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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport
1,527 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 20 of 77
A sensational accident occurred in George- street' West this morning. Herbert De-Meres was driving a horse attached to a light spring cart near the fire station, when…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →M. Leblon while flying in a monoplane was killed at Sobastian, owing to a defective motor. When at a height of 140ft. the motor suddenly stopping the aeroplane lurched and fell with…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Heavy consignments of railway material are now arriving in Wingham regularly by steamers. The new ship Minimbah, of the North Coast Company, took a big…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →A deputation of gentlemen representing the principal commercial and business interests of Singleton including Alder men Head Messers. C. scott, Langsford,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Seven tenders have been received for the erection of a timber beam bridge over Black Creek, near Branxton. That of Murphy and Taylor is the lowest at £883…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The first railway in Japan was opened in 1872 between Tokio and Yokohama. The people of Japan quickly appreciated the importance of railways in the development of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Motorists and motor cyclists throughout the district will, under the new Act, be required to secure registration, which they may do by visiting the West Maitland…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mr. J. W. Pollard, an inspector in the Public Works Department, arrived in Maitland to-day from Sydney, and in company with Mr. J. Champion, one of the contractors for the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →With reference to a letter presented from Mrf T. A. Ferguson, of Lorn, regarding the condition of the decking of footway on Belmore Bridge, Mr. John Gillies, M.L.A., has…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →LATELY Messrs. H. E. A. & V. White have been in communication with the Warrah (Murrurundi) Shire Council, with the view to having a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Engineer-in-Chief for Railway Construction, Mr Hutchinson, is prepared to admit that in the acquirement of certain lands covered by the first section —West…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A correspondent draws attention to the neglected state of the road between Woolard's Hill and Vacy Bridge. He is at a loss to understand what the Councillors mean by letting the road got so bad…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A deputation waited upon the Chief Railway Commissioner (Mr. Johnson), and pointed out the great inconvenience experienced by local business people in the insufficient…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →William Burcher charged at the Quarter Sessions to-day with causing bodily harm a Arthur Kenny. It was stated Kenny, who is h tram conductor, was getting off the tram…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mr. C. Woodhead, editor of the "Natal Mercury," who was one of the delegates to the Imperial Press Conference, has met his death while motoring at Durban…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A serious accident occurred at Mor vern, in the Culcairn district. A wheat waggon, drawn by 10 horses, and driven by John Fletcher, was crossing the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →It is 32 months on Friday, 15th, since, a caravan. of horses and teams arrived in Wingham, During the past 12 months 1,300,000 enbie yards of earthworks has been removed, all the concrete work for…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Robert Newton, aged 45, employed by Messrs J. and A Brown, as a locomo tive engine-driver at Minmi, was killed on the line near the old tunnel on…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A district registry office is now established at the police station, Dungog, for the registration of motor vehicles of every description…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Major Parkeval's aeroplane, which was the largest so far constructed, has been wrecked. The aeroplane was caught by a…
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