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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1920

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Primary Producers' Union Re Weighing Railway Trucks System

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 7 December 1920 · page 4

The question of variations in the weights of Railway Trucks was discussed at last sitting of the Central Producers' Union, and the General…

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Aeroplane Flight

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 9 December 1920 · page 5

De Garis, Briggs and Howard flee from Albany to Perth a distance of over 300 miles, in two, and half hours…

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Railway and Tramway Commission. Sydney. Evidence. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 9 December 1920 · page 5

Albert Wybrow, crane - ariver, giving evidence before the Railway and Tramway Commission, said that Sub -foreman Simmons, at Eveleigh workshops, had…

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Demands by Railway Union FOR A.L.P. CONFERENCE

Singleton Argus · Thursday 9 December 1920 · page 2

Some drastic proposals have been submitted by the Amalgamated Railway and Tramway Service Association for consideration at the next annual…

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Railway Enquiry Reported Victimisation. Commissioners to Give Evidence

Singleton Argus · Thursday 9 December 1920 · page 2

Further material was placed before Mr Justice Edmunds in Sydney on Tuesday at the inquiry into the control and administration of the railway and…

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Pitnacree Road

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 10 December 1920 · page 5

Tim .water is pouring across the pitnacree road, near Treasure 's wi[?] , and is bucking up into East Maitland. A raging torrent runs from the rive…

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Railways Damaged. Serious Washaways. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 10 December 1920 · page 5

The Railway department has receved advices of many serious washaway on the railway lines in the country The line between Martin 's Crock an…

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LOCAL & General News. Tram Deralled

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 10 December 1920 · page 4

when the seven o'clock tram wan leaving the depot at Victoria - street last evening, it ran off the lines. A trip was lost before the service was…

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Railway Traffic Blocked

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 10 December 1920 · page 5

The heavy rains in the Newcastle district yesterday and last evening caused serious interruption to traffic on the Great Northern railway line…

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Crippled Soldiers. Life Railway Passes. London, December 9

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 10 December 1920 · page 5

In the House of Commons Mr. Bowyer suggested that Britain should follow the reported example of the South Australia Assembly and grant…

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Railway to Coast

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 10 December 1920 · page 2

G. B. Waller submitted proposal for a conference of delegates of public bodies concerned, with respect to the construction of railway lines…

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The Singleton Argus Saturday, December 11. Local and General News Motor Taxes Tor Road Upkeep

Singleton Argus · Saturday 11 December 1920 · page 4

A letter from the Local Government Department was read at the Shire Council meeting on Thursday stating that, owing to the present state of…

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Railway Revenue

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 11 December 1920 · page 4

The total revenue in the coaching department at the West Maitland Railway Station for the month ended November 30, 1920, was £3984/ 7/, being…

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Maimed Soldiers. Tram Concessions. Premier Waited Upon

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 11 December 1920 · page 7

Two hundred maimed soldiers, men who had lost limbs in the war, after a four hours' wait saw the Premier on Friday afternoon with regard to the…

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Railway Washaways. Widespread Damage

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 11 December 1920 · page 5

Advices received yesterday by Mr. Morris, secretary to the Hallway Commisoners Indicated that the heavy rain - storing have had serious…

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Cylinder Explodes. Hurled Through Railway Fence

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 December 1920 · page 12

A cylinder containing ammonia gas, Which had been, lying on the Fremantle Wharf, exploded on Wednesday afternoon, and the end was blown out of…

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Railwaymen's Leader Sound Advice. (Reuter's Cables.) LONDON, December 5

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 December 1920 · page 2

Mr. J. H. Thomas, M. P. addressing the railwaymen at Plymouth, declared there must be a radical improvement in the condition of the working classes…

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Motor Trip to Maitland Singleton Residents Marooned

Singleton Argus · Saturday 11 December 1920 · page 4

On Thursday evening, shortly after 6 o'clock, Messrs Bartrop's Rob Roy motor bus, carrying 20 passengers, and Mr G. Kohler's motor lorry, seating…

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Sealing Stock Trucks. Railway Commissioners' Decision

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 13 December 1920 · page 6

The Graziers' Association of New South Wales has. received the following communication from the Railway Commissioners:—…

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Proposed Railway to Coast

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 13 December 1920 · page 4

A movement has been started to connect the North and North- West with the coast by rain, and efforts are being made to secure ministerial…

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