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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1917

1,378 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 10 of 69

Railway Company's Steamer. Taken Over By Admiralty. (Australian Cable Assn. Message.) London, Thursday Night

Singleton Argus · Saturday 17 February 1917 · page 4

The chairman of the South-eastern Railway Company told the shareholders that the company's steamer Engadine, mentioned in Sir John Jellicoe's…

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The Long Bridge

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 19 February 1917 · page 4

Workmen made a start to-day to chip the tarred metal surface of the Long Bridge preparatory to applying a new coat of [?] metal screenings. The work, however,…

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Knocked Down by Motor Car

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 19 February 1917 · page 4

About hall-past nine o'clock this morning, Irene Kennedy, three and a half years of age, daughter of Constable Kennedy, of Campbell's Hill, was knocked down by a motor car on…

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Buglary at Caledonia Railway Office Robbed. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 19 February 1917 · page 5

Between half-past [?] last night and 6 O'clock this morning burglars broke into the stationmaster's office at Caledonia Railway Station. They carried out an iron safe…

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North Coast Railway. the Fifth Section Wauchope to Kempsey

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 20 February 1917 · page 3

The difficulty in procuring rails for the above section assumed a most serious aspect last year due largely to the coal strike and the enforced cessation of operation at the…

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The Motor Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 20 February 1917 · page 4

The little girl, Irene Kennedy daughter of Constable Kennedy who was knocked down by a motor car on the Long Bridge, yesterday, is making satisfactory progress towards…

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Motor Cars and Accessories

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 20 February 1917 · page 4

In the bankrupt estate of Alex. M'Gaw, by order of the official assignee, Mr. J. Enright will offer at auction on the premises, Belmore Corner, on Thursday afternoon next,…

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"Poor Men on the Land." All Have Motor Cars

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 20 February 1917 · page 5

One of the interesting parties in a big transfer case, which occupied six days at the Gilgandra Land Court and was then adjourned for a month, mentioned in his…

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British Railway Men. Claim Extra 10/- Per Week. (Australian Cable-Assn. Message.) London, Sunday Night

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 20 February 1917 · page 2

A mass mooting of railwaymen at Birmingham protested against the companies' refusal of a sliding scale to meet the cost of living. A resolution…

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Infant's Body Found. Seven Months in Railway Station. (By Telegraph. Melbourne

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 20 February 1917 · page 2

The decomposed and shrivelled body of an infant was found in a dress basket at the lost-property office, Spencer-street Railway Station…

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The Motor Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 21 February 1917 · page 4

The little girl, Irene Kennedy, who was injured in a motor accident on the Long Bridge on Monday, continues to make satisfactory progress towards recovery. In…

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Main Roads. [?]5,000,000 Loan Proposed

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 22 February 1917 · page 6

The resolutions carried at the last annual conference of the Local Government Associa-tion were placed before the Minister (Mr. J. D. Fitzgorald) in Sydney by a deputation…

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East-west Railway. Cap of 109 Miles

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 22 February 1917 · page 8

A report issued by the Commonwealth Min-ister for Works and Railways, Mr. Watt, states that, owing to a shortage of rails, platelaying on the Kalgoorlic-Port Angusta…

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Waiting at the Church. Motor Driver's Excuse

Singleton Argus · Thursday 22 February 1917 · page 2

Colin Roderick M'Leod pleaded guilty at the Newtown Police Court on Monday to driving a motor car on Farramatta-road, Petersham, on…

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"Poor Men on the Land." They All Have Motor Cars

Singleton Argus · Thursday 22 February 1917 · page 1

One of the interested parties in a big transfer case, which occupied six days at the Gilgandra Land Court, and was then adjourned for a month,…

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John Bridge and Company. a Third Appraiser

The Scone Advocate · Friday 23 February 1917 · page 2

With the appointment, a few days ago, of Mr. John Leo. Bridge, as an appraiser under the War Precautions Wool Regulations for…

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John Bridge and Co

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 24 February 1917 · page 7

With the appointment, of a few days ago of Mr. John Leo Bridge, as an appraiser under the War Precautions Wool Regulations for…

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East-west Railway

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 24 February 1917 · page 2

Report issued on Wednesday by the Commonwealth Minister for Works and Railways, Mr. Watt, states that, owing to a shortage…

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Denman Items. Proposed Railway, Sandy Hollow to Maryvale

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 24 February 1917 · page 8

A Parliamentary Public Works Committee, the personnel of which is, Messrs. W. T. Dick, M.L.C. (chairman,) J. Travers,…

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Parish Motor Cars

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 24 February 1917 · page 4

The provision of motor cars for ministers with extensive district to serve increases the minister's usefulness, especially in the matter of the visitation of the sick and…

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