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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1916

1,310 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 59 of 66

Reduction in Tramway Service

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 18 November 1916 · page 5

In connection with the present difficulty in ]obtaining supplies of fuel, the Tramway Department announces that, commencing from Sunday next, the tramway services between…

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Knocked Down by Motor

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 18 November 1916 · page 4

When on his way home on Wednesday evening after visiting a friend, Mr. George Compton, the well-known tailor, was knocked down at Campbell's Hill by a…

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Reduced Trains and Trams. No Sunday Services. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 18 November 1916 · page 7

A time-table will be issued to-morrow for a reduced railway and tramway service, The Singleton and Newcastle trains to…

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Railways and Non-union Labour

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 20 November 1916 · page 6

At a meeting of the Drivers Firemen, and Cleaners Association at Golburn it was unanimously decided to support the notion of the Lithgow branch of the association in…

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Railway Official Transferred

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 20 November 1916 · page 4

Mr. Jack Burg, who has been head porter at the West Maitland goods yards for 4½ years, has been notified of his transfer to Darling Harbour to the position of outwards goods…

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The Coal Strike. Dislocation of Train Services. Call on Motor Cars

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 21 November 1916 · page 1

Travelling under existing, conditions by anything else than motor cars is not easy. Scarcity of coal is affecting train services and causing much loss…

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Mexican Train Fatalities. Vancouver

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 21 November 1916 · page 5

One hundred and fifty Mexicans were killed at Vera Cruz through a train rolling down a cliff…

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Attempted Suicide. Man Jumps in Front of Train

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 21 November 1916 · page 7

A man named Michael Brady, 46, a resident of Cessnock, attempted to commit suicide yesterday by jumping in front of an engine at the West Maitland station. The…

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Waratah-plattsburg Road. Protest to Water and Sewerage Board

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 21 November 1916 · page 2

At yesterday's sitting of the Hunter District Water Supply and Sewerage Board a deputation was received from the Waratah Municipal Council consisting of Alderman T…

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Lost Tramway-revenue

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 21 November 1916 · page 2

The tramway revenue for last week owing to the curtailed service suffered to the extent of £3000 as compared with the correspondent period last year. Sunday's…

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Railway Concession Rates

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 21 November 1916 · page 4

The New South Wales Railway Commissioners desire to draw attention to the frequent applications which are made to the department for refunds and concessions, due to…

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The Coal Strike. Dislocation of Train Service. Call on Motor Cars

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 22 November 1916 · page 4

Travelling under existing conditions by anything else than, motor cars is not easy. Scarcityof coal is affecting train services and, causing…

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Fatal Motor Capsize. Mayor of Braidwood Killed

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 22 November 1916 · page 3

Ald. Patrick Coffey. Mayor of Braidwood, and licensee of the Royal Hotel, while returning from Bodalla by motor car, accompanied by Messrs. O'Brlen, M. Dempsey (of…

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State Parliament. Legislative Council. the Motor Car Tax

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 22 November 1916 · page 3

In the Legislative Council yesterday, On the motion of Mr. Fitzgerald, Vice-President of the Executive Council, the Motor Vehicle (Taxation) Bill was read a second…

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East-west Railway

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 22 November 1916 · page 5

Ralls on the east-west railway are now laid for a total distance of 917 miles. leaving a gap of 140 miles yet to be laid. The coartworks are completed for a distance…

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Train Alterations

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 23 November 1916 · page 4

In convenience of the continuance of the coal crisis, the Railway Commissioners have been obliged to make further alterations in the railway time-table, affecting Maitland…

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Curtailing Train Service

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 23 November 1916 · page 6

On Friday further train curtaliments in the country and metropolitan services are to come into operation. The following alteration affect the Northern and North Coast…

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Another Australian Aeroplane. Gift From Commercial Travellers

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 23 November 1916 · page 3

The United Commercial Travellers Association of Australasia has collected £1050 for presentation to the Imperial authorities towards the cost of an…

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Railway Works Affected

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 23 November 1916 · page 6

As the result of the coal crisis there is a shortage of coal for the locomotives engaged on construction work on the Menindie section of the Broken Hill-Condobolin railway,…

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Germany's Railway Activity. London

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 23 November 1916 · page 5

An Amsterdam correspondent says there is incesasnt German railway activity on the frontier. Countless wounded are going to Germany and numerous young troops…

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