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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1919

1,194 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 10 of 60

Motor Car Destroyed by Fire

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 8 March 1919 · page 2

Early on Saturday morning last while proceeding up the Liverpool Range in order to bring a passenber from Ardglen to catch the Glen Innes…

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Over an Embankment. Motor Car Fatality

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 8 March 1919 · page 6

A motor accident, resulting in the death of two returned soldiers, Mr. Irwin Apple by and Mr. Newman, and Mrs. Newman, occured on the Wardell-road, about a mile…

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Rail and Tram Losses. About £10,000 a Week Through Influenza

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 March 1919 · page 11

Referring to the State revenue figures, Mr. Fitzpatick, Treasurer, said that the receipts from the consol dated fund for last month were not so sarisfac[?]iry as the…

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Rails on the Line. Attempted Train Wrecking

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 10 March 1919 · page 3

Three [?] fencing rails were placed on the railway line on Tuesday night two miles north of the Guyra railway station. A goods train, which left Guyra at 8 p.m. is…

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Russian Railways. Alarming Conditions. London

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 10 March 1919 · page 5

A message from Petrograd states that the Bolshevik Commissary of Ways and Communications, speaking in the Soviet Economic Council, dwelt alarmingly on the…

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Question of Conversion Scotton v. John Bridge & Co., Ltd

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 11 March 1919 · page 2

In the Full Court on Friday, before Sir Wm Cullen, C. J., Mr Justice Sly, and Mr Justice. Ferguson, reserved judgment was delivered in an appeard…

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Upper Hunter Dry Road Area The Clerk reported:—

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 11 March 1919 · page 2

The Council having received tho Governor's, approval to the borrowing proposal, the following steps appear to me to be necessary, provided…

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The Latest. the War in Berlin Heavy Casualties. Bombs From Aeroplane.. Spartacist Reinforcements. (Australian Cable Assn. Message.) Copenhagen, Sunday Night

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 11 March 1919 · page 2

The Berlin casualties are estimated a 150 killed and 500 wounded. An aeroplane dropped bombs on the Royal Mews, blowing up the building,…

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Motor-car Tragedy. Verdict of Accidental Death

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 11 March 1919 · page 3

An inquest into the deaths of J. R. Newman, Irwin Appleby, and Mrs. E. Newman, killed through a motor car overtur[?]ing near Alston-ville on Thursday night, was held at Lismore on…

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Railway Smash. Near Cessnock. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 11 March 1919 · page 6

A smash occurred on the Aberdare railway between Cessnock and Caledonia carly this morning. At about three [?] a coal train of about 10 waggons was going up an…

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Motor Fatality. Three People Killed. Alstonville

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 11 March 1919 · page 4

Early this morning a motor accident happened about a mile and a half from Alstonville, on Wardell-road, in which Irwin Appelby, a returned…

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China-siberian Railways. Inter-Allied Control. (Australian Cable Assn. Message.) New York, Sunday Night

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 11 March 1919 · page 2

The "New York Times," correspondent at Washington reports that the State Department has received advices from Vladivostock in which it is said…

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Motor Car Tragedy. Three Persons Killed

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 11 March 1919 · page 2

A motor accident, resulting in the death of two returned soldiers, Mr Irwin Appleby and Mr Newman, and Mrs. Newman, occurred on the…

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Troop Train Collision

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 12 March 1919 · page 5

A message from Amiens, dated Saturday, states that a British leave train to-day came into collision with a stationary train. Ten persons were injured…

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Reduced Railway Revenue

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 12 March 1919 · page 4

The revenue for the month of February at the West Maitland railway booking and parcel offices showed a substantial decline compared with the corresponding period of…

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Found Under Railway Bridge. Death of William Robert Baillie

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 13 March 1919 · page 7

The Deputy-Coroner (Mr. Wm. McLauchlin, J.P.) held an inquest at the West Maitland Courthouse this morning touching the death of William Robert…

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Astride an Aeroplane

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 14 March 1919 · page 4

A British airman, bying a powerful machine at 16,000 feet over Ostend, before armistice was signed, had the machine's tail shot off by the direct hit…

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Hinton Bridge

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 14 March 1919 · page 4

Hon. W. Bennett, M.L.A., is in receipt of a communication from the Under-Secretary for Public Works, in reply to his letter of 5th March, with enclosure from the hon, secretary…

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Stroud Road. Welcome to Pte. Hicks. (Contributed.)

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 14 March 1919 · page 7

On Thursday evening last, the 6th March, a welcome home was given to Private Hicks, who enlisted in the New England district, but whose…

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Speed on Bolwarra Roads

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 15 March 1919 · page 4

Persons travelling on the Bolwarra Shire roads are cautioned by a notice appearing elsewhere against travelling at such a speed which is in contravention of the…

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