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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1935

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N.S.W. RAILWAYS Hopeful Outlook Staff Praised Sydney

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

A year of remarkable development in transport, in which both railways and tramways will participate, is forecast by the Chief…

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Railway Union's Charge Possibility of Strike

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 9 January 1935 · page 3

An allegation was made in the Arbitration Court in Sydney on Monday, before Judge DrakeBrockman, that intervention by the…

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Found at Side of Line Railway Guard's Death

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 9 January 1935 · page 1

Donald M'Millan, aged 52, of West Maitland, was found apparently dead shortly after 8 o'clock on, Monday morning at the side of the railway line…

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Neglected Roads

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 10 January 1935 · page 6

Aid. Waller's complaint at East Maitland council meeting that failure to keep tarred roads in proper order amounts to a waste of…

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£4000 GRANT Dalwood Bridge

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 10 January 1935 · page 6

Mr. Arthur, Howarth, M.L.A., has received advice from the Minister for Local Government in answer to his representations, that the sum of…

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Elands Road Wingham

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 10 January 1935 · page 6

Petitions to have the road connection made from Elands to Oxley High way and a road made to the Cells Diggings has been put into circulation…

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Medowie Road Port Stephens Shire Grant Urged Raymond Terrace

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 10 January 1935 · page 6

Port Stephens Shire Council has decided to agitato for the granting of money by the Local Government Department for the Medowie-road, and…

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MR. T. R. JOHNSON Ex-Railway Chief Dies SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 10 January 1935 · page 10

Cabled advice was received' In Sydney by the Bank of Australasia of the death In England of Mr. Tom Richard Johnson, a former Chief Commissioner…

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Motor Traffic Metropolitan Breaches Decrease in 1934 SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 10 January 1935 · page 9

Compared with 1933 the number of cases of alleged breaches of the Motor Traffic act Dealt with at the Water police Court, the main…

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An Unfinished Bridge

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 11 January 1935 · page 2

At the Wallarobba shire council meeting on Tuesday, Councillor Berry drew attention to the unfinished condition of the bridge over the creek at…

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Cangon Creek Bridge

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 11 January 1935 · page 5

There was a further letter from the Department of Main Roads, Sydney, stating that the plans and specifications for the bridge over Cangon…

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Cheap Excursion Train

Singleton Argus · Friday 11 January 1935 · page 10

A special cheap excursion train will run from Taniworth to Newcastle on January 28th, upon which date Anniversary Day will be celebrated. The…

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Train Cruise Railway Proposal for Easter Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 11 January 1935 · page 3

It is announced by the Railway Department that a railway "cruise" among the North Coast rivers has been arranged for. Easter…

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Dalwood Bridge New Structure

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 11 January 1935 · page 6

Mr. A. Howarth, M.L.A., has been advised by the Minister for Local Government that the sum of £4000 has been made available for the…

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Plains Received Suspension Bridge

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 11 January 1935 · page 7

The west Maitland town clerk Mr. E.W.William has received from the Metropolitan Water and Drainage Board the plans, specifications and…

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Main Creek Road

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 11 January 1935 · page 2

At the Wallarobba shire council meeting on Tuesday an offer was received from the Forestry Department to place 10 men and a ganger on the…

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Train Smash Moscow, January. 10

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 11 January 1935 · page 3

The second railway disaster within a week has occurred at Rostoy, the chief city in the Don territory. One train crashed into the rear of another…

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New Road Tabulam - Woodenbong

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 11 January 1935 · page 7

A new road running from the main Tenterfield-Casino road at a point six miles east of Tabulam to the New England Highway at Woodenbong, is…

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Work on Sugarloaf Road

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 11 January 1935 · page 2

At the Wallarobba shire meeting this week, it was stated that Mr. J. H. Tickle had complained to councillors that he had not been paid…

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Toll of the Road

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 11 January 1935 · page 8

Statistics made available on Wednesday show that 319 persons were killed and 5508 injured in 7281 road accidents in New South…

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