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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1938

2,371 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 56 of 119

Award Clam South Maitland Railways To-day's Evidence

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 23 June 1938 · page 7

Evidence of the working times of locomotive crews on the South Maitland railways was given by the Superintendent, Mr. J. M…

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Erratic Manner of a Motor Car

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 23 June 1938 · page 4

On March 19 attention of Transport Officer Murray was attracted to the erratic, manner, of a motor car bei[?] slowly driven at North Stockton…

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Logs on Roads

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 24 June 1938 · page 4

From Armstrong and Royse Ltd., advising that logs near the Girvan Mill have been removed from the side of the road, but that there were…

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Motor Vehicles on the Road

Singleton Argus · Friday 24 June 1938 · page 4

At the end of May there were 309,- 757 motor vehicles on the roads of New South Wale. compared with 284,670 twelve months previously…

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Bridge at Pindimar

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 24 June 1938 · page 4

Pindimar Port Stephens Ltd. also asked for attention to the bridge on the Pindimar Road near the post office, and stated that funds were…

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Fourth Street Bridge

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 24 June 1938 · page 5

The engineer (Mr. J. F. Shine), at the Kearsley Shire Council meeting on Tuesday night, reported that during the…

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Bunyah Road

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 24 June 1938 · page 4

From Bunyah Progress Association concerning Bunyah Road, and stating that there was no outlet as the contractors had abandoned the work on…

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Cessnock Aerodrome Prime Minister's Reply to Mr. James

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 24 June 1938 · page 7

Mr. R. James, M.H.R., has received from the Prime Minister (Mr. J, A. Lyons) a communication which reads:—…

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Bullahdelah-gloucester Road

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 24 June 1938 · page 4

From P. Barry, asking for some maintenance work to be done on the recently-constructed section of the Bullahdelah-Gloucestcr road, also that…

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Drunk in Aeroplane Passenger Fined in New Zealand

Singleton Argus · Friday 24 June 1938 · page 3

What is probably the first case under the Air Navigation Act against a passenger who was drunk in an aeroplane, came before the Court at…

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£12,000 WORKS Nelson's Plains and Hinton Roads

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 24 June 1938 · page 7

Some time ago, Crs. Elkin and Russell, of Port Stephens Shire, interviewed Mr. Spooner, Minister for Works, regarding a grant of £7000 for…

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Fell From Train Youth's Lucky Escape NEWCASTLE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 24 June 1938 · page 1

Falling between the platform and a moving train at Kahibah railway station at 6.53 last, night, George Newton 19, a single unemployed youth, living…

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Sequel to Damage to Football Train Over £12 in Fines for One Passenger

Singleton Argus · Friday 24 June 1938 · page 7

A sequel to the larrikinism on the special train travelling back from Scone to Singleton, after a football match there recently, was provided…

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Singleton District Pranks on Train Young Man had Twenty Whiskies Damage to Carriages Singleton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 24 June 1938 · page 2

Francis Henry O'Brien, of Dunnolly. Singleton, entered a plea of guilty and was convicted and fined £2, with 8/ costs, on a charge of travelling on…

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The Muswellbrook Chronicle Friday, June 24, 1938. Skellatar Estate Subdivision. Road Construction and Council's Requirements. Work's Committee's Report Adopted

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 24 June 1938 · page 3

The question of council's requirements in connection with the proposed Skellatar Estate subdivision was before the council at…

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Squeezing Motorists

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 24 June 1938 · page 5

Petrol is now taxed 9d a gallon in England. An additional 1d has also been placed on oil fuel, and there is a new tax of 9d on power…

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Motor Act Breach Carried Firearms SINGLETON

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 24 June 1938 · page 2

For failing to return an expired motor licence Kevin J. Crowley was fined 4/ with 5/6 costs at Singleton Police Court…

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Thrown From Motor Cycle

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 24 June 1938 · page 2

Returning to Dungog after his weeks' work under the Forest Department at Bullahdelah, on Saturday night, Mr. Bill Partridge, riding a…

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Local and General World's Motor Cars

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 24 June 1938 · page 2

The economic section of the League of Nations announces that 6,336,000 motor cars were produced last year. In the last eight years production in…

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Care on Wet Roads

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 25 June 1938 · page 9

Motorists should take particular care when driving after rain, says the N.R.M.A. Every driver knows of the skidding danger on earth roads…

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