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Railways, roads & transport, 1936

2,499 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 69 of 125

Turned Over Motor Car Smash Wheel Collapsed Quirindi

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 11 July 1936 · page 4

Mr. and Mrs. Jim Plunkett, and Mr. Ernie Barber, of Quirindi, met with a nasty accident whilst proceeding to Gunnedah. Mr. Plunkett was driving…

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Bad Road (To the Editor)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 13 July 1936 · page 3

Sir,—A visitor to Eccleston, after surviving the trip from Allynbrock, asked, "Why don't you people pay some rates here and have a road…

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Safety on Roads New Rules Discussed by Conference

Singleton Argus · Monday 13 July 1936 · page 1

The conditions under which permits wore issued, to people learning to drive motor vehicles, and penalties for intoxicated drivers; were among the matters…

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Eight Hurt Road Accident Car Collision

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 13 July 1936 · page 6

Five Newcastle residents and three Singleton people were injured in a head-on collision between a motor car and a utility truck on the Great…

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Port Stephens Council Meeting Seaham Road

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 13 July 1936 · page 3

The monthly meeting of the Port Stephens Shire Council was held in the offices, Raymond Terrace, when all the councillors…

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Tweed Bridge Opened by Minister Cuts Out Ferry Tweed Heads

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 13 July 1936 · page 5

Mr. Hawkins, the Acting Minister for Education, officially opened the new bridge over the Tweed River at Barney's Point. The bridge, which…

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Union Fees Verdict for Union Railway Employee

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 13 July 1936 · page 7

A claim for an amount of £16/19/ was made against Stanisians seymour, of James-street, West Maitland, by the Australian Railways'…

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Longer Life Dunlop Motor Tyres "Weftless" Cord

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 13 July 1936 · page 5

Thirty-four years' experience in building motor tyres for Australian motor owners, has taught Dunlop how to make tyres that ensure and render…

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Move For Bridge at Tinonee

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 14 July 1936 · page 4

The N.R.M.A. has decided to co-operate with the Tinonee-Manning River Bridge League in an endeavour to have the present punt crossing…

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Electricity Proposal For Stroud and Stroud Road Council Adopts Scheme

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 14 July 1936 · page 4

At the meeting of Stroud Shire Council on Friday last, the Engineer, Mr. F. G. D. Stone, submitted the following report regarding the proposal…

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In the Steps of St. Paul the Train to Turkey Article No. 3

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 14 July 1936 · page 6

The train shuddered and shook all night over flat country. I could not sleep. Looking our of the window in the small hours, I saw a wide,…

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Motor Trip to Melbourne. County Council Investigation. Sydney

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 14 July 1936 · page 2

The City County Council has called for a full report concerning the recent trip to Melbourne of its chairman, Cr. S. A. Lloyd, M.L.A., and chaffeur, in…

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Steering Failed Motor Gar Accidents Near Gosford Gosford

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 July 1936 · page 5

Two accident caused by the failure of the steering apparatus of motor cars occurred near Gosford yesterday afternoon…

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Daring Hold-up Motor Garage Robbed Masked Youths Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 July 1936 · page 5

At Woolloomooloo last night two masked youths held up the telephonist and a youth in the office of All British Cabs, Ltd., and…

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Technical Students Inspect Co-op Motor Works

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 14 July 1936 · page 3

About 20 students, with their teachers, from Cessnock Technical College (engineering section), visited the Cessnock Co-operative Motor…

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Greyhound Which Fell From Aeroplane Body Found by Railway Fettler

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 15 July 1936 · page 1

The body of the greyhound, Ain Folk, which full from an aeroplane while being taken from Brisbane to nice in Sydney, last Friday, has been found by…

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Aeroplane Industry in Australia Wing-commander Wackett Confident

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 15 July 1936 · page 2

"I am glad that an attempt is being made at last to establish an aeroplane industry in Australia; we have had faith In it for Homo years, and I am…

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STANHOPE The Dalwood Road STANHOPE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 15 July 1936 · page 5

The Dalwood-Branxton road, which has been in bad condition for some time, is now greatly improved. For a few weeks a large number of…

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136 M.P.H. British, Motorist. 48 Hour Record London, July 14

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 15 July 1936 · page 1

Messages from Utah stated that the British racing motorist, Captain Eyston, and his co-driver; Denly, who by yesterday had already established…

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Proposed Motor Test Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 15 July 1936 · page 4

North Sydney Council decided last night to issue a challenge to other municipalities to arrange an entry for a motor car race around Australia, as…

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