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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1918

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FAMOUS " Ladies' Road." Within Artillery Range. LONDON

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 September 1918 · page 2

Reuter's Paris correspondent reports:— General Mangin continues to pursue the in filtration tactics which save him possession of [?] and are bringing the…

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Hexham Road Dispute. Matter Adjourned for a Week

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 14 September 1918 · page 2

The motion to continue the injunction, granted last Wednesday, week, on the application of Messrs. J. and A. Brown, restraining the Tarre Shire Council from proceeding…

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Courcelles Railway Bombed. London

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 14 September 1918 · page 5

The British Air Ministry reports; Despite the wind was bombed the railway at Corcelles, directly hitting the track. We also bombed the village of Verny and the railway…

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Motor Fatality. East Maitland Man Killed Three Others Injured Singleton

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 September 1918 · page 3

A motor car accident occurred about noon yesterday near Singleton to a party of East Maitland residents, who were in a car belonging to and driven by Mr. J. B. C. [?]…

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Motors in Collision

Singleton Argus · Saturday 14 September 1918 · page 2

A collision between motor cars, for tunately without any personal injury being sustained, occurred at the intersection of Hunter and Bourke streets on…

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Albania Adventure. Cavalry Rush Aerodrome. Valona, Albania, July 17

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 16 September 1918 · page 7

The plans for the Italian advance on Fierd north of VAlona, were well laid (wrote J. M. N. Jeffreis, in London "Daily Mail,")…

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Letter to the Editor. Gresford-allynorook Road

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 16 September 1918 · page 4

Sir,-In your report of the last meeting of the Wallarobba Shire, the engineer, in his report, said that the contract for metalling between Gresford and Allynbrook had been…

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Railway Thefts

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 17 September 1918 · page 7

At the Central Police Court, Sydney, Mr. Clarke, S.M., sentenced Peter Henry Collins, 34 (a railway guard at Bathurst) and William Frederick Emanuel, 33 (relieving night…

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Motor Car Accident. Sydney Magistrate Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 17 September 1918 · page 7

A serious motor car smash occurred at Hurtley during the week-end as a result of which Mr. H. G. Shaw, Stipendiary Magistrate of Sydney, his wife, and two daughters…

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Railway Thefts

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 17 September 1918 · page 7

At the Central Police Court Sydney, Mr. Clarke, S.M., sentenced Peter Henry Collins, 34 (a railway guard at Bathurst) and William Frederick Emmanuel, 33 (relieving night of…

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Motor Car Accident. Sydney Magistrate Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 17 September 1918 · page 7

A serious motor car smash occurred at Har[?]ley during the week-end as a result of which Mr. H. G. Shaw, S[?]pendiary Magistrate of Sydney, his wife, and two daughters…

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Motor Car Bogged

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 17 September 1918 · page 2

Mr. S. F. North had a somewhat exciting experience yesterday, which should give him a pretty good idea of what the boys had to put up…

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Breaking and Entering Charge Railway Station and Hotel Bedroom. Merry-go-Round Hands Committed

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 17 September 1918 · page 3

At. a special sitting of the Police Court yesterday, before Messrs A. Simmons and J. W. B. Waterhorse, Js.P., two youths named Stephen Bottomley,…

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Run Down by Motor. Action for Damages

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 18 September 1918 · page 7

Before Mr. Justice Ferguson and a jury, in Sydney, the hearing was concluded of the action in which Edith Jane Merton, as the administratrix of the late Cecil…

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A Super-aeroplane. Formidable New Type for Bombing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 19 September 1918 · page 6

It is stated that the Royal Air Force will soon have swarms of a new type of machine at the battle front, which is likely to add greatly to the difficulties of the Germans…

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News by Wire. Railway Superannuation Fund. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 19 September 1918 · page 5

The report of the board administering the N.S.W. railways superannuation fund for the year ended June states that contributions to the account from members totalled £80,200,…

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Motoring Restriction Probable

Singleton Argus · Thursday 19 September 1918 · page 2

It is understood that there is a probability of some restriction being placed on motoring for pleasure in the near future. The measures to be taken by…

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Local and General News the Recent Motor Accident

Singleton Argus · Thursday 19 September 1918 · page 2

Messrs J. Stein and S. Dimmock, who were injured in the motor car accident on the Sngleton-Maitland road on Sunday week, had so far recovered that…

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Train Disaster. Twenty-six Soldiers Killed. Vancouver

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 20 September 1918 · page 5

A message from Springfield (Mo.) states that 26 soldiers were killed in a train accident…

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Motor Car Accident

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 21 September 1918 · page 2

A serious motor car smash occurred at Hartley during the week-end as a result of which Mr. H. G. Shaw, Stipendiary Magistrate of Sydney,…

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