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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1937

2,293 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 48 of 115

The Friendly Road. Do You Enjoy Life?

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 29 May 1937 · page 4

I am convinced that few people enjoy life as they should. They encourage some things which destroy…

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Motor Era Amazing Progress World Figures

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 29 May 1937 · page 8

During the late King George's reign of 25 years, the civilised world saw the motor era undergo remarkable development and…

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Motor Caravans Melbourne Exhibition "Homes on Wheels"

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 29 May 1937 · page 8

A big attraction of the International Motor Show in Melbourne was the finest display of caravans yet seen under one roof in Australia, and,…

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Road Fatalities

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 31 May 1937 · page 4

The growing toll of road accidents which is revealed in the analysis released by the Premier and Acting Minister for Transport…

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Three Killed Accidents on Road Week-end Toll Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 31 May 1937 · page 4

An elderly woman a girl, and a youth died at the week-end as the result of road accidents in the metropolitan area…

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War Bridge

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 1 June 1937 · page 6

A war bridge evening for St. John's Old Roys' Union will be held in the school hall, Cathedral-street on Thursday night…

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Man Fined Travelled on Train Had No Ticket

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 1 June 1937 · page 4

Charged with having travelled by train between Dungog and East Maitland on April 4 without having previously paid his fare…

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Road to Barrington Tops Reports Sought Conference at West Maitland

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 1 June 1937 · page 4

So that the relative merits of routes from Gloucester and Dungog might be discussed with a full knowledge of the facts, the Hunter River and…

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Railway Construction. 240 Men Employed

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 1 June 1937 · page 3

About 240 men are now engaged on the Sandy Hollow end of the railway construction work. Of the number 140 men are engaged on…

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Motors Collide Passenger Injured

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 1 June 1937 · page 2

Mr. John Coyle, Secretary of Dungog Hospital, was involved in a motor accident on Friday afternoon, when a utility truck in which he was riding,…

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Trespassing on the Railway

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 1 June 1937 · page 2

The local police last week made several arrests of strangers in connection with trespassing on the railway. Two men who were found in a…

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Chocks on Roads Thoughtless Motorists

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 2 June 1937 · page 8

That thoughtlessness can endanger human lives is revealed by an officer of the N.R.M.A., who recently completed a tour of the southern…

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Snow Closes Road

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 2 June 1937 · page 4

Reports have reached the N.R.M.A. that the tourist across the Victorian Alpa from [?]right to Omee is now closed owing to heavy falls of snow. On…

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Pacific Highway Road Work in Progress

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 2 June 1937 · page 4

The N.R.M.A. touring department advises that work is still in progress on the construction of the approached on the bridge over the Serponthie…

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113 M.P.H. American Motor Race INDIANAPOLIS, June 1

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 2 June 1937 · page 5

Willbur Shaw, driving a Climour Special, won the 500 mile ra[?] to-day at an average speed of 113,890 milon an hour, His time was 4hr, 24min…

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Visit of Count Yon Luckner Protest by Australian Railways Union

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 2 June 1937 · page 2

The State Council of the Australian Railways Union has decided to protest against Count von Luckner being allowed to introduce Nazi propaganda…

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Better Roads Producers Benefit Cheap Transport

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 3 June 1937 · page 6

A reduction of between 40 and 60 per cent in the charges for the transport of their produce to local markets is now enjoyed by North…

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The Long Bridge How Work is Progressing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 3 June 1937 · page 6

Work in connection with the construction of the new Long Bridge is progressing satisfactory and already 10 spans of the concrete docking have…

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Bennett Bridge

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 4 June 1937 · page 3

Ald. Kennedy: Why is it that Bennett Bridge is being left in the same condition? The Mayor: I discussed the matter…

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Signs on Roads

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 4 June 1937 · page 3

From the Municipality of Bathurst, a circular seeking Council's co-operation in a protest to the Main Roads Board against the Board's…

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