Search for Oil British Expert in Aeroplane
A British oil expert, Dr. Washington Gray, has covered 10,000 miles by aeroplane in Australia in an attempt to find areas that promise to yield a flow of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport
Railways, roads & transport, 1935
2,592 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 68 of 130
Police Drive for Road Safety 110 Motorists Charged
The first list of cases reported by the police traffic bureau, which was recently established to ensure greater safety on the roads, were heard at…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Merriwa-Muswellbrook Road. in Bad Condition. Motorists in Trouble
After the rain on Sunday last, the Merriwa-Muswellbrook road (between Merriwa and Denman), which for about nine months in…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →War Bridge Mothers' Club Effort
An interesting evening was spent by those who attended the war bridge evening, conducted by the West Maitland Mothers' Club in the Infants'…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →MERRIWA Agricultural Bureau Roads Debate Merriwa
"That taxation for the maintenance of Shire roads should be removed from the landholder to the users of the roads," formed the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Model Aeroplane Flown Successfully Only Two Spoonfuls of Petrol Needed
The largest model aeroplane to he built in Australia was flown, successfully at Mascot aerodrome on Wednesday…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Swimming Pool Near River Bridge Preparing Scheme
The proposal to establish a Swimming Pool in the Williams river at Dungog, was advanced a further stage at the meeting of the Municipal…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Road Safety Splayed Corners SYDNEY
Mr. A. J. Small, at the Town Planning Association's meeting, said that faulty roads were, traps for unwary drivers. The splaying and cutting-away…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →State Scheme Roads and Bridges £3,000,000 This Year—8000 Men at Work
"An extensive bridge building and road construction plan has been adopted by the State Government with the object of encouraging land…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Motor World. Notes and News from the N.R.M.A. No Footpaths
Of all the roads patrolled by the Automobile Association in England, 7000 miles of important main thoroughfares have no…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →FINED £5 Maitland Motorist "Fast Driving" Gresford
"Through driving of this kind, a lot of people are in the cemetery" said the Police Magistrate (Mr. E. A. Mahony) at the Gresford Polios Court…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Officer Farewelled. Transfer To Dungog
"A house-full" sign could have been hung out at the Railway Hotel when the members of the Junee Rail and Tramway Returned Soldiers'…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Drought Concessions for Stricken Area Anomaly in Railway Regulations
With drought conditions prevailing for some time throughout the district, the Singleton Pastures Protection Board wrote to the Railway…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Tractors Reduced Motor Tax
The Acting Premier (Mr. Bruxner) has approved of all tractors and trailers with pneumatic tyres being allowed the same concession in motor…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →New Railway Time-table Several Important Alterations. Brisbane Mail From Sydney 35 Minutes Earlier
The new time-table in connection with the Northern railway, which comes into force on 14th July, contains a number of important…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Echo of Fatal Motor Accident G Death of Robert Taylor Coroner's Inquest
Echoes of the tragic motor accident which occurred near East Maitland on the night of May 23, resulting in the death…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Friendly Road
Because the subject is of such importance in providing an atmosphere in our approach to the discussion of human problems, last…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Road Toll America's Statistics
Appalling figures relating to road accidents in America are revealed in the official statistics compiled for the year 1934, which have just been received by…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Metallic Scraps Magnet Clears the Road
A General Motors correspondent reports that on the South Island of New Zealand a motor truck equipped with magnetic apparatus is being used by…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →SCONE Bridge at Segenhoe Council's Grant Scone
The Upper Hunter Shire Council has instructed its engineer. Mr. B. G. Millard, to take soundings in the Page River at the site of the bridge…
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