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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1938

2,371 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 42 of 119

Motor Car Imports Canberra

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 13 May 1938 · page 7

The Acting Minister for Customs, Mr. Perkins, intimated to-day that no alteration is proposed for the present in the quota system covering the…

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Complaint by Railway

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 13 May 1938 · page 5

The Railway Department complained that water being discharged from residences in Brown Street was being drained on to railway property…

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Motor Service

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 13 May 1938 · page 5

H. C. Shelton, of Salisbury, advised that he proposed to run a motor car for passenger hire between Salisbury and West Maitland, through Dungog,…

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Salisbury-maitland Motor Service

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 13 May 1938 · page 3

H. C. Shelton, of Salisbury, advised that he proposed to run a motor car for passenger hire between Salisbury and West Maitland, through Dungog,…

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Motor Launch Argo

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 13 May 1938 · page 4

Mr. Mark Reid has his new motor yacht Argo in port. It is a very fine looking craft, and is driven by twin engines of 75 h.p. each. The…

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Bullet Wound Inchest Werris Creek Railway Employee

Singleton Argus · Friday 13 May 1938 · page 4

Phillip Wilson, 22, a railway employee, of Werris Creek, was admitted to Quirindi Hospital on Wednesday night with a bullet wound in his…

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Four-year-old Girl Outraged Police Seek Motorist

Singleton Argus · Friday 13 May 1938 · page 7

A four-year-old girl was the victim of an outrage at Haberfield on Wednesday afternoon by a man for whom an exhaustive…

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The Friendly Road

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 14 May 1938 · page 8

FANNIE TUNISON: I wish it were possible for you to see a sample of a cross-stitch mat made by Fannie Tunison, an American…

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Bolwarra Shire Melville Ford Bridge Tender Accepted

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 14 May 1938 · page 2

Bolwarra Shire Council intends to finance its share of the cost of the construction of a bridge over the Hunter River at Melville Ford…

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Motor World Development of Motor Car Industry Demand for New Vehicles In Australia

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 14 May 1938 · page 10

The prosperous conditions existing throughout the Commonwealth are reflected in the busy time the Australian automobile industry is experiencing in supplying the call for new cars and commercial motor vehicles, says the Dunlop Perdriau Bulletin…

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PLASTICS Motor Car Bodies New Material

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 14 May 1938 · page 10

In discussing the possibilities of even greater use of plastics In the construction of motor car bodies, the "Autocar" (Eng.) says…

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Bridge at Peat's Ferry Seven Tenders Received

Singleton Argus · Monday 16 May 1938 · page 1

Seven tenders have been received in connection with the construction of a bridge over the Hawkesbury River Peat's Ferry. Advice has also…

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Train Off Line Queensland Mishap BRISBANE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 16 May 1938 · page 3

When nearing the Southport station, the engine of the night express train from Brisbane left the line at the points, and dragged the first coach…

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Terrific Crash Motor Car Through Fence ADELAIDE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 16 May 1938 · page 2

When a motor car grazed a motor-lorry and ran through a fence on the Gawler-road, near Smithfield, on Saturday ,night, William Smiley…

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Two Killed Victorian Motor Accidents MELBOURNE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 16 May 1938 · page 2

A woman and a man were killed and five persons were injured in two of a large number of motor accidents at the week-end…

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Cycle-tram Smash Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 16 May 1938 · page 3

Cyril Fitzpatrick, 20, salesman, was critically injured in a collision between his motor cycle and a tram at the Bondi Road-Oxford Street…

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Cross Actions Maitland District Court Motor Collision

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 16 May 1938 · page 4

A motor collision on the floodgates side of the High-st. railway traffic bridge on the eve of Good Friday last year led to…

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Japanese Cut Railway at Three Points. (Australian Press Assn. Message.) TOKIO, Sunday Night

Singleton Argus · Monday 16 May 1938 · page 2

By cutting the Lunghai railway at three points, the Japanese claim to have caught the Chinese armies like rats in a bag…

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Barrington Tops Road

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 17 May 1938 · page 3

Referring to the proposed Barrington Tops road, the Mayor said he entertained hopes that Mr. Spooner would be visiting Dungog shortly, and…

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Child Dies on Train

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 17 May 1938 · page 1

While a baby aged 8½ months' old was being conveyed by train on Saturday night from Quirindi to Newcastle for medical treatment, it died between…

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