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Railways, roads & transport, 1919

1,194 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 32 of 60

Mr. Clarence Bridge

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 16 August 1919 · page 4

Mr. Clarence Bridge, with a life's experience of the wool trade, has joined forces with Hill. Clark and Co., Ltd., where he will act as wool appraiser under…

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Improvement of Main Roads

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 16 August 1919 · page 6

The Hon. Walter Bennett, M.L.A., informs us that the Minster for Local Government the Hon. J. D. FitzGerald. intends during the coming session to…

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Giant Aeroplane. Delayed at Morocco. London

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 16 August 1919 · page 5

Reuter's Paris correspondent wires: The Goliath aeroplane, which left Paris for West Africa and arrived at Casa Blanea (Moroceo), the next day, is unable to…

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Cut to Pieces by Train

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 16 August 1919 · page 5

An unknown man was run over and cut to pieces by a train between Stanmore and Petersham this morning. The legs were practically severed from the trunk and the…

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Killed by Train. Porter's Terrible Injuries

Singleton Argus · Saturday 16 August 1919 · page 6

While shunting a string of trucks at Beecroft on Wednesday, Gordon Norton, aged 32, who lived at 406 Elizabethstreet, Sydney, was run over and killed…

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Road Deviations. Paterson and Allyn

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 16 August 1919 · page 7

At a meeting of the Wallarobba Shire Council on Wednesday, a letter was read from Mr. Garlick, Under-Secretary regarding the Paterson and Allyn deviations as…

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Road Construction Loan of £2,000,000

Singleton Argus · Saturday 16 August 1919 · page 6

Mr Hohman, the State Premier, inadvortently omitted an important item of policy from his speech at Lismore. on Tuesday night. It relates to a…

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Railway Commissioners at Newcastle. New Railway Station and Electric Trams

Singleton Argus · Saturday 16 August 1919 · page 3

The Railway Commissioners (Messrs Fiaser, fox, and Cann) visited Newcastle on wednesday on their annual tour of inspection, and received a…

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Newcastle Railway Facilities. Extensive Alterations Contemplated. Newcastle

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 16 August 1919 · page 7

A deputation from the Chamber of Commerce waited on the Railway Commissioners at Newcastle this morning and made representations regarding the need for a new…

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German Railway Strike. London

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 16 August 1919 · page 13

The "Times" Berlin correspondent wired on August 10: An attempt to organise a country-wide railway strike has been discovered. It emanated chiefly from Erfurt,…

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South Maitland Railway. Award for Gangers and Fettlers

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 16 August 1919 · page 11

In the Industrial Court, before his Honor Judge Curlewis, Mr. Moffit, on behalf of the Australian Workers Union (Railway Industrial Branch,) applied for an award…

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Fresh Railway Troubles. London

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 16 August 1919 · page 12

The tube strikers have passed a resolution affirming their determination not to resume until the Police Bill has been withdrawn, and declaring the bill to be the thin…

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Railway Officers. Additional, Award Decisions

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 16 August 1919 · page 2

The following additional decisions were given by Judge Rolin, in No. 2 Industrial Court, on the application by the Railway Officers' Association for an award:—…

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March on Odessa. Only One Railway Open. London

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 16 August 1919 · page 5

It is authoritatively stated that the left wing of the Russian volunteer army is closing in on Odessa form the north-east and east…

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Speed of Motor Cars. (To the Editor.)

Singleton Argus · Saturday 16 August 1919 · page 5

Sir,—Seeing that a motor car accident happened to a boy in Macquarie-street on Tuesday night last, I would not have been surprised to have seen someone…

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Cycling. Road Races

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 18 August 1919 · page 7

The races conducted by the Maitland Bicycle Club on Saturday afternoon were from the "Mercury" corner to Four-mile Creek and back, about nine miles and one for boys…

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Sudden Death in the Train

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 18 August 1919 · page 5

Mrs. Jones, of the Macleary River, who was coming to Sydney for hospital treatment, collapsed in the Glen Innes mail train when nearing Sydney, and died in a…

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A Liberal Offer. Construction of North-south Railway

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 18 August 1919 · page 2

Messrs. J. Timms and Sydney Kidman, who recently started in part[?] as contractors, have offered the Federal Government to construct the North-South line from…

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Motor and Cycle Collision Maitland Solicitor's Injuries. Car Driver Charged

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 18 August 1919 · page 2

Arthur George Wheeler was charged at the West Mainland Police Court to-day before Mr. A. O. Butler, D.S.M., with having, on August 4, 1919, at Church-street…

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State Railways Not Solvent. Chief Commissioner on the Position

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 18 August 1919 · page 3

Speaking to the toast of commerce at the annual dinner of the Commercial Travellers in sydney, on Saturday night, Mr. Fraser, Chief Commissioner for…

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