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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1938

2,371 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 36 of 119

Two Injured Motor Car Somersaults GOSFORD

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 25 April 1938 · page 3

Running over an embankment on a straight piece of road, between Woy Woy and Gosford, last night, a car somorsaulted several times. The…

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Chinese Claim to Have Repulsed Japanese Battle for Railway

Singleton Argus · Monday 25 April 1938 · page 1

The Chinese claim that, with many reinforcements, they have repulsed the Japanese , attacks, and are now forcing the Japanese…

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Shock for Railway Passengers Bullet Through Carriage Window

Singleton Argus · Monday 25 April 1938 · page 2

A bullet broke one of the windows of a passenger train travelling from Kempsey to Sydney soon after the train left Kotara on Saturday…

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Work on German Roads

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 26 April 1938 · page 10

More work has been done on German motor roads than in making the Panama Canal, and that was no child's play. For those who like facts…

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Stroud Road Flower Show

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 26 April 1938 · page 2

The annual Church of England flower show at Stroud Road will be held on Saturday next, and will be officially opened by Mrs. C. E. Bennett…

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Dry Weather Affects Road Surface

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 26 April 1938 · page 5

Following on several complaints from motorists concerning the condition of Mitchell Highway between Dubbo and Nyngan, the N.R.M.A…

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Shocking State Thornton-Black Hill Road Repairs Urged Kurri Kurri

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 26 April 1938 · page 6

Mr. G. Booth, M.L.A., stated to-day that he had received a deputation, which had requested him to make representations to the Government to…

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Tragic Smash Motor Coach Wrecked PARIS, April 25

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 26 April 1938 · page 1

After closing the gates while the first section of the express passed, the gatekeeper, forgetting the second section was due, opened the gates for…

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Glasses Broken Motoring Incident Story in Court Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 26 April 1938 · page 7

Yesterday, Cecil Lloyd Monkley, driving his motor car to Maitland, had to pull up near Hexham to avoid running over a man…

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Motor Accident

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 26 April 1938 · page 3

MR. JACK SMITH, superintending manager of Union Theatres in Cessnock, had a stroke of bad luck on Anzac night, when his car collided with an electric light pole in Sydney Road, near Gilbert Street, Manly. The mishap had far-reaching…

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Melville Bridge Acceptance of Tender CESSNOCK

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 27 April 1938 · page 6

Kearsley Shire Council decided last night to recommend acceptance of the following tenders:—Construction of Melville-road bridge, the Jackson…

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Black Creek Proposed Bridge For Pedestrians CESSNOCK

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 27 April 1938 · page 10

Cessnock Municipal Council was requested by Cessnock Rugby League Club last night to expedite the erection of the proposed pedestrian bridge…

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Hexham Bridge Tarro Shire's Delegate Ash Island Site

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 27 April 1938 · page 6

The secretary of the Raymond Terrace District Chamber of Commerce invited Tarro Shire Council to join, a deputation to the responsible…

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Fell Under Moving Train Two Sydney Men Killed

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 27 April 1938 · page 2

Abraham M'Kenna, 40, hairdresser, of Summer Hill, was killed when run over by a train, at Ashfield Station on Monday night. The train was…

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State of Carrowbrook Road. (To the Editor.)

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 27 April 1938 · page 3

Sir,—It is gratifying to have space in your paper to call the attention of the public in general, and the Shire Council in particular, to the…

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Brief Meeting Chamber of Commerce Bridge Rattles Singleton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 27 April 1938 · page 2

Mr. G. Cougblan presided, and Messrs. A. J. Benson, E. Partridge, A. C. Williams, H. Roberts, H. Moss, W. C. Walker, J. Ogilvy and E…

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MUSWELLBROOK Motor Cycle - Car Smash Lucky Escapes Muswellbrook

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 27 April 1938 · page 5

A young man, Jack Lewis, had a lucky escape from serious injury when a motor cycle he was riding collided with a motor car…

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Licence Refused Kurri Railway Bus CESSNOCK

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 27 April 1938 · page 10

The South Maitland Railways, Pty Ltd., advised Kearsley Shire Council last night, in respect to its application for a 'bus licence, that it. could…

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Crowd Invades Railway Line Incident at Penrith Speedway

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 27 April 1938 · page 4

Several stones, lumps of earth, and small pieces of wood were thrown in the direction of police and railway officials by a crowd…

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Fell Under Train SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 29 April 1938 · page 4

The third railway fatality in four days occurred yesterday. Rupert Henry Rimes, 51, a ticket-collector,…

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