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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1935

2,592 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 39 of 130

Twenty Dead Motor Car Crashes Flood Victims Los Angeles, April 9

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 10 April 1935 · page 1

Ten railway men were killed to-day when a light motor car in which they were riding crashed into a gravel train on the…

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Language Used Relief Worker Fined Tram Incident Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 10 April 1935 · page 7

For using indecent language in a tram car Thomas Mallen, a relief worker, of Carrington, was fined £1, with £1 costs, or four days, in the…

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Railway Disaster (Australian press Assn. Message.) SACRAMENTO

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 10 April 1935 · page 1

Ten railway suction men were killed when a light motor tar crashed into a work train on the Southern Pacific railway to-night…

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WALLAROBBA l Council Meeting Road Repairs Dungog

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 11 April 1935 · page 4

The president of wallarobba Shire Council, Councilor G. J. Champain, presided at the monthly meeting held at the shire office…

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Foreshore Road Nelson's Bay Proposal Council Agrees Bat Terrace

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 11 April 1935 · page 9

A road along the foreshore at Nelson's Bay was approved at the monthly meeting of the Port Stephen's Shire Council, which…

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Cessnock Aerodrome

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 12 April 1935 · page 6

At last Tuesday night's meeting of the Cessnock Municipal Council the Health Inspector (Mr. D. Caskey) reported that the work on the…

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Bridge Opening

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 12 April 1935 · page 3

Mr. C.E. Bennett, M.L.A., will officially open the Horse Creek bridge at Bunyah on Saturday next. He will be accompanied by Mrs. Bennett. A day's…

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Dalwood Bridge

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 12 April 1935 · page 7

The Shire Engineer (Mr. J.S. Shine) reported that he had assembled a boring plant to test the foundations for the new bridge at Daiweed. He…

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The Motor World. (New and Notes From the N.r.m.a.) North African Roads

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 12 April 1935 · page 4

The Governor of Italian Libya, Marshal Balbo, has been given instructions by Mussolini to build new coast roads to join Tunis and Egypt as soon…

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The Closing of a Road

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 12 April 1935 · page 3

Sir,—There was a South Cessnock Progress Association started in 1904, of which I was a member at that time, along with various other people…

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Police Officer Attacked in Train Man Convicted

The Scone Advocate · Friday 12 April 1935 · page 4

An assault on a police officer, while he was travelling in plain clothes on the Kempsey mail, between Dungog and Maitland, on Monday, 1st April,…

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Denman Railway. Returns for March

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 12 April 1935 · page 10

Figures relating to the work of the Denman Railway Station have been made available by the stationmaster (Mr. Tumbers) as…

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Railway Figures for March. Coaching and Goods Revenue

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 12 April 1935 · page 7

Passenger tickets issued at Muswellbrook railway station during March totalled 1865, and represented a revenue to the Railway Department of £612…

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Stop Press Motorists Burned Dorrigo

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 12 April 1935 · page 7

Although suffering Great pain from burns caused when petrol ignited, Joseph McKinnon yesterday drove his timber lorry three…

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ARMIDALE Proposed Aerodrome Leasing of Site Armidale

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 13 April 1935 · page 4

The Dumareeque shire engineer reported to this week's meeting hat in connection with the proposed aerodrome he had…

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Lorn Bridge Cost of Inspection

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 13 April 1935 · page 6

At a meeting of Bolwarra Shire Council yesterday afternoon, a letter was received from W. Maitland Municipal Council with reference to the…

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To Be Inspected Bolwarra Shire Roads

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 13 April 1935 · page 2

Councillors of Bolwarra Shire will meet a representative of the Main ROads Department on Monday morning next to discuss applications…

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Road Work Western Districts

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 13 April 1935 · page 10

The N.R.M.A. had been advised that the wedening of Castlereagh-road, which is a well-used tourist route linking up Penrith and Richmond, is…

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Road Toll Alarming Position Human Failure

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 13 April 1935 · page 10

"That 86 persons were killed in road accidents in this State during last quarter, is an alarming condition of affairs when it is remembered…

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Woy Hints for Motorists

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 13 April 1935 · page 10

Officers of the N.R.M.A. who recently visited the district on the western side of Brisbane Water from Woy woy town and Pearl Beach,…

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