Cycling. Bicycle Road Races. Cessnock
Bicycle road races were run at Cessnock on Saturday afternoon in the presence of a large attendance. There were two events, senior and junior—eleven starters in the…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1920
1,694 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 8 of 85
Tram Depot Robbed
It is reported that the tramway depot at Wallsend was burgled last night, and that the sum of £80 was appropriated. The Women's Land Army of Great Britain…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →South Maitland Railways. Fares and Freights. Deputation at Newcastle. Newcastle
A deputation walted on the directors of the South Maitland Railways, Limited, this afternoon, and after hearing what the deputation had to say they stated they could not…
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After several unsuccessful attempts to destroy trains, the Italian railway strikers arc becoming quieter, and the strike is gradually collapsing…
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Flight-Lieutenant Love, of the Australian Aircraft Co., was expected in Maitland today in the company's Model Avro aeroplane, for the purpose of making flights with…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Carpet Bridge. Allenby's Tricks to Win Jerusalem
The war in Palestine gave much more scope for tacties—that is, ingenuity on the part of local commanders—than did the war in France. Mr. W. T. Massey (official…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Motor Burglars
In the absence of the inmates burglars motored to a house at Beckenham in a lighted street. They entered the house and carried off…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Electric Light at Last. Council Accepts. Railway Commissioners' Proposal. £15,000 to Be Borrowed
The West Maitland Council has at last adopted a definite scheme for the supply of electricity for the municipality. It is the proposal of the Railway Commissioners…
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Quite unexpectedly.—it was announced that he would arrive this morning—Flight-Lieut. Love, of the Australian Aircraft Co., arrived at West Maitland from Newcastle…
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A fierce storm in Tarn worth on Monday afternoon was responsible for the partial wreck of Messrs Perdriau Ltd.'s Bristol aeroplane (says the "Daily…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Basra to Bagdad. Fast Through Train
A message from Basra reports that the first through train from Basra to Bagdad has arrived at Bagdad, after a journey of 40 hours…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Motor Bandit Committed. London, January 26
The court committed Alfred Redfern, the Leeds motor bandit, for trial on charges of murder and robbery…
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The aerial stunts of Flight-Lieut. Love in his Avro aeroplane were witnessed with general interest yesterday. The air pilot, who was a squadron commander at the front, is…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cycling. To-morrow's Road Races
Following are the handicaps for the road races, to be run to-morrow (Saturday) afternoon from the Town Hall to Morpeth Bridge and back, for seniors, and to the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Motor Trains. for Branch Lines
While on a visit to Bowral the Minister for Railways (Mr. Ball) mentioned that motor vehicles had been run on the North Coast branch railway lines for some months past,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A Big Claim. Port Augusta Railway
In connection with the construction of the Ka[?]orlic and Port Augusta railway, a calm by Henry Teesdale Smith, of Adelaide contractor, and Simon Mathieson, of Adelaide,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Siberia's Plight. Derelict Railway Stock
The "Times" correspondent at Harbin reports the first important interesting despatch [?] the 15,000 Czechs who are spread out on the railway 600 versts…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Deputation to Directors of South Maitland Railways
The deputation from Cessnock met the directors of the South Maitland Railways, Ltd., at Newcastle last Tuesday to discuas the question of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Italian Railway Strike
The "Times" Rome correspondent reports that the railway strike has been settled on the basis of an eight-hour day and revised wages…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Charges
The result of the deputation to the South Maitland Railway Company has been received with general dissatisfaction, and further developments are likely next week…
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