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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1916

1,310 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 24 of 66

A Manufacturing Success. Dodge Brothers Motor Car. Highest Standard Throughput

Singleton Argus · Saturday 8 April 1916 · page 5

A few months ago the Dodge Brothers Motor Car was almost unknown in the Australian markets. To-day the name is becoming a household word among…

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Railway Refreshment Rooms

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 10 April 1916 · page 4

The transfer of the railway refreshment rooms throughout the State to the Commissioners will take place at the end of Juen. It may be found expedient in some…

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German Claims. Various Fronts Unchanged. Russian Aerodrome Bombed. (By Cable.) London, Sunday Night

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 11 April 1916 · page 2

The Germans claim that there are no changes on any of the fronts. They report that four naval aeroplanes have bombed the Russian aerodrome…

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The Yarrabong Bridge

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 12 April 1916 · page 4

A conference between Mr. T.P. Davis of the Public Works Department, and representatives of the East and West Maitland municipal councils, took place on the ground…

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Railway Picn[?]c at Muswellbrook

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 12 April 1916 · page 2

The railway employees struck a showery day for their annual picnic on the local Show ground on Saturday last, and consequently the sports…

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Railway Laborers Threaten to Strike

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 12 April 1916 · page 2

The members of the Railway Workers' and General Laborers' Union, employed on the Broken Hill-Condobolin railway line, numbering 240, decided by a majority of…

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New French Aeroplane. Beats World's Record. (By Cable.) London, Tuesday Night

Singleton Argus · Thursday 13 April 1916 · page 2

The Paris "Journal" announces that an aeroplane motor of new design and of French invention has beaten the world's speed record…

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Colossal Budget. Prussian Railway Expenditure

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 13 April 1916 · page 3

Tucked away inconspicuously in late German papers is an announcement as important as any recent news which has come out of the enemy's country…

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Motor Car Collides with Sulky

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 13 April 1916 · page 4

Four occupants of a sulky, comprising Mr. A. Wilson of Hebburn, his wife and two children, experienced a remarkable narrow escape from serious injury late yesterday…

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Railway Parcels. Timely Advice

Singleton Argus · Thursday 13 April 1916 · page 2

Inconvenience to consignees and loss to the railways are caused by consignors tendering for transit by goods train packages which are insecurely…

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Our Sydney Letter. The Big Bridge

The Scone Advocate · Friday 14 April 1916 · page 3

The very large number of people who have been revolted by the indecency of proposing to bridge the harbour at a crisis like the present…

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Cessnock District News. Railway Proposals

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 14 April 1916 · page 2

The regular monthly meeting of the Cossnock District Chamber of Commerce, which was to have been held on Wednesday evening, lapsed for want of a quorum, there…

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The Budget. Railway Ticket Tax. London, April 12

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 14 April 1916 · page 5

As a result of a discussion with the Treasury and Customs officials, match manufactures have withdrawn their opposition to the tax on matches, and will resume…

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North Coast' Railway Service

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 14 April 1916 · page 4

The Gloucester Shire Council is moving in the direction of securing the co-operation of municipalities and shares along the line and of chambers of commerce to secure a…

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Soldiers' Railway Tickets

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 15 April 1916 · page 4

At the request of the military authorities the Railway Department has revoked an order by which soldiers on final lenve, when returning to camp, were compelled, before…

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Left in the Tram

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 15 April 1916 · page 4

The secretary of an important industrial organisation in the district was extremely fortunate yesterday afternoon. Returning to town after having collected a large…

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A Hint to Motorists

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 15 April 1916 · page 9

It Is a strange fact that not one motorist in a dozen knows that he is litarally taking his own life in his hands when he pours his gasoline through a funnel in…

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Trampled by Crowd. Steamship Sightseers. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 15 April 1916 · page 7

May Kemp, aged 16, Florence Greave (45), and Annie Cross (17), during a rush to see a big liner sail at Miller's Point, were knocked down and…

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The Petrol Enquiry the Tram Bails. Norton Griffiths' Representative. Mr Helman Examined. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 15 April 1916 · page 7

At the petrol enquiry to-day, Florence May Stephens, a typist for the British Imperial Oil Company, gave evidence in reference to letters of Mr…

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Government Motor Cars. 79 Costing nearly £37,000

Singleton Argus · Saturday 15 April 1916 · page 6

A statement laid on the table of the Legislalive Assembly by the Premier on Thursday night showed that since July, 1915, the Government had…

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