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Railways, roads & transport, 1919

1,194 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 6 of 60

Land Board. Road Resumptions

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 10 February 1919 · page 2

A meeting of the Local Land Board for the Land District of Maitland was held in the Lands Office of Thursday and Friday, when there were present Messrs. J. E. Daly…

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Reductions in Train Service

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 11 February 1919 · page 2

It was inadvertently stated in our last issue that there would be no through service north or south of Singleton from Saturday till Monday…

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British Railways. Unification Scheme. London

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 11 February 1919 · page 5

The Daily Mail" says the Government contemptlates a very large scheme of railway un[?]cation. The lines must be worked economically, and not be subsidised…

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British Labor Troubles Railway Strike Settled

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 11 February 1919 · page 2

London, Sunday.—The British rail, way strike has been settled. It was expected that the London railwaymen would return yesterday…

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Railway Workers

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 12 February 1919 · page 5

The secretary of the Railway Workers' Association has received an urgent, telegram from Humula stating that owing to the influenza opidemic which has broken out in…

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British Strikes. Railwaymen's Demands. London

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 12 February 1919 · page 4

A London message states that the underground railwaymen have accented the settlement and a normal service is assured, pending the Conference on Wednesday, when the…

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Tram Cars for Inhalation Chambers

Singleton Argus · Thursday 13 February 1919 · page 3

The Chief Railway Commission or stated to-day that 20 tram cars and several railway cars have been fitted up as inhaltion chambers for the use…

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British Labor Troubles Railwaymen See Reason Position on Clyde

Singleton Argus · Thursday 13 February 1919 · page 2

London, Monday.—The members of the National Union of Railwaymen have approved of the settlement of the strike. It is expected that the tubes…

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Our Tramway System

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 14 February 1919 · page 4

Our tramway systems in the Newcastle and Maitland district, by their out-of-dateness, give a shock to newcomers who are more acquainted than we are with the age of…

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Attempted Train Hold-up

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 15 February 1919 · page 16

"DEADWOOD DICK" ENTERPRISE. Sentence was passed at Bathurst by Judge Armstrong on Wolfren Larsen, who had pleaded guilty to a charge of assault in…

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Land Board. Road Resumptions

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 15 February 1919 · page 10

A meeting of the Local Land Board for the Land District of the Maitland was held in the Lands Office on Thursday and Friday and, when there were present Messrs. J. E. Daly…

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Railway Strike Spreading. Vancouver

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 15 February 1919 · page 13

The strike is spreading to the railways running to South-Western England. The trains are not operating to Exmouth, Exeter, and Plymouth…

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British Strikes. Railwaymen's Demands. London

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 15 February 1919 · page 2

A London message states that the underground railwaymen have accepted the settlement and a normal service is assured, pending the Conference on Wednesday, when the…

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British Railways. Unification Scheme. London

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 15 February 1919 · page 14

The "Daily Mail" says the Government contemplates a very large scheme of railway unification. the lines must be worked economically, and not be subsidised…

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Curtailed Railway Service

Singleton Argus · Saturday 15 February 1919 · page 2

The "Armidalo Chronicle" in its issue of Wednesday last says:—"lt would be sound advice for the City Council to keep their eye upon the…

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Card Sharfers on Railway

Singleton Argus · Saturday 15 February 1919 · page 2

Frequently reports are heard of people being victimised by card-sharpers while travelling on the trains, and a very marked case came under the no…

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Belfast Situation Worse. All Trams Stopped

Singleton Argus · Saturday 15 February 1919 · page 2

The situation in Belfast is now worse. The Strike Committce has peremptorily stopped all trams and issued warnings against attempts at a stampele, urging…

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Light Cheap Railways

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 17 February 1919 · page 4

It is very generally recognised that one of the most urgent needs for the opening up of the country for closer settlement is a system of light cheap railways to serve the…

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Railway Earnings. Average Working Expenses

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 17 February 1919 · page 3

Referring yesterday to the railway earnings and expenditure last year, Mr. Ball, Minister for Works and Railways, said that the capital cost per head of the population…

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Run Down by Motor Car. Smash at Broken Hill

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 17 February 1919 · page 7

As Mr. and Mrs, Gear and their three children, living in Thomas-street, Broken Hill, were returning home from a picture show at night, they were run down in Oxide-street by a…

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