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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1916

1,310 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 35 of 66

Queensland Railways. Preference to Unionists

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 3 July 1916 · page 7

A deputation from the Queensland R[?] Union on Saturday waited on Mr. [?]damson, Minister for Railways, to ask [?] the railway employees should have…

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City Railway. Statement by the Premier

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 4 July 1916 · page 7

According to a statement made by Mr. Holman, the construction of the Sydney city railway is to be gone on with. "Naturally," said the Premier, "in such…

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Collision on the Railway

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 4 July 1916 · page 4

A collision which occurred at Islington last evening between a coal train and a goods-trains disorganised traffic between Newcastle and West Maitland, and many…

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A Great Motor Car. Commander of American Troops Enters Mexico in Detroit Product

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 4 July 1916 · page 2

According to detailed advices from the Mexican border, Dodge Brothers' motor cars have played a prominent part in the invasion of Mexico in…

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Landslip on Railway

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 5 July 1916 · page 2

A landslip occurred in the railway cutting between Mudgee and Ryistone about 70 tons of rock coming away from the side of the cutting, and…

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Presentation to Railway Official

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 5 July 1916 · page 4

A the conclusion of the locomotive officers conference at the office of the Chief Mechanical Engineer at the Railway Department in sydney, Mr. Lucy, chief…

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Railway Improvements

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 5 July 1916 · page 4

Progress is being made with the improvements at the Church-street railway station. One notable feature is the provision of a wooden partition to the shelter…

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Singleton Letter. the Railway Depot. Singleton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 6 July 1916 · page 2

A deputation of townsmen waited on Mr. Fal[?], M.L.A., yesterday afternoon, to ask his aid and co-operation in protesting against the removal of the railway depot…

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West Maitland Police Court. Thursday, July 6. (Before Mr. W. J. N. Fincham, P.m.). Motor Car Drivers Fined

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 6 July 1916 · page 4

joseph Fora and Neison Cornwall Kemp, motor car drivers, pleaded guilty to having driven cars without a tall light. Each was lined 15/, and 6/ costs, with the alternative…

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Retired Railway Men

Singleton Argus · Thursday 6 July 1916 · page 2

A deputation of retired railway men waited on Mr J. Falliek, M.L.A., yesterday to ask him to help in a movement to restore the retiring allowance paid…

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The Railway Depot

Singleton Argus · Thursday 6 July 1916 · page 3

A deputation of townsmen waited on Mr J. Falliek, M.L.A., at the Club House Hotel yesterday afternoon, to ask his aid and co-operation in…

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Wheat Harvest. Extensive Stacking Facilities. Railways Well Prepared

Singleton Argus · Thursday 6 July 1916 · page 2

The Railway Commissioners were recently asked by Mr Hoyle, Minister for Railways, for a report as to the present position in regard to the removal…

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Motor Car Values. American Show Lessons. Chief Engineer of Dodge Brothers Declares Public Car with Stand Ard Value

The Scone Advocate · Friday 7 July 1916 · page 8

IN reviewing what the automobile shoves brought forth, Russell Huff, chief engineer of Dodge Bros., says: "One of the impressive facts as revealed…

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A Great Motor Car. Commander of American Troops Enters Mexico in Detroit Product

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 8 July 1916 · page 2

According to detailed advices from the Mexican border, Dodge Brothers' motor cars have played a prominent part in the invasion of Mexico in…

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Victorian Railway Men. Increased Pay Sought

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 July 1916 · page 2

A deputation, representative of enginemen and firemen and cleaners, employed on the State railways, waited privately on the Victorian Railway Commissioners and asked for…

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Sensational Smash. Runaway Houses and Motor Car Collide

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 July 1916 · page 14

There was a sensational collision at Campbell's Hill on Sunday night. A pair of runaway horses dashed into a motor car, coming in the opposite direction, with such…

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City Railway. Statement by the Premier

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 July 1916 · page 10

According to a statement made by Mr. Holman, the construction of the Sydney city railway is to be kone on with. "Naturally," said the Premier, "in such…

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Queensland Railways. Preference to Unionists

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 July 1916 · page 10

A deputation from the Queensland Railway Union on Saturday waited on Mr. Adamson, Minister for Railways, to risk that the railway employees should have…

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An Interstate Railway

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 July 1916 · page 16

Documents are being prepared to convert the Railways Standing. Committee, into a Royal Commission, to work with the Public Works Committee of New South Wales, which…

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West Maitland Police Court. Thursday. July 6. Motor Car Drivers Fined. (Before Mr. W. J. N. Fincham, P.M.)

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 July 1916 · page 5

Joseph Ford and Nelson Cornwall Kemp, motor car drivers, pleaded guilty to having driven cars without a tail light. Each was lined 15/, and 6/ costs, with the alternative…

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