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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1937

2,293 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 41 of 115

Stroud Road Welcome

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 7 May 1937 · page 5

A similar function was also held at Stroud Road, when words of welcome were spoken by Mr. W. P. McIntyre, Mr. Vic. Green, and Mrs. C. E…

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Bullahdelah-bungwahl Road

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 7 May 1937 · page 4

Motorists and others using the road between Bullahdelah and Bungwahl (the main road to Forster) are advised to use the…

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Sawyer's Gully Road

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 7 May 1937 · page 2

At last night's meeting of Koarsley Shire Council, the Shire engineer (Mr. J. S. Shine) reported that the Weston to Sawyer's Gully road between…

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Bridge Over Lochinvar Creek Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 7 May 1937 · page 7

Kearsley shire council was informed last night by the Divistonal of the main Roads Department (Mr J.A.L. Shaw)that it was…

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Girl's Fatal Fall From Train Mystery Case in Victoria

Singleton Argus · Friday 7 May 1937 · page 1

Mystery surrounds the death of Miss Miriam Moses, a 25-year-old school teacher, of Nowie, South, via Swan Hill (Vic), who was found shockingly…

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Railway Construction. Progress of Work

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 7 May 1937 · page 1

About 100 men are at present engaged on the railway construction work between Muswellbrook and Sandy Hollow. All the men have been…

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I Motor Cycle Afire Brothers Burned SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 7 May 1937 · page 1

Thomas Low 20, and his brother james Low,18,suffered serious burns when the meter cycle and sidecar on which they were travelling along…

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Motor Offenders "Compulsory Tuition" Wellington (N.z.), Friday

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 7 May 1937 · page 1

In order to overcome road ratautise, tho Minister for Transport, Mr, Semphill has suggested that a list of instructions for drivers placed on…

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Motorists' Escape

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 7 May 1937 · page 4

Three residents of Bullahdelah had a narrow escape from serious injury at the week-end, when the steering gear on a baker's delivery van locked…

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Motor Accident

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 7 May 1937 · page 4

A sedan car driven by Mr. J. McCarthy of Taree turned over at Ratley's cutting 7½ miles north of Stroud. On Wednesday week. The accident was…

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The Friendly. Road

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 8 May 1937 · page 4

"Honor Thy Mother." One of the greatest human attributes is the capacity for admiration of motherhood…

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Motor World. Road Tests Limitation of Vision High Speeds

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 8 May 1937 · page 8

Of all the avenues explored to ensure greater road safety, one of the most unusual is the ability of the eyes of human beings to take…

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Skull Fractured. Struck by Motor Bike SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 8 May 1937 · page 1

Albert Williams, [?] a painter, of Lavender-street, Five [?], suffered a fractured skull to-day when a motor cycle driven by Frederick Jack Best, 24, a…

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Motor Magnate's Gift. LONDON, May 7

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 8 May 1937 · page 6

As a Coronation gesture, Sir John Siddoloy, motor magnate, has given [?]100,000 to Fairbridge Farm Schools…

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Three Hurt. Motor Car Crashes Terrific Impact Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 8 May 1937 · page 1

When a motor car crashed with terrific force into a polo at the corner of Gardner's und Kent-roads, Mascot, to-day, three men were…

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Motor Transport. Popular in America

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 8 May 1937 · page 8

Figures covering the transport of live stock in U.S.A. during' 1936 reveal to what a large extent cattle, sheep, pigs, etc., are hauled to…

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Saving Money. Where Motorists Fail

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 8 May 1937 · page 8

A curious phase of the average motorist's nature is the importance [?] attaches to petrol economy, whilst at the same time he will give very little…

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Great Strides. Britain's Motor Industry Figures Tell

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 8 May 1937 · page 8

The development of the British motor Industry is reflected in the latest official statistics made public. An outstanding fact; says…

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Touring in France. Encouraging Motorists

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 8 May 1937 · page 8

A new scheme to encourage touring in France has just been approved by the Chamber of Deputies, French motor fuels are expensive, but now any visitor…

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Teacher Killed by Train

Singleton Argus · Monday 10 May 1937 · page 3

Geoffred Oliver Martin, aged 22, a school-teacher, of Roseville, was kill ed when he fell in front of an electric train at the Roseville railway station…

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