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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1919

1,194 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 23 of 60

Telegraphic News Railway Accident in Victoria Sydney, 1.40 p.m

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 10 June 1919 · page 2

An engine and two first-class carriages of the express train from Bendigo to Melbourne were derailed and overturned about a mile…

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The Epidemic Case in Singleton. Railway Employee Infected

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 10 June 1919 · page 2

A local resident, whose home is in View-street, and who is in the employ of the Railway Department, was removed to the isolation ward…

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Man's Strange Death. On Top of Railway Carriage

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 10 June 1919 · page 4

When the Melbourne train arrived at Konrunburra on Saturday night the dead body of a man was found lying on the root of one of the carriages…

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Shocking Railway Fatality. Two Young Brothers Killed

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 10 June 1919 · page 4

A railway fatality of a very distressing character occurred near the. Clyde station at 5.30 on Thursday evening last, two little boys, brothers,…

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Motor Car on Fire

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 11 June 1919 · page 4

A sensation was caused in High-street, near its junction with Church-street, late yesterday afternoon, when a Wolseley 12 h.p. motor car, the property of Mr. Dawson Bond…

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Railway Smash. in Victoria. Fourteen Persons Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 11 June 1919 · page 5

After jumping the rails, which had been rendered greasy by ruin, the engine of the Bendigo-Melbourne express early yesterday morning overturned while travelling at a…

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Victorian Train Mystery Detective's Theory

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 12 June 1919 · page 5

Detective-Sergeant Sullivan has returned from Korumburra, whither he had gone to make inquiries into the mysterious finding of the body of a young man, Alexander…

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Found Dead on Train Roof. Death Due to Suffocation

Singleton Argus · Thursday 12 June 1919 · page 3

The body of the man who was found dead on the top of a railway carriage at Korumburra (Vic.) has been definitely identified as that of Alexander…

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Auckland Trams

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 12 June 1919 · page 5

A pool of Auckland ratepayers on the proposal of the city Council to purchase the Auckland electric tramways resulted in an affimative majority of four ton one. The…

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Motor Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 12 June 1919 · page 5

A motor car containing a driver and three passengers, collided with a telegraph pole at Waverley last night. The passengers were thrown out of the car. One…

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Stroud Welcomes. Pte. Mery. Bridge

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 13 June 1919 · page 6

Pte. Mervyn Bridge was publicly welcomed in the local School of Arts on Thursday evening. A big crowd was present to do honor to another…

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The Dry Road Bridges

The Scone Advocate · Friday 13 June 1919 · page 2

The agreement between the Council and the Works Department embracing the three bridges to be erected in connection with the…

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Victorian Train Mystery Detective's Theory

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 June 1919 · page 2

Detective-Sergeant sullivan has returned from Korumburra, whither he had gone to make inquiries into the mysterious finding of the body of a young man, Alexander…

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The End and the Road to It

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 June 1919 · page 5

"Ye know not what ye ask."—St. Mark x. 38. It seemed to James and John a very natural request to make of the Lord that…

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4000 Miles by Motor. Melbourne to Port Darwin

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 June 1919 · page 9

On his way from Melbourne to Port Darwin Rev. H.E. Warren has arrived in West Maitland. Mr. Warren is the Superintendent of the Anglican Mission to the…

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Railway Material. London, May 28

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 June 1919 · page 12

Reuter is informed that the national service referred to in the Capetown telegram with regard to the imperial Government's gift of railway material, valued at…

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Cycling. Road Race

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 16 June 1919 · page 7

The Maitland Bicycle Club had to abandon its ten miles road race on Saturday afternoon owing to so many of the members suffering from influenza. A race for boys from the…

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The End and the Road to It

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 16 June 1919 · page 2

"Ye know not what ye ask."—St. Mark x. 38. It seemed to James and John a very natural request to make of the Lord that…

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The Railways. Possible Reduction of Services

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 17 June 1919 · page 5

The Influenza epidemic has affected, amongst others, railway and tramway employees to a serious extent. Within the metropolitan area no fewer…

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Train Service

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 18 June 1919 · page 3

At Monday's meeting of the Cessnock Shire Council reference was made to the inadequate passenger train service on the South Maitland Company's railway and it…

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