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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1935

2,592 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 60 of 130

Local and General News Railway Figures

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 12 June 1935 · page 2

Figures made available in connection with Singleton Railway Station for the month of May show that 2510 tickets were sold, passenger revenue…

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Motor Car Largely Built in Australia All Australian Steel Chassis

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 12 June 1935 · page 1

Largely built in Australia, a motorcar, known as the Egan, and built by W. Egan, body builder, of Geelong, will be a feature of Geelong's 1935 motor…

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Heavy Fines for Motorists Magistrate Threatens Cancellation of Licences. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 12 June 1935 · page 2

Following the vigorous campaign entered into recently by the police, further prosecutions took place at the Central Court to-day for breaches of…

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Died in Train Resident of Casino GLOUCESTER

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 13 June 1935 · page 4

Mrs. Mary Holloway, 73, nf Casino, died suddenly in the North Coast mall train before it. rcached Gloucester yesterday morning. Deceased spent a…

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Vice-Regal Party Given Hearty Welcome Motored Round City Trip on Lake Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 13 June 1935 · page 7

Newcastle's welcome, to-day to the State Governor, Sir Alexander Hore Ruthven, and Lady Hore Ruthven, was enthusiastic. The…

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Tramway Award Judgment Reserved SYDNEY

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

When the Federal Arbitration Court assembled this morning to conisder the application by the Commissioner for Road Transport for a variation of…

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Tunnybuc Bridge

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 14 June 1935 · page 2

At a meeting of the Wallarobba Shire Council on Monday the tender of H. F. Deards at £905 was accepted for the construction of the Tunnybuc…

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Main Roads Ganger Farewelled

Singleton Argus · Friday 14 June 1935 · page 8

Mr Bill Fleming, the popular ganger employed by the Department of Main Roads, who has been in the local area for the past five years, was given a…

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High Level Bridge Over Merton Crossing DENMAN

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 14 June 1935 · page 4

The decision of the Main Roads Department to erect a high level bridge at Morton crossing to replace the low level bridge washed away in…

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Road Toll 9332 Killed in Victoria MELBOURNE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 14 June 1935 · page 5

Accident figures for 1934 issued by the Police Department to-day disclose 583 more motor accidents than in 933, and 6109 of the total 15,924 were…

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Bridge to Lorn Engineer at Nepean Dam Report to Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 14 June 1935 · page 7

Mr. W. R. Lindsay, consulting engineer of Bolwarra Shire Council, recently inspected the ausponsion bridge at the Nepean Dam,…

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Railway Trolley Passed Over Man's Legs Painful Injuries

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 14 June 1935 · page 6

The wheels of a railway trolley inflicted painful injuries on Robert Buchan (35), of Porcher-street, Newcastle, to-day…

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Two Fined Trespassed on Railway

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 14 June 1935 · page 6

Arrested yesterday afternoon Ed[?] Francis Monzics (23), a signwrites [?] and George Drew (28), a labourer, [?] peared before the West Maitland…

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Control Board For Northern Line Railway Officers

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 14 June 1935 · page 6

Appointments have been made by the Railway Commissioners for a control board stationed in Tyrrell House, Newcastle, to supervise the running of…

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Motorist Fined

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 14 June 1935 · page 2

At the Coonamble Court, Frank Osborne Dowling was fined £10 and his licence was suspended till December 3. on a charge of driving while under the…

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Care of Car Motorist's Methods

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 14 June 1935 · page 4

An English motorist gives the following reasons for his car being in perfect order after having travelled 40,000 miles in the course of a year:…

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FINED £20 Intoxicated Motorist SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 14 June 1935 · page 7

Imposing a fine of £20 on John Ford at the Central Police Court to-day for having driven a motor car while under the influence of liquor, Mr. Williams,…

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Railway "Cruise" Visit in August

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 14 June 1935 · page 7

The Chief Traffic Manager of the Department of Railways has advised the West Maitland Town Clerk, Mr. E. W. Williams, that 85 adults…

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Motor Cycling Los Angeles, June 13

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 14 June 1935 · page 8

Byrd and McKinley (Pasadena) won the mile handicap and the scratch mile motor cycle races. Mitchell and Evans (Australia) were eliminated in…

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Duties of Speakers in Trams

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 14 June 1935 · page 3

First Affirmative speaker should give full Introduction, Explanation Interpretation and orderly outline of the subject, as much information as…

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