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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1921

1,849 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 28 of 93

Railway Smash. Trucks and Engine Collide

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 28 April 1921 · page 4

A railway smash occurred at Toowoomba on Tuesday night, and considerable damage resulted. A goods train, which left Ipswich had…

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The Railways Act Radical Changes Intended

Singleton Argus · Thursday 28 April 1921 · page 3

The present Railways Act is to be radically changed by the Government next session. In the main, the changes to be made…

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Motorisis Road Guide of N.s.w

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 29 April 1921 · page 4

We have received a copy of a new and very much improved road guide of N.S. Wales, which has just been published by H. E. C. Robinson…

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Goal Crisis. Railwaymen's Action. London, April 26

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 29 April 1921 · page 5

The gravity of the decision of the National Union of Railwaymen not to handle coal in colliery sidings or from oversea during the miners'…

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Reliable Aeroplane Engines

Singleton Argus · Saturday 30 April 1921 · page 3

It is well known that, "engine trouble" has been the most frequent source of accidents and delays in aeroplane serand that designers in all countries…

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Aeroplane Mishap. Pilot and Passenger Injured

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 April 1921 · page 11

Captain and Mrs. Cornish left Melbourne for Sydney on Thursday. 21st inst., by Avro aeroplane. The first landing was to have been…

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Aeroplane Disaster Under Influence of Drink

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 April 1921 · page 10

An inquest was held at Pithara (W.A.) concerning the deaths of Lieutenant M'Intosh and Mr. Joy, who were killed in an aeroplane…

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Nose First to Ea[?] Aeroplane Smash at [?] Borough

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 April 1921 · page 16

Lieutenants Adair and [?] miraculous escape from death [?] borough on Saturday afternoon They were making a trial [?]…

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Copper Filled. Aeroplane Disaster Wrongly Stamp Jewellery. Pilot's Condition of Health

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 April 1921 · page 13

Consideration of the proposal by the Retail Association to eliminate wrongly stamped jewellery was responsible for some extraordinary Further evidence was given at the inquest on the aeroplane disaster, in which Lieutenant McIntosh and Alfred Joy, a passenger, were killed at…

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Under Fire. Barrage of Road Met[?]

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 April 1921 · page 14

Rev. W. Touchell, who is [?] in and around Maitland for [?]testant Federation, together [?] party who motored to Mor[?]…

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Railways and Trams Increased Revenue and Expenses

Singleton Argus · Saturday 30 April 1921 · page 7

A feature of the railway earnings for the first quarter of this year, as compared with the first quarter of last year, is that while the second-class passenger…

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The Latest Government's Offer Rejected, Train Passengers Gather Engine Fuel. ("Times" Cables.) London, Thursday Night

Singleton Argus · Saturday 30 April 1921 · page 4

As the miners rejected the last offer the Government proposed to make a subsidy of ten millions within three months. This offer was also rejected…

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Railway Fatality. Jeremiah Sheeley's Death. Body Left by Railway Officials

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 30 April 1921 · page 4

All inquest was held at the West Maitland Courthouse to-day, by the Coroner. Mr. G. Atkin, P.M., regarding the death of Jeremiah Francis…

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Motor Fatality

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 30 April 1921 · page 5

Asa Edna Felming, aged nine years, was struck by a motor car in Summmer-street, Orange. The back wheel passed over her, and she died, almost…

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Railwaymen's Attitude. Revelations Expected. London, April 29

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 30 April 1921 · page 5

The "Railway Review" declaims that there is an inter drama concerning the reason for the calling off of the railway strike, which will be reverted…

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Coal "Black." Railwaymen's Move. London, April [?]

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 April 1921 · page 2

While the general opinion is the there is now a glimmer of hope of [?] coal settlement owing to the [?]terms offered by the owners, an o[?]…

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Railway Ticket. Charge of Forging and Uttering

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 April 1921 · page 10

Inspector H. E. Morris proce[?] against Edmund Rigby Turner, [?] Wanda Road, Mosman, at the N[?] town Police Court, for that on M[?]…

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Railway Fatality. Farmer Killed at Oak-hampton

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 April 1921 · page 10

Mr. Jeremiah Sheeley. a rest[?] Oakhampton, was killed on Sat[?] on the North Coast Railway by a [?]cial picnic train proceeding to Pa[?]…

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Railway Inquiry. Cost to Date

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 April 1921 · page 4

The expenses incurred by the holding of the commission up to date are as follow:— Salaries. £1700; legal expenses, £4750;…

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Stealing Motor Cars Alleged Remarkable Escapades of Youths

Singleton Argus · Saturday 30 April 1921 · page 4

William Archer, Roland Francis, Frank Portner, Jack Vincent, and Ernest O'Donoughue, whose ages range from 16 to 20 years, were charged at the…

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