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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1915

1,232 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 18 of 62

The Dunolly Bridge

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 23 March 1915 · page 2

The many people using the Dunolly Bridge will be pleased to learn that the patch-work system of repairing the defective decking is to be discontinued. An…

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Railway Extension

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 23 March 1915 · page 7

It is understood that the Abermain collieries Company, Ltd., has received permission to run a passenger train on its branch railway, between Nos. 1 and 2 collieries, a…

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Chief Railway Commissioner. Visit to Maitland

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 23 March 1915 · page 2

The Chief Railway commissioner (Mr. John Harper), who was accompanied by Mr. Fraser (Assistant Commissioner), Mr. Hodgson (superintendent of Lines), Mr. Kendall (Engineer…

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East to West Railway

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 23 March 1915 · page 5

The Chief railway engineer in a report to the Minister for Home Affairs fixes the maximum time to be occupied in completing the cast to west railway at 23, months. The line…

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The Sydney City Railway

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 24 March 1915 · page 2

The announcement that a Government which is confessedly impecuniousand on that account has been compelled to "hang up" many…

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Motor Lorry Fund

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 24 March 1915 · page 2

Mrs. E. R. White, President of the Denman Red Cross Society, dosires to acknowledne receipt of the following donations to the Motor Lorry…

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Railway Picnic

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 24 March 1915 · page 2

The annual railway picnic of the employees of the Singleton-Barraba section took pluce on the Quirindi show-ground on Saturday and the…

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North Coast Railway

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 24 March 1915 · page 4

A Parliamentary party, numbering between 40 and 50, will leave Sydney on April 13 for the purpose of taking part in the official opening of the Taree-Wauchope…

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Bad Roads

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 25 March 1915 · page 7

Teamsters, carriers and others using, reads in the South Maitland district and of Tarre Shire are complaining that traffic is daily becoming more difficult through what they term…

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Aeroplane Fails with Bombs. London. March 24

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 25 March 1915 · page 5

A German aeroplane repeatedly failed to bomb the steamer Pandion in the English Channel. Five bombs fell within 15 feet of the…

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Motor Cvelists

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 25 March 1915 · page 4

An amendment of the Motor Traffic Act, which comes info operation on April 1, renders it necessary for all motor cyclists to obtain a rider's license. This will be in addition to…

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Falling Tram Business. Reduced Services

Singleton Argus · Thursday 25 March 1915 · page 3

Tram traffic in Sydney continues to fall away. The Railway Commissioners are keeping a strict eye on the business with view to economies where…

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Aeroplane Attack

The Scone Advocate · Friday 26 March 1915 · page 2

A great day in Brussels was that on which Squadron-Commander Davies made his aeroplane attack on the German manoeuvre ground…

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Bad Roads

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 26 March 1915 · page 7

Under the heading of "Bad Roads" in Thursday's issue of your paper your representative draws public attention to had roads particenlarly from the railway…

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Railway Works

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 26 March 1915 · page 4

Another step towards the completion of the overhead traffic bridge near High-street railway station was made yesterday, when the men and drays employed on the filling up of…

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Motor Club

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 26 March 1915 · page 3

The members of the Motor Club had a night out last Saturday evening when they assembled at a smoke concert in Attwater's Hall…

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Bad Roads

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 27 March 1915 · page 6

In Thursday's issue of the "Mercury" a correspondent draws attention to the state of the roads in the southern portion of the Tarro Shire, and I can fully endorse his…

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The Blockade. Aeroplane Fails with Bombs

Singleton Argus · Saturday 27 March 1915 · page 8

London, Wednesday.—A German aeroplane repeatedly failed to bomb the steamer Pandion in the English Channel. Five bombs fell within 15 feet of…

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Aeroplane Fails with Bombs. London, March 24

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 27 March 1915 · page 3

A German aeroplane repeatedly failed to bomb the steamer Pandion in the English Channel. Five bombs fell within 15 feet of the…

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Motor Cars in British Army

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 27 March 1915 · page 3

Leading authorities have proclaimed the 2-seatcr car is incomparable, for the reason that rough, hard, or boggy roads are all the same to it. The…

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