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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1919

1,194 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 24 of 60

Cross-channel Train-ferries

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 18 June 1919 · page 7

Better means of communication between England and France have (says "Chamber's Journal") been suggested from the time of the great Napoleon, to whom a…

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Belmore Bridge

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 19 June 1919 · page 4

Lieut-Colonel Nicholson, N.L.A., has received an official communication in reply to his representatives regarding the necessity for repairing the footway of the…

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The Upper Hunter Dry Road Scheme. the Three Bridges. the Works Department Side-tracking?

The Scone Advocate · Friday 20 June 1919 · page 2

There is no getting away from the fact that the powers that be have resorted to much backing and filling apropos of the proposal to…

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Motor Car for Shire Inspector

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 20 June 1919 · page 3

The Shire Inspector recently made application to the council fora motor car for facilitating the carrying out of his duties…

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The Railways. Possible Reduction of Services

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 June 1919 · page 14

The influenza epidemic has affected, amongst others, railway and tram way employees to a serious extent. With in the metropolitan area no fewer…

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Shire Road Work

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 24 June 1919 · page 6
Also in Singleton Argus

Mr. G. V. Doyle, shire engineer is absent from duty owing to illness; but during his absence Mr. O. G. Morton engineer for Muswellbrook Shire has with the consent…

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A Singleton Octogenarian Mr R. Stevenson, of Redbournberry. Forty-Five Years on the Roads. An Interesting Career

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 24 June 1919 · page 4

The Hawkesbury is noted for longlived natives of a robust type and constitution; but if a competition were held the Hunter would doubtless prove a…

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Shire Road Work

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 25 June 1919 · page 2

During the illness of the Shire Engineer (Mr. G. V. Doyle), Mr. O. G. Morton (Engineer for Muswellbrook Shire) has, with the consent of his…

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Influenza. Serious Position in Sydney. Rail and Tram Service Affected

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 25 June 1919 · page 4

A serious position has again arisen as a result of the recrudesc[?]ce of the pneumonic influenza epidemic in Sydney. Daily the number of fresh cases and deaths are…

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Action for Damages. Motor Car and Motor Cycle Collision

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 25 June 1919 · page 8

A collision between a motor car and a motor cycle which occurred in Miller-street North Sydney, on January 5 last, formed the subject of an action for damages, heard…

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Maitland Tramways

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 26 June 1919 · page 4

Commencing on Friday next and until further notice the week-day time-table on the Maitland trams will be:—From Victoria-street—7 a.m., 8.5 a.m. and hourly to…

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Use of Reserved Road

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 27 June 1919 · page 6

Owing to the Supreme Court decision some eighteen months ago to the effect that all roads were open to stock, a provision was inserted in the…

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War Services. Performed by State Railways

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 27 June 1919 · page 6

During the period from the commencement of the war to the present the services performed by the New South Wales Railways for the Federal defence authorities involved…

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Our Railway Service

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 27 June 1919 · page 2

It is wonderful low long suffering a public we are—especially in regard to our train service. There was a time when we…

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New Hose for Women Motor Drivers

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 28 June 1919 · page 3

They are made of wool, and pull right on over the shoes, fitting snug and trim. They have a leather half sole, and there is an opening through which the shoe…

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Death of Railway Official

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 28 June 1919 · page 4

Mr. E. Pettit stationmaster at Martin's Creek, north coast line, died of pneumonic influenza at Dungog yesterday. Deceased who was well-known in the railway service…

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Trains to Macksville. North Coast Railway

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 30 June 1919 · page 3

The first passenger train to run on the last completed section of the North Coast lien—from Kempsey to Mackville—will leave kempsey next Tuesday morning at…

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Road Purchase

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 1 July 1919 · page 3

W. J. Thomas, 18/35, recommended…

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Road enclosures

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 1 July 1919 · page 3

H. J. Wright, W. D. Melmeth, G. R. P. Flannery; each granted, annual rent 5s…

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