British Railways. Lessened Travelling Urged. London
The Board of Trade emphasises the fact that heavy and urgent demands for the conveyance of vast quantities of war material on the railways has rendered delay in other…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1916
1,310 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 62 of 66
The Limits of Motoring. Are They in Sight?
While in England motoring is being temporarily limited on account of the Insufficiency of fuel supplies, in the United States of America the use of motor…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Trams and Trains Resume. City Shops Lighted
The trains will resume their normal running this afternoon, and suburban trains will also resume. Shops may be lighted to-night in the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Railway Men
Mr Justice Edmunds said on Thursday that he would recommend the reinstatement of the railway men who had been dismissed in connection with the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Market Report. John Bridge and Co's. Report
Sheepskins.—No scheme has yet been launched to replace the old method of buying and selling which has ceased under proclamation. A central Federal…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →School Railway Concessions
During the enrrency of the coal trouble, the State railway authorities notified the Education Department that it would not be possible to grant the usual railway fare…
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A motor car accident occurred on the Maitland to Kurri road late yesterday afternoon, as a result of which an infant, named Frederick M'Cure, 15 months old, now lies…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →City Underground Railway
In the Legislative Assembly last night, the Minister for Works (Mr. Ball), replying to Mr. Kearsley, said he was looking seriously into the question of discontinuing work in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Provinces Excited. Railways and Telegraphs in Allies' Control. Marseilles Embargoes Greek Ships (Australian Cable Assn. Message.) Athens, Sunday Night
The Venizelist newspapers state that the provinces are excited. and that the Allies' representatives, it is expected, will control many railway stations and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Road Contracts
The difficulty in obtaining tenders for road contracts was referred to at the last meeting of the Taro Shire Council. At that meeting ten contracts were to be let…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Motor Accident
While seven men were returning to Adelaide in a molor car on Saturday night one of the tyres burst, causing the car to completely turn round, when it…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Musw[?]brook Chronicle Wednesday. Dec. 6, 1916 Local and General News. Railway to Merriwa
We are informed on reliable authority that the piates on the Merriwa railway line are now laid to within seven miles of that…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motor Fatality. One Man Killed. Others Injured
A sensational motor accident occurred on Saturday night near Gilles Plains, South Australia. Seven men were returning to Adelaide in a hired car, when one of the tyres blew out. The…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Roumanian Reverses More Retirements. on the Road to Bucharest. (Australian Cable Assn. Message.) London, Tuesday Night
A Roumanian communique says: The Roumanian attempts to check the enemy attacks on, the roads towards Pequestion and Bucharest, were unsuccessful. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Abernethy Road
Pursuant to notice Cr. Tulloch moved, at Monday's council meeting, that steps be taken to furnish a road to Abernethy…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Muswellbrook Letter. the Muswellbrook-merriwa Railway. Muswellbrook
This line of railway, which had been agitated for for nearly 50 years, is now approaching completion. The rails are laid to within a few miles of Merriwa, and it is excepted…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Crossing
The railway crossing over the main road near Cessnock railway station is at last receiving attention. The crossing has been in a bad state for some time. It carries a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →News by Wire. Railway Rates Raised. Sydney
A new bylaw, authorised by the Chief Commissioner for Railways, will come into operation on Monday next. It provides rates and charges for the carriage of merchandise and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Men's Grievances. Deputation to the Minister
Representatives of the Amalgated Railway and Tramway Service Association told the Minister for Works that the members of their association were getting restless and anxious…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Brevities School Railway Concessions
During the currency of the coal trouble, the State railway authorities notified the Kducatlon Department that it would not be possible to grant…
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