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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1917

1,378 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 9 of 69

The War West Front. Aeroplane Activity. Bombarding the Enemy. (Australian Cable Assn. Message)

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 13 February 1917 · page 3

Paris, Sunday.—The latest French communique states:—We made a successful coup de main west of Pont a Mousson. There has been lively…

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Wanted Fresh Meat. Strike on East-west Railway

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 13 February 1917 · page 2

A strike is reported from the head of the East-West railway. Kalgoorlie section. The departmental account is to the effect that the men employed on the works had ham and eggs…

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Turks Rebuilding Railways. London

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 13 February 1917 · page 5

Reuter's Cairo correspondent says it is understood that the Turks pulled up two railways in accordance with German orders, and are constructing another line from the…

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Anxious Time Ahead. Remarks by Chief Railway Commissioner

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 13 February 1917 · page 8

In the course of his remarks to a deputation from the Amalgamated Society of Engineers and the Federated Blacksmiths' Union, which waited upon him with reference to…

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"John Bridge" Trade Reports. New Channel

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 14 February 1917 · page 3

As a consequence of the expulsion, recently, of John Bridge & Co from the Sydney Wool Selling Brokers' Association, the firm's…

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Musw[?]k Chronicle Wednesday, Feb 14, 1917 Local and General News. the Railway Station Lamp

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 14 February 1917 · page 2

The members of the Gas Committee of the Municipal Council are at present considering the style of lamp and base…

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Closing of Road

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 15 February 1917 · page 4

The town clerk of West Maitland (Mr. W. J. Saunders) notifies by advertisement in this issue that Railway-street, from Charles-Street to Victoria-street, is closed…

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Roll of Honour. Unveiling at East Greta Junction. Railway Men's Patriotism

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 15 February 1917 · page 4

Tribute to the loyalty and patriotism of members of the railway department of the East Greta Company was paid this afternoon when a roll of honour erected at the…

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Wanted Fresh Meat. Strike on East-West Railway

Singleton Argus · Thursday 15 February 1917 · page 3

A strike is reported from the head of the East-West railway, Kalgoorlic section. The departmental account is to the effect that the men employed, on the…

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Fire Brigade Motor Engine

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 16 February 1917 · page 4

The damage occasioned to the Fire Brigade motor engine on Saturday last, in the unfortmate accident at East Maitland, had been repaired, and the motor was yesterday…

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Gresford Motor Service

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 16 February 1917 · page 4

Mr. C. Hancock's motor lorry is announced to leave Gresford at 7.30. a.m. on each Thursday morning, returning at 3 in the afternoon from Maitland. The return fare is 7s…

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The Man Who Made Motor Tyres Possible

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 16 February 1917 · page 5

Many old time experimenters and inventors would be geatly surprised if they came to life and saw the extent to which their discoveries have become a…

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British Aeroplanes. Enemy Aerodrome Bombed. London

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 17 February 1917 · page 13

The Admiralty reports that naval aeroplanes attacked the aerodrome at Ghistelles on Friday. A large number of bombs reached their objective. All the aeroplanes…

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Torpedo Aeroplane. to Destroy Battleships. New York

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 17 February 1917 · page 3

Admiral Fiske, an American naval expert, has invented a torpedo aeroplane which can destroy a battleship. It makes a single air pilot more than a match for a…

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The Man Who Made Motor Tyres Possible

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 17 February 1917 · page 5

Many old time experimenters and inventors would be geatly surprised if they came to life and saw the extent to which their discoveries have become a…

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Railway to Merriwa

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 17 February 1917 · page 2

We are informed, that the rails of this line are now laid almost to Merriwa, which fact will no doubt raise the hope of many that the…

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Anxious Time Ahead. Remarks by Chief Railway Commissioner

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 17 February 1917 · page 2

In the course of his remarks to a deputation from the Amalgamated Society of Engineers and the Federated Blacksmiths' Union, which waited upon him with reference to…

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Turks Rebuilding Railways. London

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 17 February 1917 · page 3

Reuter's Cairo correspondent says it is understood that the Turks pulled up two railways in accordance with German orders, and are constructing another line from the…

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Motor Capsize. Accident at Swansea

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 17 February 1917 · page 3

A tyre of a motor car carrying a party of five persons blew out at Swansea on Sunday afternoon, with the result that the car was overturned and the…

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Roll of Honour. Unveiling at East Greta Junction. Railway Men's Patriotism

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 17 February 1917 · page 8

Tribute to the loyalty and patriotism of members of the railway department of the East Greta Company was paid on Wednesday when a roll of honour erected at the…

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