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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1938

2,371 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 13 of 119

Off to Werris Ck. Morpeth Railway Man

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 10 February 1938 · page 6

Prior to his departure for Werris Creek, to which place he was transferred from Broadmoadow by the railway department, Mr. P. Amos, who…

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"Tried It Out" Motor Cyclist Fined

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 10 February 1938 · page 6

On December 23 last Henry With-ington, of Raworth, Morpeth, became the owner of a motor cycle, and before securing a licence for a learner's…

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Access to Wgllombi Road

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 11 February 1938 · page 5

The removal of an old bridge, which had become unsafe, on the property of the butter factory, deprived people from the…

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Road to Tops Route Located

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 11 February 1938 · page 5

Great difficulty has been experienced in locating a road route with a grade that is suitable to modern motor transport conditions, to link up the…

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Anniversary Night Melee in Newcastle-cessnock Train

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 11 February 1938 · page 2

At Kurri Police Court this week Cyril Roach and Cecil Roach, father and son, were charged with assaulting…

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Scone-Muswellbrook Road Transport Licenses Cancelled

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 11 February 1938 · page 5

Scone residents reported on Sunday last, that the Commissioner of Road Transport had informed lorry owners in Scone that no further licences…

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DENMAN Sandy Hollow Railway Smart Progress Denman

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 11 February 1938 · page 2

Work on the Sandy Hollow-Maryvale new rail link is proceeding smoothly. The Commissioner for Railways, Mr…

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Motor Cycle Run Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 11 February 1938 · page 7

Cessnock Motor Cycle Club will resume activities for the year on Sunday, February 20, with a social run to Redhead Beach. The run will start…

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Car Hits Tree Motorist Badly Cut SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 11 February 1938 · page 2

Philip Lloyd Jones, 28, of Bellevue Hill, a nephew of Mr. C. L. Jones, Chairman of Directors of David Jones Ltd., received severe facial injuries…

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Increase in Railway Revenue

Singleton Argus · Friday 11 February 1938 · page 6

An increase of £832 over the figures for January, 1937, is revealed in the railway revenue for last month. Revenue totalled £2256 as compared…

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Hospital Flower Seds Trampled On

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 11 February 1938 · page 5

At last night's meeting of the Cessnock Hospital Board the Secretary (Mr. J. Brown) reported that the flower beds in…

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New Rhine Motor Bridge

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 12 February 1938 · page 8

Near Frankfurtal, in the Palatinate, a section of the Mannheim-Saare-bruck autobahn is to cross the Rhine by a huge new bridge, with a…

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Roads and Accidents

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 12 February 1938 · page 8

Lord Wolmer criticised England's existing roads and advocated the building of new ones at the opening of a recent, road…

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The Friendly Road

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 12 February 1938 · page 4

GOOD MORNING TO LIFE. Did you feel like saying that when you got up this morning? Did you feel like saying "Good morning"…

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Road Works In Hawkesbury District

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 12 February 1938 · page 8

The N.R.M.A. has been advised by the Department of Public Works that on the River Road from Wiseman's Perry to Lower Portland widening…

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New Regulations Road Accidents in Germany

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 12 February 1938 · page 8

Several new regulations came into force recently in Germany in a drive to reduce road accidents. All cars must carry a reflecting disc at the…

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£75,000 for Road Works Ballina

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 12 February 1938 · page 11

Departmental approval has been given to the Tintenbar Council's proposal to raise a loan of £75,000 for the construction of roads of access into settled…

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Head on Terrific Motor Smash Three Injured Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 12 February 1938 · page 1

Two men received very severe injuries early today after a terrific head-on crash between a car and a motor cycle in…

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Motor World Australia's Motors Greater Use By Industry Interesting Survey

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 12 February 1938 · page 8

The automotive position in Australia at December 31, 1937, is reviewed by the Dunlop Perdriau Rubber Co., and the figures presented indicate that more and more is Australia appreciating and adopting the advantages of automotive…

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Motor Idol Death of Rosemeyer Brilliant Driver

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 12 February 1938 · page 8

The cabled news that Berndt Rosemeyer, the idol of motor racing enthusiasts in Europe, had been killed near Frankfurt…

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