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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1916

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

Life in a Hospital Train

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 30 December 1916 · page 2

There are thousand or officers and men who will heartily endorse Lord Northcliffe's remarks on the wonder of the hospital train service in France. The…

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Blow to Turkey. Big Bridge Destroyed. London

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 30 December 1916 · page 6

Admiralty aeroplanes bombarded the camps at Galata. Seaplanes destroyed the Chikaldir bridge 18 miles east of Agna. Chikaldir bridge, destroyed by naval…

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Railway Deviations. Mr. Prices Charges

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 30 December 1916 · page 2

During the course of a recent speech in the Legislative Assembly on the railway works estimates, Mr. Price made a grave charge against Mr. Ashford, Minister for Lands,…

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Railway Officials. Likely Appointments

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 December 1916 · page 11

Mr. J. H. Cann, one of the new Assistant Railway Commissioners, will not assume office until January 1, on which date the recently passed Railway Act will come into operation…

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Presentation at Newcastle. Assistant Railway Commissioner. Newcastle

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 December 1916 · page 3

A presentation was made to-day by members of the Newcastle Chamber of Commerce, to Mr. H. Fox, one of the Assistant Railway Commissioners, prior to his departure…

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Daylight Saving. Effect on Railways

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 December 1916 · page 5

The Premier (Mr. Holman), on behalf of the Railway Commissioners, has been in communication with the Commonwealth Government respecting the Daylight Saving Act,…

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With Plying Colors. Success of the Dodge Brothers Motor Car. Record Perth-Kalgoorlie Broken

Singleton Argus · Saturday 30 December 1916 · page 3

There have been numerous instances, since the Dodge Brothers car was put on the Australian market towards the closing part of last year, where it has…

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Dashed Against a Tree. Railway Worker Seriously Injured

Singleton Argus · Saturday 30 December 1916 · page 5

David Fleming, a railway worker, who lives with his wife and two young children at the Tumbarumba railway construction camp, near Wagga, left the…

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Russian Success at Dneister and Danube. English Armoured Motors Help. (Australian Cable Assn. Message) London, Thursday Night

Singleton Argus · Saturday 30 December 1916 · page 6

A Potrograd communique, says: Our scouts crossed the Narajuvka and drove off an enemy's patrol guard, which carried back obstruction material and…

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Latest War News "Strafing" the Huns Allied Aviators Busy. Enemy Railways and Works Bombed. (Australian Cable Assn. Message.) London, Thursday Night

Singleton Argus · Saturday 30 December 1916 · page 6

A French communique says:— Thirteen British naval aeroplanes dropped a ton of bombs on the blast furnaces at Dillingen…

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