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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1917

1,378 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 18 of 69

Easter Railway Revenue. Record Traffic

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 13 April 1917 · page 2

The amount of revenue paid into the Bank of New South Wales at Sydney on behalf of the New South Wales railways and tramways, as the result of the heavy Easter…

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Motor Traffic Danger

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 13 April 1917 · page 2

The motor traffic is rapidly on the increase in Cessnock district, and judging by the large number of locally-owned cars the manufacturers must be doing a good business despite…

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Railway Unit In England

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 13 April 1917 · page 4

A cable has been received by the N.S.W. Division of the Australian red Cross Society notifying the arrived in England of the New South Wales men for the Railway Unit. The…

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Gresford Motor Service

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 13 April 1917 · page 4

Mr. C. C. Hancock announces by advertisement in this issue that his motor ears will leave Allynbrook for Maitland every day during show week at 7.40 a.m., calling at…

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Show Railway Facilities

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 13 April 1917 · page 4

particulars of train arrangements for the Maitland Show, which opens on Wednesday next, are given in a communication received by the secretary of the Hunter River…

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Main Roads. Request by Motorists

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 April 1917 · page 8

A deputation from the Automobile Club of Australia on Wednesday waited on Mr. J. D. Fitzgerald, Minister for Local Government, to urge that a board be established to…

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Hacking a Way in the Jungle. Smuts Blasts a Road

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 14 April 1917 · page 12

General Smuts, in a despatch published in a supplement to the "London Gazette," describes in detail the various operations in East African from March till October…

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Motor Car Accident

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 14 April 1917 · page 8

As a result of a collision between a motor car and a spring van on the Manilla-road, near Attunga, on Saturday, three persons were severely…

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North Coast Railway. the Fifth Section. Progress of the Work

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 14 April 1917 · page 3

Work was commenced on the fifth section of tho North Coast railway, Wauchope to Kempsey, in January, 1913 (writes the special reporter of the "Port Macquarie Nows.")…

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Motor Service to Show

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 14 April 1917 · page 4

Mr. E. Barling of Gresford, notifies the public that he will be running cars to Maitland show on Thursday and Friday next specially leaving Gresford at 8 a.m. and…

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East-west Railway; Plate Laying Still Hung Up

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 14 April 1917 · page 7

Owing to the difficulty in obtaining transport of rails from Newcastle to West Australia rail laying has not been resumed in the western section of the…

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West Maitland Police Court. Thursday, April 12. (Before Mr. W. J. N. Fincham, P.m.). Railway Prosecution

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 April 1917 · page 5

Thomas William Bennett pleaded guilty to committing a nuisance on the West Maitland railway station on March 18. Mr. R. E. Evans, traffic inspector, prosecuted…

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Motor Car Accident. Collision with a Van

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 April 1917 · page 5

As a result of a collision between a motor car and a spring-van on the Manilla-road, near Attunga, on Saturday, three persons were severely injured, and are now in…

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A Sick Man's Tramp. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 14 April 1917 · page 4

Edward Bowling, suffering from acute lead poisoning, walked from Stanwell Park to Sydney, 32 miles, to get hospital treatment, as he had not money to pay…

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Gresford Motor Service

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 16 April 1917 · page 4

L. Barry notifies by advertisement in this issue that he will run a motor service from Allynbrook to the Maitland show ground, on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday of this…

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Sulky and Motor in Collison

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 16 April 1917 · page 4

On Saturday afternoon during the rush of traffic from the Rutherford races, a motor car and sulky came into collision on the Rutherford Road. The sulky was occupied…

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Motor Cars for the Show

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 16 April 1917 · page 4

Motor cars will leave Ley's corner, East Maitland, for the show ground each day of the show at noon, and every quarter of an hour afterwards, fare 1/ each why. calls…

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Wool and Produce Reports. John Bridge and Co. Report

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 17 April 1917 · page 4

Wool.—The special appraisement of star lots, which commenced on 10th, closed this week. As it is part of the sixth appraisement…

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I.W.W. PRISONERS. Rail and Tramway Men Not Interested. (By. Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 17 April 1917 · page 2

The Amalgamated Rail and Tramway Service Association has decided not to interest itself in the matter of the release of the 12 I.W.W. prisoners, [?]…

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Work and Wages. Railway Laborers

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 18 April 1917 · page 1

In fixing the cost of living at 9/3 a day, the Industrial Court on August 18 last announced that existing awards might be reopened to allow…

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