Gold in Road Metal. Quarry Reserve Leased
While passing through the gate at, the shire tank, about 25 miles west of Grenfell, a returned soldier named Payten and Mr. Reg. Oliver noticed gold showing in the…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1919
1,194 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 45 of 60
Fatal Sulky Accident. on Bellbird Road. Cessnock
The infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. B. Wilson, of McGrane-street, Cessnock, was killed in a sulky accident yesterday afternoon Mr. and Mrs. Wilson and child were driving…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Branch Railways
The Queensland Railway Commissioner reports a deficit for the last year of over £l,000,000 in the branch lines of the State alone, and this, although the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Motor Car Overturns. Woman Receives Fatal Injuries
A motoring accident, involving the death of one of the passengers and the injuring of three others, occurred in Kogarah-road, Blakehurst, shortly after 5 o'clock, on…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Paris Railwaymen's Action. London. October 7
Reuter's correspondent in Paris reports that, without consulting the Railwaymen's Federation the Paris railwaymen have asked all other railwaymen in France to take…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motor Cycle Fatality. Lieut. Cherry Killed
Lieut. L. G. Cherry, who left Adelaide for Melbourne early on Friday morning on a motor cycle with a side-car, for the purpose of establishing an overland record, met…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Living Wage. Railway, Officers' Claims
A matter appertaining to the new living wage fixed by the Board of Trade came up before Judge Rolin, in No. Industrial Court. The case consisted of nine applications by…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Railwaymen's Demands. London
Many branches of the Union of Railwaymen have forwarded resolutions to their executive, appealing to it to secure a reduction in the cost of living of toe demand a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Big Profit. New Zealand Railways
The New Zealand railways statement for the financial year presented to Parliament shows a net profit of £1,680,057 compared with £1,644,793 in the preceding year. The…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Railway Train Attacked. London
Fourteen men attacked a train between Cork and Queenstown. They disarmed three soldiers and disappeared without leaving clue…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Week-end Train Extension
In reply to its request for a week-end train extension to run north of Singleton on Saturdays), the Maitland and District Chamber of Commerce has…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →New Motor Fuel. Only 5d a Gallon. London, Sunday Night
Interesting experiments have been made in Nottingham with a new motor fuel, the invention of a South American, M. Audreade, its cost is 5d a gallon, and it is a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Hurled From Motor Car
A motor car, driven by Waller Winton, dashed into a verandah post at Newtown this morning. A passenger, Harold Howard, was hurled on to the roadway…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Innovation
The railway motor service from Lismore to Grafton was inaugurated by a trial trip on Monday, 7th inst., when the car made the run from…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Tram Accident. Driver and Conductor Injured. (By Telegraph.) Sydney
While turning a bend at considerable speed along Centennial Park this morning the front axle of a tram car smashed, and threw the tram across both lines,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Week End Train Extension
In reply to its request for a weekend train extension to run north of Singleton on Saturdays, the Maitland and District Chamber of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Revenue
The revenue in the coaching department at the West Maitland railway station for last month showed an increase of £755/7/113, compared with the corresponding period of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →New Motor Fuel. London
The "Daily Express" states that the inventor of synthetic motor fuel, replying to in challenge has consented to an exhaustive trial. He offered the fnel to the War…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sanitary Depot Road
The Clerk reported that he had received no reply from the solicitor regarding the sanitary depot agreement. On the motion of Aid…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Railway Staff Change
Mr. A. E. Jones, night officer at East Maitland, and Mr. J. Boyle, who holds a corresponding position at Leura, have decided to change positions. The change will…
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