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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1920

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The Lake Road. (To the Editor)

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 26 November 1920 · page 4

Sir,—In an issue of the "N.M.H." was published a record of a monthly meeting of the Combined Committee of the Miners' Lodges and Progress…

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Railway Improvements

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 26 November 1920 · page 4

Mr. W. F. O'Hearn, M.L.A., has been informed by Mr. Morris, secretary to the Railway Commissioners, that the Department has decided to effect…

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Railway Fatality

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 26 November 1920 · page 5

A man, whose name at Present is unknown, fell from a train near Eveleigh workshops this morning and was killed…

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Miller's Forest Railway

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 26 November 1920 · page 3

Nominis Umbre, writes:—The Miller's Forest Progress Association has for some time [?]ying to bring before the Public Works Committee the importance of this…

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The Motor Service Company Scone-aberdeen-muswellbrook Service. New Time-table

The Scone Advocate · Friday 26 November 1920 · page 5

The Motor Bus Company announces that they are starting a new time-table from this Saturday. The Saturday, Sunday, and holiday run will be cut out,…

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The Railway Smash

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 26 November 1920 · page 4

Borne of the debris from the smash of coal waggons can be seen near the line between Cessnock and Aberdare. The ironwork from the waggons is…

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Young Sydneyite's Invention New Aeroplane Engine. Trial by Commonwealth Authorities

Singleton Argus · Saturday 27 November 1920 · page 1

A young Sydney inventor ia reported to have invented ivn aeroplane engine, which will be half the cost of a RollsRoyce engine, one-third the size, and…

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The Motor Service Company

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 27 November 1920 · page 2

The Motor Bus Company announce that they are starting a new timetable from this Saturday. The Saturday, Sunday and holiday runs…

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Motor Racing Tragedy. Champions Killed Vacouver, Nov. 26

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 27 November 1920 · page 5

American thanksgiving sports events were marred by a fearful accident. At Los Angeles Speedway, before…

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Motor Fatality. Four Week-end Accidents

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 27 November 1920 · page 11

While attempting to recover his hat in Bridge-street, Drummoyne, on Saturday afternoon, Robert Hodgson (7), was knocked down by a motor car and…

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Victoria's Railway Rates Further' Increases Certain, (By Telegraph.) Melbourne

Singleton Argus · Saturday 27 November 1920 · page 5

It is authoritatively stated that further increases in the railway rates in Victoria are certain…

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Railway Engine Mishap a Narrow Escape. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 27 November 1920 · page 4

When a goods train was leaving Tarana, on the western line, last night the engine-driver heard a loud snap and discovered that one wheel had fallen off…

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Lady's Throat Cut in Motor Smash

Singleton Argus · Saturday 27 November 1920 · page 8

Exceedingly tragic are the circumstances which led to the death of the Hon. Lady Leigh, of Upper Grosvenorsquare, W. and Knuston Hall,…

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Victorian Fatality. Train Crashes Into Motor

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 29 November 1920 · page 8

A train bound from Flinders—street to Frankston Vic.) collided with a motor ar on a level crossing at Carrum. The driver of the car, an elderly man…

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Road Engineering Progress

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 29 November 1920 · page 8

In view of the rapid development of and traffic in Great Britain an insprcion has been carried out ever more han one [?] miles of the…

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Our Telegrams. Tram Accident. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 29 November 1920 · page 5

Owing to the brakes of a tram failing to act at Darlinghurst, the tram went backwards down hill for a considerable distance before the brakes were…

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Agricultural Development. Transit Facilities. Motor Roads or Light Railways

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 30 November 1920 · page 4

Ono of the moat urgent needs in the present stage of development of our country resources is better facilities for the transit of produce to market. Very many of our country, roads are only more or leas improved…

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A Real Peace Type Aeroplane

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 30 November 1920 · page 4

Most of the aeroplanes hitherto used for commercial purposes have been converted from models designed for bombing work during the war. British…

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Singleton-newcastle Sunday Train

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 30 November 1920 · page 2

The deputation, in which the delegates from the Cessnock shire participated, to the district railway superintendent at Newcastle re the running of a…

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Improvement in Road Making

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 30 November 1920 · page 3

The spraying of roads with tar has now become almost a standard moans of rendering them waterproof and free from dust, but the process has certain…

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