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Railways, roads & transport, 1936

2,499 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 45 of 125

Leg Severed Full Under Truck Railway Guard Lismore

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 6 May 1936 · page 3

Edward See, 27, a railway guard had his left leg severed below the knee when he fell under a shunting train in the railway yards at Casino…

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More Revenue Railway Traffic

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

Passenger traffic at the East Maitland, railway station was heavier lost month than for the corresponding perlod last year, but there was a…

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Heifers Poisoned by Grass on Railway Line Claim Against Railway Commissioners

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 6 May 1936 · page 2

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

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Motor Cyclist Killed Sydney

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 6 May 1936 · page 2

While Harold Barber, aged 18, was riding a motor cycle at Rhodes this morning, the machine crashod into a brick wall and Barber was killed…

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Road Repairs Estimate for Work CESSNOCK

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 7 May 1936 · page 9

At Tuesday night's meeting of Cessnock Municipal Council, the town clerk submitted estimates for the regravelling and tar surfacing of the…

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Port Stephens Shire Council Meets Nelson's Bay Road Raymond Terrace

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 7 May 1936 · page 10

The usual meeting of the Port Stephens Shire Council was held on Friday, in the offices at Raymond Terrace, when all the…

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Sunken Roads

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 8 May 1936 · page 2

On the road to Sydney in and around Gosford, there are some very dangerous spots for motorists. Recently there have been several very…

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Fall from Train SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 8 May 1936 · page 1

Hector Carroll (31), of Newtown, experienced a lucky escape from serious in-jury when he fell from a train…

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By Motor Car and Train to Perth Journey Across the Nullabor Plains. Muswellbrook Bowler's Impressions

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 8 May 1936 · page 3

Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Lowe returned to Muswellbrook on Tuesday after an interesting trip to Perth, the former bringing back with him…

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St. Paul's Guild Dance and War Bridge Supper Room

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

Rustic baskets of pink and red geraniums, chrysanthemums and dahlias stood in the window re-cesses of the Town Hall supper…

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Train Tragedy Mother and Daughter Instant Death Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 8 May 1936 · page 7

A shocking tragedy occurred late yesterday afternoon when Mrs. Ada Ethel Wood, 64, of Orchardtown-road, Kotaro, and her…

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Denman-Parkes Railway. Deputation to Actingpremier

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 8 May 1936 · page 3

A strong deputation from Parkes waited on the Acting Premier (Mr. Bruxner) yesterday to discuss the Denman-Parkes railway proposal, as…

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Unemployment and New Railway. Effect on Relief Schemes

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 8 May 1936 · page 1

The early commencement of the work of constructing the Sandy Hollow-Maryvale railway line will have the effect of absorbing all the…

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Deputation urges Merriwa to Maryvale Railway Will Be Considered Bruxner's Reply Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 8 May 1936 · page 7

A deputation which waited on the Acting Premier, Mr. Bruxner to-day urged the construction of a railway from Merriwa to…

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Modern Motors; Crankcase Ventilation Fuel Dilution

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 8 May 1936 · page 5

The ,crankcase In all recent. models Is provided with a ventilating system to prevent harmful dilution of the engine oil by water and fuel. This…

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Motor Bodies Australian Production S.A.PLANT

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 8 May 1936 · page 5

The motoring public of Australia Is at last beginning to realise' that the Australian made body is, equal and In some cases actually superior In…

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Rabbits on Railway

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 8 May 1936 · page 6

The Secretary for Railways advised that every effort would be made to exterminate rabbits on railway land, and action would be taken to enclose…

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Sandy Hollowmaryvale Railway Operations to Commence at Muswellbrook End

Singleton Argus · Friday 8 May 1936 · page 2

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

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Travelling on Transaustralian Railway Saving of 10 Hours

Singleton Argus · Friday 8 May 1936 · page 1

A saving of 10 hours in travelling time on the Commonwealth' section of the trans-Australian railway will result from the purchase of eight now…

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Disgraceful Conditions on Railway Coalfields Passengers and May Day. AId. Lovett's Complaint

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 8 May 1936 · page 5

"It is time the Council seriously took up with the Railway Department the matter of providing better travelling facilities…

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