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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1935

2,592 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 55 of 130

Cessnock Train

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 31 May 1935 · page 5

The Minister for Transport (Mr. M. F. Brxner) advised that arrangements have been made for the express-type car to be placed at the…

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Bridge at Hexham

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 31 May 1935 · page 3

Mr. J. G. Russell (Raymond Terrace) moved that the necessity for a bridge over the Hunter River at Hexham be again brought before the…

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Road Safety

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 31 May 1935 · page 6

Alarmed at the increasing number of motor fatalities, the Super-intendent of Traffic (Supt. Carter) has issued a warning to motorists…

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Page's Creek and Other Roads

The Scone Advocate · Friday 31 May 1935 · page 4

To say the least of it, the decision of the Upper Hunter Shire Council to oppose the construction of the road over Sergeant's Gap to provide the…

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Road Safety Action by Germany

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 31 May 1935 · page 4

Steps are being taken in Germany on a national scale for promoting the safe use of the roads. One aspect of this attitude is represented by an…

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Over Bridge Fatheis—Son Killed Car Crashes Auckland

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 31 May 1935 · page 4

When a sedan car crashed through bridge rallings near Mercer and somersaulted into the river, Peter Kay, 64, farmer, and his son Norman, 16, were…

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Gold Robbery on Alice Springs Train Central Australian Mystery

Singleton Argus · Friday 31 May 1935 · page 6

Gold ingots valued at nearly £4000, the property of the E.S. and A. Bank, mysteriously disappeared from a safe in the guard's van of…

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Projected Public Road Patrick Plains Shire Council Restrained

Singleton Argus · Friday 31 May 1935 · page 5

An interim injunction to restrain the Patrick Plains Shire Council from proclaiming in the Government Gazette that it had taken part of his land as a…

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Minimising Road Accidents Police Patrols to Match for Reckless Drivers

Singleton Argus · Friday 31 May 1935 · page 3

A bold policy for checking speeding and minimising road accidents was decided upon by high police officials on Wednesday. In a determined effort to…

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IMPROVEMENTS Newcastle Railways Marshalling Yard Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 31 May 1935 · page 2

As stated in our stop-press edition yesterday, Mr. Garside, Deputy Commissioner for Hallways, lias approved of an expenditure of £180,000 for an…

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Third Party Motor Car Insurance Bill Soon Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 31 May 1935 · page 2

Proposed now leigislation to make third-party risk insurance compulsory for owners of motor vehicles will be submtted to tho State Cabinet by the…

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North Coast New Rail Motor SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 31 May 1935 · page 2

It is planned to introduce a rail motor service between Murwillumbah and Casino in a few weeks' time. This wil be done by extending the…

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Motor Smash Court Charge Follows Brown Case Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 31 May 1935 · page 7

Patrick Beds Brouggy (29), a postal employee, who was charged with manslaughter, appeared at the Central Criminal Court…

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Rail Motor Murwillumbah to Casino And Return

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 31 May 1935 · page 4

Word has been received from the Acting Secretary for Railways that when the winter timetables comes into operation in a few weeks time a…

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Hold-up at Queensland Railway Station

Singleton Argus · Friday 31 May 1935 · page 2

Officials of the Proserpine (Q.) railway station were held up on Tuesday night by armed burglars, who, however, were disturbed by the arrival of a…

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Killed in Motor Cycle Race. Young Man's Tragic Fate. Verdict of Accidental Death

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 31 May 1935 · page 5

The circumstances surrounding the tragic death of Leslie Brown, 19, of Kurri, who was killed while…

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New Bridges Road to Kosciusko

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 1 June 1935 · page 10

Reports received by the N.R.M.A. louring department indicate that concrete bridges over Bett's, Spencer's and Guthrie's Creeks between the…

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Workers Busy Sydney-Newcastle Road

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 1 June 1935 · page 10

Considerable work is in progress at different points along Pacific Highway, between Gosford and Newcastle reports the N.R.M.A. touring…

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"Out of a Maze" Where is the Bridge?

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 1 June 1935 · page 10

A country motorist has suggested to the N.R.M.A. that the authorities in the city should provide some means of indicating the various way by which…

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Killed by Tram

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 1 June 1935 · page 13

Struck by an electric tram at Elsterwick (Vic), John Coyne, 58, of Elwood, died from a fractured skull, cerebral haemorrhage, and a…

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