound fracture of the…

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Tram Cars Fifty More Ordered New Type Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 27 February 1935 · page 8

Mr. Stevens Has announced that Cabinet has decided to build an additional 50 tramway cars of the new type, making 250 new, cars in all, for…

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Motor 'Bus Runs Backward a Drop of 20 Feet

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 27 February 1935 · page 2

Out of control on Pike's Hill, near Kiama, early yesterday morning a motor bus ran backward down the hill and smashed its way through a fence…

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Man Killed in Serious Tram Smash in City Road 6 HURT Terrific Impact Wild Leaps Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 28 February 1935 · page 1

The worst tram smash for many years occurred near the University, in Parramatta Road, this morning, one man…

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ELECTRICITY Modern Marvels Auto Railway

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 28 February 1935 · page 12

A radio railway which will start and stop at the word of command was among the many wonders of the School boys' Own Exhibition at the New…

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Heavy Loss Motor Truck Destroy MUSWELLBROOk

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 28 February 1935 · page 4

Mr. Marcus Hyndes sustained heavy loss when a motor truck, [?]lating machine and comping gear [?]destroyed by fire while he and his…

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Welded Rails Railway Trials NEWCASTLE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 28 February 1935 · page 10

The railway and tramway permanent way branches carried out an experiment, at the Burwood-street crossing in Hunter-street yesterday with a steel…

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Work on Aerodrome Site

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 1 March 1935 · page 3

In all probability, the work of clearing the aerodrome site, for which the Cessnock Council has received a grant of £1000 from the…

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Dalwood Bridge

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 1 March 1935 · page 3

At last night's meeting of the Kearsley Shire Council, the engineer (Mr. J. F. Shine) submitted the following report in connection with the…

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Tinonee Bridge

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

On Saturday afternoon members of the Tinonee Bridge League and other residents interested in having the bridge constructed at Tinonee met Mr…

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Hillsborough Bridge

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 1 March 1935 · page 7

The engineer, Mr. J.S. Shine, reported to kearsley Shire Council last night that he had inspected Hillsborough bridge. The decking was…

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AERODROME Work at Cessnock Federal Grant Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 1 March 1935 · page 7

At a special meeting of Cessnock Municipal Council last night it was decided to proceed with the work on the aerodrome next week…

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New Bridge Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 1 March 1935 · page 7

The survey and levels for the new bridge at Dalwood will be completed this week. In order to ascertain the length of…

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Jumped From Train Elderly Woman's Lucky Escape

Singleton Argus · Friday 1 March 1935 · page 2

An elderly woman, who jumped from a carriage of the trans-continental express when it was travelling at nearly 50 miles an hour, received only slight…

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Three Hurt Train Hits Buffers Overran Platform Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 1 March 1935 · page 8

Two passengers and a fireman were slightly injured when a passenger train from West Maitland collided with the buffer stops while drawing…

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Car Hits Cycle Collision on Line Train Delayed Gloucester

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 1 March 1935 · page 8

The day passenger train from Kempsey was delayed on its run down the North Coast by a collision between a bicycle and a motorcar,…

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Scone Bushmen's Carnival. Scone Bushmen's Carnival Special Train from Muswellbrook

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 1 March 1935 · page 9

The Scone Bushmen's Carnival and Show Association will hold its fourth annual carnival on White Park on Friday and Saturday,…

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TABLELANDS-COAST. Road Link Needed. Walcha to Port Stephens

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 1 March 1935 · page 5

Last week Mr. C. E. Bennett, M. L. A., introduced a deputation to the Main Roads Board Commissioners, Messrs. Newell and Upton, when…

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Good Cause for Complaint. Dead Beast Near Main Road

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 1 March 1935 · page 7

Many were the complaints received from persons wlio had occasion to travel the Merriwa-Muswellbrook road at the week-end, and in the early part of…

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