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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1935

2,592 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 3 of 130

[?]Lnks with Early Days Extracts From "Mercury" Files Hunter Valley History Promoting the Maitland Regatta—Raffling a Racehorse—Beginnings of the Wallis's Creek Bridge traced by Pioneers—Newcastle Wanted More Police. Maitland Regatta

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 5 January 1935 · page 9

We are glad to find that the idea of holding a regatta on the Hunter at Maitland shortly meets with general attention and favour. It is the…

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Fell From Train Woman's Lucky Escape NEWCASTLE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 7 January 1935 · page 7

Falling from a train yesterday, Mrs. J. Threlfo, 45. of Denman-st., West Maitland, had a lucky escape from serious injury…

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Fire Chief Hurt In Motor Collision

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 7 January 1935 · page 7

District Officer L. C. Hurley, 52, Newcastle districts fire chief, suffered an injured to the right shoulder, abrasions to both hands and the right leg,…

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Girl Killed Motor Car Overturned

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 7 January 1935 · page 7

Sylvia Pickering,a clerk, employed at the Queensland University, was killed when a car skidded and overturned at Southport…

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Motor Services Information Desired

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 7 January 1935 · page 4

The Government Tourist Bureau, wishing to make available to the travelling public complete details of fares and times of arrival and…

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Unification of Railway Gauges Vast Expenditure

Singleton Argus · Monday 7 January 1935 · page 4

Proposals for tie unification of Australian railway gauges have been submitted to the Federal Cabinet by the parliamentary…

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Scone Resident Killed. Muswellbrook-Merriwa Road Accident. Car Overturned

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 8 January 1935 · page 5

A motoring accident, attended with fatal results, occurred on the MuswellbrookMerriwa road yesterday…

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No. 5 North Railway Picnic. Singleton to Tamworth and Branch Lines

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 8 January 1935 · page 1

A meeting of the above was held at the Railway and Tramway Institute, Murrurundi, on Sunday morning last, when there were present:—Messrs. T…

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The Motor World. The Motorist Pays.—

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 8 January 1935 · page 4

Out of £4187 paid into court in fines and costs at Southend (England) during the year ended September 30th., 1934, £808/9/6 was paid in respect of…

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Motor Service Owners

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 8 January 1935 · page 4

The Government Tourist Bureau, wishing to make available to the travelling public complete details of fares and times of arrival and departure of…

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Railway Works Stations and Main Line NEWCASTLE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 8 January 1935 · page 6

The Chief Commissioner stated, whon in Newcastle a fow months ago, that improvements would he carried out at Broadmeadew Station, to…

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Two Hurt Motor Cycle Hit Girl

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 8 January 1935 · page 5

When a motor cycle collided with a girl walking along Newcastle-street, East Maitland last night, both the girl and the motor cyclist were injured…

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More Revenue Month's Railway Figures West Maitland

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 8 January 1935 · page 5

There was an increase in the revenue of moat departments of West Maitland railway station during December, and the month's operations…

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Motoring Fatality MR. A. V. Shearwin the Victim

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 8 January 1935 · page 3

A motoring accident, attended with fatal results, took place on the Merriwa-Mudgee road yesterday morning. Mr. Arthur V. Shearwin, of Scone,…

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Coroner Will Hold inquest Railway Guard's Death

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 8 January 1935 · page 3

The Kurri Kurri Coroner (Mr. A. W. Johns) will conduct an inquest at the Kurri Kurri Courthouse, on January 19th, into the circumstances of…

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Body Found Near Railway Line Guard's Death at Abermain

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 8 January 1935 · page 3

Donald McMillan (50), a guard employed by the South Maitland Railway. Ltd., was found dead alongside the railway…

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Train Disaster MOSCOW, Jan. 8

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 9 January 1935 · page 1

Sixteen people were killed and 67 injured when two sleeping car express trains collided about 140 miles…

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Waste of Money Alderman Outspoken Neglected Roads

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 9 January 1935 · page 4

That failure to keep tarred roads in proper order by regular maintenances work costs East Maitland Council a great deal of…

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Romance of Words TRAM

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 9 January 1935 · page 3

Few people know the origin of the word "tram," because they are not able to connect it up with any other word that will give a hint as…

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Railway Revenue East Maitland—Morpeth

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 9 January 1935 · page 4

An appreciable [?] was made in the railway revenue of East Maitland and Morpeth stations during December compared with 12 months…

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