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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1921

1,849 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 37 of 93

Our Telegrams. Motor Accident. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 2 June 1921 · page 5

A motor car collided with a dah post, at Balmain this morning with the result that the driver and a passenger named Bardsley were…

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Letter to the Editor Motor Buses

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 2 June 1921 · page 5

Sir,—With your kind permission I would say that while perusing the report of the West Maitland Council meeting, I was surprised to see that a…

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Railway Landslip. Line Again Blocked. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 2 June 1921 · page 5

The landslip on the railway line near Ben Lomond was responsible for a goods train coming to grief this morning, eleven. trucks being derailded. A…

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Motor Car Record

Singleton Argus · Thursday 2 June 1921 · page 2

Montreal, Monday.—It is announced from Indianapolis that Tommy Milton won the 500 mile automobile event, creating a new racing record of 89.62 miles…

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Main Roads. the Government Proposals. Mr. Mutch Eplains

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 3 June 1921 · page 6

Addressing the Shires' Conference the Minuter for Local Government (Mr. Mutch) said there would be no wavering in the determination of the…

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The National Road Cessnock to Awaba. Inspection Adds to Enthusiasm

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 3 June 1921 · page 6

Last Sunday morning a number of enthusiasts set out for a visit of inspection of the proposed national road, Cessnock to Awaba. The party from…

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Tyre Burst. Motor Car Overturns

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 3 June 1921 · page 6

While proceeding in a motor car from Albury to Burrumbuttook on Wednesday night, a motor car overturned through the bursting of one of the tures…

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Tacks on the Railway

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 3 June 1921 · page 4

Several cyclists who travelled over the High-street overbridge last evening secured punctures, one riding a motor cycle getting as many as eleven…

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Our Telegrams. Motor Mechanic Injured. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 3 June 1921 · page 5

William Halls, o motor mechanic, was driving the engine of a motor car near Rhodes railway station, when the seat, which was an improvised one, collapsed,…

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Extraordinary Motor Accident

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 3 June 1921 · page 6

One of the cars on the War Wattle, service between Grafton and Macksville overturned about 2½ miles be yond Coff's Harbor on Monday. None…

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Main Roads. Allocation of Grants

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 June 1921 · page 5

The main roads question was discussed at the Shires Conference in Sydney. Mr. H. S. Lawson, secretary of the…

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Good Roads. Cudgegong Council Scheme

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 4 June 1921 · page 6

A good roads scheme is to be proposed to the next meeting of the Cudgegong Municipal Council. The proposal, which has the approval of…

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Aeroplane Fatality Lady's Shoe Interfered with Rudder Bar

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 June 1921 · page 8

The Melbourne coroner (Dr. Cole) held an inquest into the death of Hubert Ross. Jessie Dornom, and Cyril Harris, caused by an aeroplane,…

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Roads and Floods. Request by Northern Shires

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 4 June 1921 · page 2

Representatives of the North Coast waited upon Mr. Mutch, Minister for Local Government and asked for a grant to repair the damage done to…

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Good Roads Loan. to Close on June 30

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 June 1921 · page 3

The State Treasurer (Mr. Lang) announced that it had been definitely decided to close the Good Roads Loan on June 30…

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Another Deraliment. Goods Train Off the Line. Deviation Blocked

Singleton Argus · Saturday 4 June 1921 · page 3

A further mishnp has occurred at the Ben Lomond landslide. On Wednesday night two trains successfully crossed the deviation constructed that afternoon, but…

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Northern Railway Service. Dislocated by Landslide. Remarkable Block to Traffic at Ben Lomand

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 4 June 1921 · page 2

Perhaps one of the most remarkable railway mishaps of recent years in the north occurred a few miles past Ben Lomond, going North, on…

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Muswellbrook Letter Railway Trucking Yards. Muswellbrook

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 4 June 1921 · page 6

At the monthly meeting of the directors of the districts Pastures Protection Board held yesterday afternoon, the chairman (Mr. J.C. White)…

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Motor Car Headlights

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 4 June 1921 · page 4

Many complaints have been made of the glaring headlights of motor cars and the consequent disability caused to the drivers of other vehicles. It is an…

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[?]Est Maitland Court. Monday, May 30. ([?] Mr. G. Atkin, P.M., and Elias bowden, J.p.) Railway Case

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 June 1921 · page 13

Harry Claude Mears plead[?] not [?]ry to having on May 3, wilfully [?]ed in a railway carriage of a [?] class to that to which his…

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