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Railways, roads & transport, 1919

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Motor Car Falls Over Embankment

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 1 February 1919 · page 2

On Friday morning, while travelling between Cassilis and Coolah, Mr. R. Shearman and party met with an accident that might have proved much…

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Dash Through Fire. Motorists' Exciting Trip

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 1 February 1919 · page 2

Messrs. F. H. Croaker. H. E. Mitchelmore, H. Inglis, Angus Gunn, and F. Sanderson had an exciting trip in a motor Car from Wagga to Kosciusko. When in the…

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British Strikes. Railway Settlements. Other Strikes Continue. LONDON

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 1 February 1919 · page 5

The Press Bureau reports that representatives of the Railways Executive Committee and the Railwaymen's Union have signed an agreement establishing the principal of…

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Motor Fatality. Car Leaves Track and Capsizes

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 February 1919 · page 11

Mr. Cecil John Jackson, manager of the produce department of Marks and Company's stores, Mudgee. was killed as the result of a motor car accident on Wednesday…

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Police Court. Friday, January 31st. (Before Mr C. H. Gale, P.m.). Unregistered Motor Cycle

Singleton Argus · Saturday 1 February 1919 · page 2

Mr B. Bartrop pleaded guilty, on behalf of Erie O'Brien, to having driven any unnumbered and unregistered motor cycle. A fine f 10/-, with. 6/- costs,…

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Train Travelling

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 3 February 1919 · page 4

In Consequences of the danger that, exists from pu[?]ic influenza, no person will; after to-day be wearing a mask, nor will…

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Train Travellers. Must Wear Masks

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 3 February 1919 · page 5

Some doubt existed as to whether the decision that masks must he worn by passengers travalling on the railway applied only to sydney or embraced the country districts…

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Letter to the Editor. Gresford Bridge

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 3 February 1919 · page 5

Sir,—In reply to Ra[?]yer's letter complaining about the action of the [?]ra placing obstructions on the footbridge. He points out how beautiful the bridge is to a…

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Motoring Business

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 3 February 1919 · page 4

Jack Erast, motor, proprietor, of Sempill-street, intimates by advertisement in this issue that, he is now prepared to give all his attention to the motoring business, and…

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Road Race

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 4 February 1919 · page 7

Under the auspices of the Cessnock Bicycle, Club a road race was run on Saturday afternoon over a 6 1/2 miles course on Allandale-road. There was a large number of…

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Farmers and the Railway

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 4 February 1919 · page 6

Messrs. Swan, Murray and Hain have been informed by the railway authorities that all persons using the railway yards for the despatch of produce, from to-morrow (Wednesday) will have…

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Increased Railway Revenue

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 4 February 1919 · page 4

The revenue at the West Maitland railway booking office for last month amounted to £3552 15s 6d, compared with [FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.]3237 17s 10d for the corresponding period of 1918, showing an increase…

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News by Wire. Fire on a Motor Ship. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 4 February 1919 · page 5

A fire broke out this morning aboard the now Commonwealth motor ship Coolcha, which was moored at the wharf at Cockatoo Dock. A considerable portion of the…

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The Latest the Railway Agreement Eight-hour Day, Excluding Meal Time. (Australian Cable Assn. Message.) London, Sunday Night

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 4 February 1919 · page 2

The railway agreement stipulates for an eight-hour day and does not include meal time…

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A Fruit Train

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 5 February 1919 · page 6

We ("Warwick Daily News") understand that a new enterprise was started by the Queensland Railway Department in the form of a special fruit train conveying Queensland produce-…

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Letter to the Editor. Gresford Bridge

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 5 February 1919 · page 3

Sir,-In Geo. Grey's letter on the above matter he says the Farmers and Settlors' Association is to blame for having the turnstlies [?] on both bridges, where[?]…

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Railway Worker's Injuries

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 5 February 1919 · page 2

An application was made to Judge Schoies, sitting in the Sydney. District Court, under the Workmen's Compensation Act, by Pa[?] O'Brien, general labourer, of Koumara…

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Masks on the Trams

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 5 February 1919 · page 5

Conductors employed on the Maitland tram way system were provided with masks yesterday, but with a few exceptions, passengers did not regard the matterof…

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A Railway Delay

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 6 February 1919 · page 6

Although the districts around Maitland are feeling, and to a great extent, too, the [?] effects of the present season, they have been able to send large quantities of hay to other…

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Railway Clerks' Threat. London, Tuesday Night

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 6 February 1919 · page 5

The secretary of the Railway Clerks' Association stated yesterday that his association had decided to strike this evening if the dispute was not satisfactorily settled…

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