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Railways, roads & transport, 1921

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British Triumph. Motor-oyole Grand 'Prix. London; July 21

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 26 July 1921 · page 5

The Le Manse motor-eyele Grand Prix over a course of 189 miles er-suited in a British triumph The first four machines were all of…

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Railway Clerk in Trouble

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 26 July 1921 · page 2

Harold M'Lean Crawford, aged 36, was remanded at the Central Police Court to-day on a charge of having embezzled £1265, the property of the Railway…

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Motor Racing. French Grand Prix. London, July 25

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 27 July 1921 · page 5

The Motor Car Grand Prix at Le Mano, Franco, of 30 laps over a triangular course of 14 miles, was won by Murphy, driving a Duesenberg…

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French Railway Bandits. London, July 25

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 27 July 1921 · page 5

Masked [?] carriage of the Paris-Nice express train and stripped the passengers of their valuables. One who resisted…

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Stockton to Nelson's Bay Road

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

Mr. R. A. Price, M.L.A., has been officially informed regarding his representations re construction of the road from Stockton via Salt Ash to…

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Preference to A.w.u. Railway Works

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 28 July 1921 · page 7

The State Government. has decided" to grant ahsolute preference of employment to members of the Raitway ployment to members of the…

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Motor 'Bus Service

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

Summonses have been served by the East Maitland Municipal Council on the West Maitland Municipal Council calling it show cause why…

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Motor Accident. Car in Flames

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 28 July 1921 · page 6

A sensational accident occurred late on Tuesday , night on Sonth-road railway, crossing, Adelaide When a motor car, driven by A. Jose who was…

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Important to Motorists

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

Mr. S. R. Kent, N.S.W. tyre sales manager for Perdrlau Rubber Co., Ltd., is at present In Maitland staying at the Grand Central Hotel Mr…

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Karuah Road

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 29 July 1921 · page 3

Sir,—Travellers on Karuah road will be pleased to know that the Shire Engineer is having about 70 yards of metal put on this length of road, it will fill in many…

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Damage to a Road

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 29 July 1921 · page 4

At Casino Police Court, Tomki Shiro Council proceeded against Joseph Lancaster, a teamster, to recover £7/4/- for damage alleged to have been done by him…

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Motor 'Bus for Cessnock Races

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

Messrs. Styles and Fenwick's motor bus Eurythmic, will leave the "Mercury" office corner for Cessnock races, to-morrow (Saturday) morning, at 11.45…

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Labour Delegates Killed. Railway Accident. London. July 28

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

The correspondent of the "Daily Express" at Riga reports that a special train from Moscow to Riga, foreign communists returning from the…

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Killed on the Railway

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

Early this morning the attention of members of the staff at the High-street railway station was called by a guard on a passing train to the…

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Tram Fatality. Gripman's Fatal Mistake

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

The Melbourne Coroner inquired into the circumstances of the Fitzroy tram fatality on July 18, when two little girls, Elsie O'Sullivan and…

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A Thrilling Experience. Bishop Stephen Encounters the Flood. Motor Car Washed Away

The Scone Advocate · Friday 29 July 1921 · page 2

The Right Rev. Dr. Stephen, Bishop of Newcastle, accompanied by the Rev. E. J. Withycombe, Anglican Minister at Merriwa, had a…

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Telarah Bridge

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 July 1921 · page 9

The road leading from West Maitland to Telarah and Homeville is again under water for a short distances and foot traffic is held up…

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North Coast Railway. Bridge Approach Washed Away

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 July 1921 · page 9

On Sunday morning it was discovered that the approach to the railway bridge over the Macleay River. Of the Kemrsey side had been washed…

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War Bridge Evening

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

Under tils auspices of the Ladies' Social Committee, a war bridge evening and dance will be held in the Soldiers' Club. School of Arts, on…

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Road Sydney to Newcastle

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

A large and representative organisation of all the public bodies throughout the district from Hornsby to Newcastle is greatly interested in the…

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