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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1937

2,293 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 24 of 115

Melville Bridge

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 9 March 1937 · page 5

When the President of Rearsley Shire Council, (Cr. W. [?]ty) and the engineer (Mr. J. [?] Shine) met Bo[?]warra Shire…

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Stroud Road Mill Idle

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 9 March 1937 · page 2

Jackson's mill has not been in operation since Christmas, and business has suffered considerably in consequence. This mill had been worked…

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Stock Bridge Hunter River Scheme Councils Confer

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 9 March 1937 · page 2

The Minister for Works and and Local Government (Mr. E. S. Spooner) is to be approached again for a grant greater than…

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Road to Harrington Tops Work To Start Within Few Weeks. From Scone End. Proposed Scone-gloucester Road. Scone, Tuesday afternoon

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 9 March 1937 · page 2

Mr. E. S. Spooner (Minister for Works and Local Government) met a deputation from the Upper Hunter Shire Council in Scone to-day, and in…

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Sudden Death of Railway Fettler. Post Mortem Examination Iield

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 9 March 1937 · page 1

Thomas William Smyth, railway fettler, of Antiene, took ill suddenly at 3 p.m. on Sunday and died at 6 p.m. on the same day. Deceased resided at…

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The Muswellbrook Chronicle TUESDAY, 9th. MARCH, 1937. Great Rejoicing. Men Obtain Employment New Railway Work

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 9 March 1937 · page 3

There has been great rejoicing among the men who started on the new railway work at Sandy Hollow yesterday…

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Motor Act Breaches

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 9 March 1937 · page 1

For falling to return an exp[?]red reg[?]tration certificate, Hareld J. S[?]wick wan fined 5/, with 8/ coats, or two days' gaol, by Mr. C. G…

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Railway Excursions for Easter. to and From Sydney. Anywhere to Anywhere in New South Wales. Interstate

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 9 March 1937 · page 3

As will be seen by announcement in this issue, the Easter arrangements made by the Department of Railways provide residents of this…

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Trappaud Bridge Council's Views

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 10 March 1937 · page 4

West Maitland Council last night dealt with a recommendation from East Maitland Council that a nine feet bridge be constructed over Wa[?]…

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Darling Downs Road Improvements

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 10 March 1937 · page 8

The N.R.M.A. touring department reports that considerable improvement has been effected on the main route through Warwick and…

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The Tops Deputation to Minister Request for Road Scone

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 10 March 1937 · page 5

A strong case for the opening of a road from the Hunter or Scone side to Barrington Tops was submitted to the Minister for Works and…

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Road Safety Hints for Children (By Hon. M. F. Bruxner, Deputy Premier and Minister for Transport.)

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 10 March 1937 · page 1

Hope for the solution of the road accident problem lies largely with the rising generation. It is proverbially difficult to teach an old dog new tricks,…

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MUSWELLBROOK Condition of Roads Shire Meeting Muswellbrook

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 11 March 1937 · page 8

At the monthly meeting of the Shire Council, the president reported that an Inspection of the roads In the shire revealed that…

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At Last Motor In Bicycle Cheap in England

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 11 March 1937 · page 10

For many years, there has appeared to be a big potential field for a small efficient power unit that could be built into a pedal…

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Fitzgerald Bridge

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 12 March 1937 · page 7
Also in The Scone Advocate

Work on the Fitz Gerald bridge, replacing the worn-out wooden decking with concrete flooring, is now in full progress, about ten men being…

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Aeroplane Entirely Made of Bakelite

Singleton Argus · Friday 12 March 1937 · page 5

The German aeroplane designer, Fritz Huth, has constructed an aeroplane entirely of bakelite. He maintains that it will be cheaper…

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Willow Tree-Merriwa New Road

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 12 March 1937 · page 5

Though the road from Willow. Tree to Merriwa has been officially open for a couple of years, traffic has teen inconvenienced by having…

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Extra Pay Work on Dalwood Bridge CESSNOCK

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 12 March 1937 · page 7

Mellbourne of the Greta Relief Workers Association Who have for Some weeks been removing the old Dalwood Bridge wrote requesting…

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Gresford to Upper Allyn Road Portion Deproclaimed

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 12 March 1937 · page 5

At last Tuesday's meeting' of Wallarobba Shire Council, notification was received of the deproclamation of portion of Developmental Road 1128,…

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