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Railways, roads & transport, 1919

1,194 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 8 of 60

Failed to Wear Mask. Tram Passenger Fined

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 February 1919 · page 6

Charges of failing to wear a mask in 9 tram Saturday, and assaulting the conductor (Michael Davies), were preferred against Alfred Campbell, 21 years of age. at…

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Railway Earnings. Average Working Expenses

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 February 1919 · page 9

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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Logs on Railway. Lad's Strange Act

Singleton Argus · Saturday 22 February 1919 · page 3

A strange occurrence is reported from Roseville, on the North Shore line. About 9 o'clock on Tuesday night a train was approaching Roseville…

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Run Down by Coal Train

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 24 February 1919 · page 4

Two horses were run down by a coal train between Neath and Abermain. One was killed, and the other was so badly injured that it had to be destroyed. The horse that…

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Letter to the Editor. a Dangerous Road

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 24 February 1919 · page 7

Sir.-The shire council will wake up to their sense of duty after being presented with a few writs for damages. The road from the Campbell's Hill saleyards northward for…

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Motor Ship Cethana. Vessel Strikes Reef

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 24 February 1919 · page 5

The commonwealth motor ship Cethanu, which returned to Sydney on Saturday on second voyage to the Commonwealth, had a narrow escape while entering Honolulu…

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New Aeroplane Engine

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 25 February 1919 · page 5

Reuter's Paris correspondent states that Director [?] has invented a news aeroplane engine based on the principle of the turbine designed to produce…

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Repairs to Belmore Bridge

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 25 February 1919 · page 4

Owing to insufficient timber being made available the work of re-decking the Belmore Bridge is hung up. So far only about a quarter of the decking of the structure…

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German Internees. Wanted as Road-Menders

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 25 February 1919 · page 1

Four years of heavy military traffic on the streets of Liverpool municipality have played havoe with their condition, and in addition the council have lost…

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Alleged Offensiveness. Tramway Employee Charged. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 25 February 1919 · page 5

At the Central Police Court to-day Norman Loverberg, a tramway employee, was charged with having behaved in an offensive manner in a public place…

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Sequel to Collision. Railway Commissioners to Pay

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 25 February 1919 · page 2

In the District Court at Wyalong, before Judge Bevan, Samuel Duncan Lament sued the Railway Commissioners of New South Wales to recover £200…

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The Proposed Tourist Road

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Thursday 27 February 1919 · page 4

A deputation representing the Combined Progress, Associations of the Cessnock District waited upon the shire council on Monday with a view of…

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Pedestrians Unmasked. Rule Enforced on Trams and Trains

Singleton Argus · Thursday 27 February 1919 · page 3

Generally speaking, Sydney took full advantage of the masking relaxation this morning, and few people on the streets wore masks, though the…

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Amalgamated Coachmakers Registration Granted. Proviso Against Railway Strikers. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Thursday 27 February 1919 · page 2

Judge Curiewis this morning granted registration to the Amalgamated Coachmakers' Society. He said that owing to the conduct of the union in the…

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The Resumption of East Greta Railways Demanded. (To the Editor)

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Thursday 27 February 1919 · page 4

Sir,—The report in last issue of the meeting under the above heading indicates political wire-pulling by a clumsy attempt to throw dust in the…

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Powers of Railway Commissioners. Tram Conductors' Appeal

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 28 February 1919 · page 6

The question of the powers of the Chief Railway Commissioner to dismiss or otherwise deal with employees in the railway and tramway service was raised in an…

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Northern Railway Conference

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 28 February 1919 · page 4

Inverell has just witnessed the meeting [?] another conference of delegates in connection with the standing proposal to provide communication between inveroll and…

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Bicycle Road Race

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

The first road race in connection with the recently formed Maitland Bicycle Club took place this afternoon, the course being from the Belmore Bridge to the junction of the…

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Stranded in Adelaide. Sydneyites' Special Train. Adelaide

Singleton Argus · Saturday 1 March 1919 · page 2

A special train with stranded Sydney. ites leaves at 5 p.m. on Saturday…

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Motor Cycling and the Rushing Dog

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 1 March 1919 · page 2

Mr. Ward, the well-known Armidale A.M.P. Insurance Agent, was riding his motor cycle with his wife in the side-car, a few days ago, when…

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