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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1937

2,293 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 18 of 115

Bridge Afternoon

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 16 February 1937 · page 5

Members of the committee of the Brentwood Hospital Women's Auxiliaryary who play Bridge are reminded that a Bridge afternoon will be held…

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Resurfaging Main Road

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 16 February 1937 · page 6

Arrangements have been made to proceed with this programme on Monday the 15th instant. The Town Clerk urged that the…

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Barrington Tops Road

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 16 February 1937 · page 6

Ald. McLeod stated he had noticed in the paper an intimation that the Tourist Development Association Zone Council had decided to support…

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Special Excursion Train From Newcastle for Muswellbrook Show. Tourist Bureau and Cricket Association. Co-operate with Show Committee

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 16 February 1937 · page 1

At yesterday's meeting of the committee of the Upper Hunter P. and A. Society it was announced that the Newcastle Tourist Bureau and Muswellbrook District Cricket Association had decided to run a special train from Newcastle on th e second day of the Show, the only…

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Allandale Railway Station Robbery

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 16 February 1937 · page 1

On Saturday night he booking office of the Alladale railway station, near Greta, was broken into, and the safe was…

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Rebel Aeroplane Bombs British Warships Vessels Open Fire

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 17 February 1937 · page 1

A large aircraft, believed to be a Spanish rebel Junkers, dropped six bombs on Sunday at the Britsh destroyers Havock and Gipsy when they…

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To Sydney Via Singleton Motorists to Be Directed Via Campbell and George Streets

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 17 February 1937 · page 2

The matter of the erection of signposts giving adequate "to Sydney" direction for motorists coming off Dunolly Bridge was the…

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Record Sales Chevrolet Motor Cars

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 18 February 1937 · page 8

Last year, for the seventh time in the last 10 years, Chevrolet has led the on tire automobile Industry on the production and sales. The domestic…

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Motorist Fined Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 18 February 1937 · page 7

For driving a motor car in a dangerous manner on Maitland road, Sandgate, on November 11, John McDonald, of Darwin-street, Cessnock…

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Railway Trespasser

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 18 February 1937 · page 2

A fine of 10/- in default one day's gaol, was imposed on James Clyde Giles, 19, by Mossra, Dehenham and Ribee, Js.P., at the West Maitland…

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Main Roads Act

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 19 February 1937 · page 6

From Coonabarabran. Shire Council, seeking co-operation in obtaining a revision of section 42 of the Main Roads Act, by which Council's…

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Motor Collision on Stroud-booral Road

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 19 February 1937 · page 2

Another head-on collision occurred between Stroud and Booral on Tuesday afternoon but fortunately without any serious injuries to the passengers…

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Peat's Ferry Bridge Proposal

Singleton Argus · Friday 19 February 1937 · page 6

To aid the agitation to get the Government to construct a bridge over the Hawkesbury River at Peat's Ferry, Gosford Council has…

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Bridge Wanted Gosford

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 19 February 1937 · page 6

Gosford Municipal Council has appointed a committee to call a conference of representatives of councils and shires between Maitland and Post's…

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High Speed Roads Designer's Predictions

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 19 February 1937 · page 5

Some thought provoking predictions were recently made by captain J.S. Irving (designer of the late Sir H. Segrave's £18,000 "Golden Arrow", the first…

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Killed By Train SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 19 February 1937 · page 7

Before the eyes of many travellers this morning Arthur Christopher O'Brien 54 fell in front of an electric train at Newtown…

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Scot Honored. Inventor of Better Roads

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 19 February 1937 · page 8

A memorial to John London McAdam, the pioneer and inventor of modern road-making methods, was recently unveiled in his native town of…

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Disaster at Golden Gate Bridge Ten Men Killed

Singleton Argus · Friday 19 February 1937 · page 6

A cable from San Francisco states that 10 men are believed to have been killed as the result of the collapse of wood And steel scaffolding from Golden…

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Man Decapitated. Fall From Electric Train. Sydney

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 19 February 1937 · page 2

Arthur Christopher O'Brien (54) was decapitated by an electric train at Newtown this morning. He was seen to fall from an incoming train and…

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FELL 200 FEET Bridge Workers Killed San Francisco, February 18

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 19 February 1937 · page 1

Ten men are believed to have been killed when steel and wooden construction forms crashed to-day from the Golden Gate bridge, and plunged…

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