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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1936

2,499 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 57 of 125

Motor Auction

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 11 June 1936 · page 5

Morris Auctions announce by advertisement today an auction rule of motor cars, vans, trucks, and motor vehicles of every description at their…

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Trespasser on Railway

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 11 June 1936 · page 10

At the West Maitland police court before Messrs. J. P. Austin and A. H. Ribee, Js.P., John Wilson, 26, a labourer, was fined 10/, in default one…

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Road Works

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 12 June 1936 · page 3

Cr. Fitzgerald mentioned that Mr. R. B. Tickle had asked that wheel tracks on his road be filled with gravel…

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The Town. Bridge Street Reconstruction.—

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 12 June 1936 · page 3

Mr. Douglas, of the Main Roads Board, Newcastle, accompanied by the Mayor (Aid. H. D. Fallick) and the Town Clerk (Mr. H. E. Simpson) made…

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Toll of Road Safety Campaign Police Appeal

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 12 June 1936 · page 4

An appeal to motorists, cyclists, pedestrians and all users of public thoroughfares to co-operate with the police in an effort to…

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Motor Engine. For Muswellbrook Fire Brigade

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 12 June 1936 · page 4

Muswellbrook's fire-fighting plant was improved yesterday by the addition of a motor pump, replacing the hose carriage which has been…

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Transfer of Railway Men. Official Denial. "Merely a Rumor."

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 12 June 1936 · page 1

The statement that the Railway Department proposes to transfer a large number of men from Muswellbrook to Murrurundi is officially denied…

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Denman Section Denman As Railway Junction? New Rail Link

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 12 June 1936 · page 12

It is now stated that, after penetrating the sand in the Goulburn River at Sandy Hollow to a depth of 140 feet, no suitable foundation for a bridge has…

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Motor Cycle Record Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 12 June 1936 · page 2

Leo Tobin, of the Western Suburbs Motor Cycle Club, riding a 490c.c Norton, established an Australian record of 120 miles an hour, eight miles…

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"Safety First" No Railway Fatalities 10 Years' Record Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 12 June 1936 · page 4

Figures now released show that during the past 10 years 1,450,000 000 railway passengers were carried in New South Wales without…

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Crossing Smash Rail Motor Involved Four Injured Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 12 June 1936 · page 4

An extraordinary feature of a collision between a motor car and rail motor at the Carlingford level crossing gates last night was that four…

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Opium Found Case at Railway Chinese Fined Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 12 June 1936 · page 7

When police searched a case Of goods at Wickham railway station yesterdap they found a quantity of opium in tins…

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Disorders in Jerusalem Tanks Patrolling Near Railways. (Australian Press Assn. Message.) JERUSALEM

Singleton Argus · Friday 12 June 1936 · page 1

Owing to the continuance of disorders, including derailments, tanks are patrolling the areas adjacent to the railways…

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Smash at Level Crossing Four on Rail Motor Injured

Singleton Argus · Friday 12 June 1936 · page 8

An unusual feature of a collision between a motor car and a rail motor at the Carlingford level crossing gates last night was that four persons on the…

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Loan to Buy Motor Car Strange Request to Federal Treasurer

Singleton Argus · Friday 12 June 1936 · page 8

There are some people who think that the announcement of the Commonwealth loan of £9,000,000 meant that the Federal Government was…

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Road to Yamba

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 13 June 1936 · page 10

Although Yamba, at the entrance of the Clarence River, is one of the most popular tourist resorts on the north coast, the road of access from…

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The Friendly Road

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 13 June 1936 · page 8

Roses in June. We are not supposed to have much in the way of flowers in June. It is mid-winter month, the time for…

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Another Road Danger

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 13 June 1936 · page 10

A huge vacuum cleaner used for cleaning streets in St. Joseph (Michigan), says a Washington message,…

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Fell From Train Woman Terribly, Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 13 June 1936 · page 9

Mrs. Anna Gutterson, 50, of Auburn, was terribly injured when she fell from a moving train at the Homebush, railway station last evening. Mrs…

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MURRURUNDI Construction of Roads Council Report Murrurundi

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 13 June 1936 · page 4

Recently there has been some agitation for the construction of a road to connect the upper Timor-Isis road via Crawney Pass to…

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