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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1921

1,849 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 20 of 93

Motor Overturns. Medical Student Killed

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 28 March 1921 · page 6

A holiday party of seven in a touring car from Sydney en route from Jenoian Caves to Bathurst on Good Friday night took the abandoned road instead…

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Victorian Railways. Protest Against Dismissal of Men

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 28 March 1921 · page 8

A mass meeting of railway employees was held in Melbourne on Sunday afternoon to protest against the action of the victorian Government in…

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South Maitland Railways

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 29 March 1921 · page 4

Mr. W. Kearsley, M.L.A., has bee officially informed that with reference to his personal representations respecting the acquisition of the South…

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Fall Off a Locomotive Railway Fireman's Death

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 29 March 1921 · page 5

A magisterial inquiry was held at the Courthouse, West Maitland, this afternoon by Mr. G. Atkin, P.M., concerning the death of Daniel…

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Cricket. New South Wales Association Tram v. Hunter Association

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 29 March 1921 · page 6

There was a good attendance at the match between the New South Wales Cricket Association team and a Hunter Association team, which was…

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Pilotless Aeroplane London, March 29

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 30 March 1921 · page 5

The Paris "Matin's" announces frequent successful trials of a pilotless aeroplane made at the Millscoubplay Aerodrome…

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Exciting Experience. Motor Launch Ablaze. Holiday-makers' Predicament

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 30 March 1921 · page 6

A party of Newcastle and district residents related a story of sensational experiences arising out of a motor launch atking firo on the bread waters…

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Crushed to Death. Motor Car Overturns

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 30 March 1921 · page 7

Messrs. Petrass and Darling, residents of Warracknabeal (Vic.), were killed by the overturning of a motor car…

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Local and General News Brisbane Mail Train

Singleton Argus · Thursday 31 March 1921 · page 2

The railway authorities announce that the additional mail train service between Sydney and Brisbane 'on Saturdays (down) and Sundays (up) will be…

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Plucky Women. Save a Train. London, March 30

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 31 March 1921 · page 5

The pluck of a signalman's wife and daughter foiled a Sinn Fein attempt to ambush it, train" at, Magherafelt, county "Londonderry. There…

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Dismissed Railway Employees

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 31 March 1921 · page 5

Pallot papers were being distributed to-day among the employees of the Victorian railway service to decide what action shall be taken in…

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East Greta Railway

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 31 March 1921 · page 4

The price to be paid by the Government for the resumption of the East Creta railway has been agreed upon, and the question of resumption…

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Railway Signalling. Improving the System

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 31 March 1921 · page 6

Probably the old pioneers who dreamed of and planned our railways a hundred years and more ago near gave a thought to signals and signalling…

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Pensions Ministry Robbed £2000 and Motor Car

Singleton Argus · Thursday 31 March 1921 · page 1

London, Sunday.—London's cleverest, detectives are spending Easter in search of armed bandits, who dashinglywaylaid and drove off with the Pension…

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Motor Fatality Car Topples Over an Embankment

Singleton Argus · Thursday 31 March 1921 · page 1

A motor accident resulting in the death of one of a touring party and injuries to four of the remaining six occurred early on Good Friday night on a…

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Shire Roads Inspection

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 1 April 1921 · page 5

The members of the Cessnock Shire, Council made their second visit of road inspection yesterday, which concluded the inspection of C. Riding…

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Stroud Road

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 1 April 1921 · page 3

The annual meeting of the Stroud Road Parents' and Citizens' Association was held in the local school on Monday night, 21st ult. The annual…

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Railway Supplies. New Zealand's Orders. London, March 31

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 1 April 1921 · page 5

Shipments to the order of the New Zealand Government of 12,000 tons of rials begin in April and wheels and axies are already on their way…

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Our Telegrams. Cost of Railway Inquiry

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 1 April 1921 · page 5

When the railway and tramway inquiry was resumed to-day, Judge Edmunds stated that the total cost of the commission up to the end of M[?]…

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Motor Launch Catches Fire

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 1 April 1921 · page 3

A party of Newcastle and district residents related a story of sensational experiences arising out of a motor launch taking fire on the waters of Telegherry…

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