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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1917

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Better Way of Buying. "John Bridge" Takes a Hand

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 20 March 1917 · page 3

There is good reason to believe that, when our readers, and especially the producing division, have perused the interesting announcement in another part…

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Motor Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 20 March 1917 · page 2

On Saturday evening a youth, named Alan Devine, son of Mr. Charles Devine, of Kayuga, who was riding a bicyle in North Bridge-street in the vicinity of Eaton's Hotel…

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Railway Strike Averted. Men Claim Victory. Vancouver

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 20 March 1917 · page 6

A message front New York says that the treatened national railway strike has been postponed. A truce has been arranged till Monday evening. A complete compromise…

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Railway Changes

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

Mr.W.Ross night-officer at the West Maitland railway station for the past three years, has received will-merited promotion, he having been selected to discharge similar…

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Died on the Long Bridge

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

Late yesterday afternoon a mob of young bullocks was being driven across the Long bridge, when one succeeded in getting on to the footway on the left-hand side going to…

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Motor Car Accident

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 21 March 1917 · page 2

Whilst Allan Devine, a youth and son of Mr Charles Devine, of Kayuga, was r[?]ing a bicycle in Bridge-street, on Saturday evening he collided with a motor car in the…

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Fell from a Tram

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

Leo. Baxter, 13 years of age, at High School student, in alighting from a tram at East Maitland yesterday met with a pasty acci-dent He was in a hurry to leave the tram…

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American Railway Strike Washington

Singleton Argus · Thursday 22 March 1917 · page 3

After the announcement of the settlement of the strike, owing to the President's intervention, the railway managers granted the men's demands,…

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"John Bridge" at Easter. Preparation for Visitors

The Scone Advocate · Friday 23 March 1917 · page 8

John Bridge and Co. have requested us to public the following: "TO OUR CLIENTS AND FRIENDS Ladies and Gentlemen,—…

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Railway Profits

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 23 March 1917 · page 5
Also in The Scone Advocate

"We have to face this fact: The Railway Commissioners are there to show a profit on the railways. They are the managers of a business concern, and they…

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Serious Railway Accident

The Scone Advocate · Friday 23 March 1917 · page 1

Mr. R. Parker, a fireman in the employ of the Railway Department at Murrurundi, me with a serious accident at Blandford railway station early on Saturday…

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"John Bridge" at Easter. Preparation for Visitors

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 24 March 1917 · page 1

John Bridge & Co., Ltd., have requested us to publish the following.— "TO OUR CLIENTS AND FRIENDS." Ladies and Gentlemen,…

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Railway Profits

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 24 March 1917 · page 3

"We have to face this fact: The Railway Commissioners are there to show a profit on the railways. They are the managers of a business concern, and they…

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How Bucharest Was Evacuated. Fights for Places in Overladen Trains, Many Trampled to Death

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 24 March 1917 · page 12

JASSY, Dec. 15. Persons who left Bucharest just before the entry of the German-Hungarian forces give terrible descriptions of the state of panic…

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Unusual Railway Mishap. Locomotive Damaged

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 24 March 1917 · page 2

An unusual accident happened one of the morning trains from Sydney to Nowra yesterday, Soon after passing waterfall, on a portion of the line that has steep down…

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Belmore Motor Gurage

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

It is announced that the Belmore Motor Garage (lately known McGaw's garage) will in future be managed by Mr. George Carringoton, where taxi-drivers and private…

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Charge of Manslaughter Motor Driver Acocitted

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 24 March 1917 · page 10

At the Central Criminal court [?] Janies Wilton, a young man, was charged with the manslaughter of Frederick [?] Nairn, four years of age, The crow [?]…

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Railway Passes. for Blind Soldiers

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 24 March 1917 · page 14

The State Premier (Mr. Hohnan) replied on Saturday to criticisms regarding the question of railway passes for blind soldiers. "The Government," he said "has never yet refused…

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Railway Strike Averted. Men Claim Victory. Vancouver

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 24 March 1917 · page 3

A message from New York says that the threatened national railway strike, has been postponed. A truce has been arranged till Monday evening. A complete compromise…

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