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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1917

1,378 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 25 of 69

Tram Runs Into Horses

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 31 May 1917 · page 5

A tram ran into a mob of 12 horses at Letchhad[?] last night. A mare worth £100 and a foal were killed…

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Railway Goods Traffic

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 31 May 1917 · page 3

Mr. J. Fraser, Chief Railway Commission of pointed out yesterday that following upon the initiation of a policy for securing better loading averages for goods trucks,…

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Nearly a Collision. on Milson's Point Railway

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 31 May 1917 · page 2

The State Railway Department yesterday made available the report of the joint departmental board concerning the recent narrowly-averted collision no the Milson's…

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A Railway Case

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 31 May 1917 · page 4

Cornelius Patrick O'Neill was charged at the West Maitland police court this morning before Mr. C. H. Gale, P.M., that having on April 20, 1917, paid his fare from…

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Railway Speeding Up

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 31 May 1917 · page 6

Men who manage railway affairs, in Germany are evidently not counting on as early ending of the war. The Prussian State railways have asked the Diet to appro[?]ropriate £24,000,000 for…

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Motoring Fatality

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 31 May 1917 · page 7

As the result of a sensational motor accident in Nlcholson-st., Carlton (V.), on Tuesday evening a discharged returned soldier was killed and two members of the A.I.F…

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Anzacs in Palestine. Destroy Enemy Railway. London, Friday morning

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 2 June 1917 · page 6

Advices received from Egypt state that the Anzac mounted infantry have destroyed 20 miles of enemy railway south-east of Beersheba, in Palestine…

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Transcontinental Railway

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 2 June 1917 · page 4

The Commonwealth Minister [?] Railways (Mr. Watt). announced this [?] that he wanted between 200 and 36[?] for the Kalgoorlie to port August [?]…

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Western Front. Aerial Activity. French Bomb Railway Station. London

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 June 1917 · page 12

Field Marchal Haig reports: Machine gun fire drove off a raid in the neighbourhood of Armentieres. Aerial activity has increased. On Wednesday five German machines were…

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Government Tramways. Electrical Hands

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 June 1917 · page 3

The Government Tramways Group No. 4 Board of which Mr. C. Hibble is chairman, has made the following award dealing with electrical fitters and electrical mechanics…

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Railway Goods Traffic

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 June 1917 · page 8

Mr. J. Fraser, Chief Railway Commissioner, pointed out yesterday that following upon the initiating of a policy for securing better loading averages for goods trucks,…

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Motoring Fatality

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 June 1917 · page 8

As the result of a sensational motor accident in Nicholson-st., Carlton (V.), on Tuesday evening a discharged returned soldier was killed and two members of the A.I.F…

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Transcontinental Railway. Board and Lodging Charges

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 June 1917 · page 3

Mr. Walt, Minister for Wolves and Railways, has received a report, from the supervisor of the eastern section of the transcontinental railway, who states that a fettling…

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Motoring Fatality. Returned Soldier's End

Singleton Argus · Saturday 2 June 1917 · page 1

As the result of a motor accident in Carlton, Melbourne, on Wednesday evening, a discharged returned soldier was killed and two members of the…

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Recruiting Campaign. Werriwa Recruiting Train

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 4 June 1917 · page 7

It was stated on Sunday night by Captain Coates, organising secretary of the New South Wales Recruiting Committee, that the recruiting committees in the Werriwa…

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Railway Freights. in New South Wales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 4 June 1917 · page 6

Giving evidence in Melbourne before Mr. T. R. Johnson, who is inquiring into the administration of the Victorian railways, Mr. James Fraser, Chief Commissioner of…

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Tram Faces

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 4 June 1917 · page 4

Lieut.Colonel Nicholson, M.L.A., is in receipt from the Treasury Department of a copy of a letter forwarded to the East and West Maitland Municipal Councils relative to interested fares…

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Motoring Accident. Returned Soldier Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 4 June 1917 · page 6

William Wakeford, a returned soldier, after motoring to Wagga from Young, went for a run, accompained by Miss Gascoigne. While ascending Alfred Town Hill the…

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British Raids. Aeroplane Attacks

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 5 June 1917 · page 4

London Sunday.—Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig, the British Commandant on the west front, states:—We repulsed an enemy party on Saturday night…

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Holiday Train Traffic

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 5 June 1917 · page 4

Ideal 'weather prevailed yesterday for the holiday, it being bright and sunny, consequently many people availed themselves of the opportunity of spending the day abroad,…

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