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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1939

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At the End of the Road CHAPTER IX.—Continued

Singleton Argus · Friday 14 July 1939 · page 4

Smith now had time to review the position. He was looking forward to the adventure in more ways than one. The more he thought of Marie,…

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Whose Fault Was It? How Accidents Are Caused and How They Can Be Avoided. (Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales.)

Singleton Argus · Friday 14 July 1939 · page 10

It is only in major accidents involving litigation that disputes as to responsibility can arise. Take this case, which occurred recently. On…

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Cessnork Motor-Cycle Squad

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 14 July 1939 · page 2

The Cessnock Motor-cycle Squad is gradually increasing its list of interested' followers. Although the sports afternoon…

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Motor Traffic Act Motorists Fined

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 14 July 1939 · page 1

Twelve charges of breaches of the Motor Traffic Act wer dealt with by Mr. G. J. Johnston, P.M., at the Muswellbrook Police Court…

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Two Fined Railway Trespassers Bad Memory

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 14 July 1939 · page 6

A man who stated that he did not remember how many times he had been convicted for trespassing on railway property, appeared before Mr. E…

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Out of Strike Railway Employees "Futile Attitude" Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 14 July 1939 · page 7

Members of the National Union of Railwaymen employed on the Matakana-Broken Hill railway line have been instructed not to take…

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Film to Be Shown Railway Conditions At Broken Hill SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 14 July 1939 · page 7

In a campaign to regiment public support for the Broken Hill railway strikers, films showing conditions under which the men are forced to work…

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Railway Strike Broken Hill Section

Singleton Argus · Friday 14 July 1939 · page 1

A strike of permanent way men on the Sydney-Broken Hill railway line between Broken Hill and Condobolin commenced yesterday, when the…

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Motor Smash at Ryde Survivor Loses Both Parents

Singleton Argus · Friday 14 July 1939 · page 7

Three persons, including husband and wife, were killed early yesterday when a tourer car crashed with terrific force into a…

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The Friendl Road

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 15 July 1939 · page 6

REASON AND LIFE: So strenuous has life become nowadays for the average man and woman that there is scarcely time to think…

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Scenic Drive Roads In Gresford District

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 15 July 1939 · page 4

Reporting on the roads in the Gosford district the N.R.M.A. advises that the Scenic Drive, which runs from Wagstaff Point to The Entrance…

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Mishap to Duke of Kent's 'Plane Bogged at Aerodrome LONDON, July 14

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 15 July 1939 · page 1

To the horror of hundreds watching at the Dyce Aerodrome in Aberdeen-shire the wheel of the Duke of Kent's plane bogged while the machine was…

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Road Conditions Tamworth To Moree

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 15 July 1939 · page 8

Reports received by the N.R.M.A. touring department, concerning the road from Tamworth to Moree, indicate that from the former town good…

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Meeting Extra Cost of Motoring Small Car Scheme Proposed

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 15 July 1939 · page 8

The report thai several English car manufacturers may make and market 6 h.p. cars to meet the extra cost of motoring, which will…

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America's Annual Classic Motor Race Spectacular Contest

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 15 July 1939 · page 8

Details to hand of America's annual classic motor car race, the Indianapolis "500," show that it was a most spectacular contest…

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Motor WORLD Importance Of Motor Transport To Australia Part Automobiles Play In National Life

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 15 July 1939 · page 8

Australia would be sterile were motor transport eliminated through any cause. How essential the automobile has become to the welfare of the nation, its people and its industries can best be judged by the huge volume of petrol annually…

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Motoring Briefs

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 15 July 1939 · page 8

At the World's Fair, New York, there is parking room for 43,000 cars. Horse traffic has been banned in the streets of Paris between 2 and 7…

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Petrol Tax Burden On Motor Users

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 15 July 1939 · page 4

The Commonwealth Government's 7 1/2 d a gallon tax on petrol is blamed by the N.R.M.A. for the decrease in the amount of motor spirit imported…

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Steam Power Unit Use in Motor Cars

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 15 July 1939 · page 8

An interesting development in U.S.A. is an 8 cylinder steam power unit designed for use in cars. It is a horizontal engine with two banks of four cylinders of the double-acting type and reversible, with infinitely variable cut-off…

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Jumped From Train Auckland

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 17 July 1939 · page 5

A railway passenger, Mr. G. Fair-brother, awaking as the train was leaving To Puke, Jumped out and struck a pile of rails. He was taken to…

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