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Railways, roads & transport, 1938

2,371 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 38 of 119

"Aerodromes As Important As Railway stations" New Zealand Government's Example (Australian Press Assn. Message). SYDNEY

Singleton Argus · Monday 2 May 1938 · page 2

That New Zealand, a much smaller country, and further removed-geographically from the dangers of world war, should decide to embark on a civil aviation scheme costing millions of pounds, obviously as a peace time assistance to defence…

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The Need for an Aerodrome

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 3 May 1938 · page 6

ADVICES received from New Zealand indicate that the sister Dominion is on the verge of great developments in civil aviation…

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Newcastle Aerodrome Site to Be Transferred

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 3 May 1938 · page 2

To meet expanding aircraft requirements the Newcastle aerodrome will be transferred to a site about eight miles from the city, midway between…

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Man Killed Run Over By Train NEWCASTLE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 3 May 1938 · page 7

Run over by a train near the Commonwealth Steel Products Works at Waratah, this morning. Edward Roose (30), was instantly killed…

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£1600 Worth of Jewellery and Clothes. Taken From Motor Car in Street. Sydney

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 3 May 1938 · page 2

Darlinghurst police this morning were investigating a report that jewellery and clothing, valued at £1600, had been stolen from a motor car in…

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Railway Excursions. for Autumn School Vacation "Anywhere to Anywhere" Series Extended

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 3 May 1938 · page 5

The Secretary for Railways advises that the "Anywhere to Anywhere " series of excursions, which have been in operation since before Christmas,…

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Motor Lorry and Car Collide. Passengers Escape

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 3 May 1938 · page 5

Four occupants of a motor car had very narrow escapes from serious injury yesterday afternoon when, a collision with a motor lorry occurred at…

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Motorist Fined Under The Influence MELBOURNE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 3 May 1938 · page 6

Police in evidence at Brunswick Court stated that Walter Herrmann had informed them that an accident in which his car had been jammed…

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LOCHINVAR Death of Mr. E. Tuckey Motor Fatality Lochinvar

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 3 May 1938 · page 5

Mr. Ernest Tuckey, of Dungowan, near Tamworth, who was killed in a motor accident at Tamworth, was a native of Lochinvar, where he was…

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Killed in Smash Motor Cycle Mishap SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 3 May 1938 · page 4

Harry Boberg, 26, of Croydon Park, was killed, and George Hampton, 24, of Balmoral Avenue, Croydon Park, was injured when a shackle…

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"Strategic" Railway That Isn't. Extraordinary Misunderstanding Between Commonwealth and State Experts

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 3 May 1938 · page 2

The Sandy Hollow-Maryvale railway, now being constructed by the State Government, has no strategic value. This is the opinion of the…

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Motor Notes

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 3 May 1938 · page 4

A good idea has been adopted by the "Safely First" Council of English country. The school authorities enforce a statutory n minutes…

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Tragic Aeroplane Disaster 19 People Killed

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 4 May 1938 · page 2

An airliner, which was lost with 19 passengers aboard when returning from Tirana (Albania) to Rome, struck .Monte Maranola, 100 yards…

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False Story "Aeroplane Accident" BATHURST

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 4 May 1938 · page 5

For having made a false report, to the Coonamble police about an alleged aeroplane accident, Patrick Colless, 17, was bound over for two years, at the…

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Road System Britain's Intentions

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 4 May 1938 · page 9

Speaking to members of the Institution of Civil Engineers recently, Mr. Leslie Burgin, British Minister of Transport, announced that it was his…

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Bulga Plateau New Road Proposal

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 4 May 1938 · page 3

The NR.M.A. is supporting a proposal put forward by the Wingham Municipal Council for the construction of a road from the Bulga Plateau to…

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Road Estimates Erina Shire Area GOSFORD

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 4 May 1938 · page 9

The Erina Shire Council has decided to submit to the Department of Works and Local Government road schemes under the national…

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New Bridge Over The Hunter River Question of Site

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 4 May 1938 · page 6

It was again mentioned at last night's meeting of West Maitland Council that although a motion approving the Ash Island site for the…

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Under Influence Charge Against Motor Cyclist Kurri Kurri

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 4 May 1938 · page 7

Izaac Frazer, of Ash Island, was disqualified from holding a motor cycle driver's licence for three years by Mr. C. G. Carr-Boyd, P.M., in the…

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Rode at Him Motor Cyclist In Court Constable's Story Kurri Kurri

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 4 May 1938 · page 6

Evidence was given Dy a ponce constable in the Kurri Kurri Court to-day that on the night of March 3, when he attempted to stop a cyclist…

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