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Railways, roads & transport, 1935

2,592 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 49 of 130

Officer Killed Motor Car Somersaults BRISBANE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 13 May 1935 · page 3

When his car somersauited over an embankment at Amberley, Sub inspector J. Tuohy, officer in charge of the Ipswich police district, was hurled…

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Motorist Fined

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 13 May 1935 · page 8

For having driven a motor car on Great Northern-road, West Maitland on April 20, without headlights, William Harris, of Onus-street. Telarah,…

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Carrabolla Road

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 14 May 1935 · page 3

Cr. Leake drew attention to the urgent need for a road from Hopson's crossing to Carrabolla. Mr. C. E. Bennett, M.L.A., had Informed him that…

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Salisbury Road Grant

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 14 May 1935 · page 3

The President in dealing with the Engineer's report asked how was the money coming in for the Salisbury road for which a grant was recently…

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Cessnock Improvements. Roads and Buildings

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 14 May 1935 · page 2

Quite a lot of splendid road work has been done all over the district during the past couple of months by relief workers. Many bad places have also been made good by the putting in of culverts…

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Wallarobba Shire. Council Meeting. Carrabolla Road Request

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 14 May 1935 · page 3

A meeting of the Wallarobba Shire Council was held at the Shire Chambers on Tuesday. The President, Cr. G. J. Champain…

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Bumped Tram Motorist Injured SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 May 1935 · page 8

Guy Kingsbury, 42, of Victor avenue, Melbourne, suffered a bad lacerated, chin, a lacerated wour over the left eye, and shock, when…

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New Motor Service

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 14 May 1935 · page 2

Messrs. Berry and Poppleton in our advertising columns announce that they have established a daily motor service between Dungog and…

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Pitnacree Road Request to Government Land Resumption

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 15 May 1935 · page 4

On the recommendation of the works committee, East Maitland Council last night, decided to make a special appeal to the…

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Road Wante Golf Club Reques E.M. COUNCIL

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 15 May 1935 · page 4

A request for a road to precess to the Maitland Golf Club was submitted to East Maitland cil at last night's meeting by…

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MUSWELLBROOK Shire Council Meets Main Road Work Muswellbrook, Wednesday

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 15 May 1935 · page 6

There was a full attendance of members at the monthly meeting of the Shire Council, presided over by Councillor James White…

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Visit of Railway Commissioner

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 15 May 1935 · page 2

At the meeting of the Shire Council to-day, the Shire Clerk (Mr H. K. Pollack) said he had been notified by the stationmaster that the…

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Railway Revenue

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 15 May 1935 · page 2

Figures issued by the Singleton Railway Station officers show that for the month of April 2799 tickets were issued at Singleton, the passenger revenue…

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Gallant Attempt to Save Boy's Life Coroner Commends Railway Porter

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 15 May 1935 · page 2

How, at the risk of his own life, a railway porter, Frank Gordon Glennon, of Canterbury, fought to release a boy from between a speeding train and…

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WALLAROBBA Council Meeting Bridge Tenders

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 16 May 1935 · page 9

The President, Councillor G. J. Champain, presided at the monthly meeting of the Wallnrobba Shire Council, held in the Shire…

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Boy Injured Slipped Beside Train SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 16 May 1935 · page 4

A twele-years-old boy sustained severe injured late yesterday afternoon when he slipped between a carriage of a train and the platform of…

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Instant Death Man Struck by Train Terrible Injuries Gosford

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 16 May 1935 · page 4

Struck by the Inter-City Express, travelling to Sydney from Newcastle, a breadcarter was killed Instantly near Gosford late yesterday afternoon…

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Two Charges Motorist Fined NEWCASTLE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 16 May 1935 · page 7

On charges of having driven a utility truck in a dangerous manner, and of having inefficient brakes, Peter Morfes, of Francis-street, Sydney, but…

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Railway Improvements

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 16 May 1935 · page 6

When the Chief Commissioner for Railways, Mr. Hartigan, visited Maitland some considerable time ago he announced that…

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Stolen Motors Majority Traced SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 16 May 1935 · page 7

Since its formation about 12 years ago the police motor squad has succeeded, in restoring to owners, stolen motor vehicles valued in the…

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