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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1920

1,694 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 65 of 85

The Railways and Starving Stock

Singleton Argus · Saturday 2 October 1920 · page 4

The Railway. Department is conveying starving stock from the districts v[?]hither they were sent to relief country back to their own pastures as quickly as possible…

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Aeroplane Crash. Smash Against Gum Tree

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 4 October 1920 · page 3

A de Haviland aeroplane crashed during a heavy mountain mist at Wentworth Falls on Saturday. The machine, which was piloted by Lieutenant…

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Aeroplane Crashes Occupants Uninjured

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 5 October 1920 · page 3

A de Haviland aeroplane crashed during a heavy mountain mist at Wentworth Falls on Saturday, morning. The machine, was piloted by Lieutenant…

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Fosterton Bridge

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 5 October 1920 · page 2

A basket picnic will be held at Fosterton bridge on Saturday afternoon next to celebrate the opening of that bridge. Subscribers and friends are…

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Cycling. Road Race

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 5 October 1920 · page 7

The Dunlop Rubber Company's Burra to Adelaide road race was held on Saturday. The distance was 108 miles, and the winner was H. G. Read…

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Millions of Motor Cars

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 5 October 1920 · page 2

There are now something over 7,500,000 automobiles in use in the United States. In New York State alone, in the first six months of the…

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Over a Bank. Motor Lorry Out of Control. Four Persons Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 5 October 1920 · page 3

On the Woronora Road, Sutherland, on Monday, a motor lorry, containing a picnic party, numbering 21, jumped over the edge of the road, fulling…

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Motor Cars. Fall in Prices. London, October 4

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 5 October 1920 · page 5

Trade depression is setting in severely, Foreign competition and the total lade of orders are causing Sheffield firms to discharge thousands, and…

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Motor Car Thieves. Tell-tale Horn. London, October 1

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 5 October 1920 · page 4

An engineer, J. Philip, has patented a motor-car thief alarm, which is likely to add to the terrors of honest pedestrians, as well as of thieves…

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Motor Reliability Contest

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 5 October 1920 · page 2

Under the auspices of the Automobile Club of Australia, an important reliability touring contest for cars has been arranged, and some 42 entrants (30…

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Ravensworth to Lemington-road

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 6 October 1920 · page 4

With regard to the request of the Ravensworth and District Progress Association, urging that the road from Ravensworth to Lemington be handed…

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Railway Parcels Office

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 6 October 1920 · page 4

The conditions existing in the parcels office at the West Maitland railway station were referred to at the meeting of the West Maitland Municipal…

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Maitland Races. Train Arrangements

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 7 October 1920 · page 5

An advertisement appears elsewhere with respect to the train arrangements for the Maitland races on Saturday next. Those interested should note…

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Remarkable Coincidence Train Breaks Pin at Young

Singleton Argus · Thursday 7 October 1920 · page 3

Right on top of the extraordinary train accident in which two men lost their lives near Galong last Saturday night, it is rather a remarkable…

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Our Telegrams. Motor Launch Founders. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 7 October 1920 · page 5

When off Narrabeen at midday yesterday, the big motor launch Gollin, manned by two men, named Dory and Pryor, of Sydney, struck a submerged…

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Aeroplane Crash. Vancouver, Oct. 7

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 8 October 1920 · page 5

The Across Canada Airplane [?] opened to-day under Government direction. Colonel [?] hopped off at [?] bound for Vancouver, early…

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Ash Island Bridge. Contract for Piles. Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 8 October 1920 · page 5

A contract for the supply of piles for the new bridge across the south channel of the Hunter River, from Hexham to Ash Island, has been…

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Railway Staff at Morpeth

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 8 October 1920 · page 4

The railway officials have recognised the amount of work entailed at the Morpeth railway station and have appointed Mr. Brewen to assist Mr…

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Railway Requirements

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 8 October 1920 · page 4

The district superintendent for railways, Mr. James, visited Morpeth yesterday and received a deputation from the municipal council at the railway…

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LOCAL & General News. Motor Delivery

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 8 October 1920 · page 4

Having purchased a motor lorry, Mr. G. Goodwin, of Mt. Ephraim, via West Maitland, announces that he is prepared to take orders for the delivery of…

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