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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1937

2,293 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 17 of 115

Stole Motor Car Habitual Criminal MOREE, Aridity

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 12 February 1937 · page 3

Sentencing John Alan Barr, an [?] criminal, who had broken into a garage and stolen a car, valued at £3000 to 18 months' imprisonment,…

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Gowrie Railway Crossing (To the Editor)

Singleton Argus · Friday 12 February 1937 · page 7

Sir—I wish to draw your attention to an extremely dangerous crossing, i.e. Gowrie Crossing, about 1½ miles out of Singleton, going north…

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Motor Vehicle Registration Large All-round Increases

Singleton Argus · Friday 12 February 1937 · page 8

Statistics of motor vehicle registrations, which have been issued by the Commissioner for Road Transport (Mr. Maddocks) sow that there were 277,…

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Twelve Injured When Trams Collide

Singleton Argus · Friday 12 February 1937 · page 8

Twelve people were injured yesterday when two trains collided in Parramattaroad, Glebe. A tramway repair trolly had stopped on the line for the men…

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Schoolboy's Tragic Dteath. Run Over by Motor Lorry Verdict of Accidental Death

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 12 February 1937 · page 5

At the Cessnock Courtbouse yesterday the District Coroner (Mr. W. S. Johnston) held an inquiry into circumstances…

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Claim for Damages Echo of Motor Accident

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 12 February 1937 · page 5

In the Cessnock Small Debts Court, on Tuesday. Rosanna Rusden Claimed from John Brannigan the sum of £50. The…

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Big Bridge Work

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 13 February 1937 · page 3

The sun of £1,000,000 is to be spent on the construction of the Howrah Bridge which will span the Hoo[?] River, India, It will accommodate eight…

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The FRIENDLY Road

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 13 February 1937 · page 4

Serving Our Fellows: "I believe in angels," said a Sydney cleric the other day. "I believe in them as the poets…

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Overhead Bridge Hamilton Grossing NEWCASTLE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 13 February 1937 · page 1

A request for support in placing before the Premier the need for the construction of an overhead bridge at Bo[?] railway crossing,…

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Stock Bridge Council's Acceptance Minister's Offer

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 13 February 1937 · page 4

Following the decisions of Bolwarra and Kearsley Shire Council to contribute towards the cost, the new stock bridge across the…

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Motor World Diesel Transport

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 13 February 1937 · page 8

Inevitably, the Diesel or compressIon-ignition engine is coming into its own in the motor transport field, and lately, there have been many…

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Camp Begins Troops Motor. In To-Day 16th Light Horse

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 13 February 1937 · page 6

The first annual camp since the mo[?] of the unit commenced for the members of the 16th Light Horse (Machine Gun) REgiment at…

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Long Bridge Timber Thrown Down

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 15 February 1937 · page 5

Hoodlums last night interfered with the material being in the [?] of the Long Bridge. It is reported that they had…

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Newcastle Road Improvement Work

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 15 February 1937 · page 4

Pr[?]minary work in connection with the korbing and gutterig of the southern side of High-street West Maitland between the Wallis Creek…

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Cruel Act Animals On Road

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 15 February 1937 · page 4

A few night ago a bag placed in the middle of the roadway near Lee's corner East Maitland and motorists in their endeavors to avoid running…

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Rebals Fierce Fight to Isolate Madrid Roads Cut Off Loyalists' Stern Resistance Biggest Battle Yet London, February 14. 1

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 15 February 1937 · page 1

The Arganda district, 10 miles south-east of Madrid on the Madrid-Valencia road, six miles from Vacia Madrid and on the junction of the Manzanares and Jarama rivers, was the…

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Struck Rock Motor Lorry Damaged HALTON

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 15 February 1937 · page 3

While a motor lorry was being driven along a outline near Halton, the side of the body came in contact with an overhanging rock. Due to the bad…

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Tram Fatality Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 15 February 1937 · page 8

Jack Showvalo 32 of [?] while boarding a tram in Newtown on Saturday [?]…

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Gas Attacks and Use of Masks Instructions to Railway Men

Singleton Argus · Monday 15 February 1937 · page 2

The Department of Railways is cooperating with the Defence Department in teaching railway ambulance instructors the procedure to be adopted in…

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Settlement of American Motor Strike Relatives and Friends Rejoice

Singleton Argus · Monday 15 February 1937 · page 1

A message from Detroit, U.S.A., states that with the settlement of the strike which has held up 20 General Motors' plants since December, nearly…

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