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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1936

2,499 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 44 of 125

Second Death Motor Car Crash SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 4 May 1936 · page 1

Miss Mollie McCance, 22, of Randwick, who was seriously injured when a motor car crashed into a telegraph pole in Marrickville on Friday died…

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Oldest Motor Car Driver

Singleton Argus · Monday 4 May 1936 · page 3

Possibly, the oldest motor-car driver in Australia, Herbert Jones, of Lane Cove, who is 92, has renewed the registration of his car at North Sydney…

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Bridge Party

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 5 May 1936 · page 2

A very successful bridge party was held at "The Cottage," the home of Mrs. Frank Ross, last Thursday evening in aid of the funds of the C.W.A…

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Dungog-gresford Road

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 5 May 1936 · page 2

On Saturday morning the Hon. J. M. Dunningham rode over the proposed road to link up Dungog and Gresford. Horses were provided by Cr…

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The Wybong Bridge Good Progress

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 5 May 1936 · page 1

The extensive and imposing structure over the Wybong Creek, in the township of Bunnan, and on the Scone-Merriwa road, is rapidly taking…

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UNSATISFACTORY Stock Train to Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 5 May 1936 · page 2

The Maitland Stock Board yesterday decided to invite the District Superintendent of Railways, Mr. R. E. Evans, to meet it to discuss stock trains to…

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Suggestion for New Road

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 5 May 1936 · page 2

It is understood that another effort is to be made to get the Upper Hunter Shire Council to withdraw its antagonism to the suggestion for the…

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New Road Gresford to Dungog

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 5 May 1936 · page 6

When at Dungog show, representations were made to the Minister for Labour and Industry, Mr. J. M. Dunningham, for a great for a road…

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Man's Death Collapsed on Bridge Natural Causes

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 5 May 1936 · page 6

The Deputy Coroner, Mr. J. E. Chant, who conducted an inquest this morning into the death of John Humphreys, known as Edward George…

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Death of Mr. Alf. Bridge. Mt. View Farmer Passes

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 5 May 1936 · page 3

The death took place in the Cessnock Hospital on Friday last of Mr. John Alfred Bridge, known to his many friends as "Alf."…

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Motorist Fined Collided with Tram NEWCASTLE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 5 May 1936 · page 7

For driving a motor car while under the influence of intoxicating liquor, Herbert Harold Saunders (45), contractor, was fined £10. or…

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Road Traffic and School Children. Police Officer Lectures in Muswellbrook

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 5 May 1936 · page 3

The well-known fact that children figure in a large percentage of traffic accidents prompted the New South Wales Police Department to…

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Sandy Hollow-Maryvale Railway Preliminary Inquiries. By Departmental Officials. Work to Start at Muswellbrook End

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 5 May 1936 · page 1

While no definite information is available as to the date on which the work of constructing the Sandy Hollow-Maryvale railway will be…

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Motor Sales Big Increase M.T.A. Pleased Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 5 May 1936 · page 1

Commenting on the fact that during the first three months of this year nearly 3500 more cars and trucks were purchased in Australia than were sold…

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Heifers Die Poison on Railway KYOGLE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 5 May 1936 · page 7

The committee of the Show Society decided at a meeting to make a claim against the Railway Commissioners for £15 on account of the death of…

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Motor Cases Traffic Act Breaches CESSNOCK

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 5 May 1936 · page 7

Three men were dealt with by Mr. E. A. Mahony, P.M., at the Cessnock Court to-day for breaches of the motor traffic regulations…

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Bridge Toll George's River

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 6 May 1936 · page 4

The abolition or a general reduction the toll on George's River Bridge cannot be expected in the near future, according to advice received by…

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Road Scouts Plan Again

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 6 May 1936 · page 5

Once again the fantastic suggestion has been raised in a London daily paper that a body of police road scouts should be raised to enforce…

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Red Cross East Maitland Branch Ball—war Bridge

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 6 May 1936 · page 6

Bright flowers bunked the stage in the East Maitland Literary Institute Hall last night when the East Maitland branch of the Red…

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MUSWELLBROOK Sandy Hollow Railway an Early Start Muswellbrook

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 6 May 1936 · page 8

General pleasure is felt in the community following intimation that the Sandy Hollow-Maryvale railway is to be constructed almost…

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