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Railways, roads & transport, 1937

2,293 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 10 of 115

Tree Planting For Road Beautification Anniversary Scheme

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 23 January 1937 · page 2

A scheme for the planting of half a million trees to commemorate Australia's 150th Anniversary in 1938 has been devised by the citizens of Sydney Organising Committee. Every municipality, shire, and public body in the State has been…

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Motor Strike Hold-Up in America 134,000 Idle Washington, Jan, 22

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 23 January 1937 · page 1

The Secretary for Labor (Miss Frances Perkins), the Governor of michigan (Mr. Frank Murphy), and the chairman of the…

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Motor Fees a Reduction Sought

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 23 January 1937 · page 10

Owing to the importance of meter transport in primary production, the primary Producers' Union has urged a reduction in motor registration fees…

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Motor World the Upper Cylinder

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 23 January 1937 · page 8

Discussing Upper - cylinder lubrication with one or two garagemen during a recent holiday tour ono was surprised to find that there Is still in…

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Statement by Manager of Aerodrome Sydney

Singleton Argus · Monday 25 January 1937 · page 1

Mr. Claude Smythe, manager at Mascot aerodrome for Airlines of Australia, said to-day that yesterday's tragic accident could not have…

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Painting the Harbor Bridge a Six Years Job

Singleton Argus · Monday 25 January 1937 · page 2

Painting the Sydney Harbor bridge is a six years' job, which keeps 42 men busy all the time. Each year it costs about £10,000, and about 4200 gallons…

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Took a Risk Farley Train Incident Court Story

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 25 January 1937 · page 4

Because he had a ticket to Farley and wanted to alight at that station from the Moree-Sydney mall on October 3, 1936…

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Floods Cause Shortage of Food Horses Bogged in Main Road

Singleton Argus · Monday 25 January 1937 · page 3

Reports that two miles of water stretch across the Woodford Flats near Ti-Tree, makes a resumption of normal traffic between the railhead at…

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Many Extensions Motor Firm's Growth

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 25 January 1937 · page 2

Nine yours age a firm of contractors arrived at a Birmingham works to build an extension to the foundry. To - day, the contractors are sill at…

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Five Killed Motor Car Fatalities Many Injured Melbourne

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 25 January 1937 · page 3

Edward William Lamperd, 35, of Hawthorn, son of Mr. J. Lamperd. who is the Advisory Traffic officer of the City Council, was…

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Motor Factory Negotiations Denied Victorian Site

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 25 January 1937 · page 3

A denial of the report telegraphed from Melbourne that the Chrysler group was negotiating with the Victorian Government In regard to the…

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Motor Car Bodies and Engine Parts Big Manufacturing Proposal in Victoria

Singleton Argus · Monday 25 January 1937 · page 2

Extensive plant to manufacture motor car bodies and engine parts, and designed to employ, at the point of peak production, about 5000 or 6000…

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Motor Vehicles Used by Farmers Reduction in Fees Sought

Singleton Argus · Monday 25 January 1937 · page 1

Owing to the importance of motor transport in primary production, the Primary Producers' Union has urged a reduction in motor registration fees…

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Statement by Manager of Aerodrome

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 26 January 1937 · page 5

Mr. Clude Smythe, manager at Mascot aerodrome for Airlines of Australia, said to-day that yesterday's tragic accident could not have…

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Police Raid Bridge Club

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 26 January 1937 · page 3

In recent weeks Sydney police have been paying plenty of attention to night clubs in the city. Arising out of a raid on…

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Helled in Road Accidents

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 26 January 1937 · page 2

During 1936, 539 persons were killed in road accidents in New South Wales, an increase of 16 per cent, on the number of deaths in 1935. The…

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British Industry Coast Road Factories

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 26 January 1937 · page 10

Sites along the Newcastle-Tyne-mouth coast road-one of the finest arterial roads, in the provinces- are being developed for light industries,…

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Melville Bridge L.G, Bodies Confer Meeting Cost

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 26 January 1937 · page 6

Recently the Minister for Works and Local Government, Mr,E.S. Spooner, offered to provide 60 percent, of the cost of a new low level…

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Inventor's Claim. Great Increase in Motor Mileage. 200 Miles Per Gallon

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 26 January 1937 · page 2

Writing from Ottawa on January 2, the "S. M. Herald" correspondent tells of a revolutionary development likely to result from a new carburettor,…

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Russia's Motorists

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 26 January 1937 · page 2

Rockless motorists will longer be[?] in Russia. At. Moscow recently five moujiks who ran amok were made to feel thoroughly ashamed of…

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