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Railways, roads & transport, 1917

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Bishop's Bridge Boys. Roll of Honour

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 9 July 1917 · page 2

Bishop's Bridge public school was quite inadequate to hold the large gathering of people who assembled on saturday afternoon to witness the unvelling of a local…

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Motor Car Falls Into River

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 9 July 1917 · page 8

A remarkable motoring accident occurred on the Ryde point, parramatta River on sunday afternoon. A motor car containing five persons, one…

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Enemy Aerodrome Bombed. London

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 10 July 1917 · page 5

The Admiralty announces that naval aeroplanes carried out a raid last night on the Ghilstolle's aerodrome, and despite hostile formations and heavy attacks successfully…

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The Motor Collusion

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 11 July 1917 · page 4

In connection with the recent motor collision on the Maitland Cessnock road. which is the subject of police court proceedings the police magistrate (MR.C.H. Gale)…

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From Trenoit to Aeroplane

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 12 July 1917 · page 5

Signaller Grantley A. Brady, a son of Mrs. M, A. Brady, of Mount Hope, has joined the Australian Flying corps in England and is undergoing the necessary training to equip…

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Railway Timetable. Sydney and Maitland

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 12 July 1917 · page 7

Trains leave West Maitland for Sydney at 2.13 a.m. (North-west Mail), 4.29 a.m. (Glen Innes Mail, Mondays execpted), 5.40 a.m., Brisbane mail 7.40 a.m., 8.14 a.m…

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Motor Collision. Police Court Proceedings

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 12 July 1917 · page 4

Further evidence in the case arising out of the motor collision which occurred on the Maitland Cessnock read on June 10 was taken before Mr. C H. Gale, P.M., at the…

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Trams in Collision. Tram Driver and Twelve Passengers Injured. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 12 July 1917 · page 5

The lights in a double tram went out when the trolley poles came off the overhead wire near the Gleveland-street Juartion about half-past six o'clock this morning. A car…

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The Denman Bridge

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

It has been publicly known for some time past that the decking of the bridge over the Hunter at Denman was in need of repair and the monthly meeting of the shire…

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Road Deviations

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 13 July 1917 · page 7

Harry's Flat, Guygallen and Mount Rivers and Antimony Hill deviations have been pegged out and re-measued, as instructed…

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East Greta Railways. Prospects More Reassuring

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

The outlook in connection with the trouble between the traffic employees of the East Greta Railways and the East Greta Company is now much brighter, and it is stated that no fears…

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The Motor Collision

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

After extending over three days, evidence in the occurred arising out of the motor collision which occurred on the Maitland Cessnock Road on June 10 concluded before Mr.C.H…

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Enemy Aerodrome Bombed. London

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 July 1917 · page 3

The Admiralty announces that naval aeroplanes carried out a raid last night on tho Ghilstolle's aerodrome, and despite hostile formations and heavy attacks successfully…

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Narrowgut Island Bridge

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

Lient,-Col, Nicholson, M.L.A., has received the following communication from the Acting Under-Secretary, Public Works Department:— With reference to your…

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Bishop's Bridge Boys. Roll of Honour

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 July 1917 · page 6

Bishop's Bridge Public School was quite inadequate to hold the large gathering of people who assembled on Saturday afternoon to witness the unveiling' of a local…

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Progress of Revolution. Train Loads of Refugees. Vancouver

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 July 1917 · page 14

A cable to a San Francisco Chinese newspaper from Peking says that fighting began yesterday at Lang Fang, 35 miles south-west of Peking, between the Monarchial and…

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Railway Workers' Strike. Minister's Determination

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

News of another strike on the East-West railway was received on Friday by the Minister for Works and Railways (Mr. W. A. Watt). Some time ago a dispute occurred…

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Teams in Collision. Tram Driver and Twelve Passengers Injured

Singleton Argus · Saturday 14 July 1917 · page 6

The lights in a double tram went out. when the trolley pole came off the overhead wire near the Cleveland-street Junction, Sydney, about hall-past…

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Recruiting Train

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

In a communication received by the local Win the War League from the organising secretary, it is stated that the proposal to run a recruiting train has been adopted…

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