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Railways, roads & transport, 1920

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Hospital Motor Ambulance

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 26 July 1920 · page 4

In reply to representatives on behalf of the Maitland Hospital, protesting against the Dodge motor ambulance being handed over to the…

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Railway Deficit. "Passing It On."

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 26 July 1920 · page 4

That the Railway Commissioners would very much like to meet the genius who could make the railway accounts balance without passing anything further on to…

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Aeroplane Tour

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 27 July 1920 · page 4

The Avro aeroplane, the property, of Australasian Aircraft Proprietary, Ltd., which visited Maitland on Saturday afternoon and made flights over…

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Harbour Bridge. Linking Up North Sydney. Deputation to Premier

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 27 July 1920 · page 6

One of the largest deputations that a Premier has ever received waited upon Mr. John Storey to urge the necessity for constructing a bridge to connect…

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Sydney Harbor Bridge Deputation to Premier. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 27 July 1920 · page 2

A deputation consisting of upwards of 90 representatives from North Sydney is interviewing the Premier, urging the erection of a bridge across Sydney…

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A New Motor Lifeboat

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 27 July 1920 · page 4

The work of the National Lifeboat Institution of Great Britain was largely held, up during the war, but an extensive programme of boat-building has since…

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An Economic Bridge

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 28 July 1920 · page 5

A message from Berlin states that Kopp declared that the Russians would under the circumstances invade Germany, Russia did not desire to impose…

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Morpeth-Narrowgut Road

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 28 July 1920 · page 4

Mr. W. E. O'Hearn, M.L.A., in reply to a communication, forwarding a letter from the Morpeth Municipal Council, dated 17th July, 1920, asking…

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British Railways. Increased Fares Controversy

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 28 July 1920 · page 5

As anticipated, the report of the Advisory Committee on Railway Rates recommends from August 5th the increase in ordinary passenger…

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Railway Employees. New a Warp Wanted. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 29 July 1920 · page 5

Over 3500 employed on the Government railways permanent way are concerned in an application made to Judge Rolin in the industrial Court…

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Inspection of Railway property

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 29 July 1920 · page 4

An officer from the Railway Engineer's office visited East Maitland this morning and in conjunction with the Mayor (Alderman W. M. Porter) and…

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Rating Railway Properties

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 29 July 1920 · page 4

At a special meeting of the West Maitland Municipal Council last evening the clerk, who has been appointed valuer of railway properties, presented…

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East Maitland Railway Station

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 29 July 1920 · page 4

During the wet weather the East Maitland railway station has been receiving attention from the point of view of beautification. Along the…

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Running the Railways Difficulties of Administration

Singleton Argus · Thursday 29 July 1920 · page 4

Speaking at the Commercial Travellers' banquet in Sydney, Mr J. H. Cann, assistant Railway Commissioner, said 'the difficulties of railway administration…

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The Latest. More Compulsion. Picketing Railway Stations First Effort at Moree. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Thursday 29 July 1920 · page 3

The Trades Hall has been advised that arrangements have been made to picket railway stations and prevent non-union workers reaching shearing sheds…

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That Weigh Bridge!

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 30 July 1920 · page 3

Many and bitter have been the complaints for some time past over the absence of a weigh bridge at the local railway station. About twelve months…

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Pitnacree-road

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 30 July 1920 · page 4

Mr. W. Cameron, M.L.A. has received an official communication regarding a special grant of £300 for the repair of the Pitnaerce-road…

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LOCAL & General News. The Dodge Motor Ambulance

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 30 July 1920 · page 4

Mr. W. Cameron, M.L.A. has received an official letter from the Chief Secretary's Office in regard to the Dodge motor ambulance and the…

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Letter to the Editor Pilfering on the Railway

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 30 July 1920 · page 4

Sir,—For some considerable time the railway authorities have been taking stringent measures in order to cope with the everlasting "pilfering…

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Gloucester-bowman Railway and Timber Co

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 30 July 1920 · page 2

Mr C. F. Chaplin, who in engaged in the flotation of the above-named company, writing from Sydney on Saturday, says that the report of the…

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