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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1935

2,592 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 64 of 130

Abernethy to Ellington Selections. Work on Road

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 21 June 1935 · page 3

The Shire Engineer (Mr. J. F. Shine) reported at last night's meeting of the Kearsley Shire Council that he had been approached by…

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Public Road Stroud Petitioners Deputation to Council

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 21 June 1935 · page 5

At a meeting of the Stroud Shire Council held on Friday last a petition was presented, signed by 11 ratepayers, asking Council to take steps to…

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Farm Road Girvan Ratepayers Predicament Refutes Statements

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 21 June 1935 · page 1

At a meeting of the Stroud Shire Council on Friday last a letter was received from Sidney Grey, Girvan, objecting to the proposed road…

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Road Accidents Pedestrians' Part 32 Per Cent. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 21 June 1935 · page 5

Thirty-one per cent. of the 356 fatal road accidents which occurred in N.S.W. last year, can be blamed on pedestrians, according…

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Salesman Held Up by Neuritis After 37 Years "On the "Road" Now He's Recommending Kruschen

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 21 June 1935 · page 6

"It looked as though I was through with my lino of work," writes this commercial traveller. But that was before, he had tried Kruschen for his…

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New Railway Time-Table. Many Changes Expected

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 21 June 1935 · page 2

When the winter time-table is published early next month it is expected to contain many, alterations to the running times of presents services…

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Fall From Tram Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 21 June 1935 · page 4

John McInnes, 55, of Double Bay, fell from a tram at Paddington, last night. He was unconscious when the Central District Ambulance took him…

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The Railways Revenue Improves SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 21 June 1935 · page 5

The revenue from the railways for the financial year ending this month is already about £1,000,000 more than last year, and is approaching nearly…

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Motorist Charged

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 21 June 1935 · page 5

At the Dungog Police Court on Saturday morning before Messrs. J. T. Williams and F. W. Aldis J's P., a district resident was charged with…

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Faster Still English Railways

Singleton Argus · Friday 21 June 1935 · page 3

The London Midland and Scottish Railway's spring time-table, which came into force on April 29th, contains three new timings at average speeds…

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Wages Recovered Railway Appeal Fails

Singleton Argus · Friday 21 June 1935 · page 7

The appeal by the Commissioner for Railways against a judgment of the State Full Court allowing the claim of Cecil Herman Cavanough, a railway…

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The Friendly Road

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 22 June 1935 · page 8

Censer had perished from the world of men, had not his sword been rescued by his pen.—Henry Vaughan…

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Glass on Roads Damage on Tyres

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 22 June 1935 · page 10

That drastic action should be taken against person who cause glass to be placed on the roads is urged by the N.R.M.A. The association has decided…

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Three Killed Aeroplane Hits Car Los Angles. June 21

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 22 June 1935 · page 4

Dan Krauss, his wife and two-year-old daughter, were killed when an army aeroplane, attempting to take off, crashed into the parked…

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Hume Highway Sydney to Melbourne Road Conditions

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 22 June 1935 · page 10

The direct road, Hume Highway, between Sydney and Melbourne is described in the road report issued to-day by the N.R.M.A…

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DANGEROUS! Railway Crossing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 22 June 1935 · page 10

The N.R.M.A. has called the attention of the Department of Main Roads to the danger existing at the railway level crossing at Lisarow, on the…

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Motor World The Steering

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 22 June 1935 · page 10

It is in the natural order of things that after long service there, might be some looseness in the steering which calls for adjustment. The signs which…

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Suggested Aerodrome Site for Singleton

Singleton Argus · Monday 24 June 1935 · page 2

It is pleasing to note that the Shire, Council if making some definite effort to provide, facilities for an aerodrome at Singleton. As mentioned in the…

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Road Accidents Week-end Deaths Many Hurt Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 24 June 1935 · page 2

Two people lost their lives in Sydney in motor accidents during the week-end. "While riding a bicycle along…

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Motor Accident Young Man Injured Skull Fractured Moree

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 24 June 1935 · page 5

Carl Stephen West, 25, was admitted to Moree District Hospital yesterday in a serious condition, suffering from a compound fracture of the skull, the…

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