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Railways, roads & transport, 1920

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Cycle Road Race

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 13 August 1920 · page 5

A road race over a ten-mile course was held on Saturday afternoon by the Cessnock Profesional Bicycle Club. There were fifteen starters, and the…

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Farewell Social at Stroud Road

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 13 August 1920 · page 7

The Methodist Church at Stroud Road was well filled on Friday night last, the 6th instant, on the occasion of a farewell social tendered to…

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Man Fired At. Excitement on Sydney Tram. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 13 August 1920 · page 4

Excitement was caused on a William-street tram early last night by a man drawing a revolver and dellberately firing a shot at a man who had,…

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Train Dashes into Motor Two Men Killed and Two Injured

Singleton Argus · Saturday 14 August 1920 · page 3

On Thursday morning the express train from Wonthaggi to Melbourne dashed into a motor car at a level crossing just before passing Kooweerup…

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LOCAL & General News. Ash Island Bridge

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 14 August 1920 · page 4

The iron, waiter Beanet, M.L.A., wired us to-day to the effect that the Minister of Works (Mr. Estell) had informed him that he would re-erect the…

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Thieves on the Train Skin Buyer Robbed of £260

Singleton Argus · Saturday 14 August 1920 · page 4

A robbery occurred on a train between Armidale and Tamworth on Wednesday night. Mr M. Stirling, a skin buyer, boarded the train at Armidale…

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Three Men Injured. in Tram Collision

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 August 1920 · page 11

On Sunday afternoon two trains' came into collision at Redfern, and three men were injured. The accident was caused through one tram jumping the…

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Railway Gratuity. Government Correcting Injustice

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 August 1920 · page 9

Consideration has been given by the State Cabinet to the question of gratuity to old railway servants. "The promise of the late Mr…

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Tramway Strike. Riots at Denver. Vancouver, August 7

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 August 1920 · page 2

The Tramway Union at Denver has cancelled the strike, following the decision to declare martial law. The Governor of Colorado…

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Accident to Mons. O'Haran Knocked Down by Motor Oar

Singleton Argus · Saturday 14 August 1920 · page 3

Monsignor O'Haran was knocked down by a motor car in Oxford-street, Sydney, on Wednesday, and thrown violently to the ground. He was rolled…

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A Universal Motor

Singleton Argus · Saturday 14 August 1920 · page 7

A British factory which was started up during the war for the manufacture of small electric drills has, since the armistice, turned its attention to the…

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Phifering From Railways. Strong Appeal to the Men

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 16 August 1920 · page 2

This evil is rampant in England. Where a letter has been addressed by Mr. C. T. Cramp, the president of the National Union of Railwaymen, to the…

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Adrift at Sea. Motor Launch Breaks Down

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 16 August 1920 · page 2

The North Coast S.N. Company's steamer Coolebar, while bound from Sydney to Newcastle, picked up a motor launch in a disabled condition…

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Motor Tragedy. Boy Run' Over and Killed. Car Owner Shoots Himself

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 16 August 1920 · page 4

A distressing motoring tragedy occurred on Saturday afternoon at Southern Cross, a short distance from Koroit (Vic,)…

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Motor Capsize. Car Catches Fire

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 16 August 1920 · page 4

In endeavouring to avert a collision with a cart, a motor car was overturned at the corner of Concord-road and Carrington-street, Concord (Sydney), on…

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Motor Collides With Horse

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 16 August 1920 · page 4

At about ]0.30 o'clock on Saturday evening a motor car, driven by Mr. Ernest March, came into collision with a big brown horse, in poor condition,…

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Motor Service

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 16 August 1920 · page 4

Mr. C. C. Bancock announces in our advertising columns that his car will run from Gresford to Paterson to meet the train due at Paterson at 8.45 each…

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Motor Car Fatality. London, Aug 13

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 16 August 1920 · page 5

Whilst being driven in a motor car a three months' old baby cheked and died. The evidence at the inquest showed that the rush of air…

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Peace Loan Aeroplane Visits Dungog

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 17 August 1920 · page 2

The long expected Peace Loan aeroplane visited Dungog on Friday afternoon and departed on Saturday for Stroud. The machine flew all…

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Accident to Aeroplane Aviator and Passenger Injured

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 17 August 1920 · page 2

While starting an Avro biplane at Elwick Racecourse, near Hobart, Lieut. Cummins, A.F.C., was struck by the propeller, and had his right arm and…

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