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Railways, roads & transport, 1921

1,849 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 53 of 93

British Railways. Motor Coach Competition. London, July 27

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

The railway companies made an unsuccessful attempt to insert a clause in the Railway Bill Permitting companies to run road…

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Preference to A.w.u. Railway Works

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 July 1921 · page 8

The State Government has decided to grant absolute preferences of employment to members of the Railway Workers' Industry Branch of the…

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French Railway Bandits. London, July 25

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 July 1921 · page 3

Marked bandits boarded the rear carriage of the Paris-Nice express train stripped the passengers of their valuables. One who resisted…

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British Triumph. Motor-cycle Grand Prix. London, July 24

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 July 1921 · page 3

The Le Manse Motor-cycle Grand Prix over a course of 189 miles resulted in a British triumph. The first four machines were all of…

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Motor Racing. French Grand Prix. London, July 25

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 July 1921 · page 3

The Motor Car Grand Prix at Le Moree France, of 30 laps over a triangular course of 11 miles, was won by Murphy, driving a Duesenberg…

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Railway Traffic Interrupted

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

Although railway traffic has not been seriously impeded by the flood's it is anticipated that owing to the rapidly of the rise in many of the…

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Strange Affair. Railway Guard Found Unconscious. Sydney

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

Mark Hobson, a railway guard, was found unconscious in the train at Strathfield last night. He recovered his senses in the…

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Tram Derailed

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

The motor of the 7.35 tram from East Maitland was derailed at the depot this morning, both sets of wheels leaving the permanent way…

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Shorter Week. Application to the Railways. Reference to Special Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 30 July 1921 · page 6

The question whether a 44 hours week should be extended generally to the railways will, the Government has decided, be referred to the…

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Gresford Railway

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 1 August 1921 · page 2

A deputation of residents from the surrounding country was subsequently introduced to the Minister by Mr. O'Hearn, who said that a line of…

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Gresford Needs. Branch Railway Wanted. Deputation to Mr. Estell

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 1 August 1921 · page 2

Mr. J. Estell, Minister for Works and Railways, accompanied by Mr. W. F. O'Hearn, M.L.A., on Saturday visited the Government quarries…

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Tram Fatality. Shocking Injuries Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 1 August 1921 · page 4

The victim of the Bay-road tra[?] fatality has been identified as Miss Nellie Smith, aged 38, who was a resident of Lane Cove…

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Motor Cars in Collision

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 1 August 1921 · page 4

A collision between motor cars driven by Mr. S. March, of Sempill-street, West, Maitland, and Miss Harvey, of Cessnock-street Kurri Kurri,…

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Railway Fatality. Death of John Adams

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 1 August 1921 · page 4

The Deputy Coroner (Mr. Win. MeLauchlin) held an inquest fit the Courthouse this afternoon touching the death of John Adams, 19 whose…

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Telarah Bridge

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 2 August 1921 · page 4

The swamp waters at Telarah still cover the bridge there, and there, and residents of that and neighbouring localities continue to be subjected to the…

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Pitnacree-Dunmore Road

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 2 August 1921 · page 4

The travelling public are notified by the Bolwarra Shire Council that the portion of the Pitnacree-Dunmore road between Mr. Patterson's and the…

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Russian Train Wrecked Paul Freeman Supposed Victim

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 2 August 1921 · page 3

London, Saturday.—A train, conveying delegates from the Third International Congress at Moscow to Riga has been wrecked…

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State Revenue Railways and Tramways Pay Well

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 2 August 1921 · page 3

The State revenue for last month was £97,147 more than that for July, 1920. Railway, revenue was £74,025 and tramway revenue £23,115 more than they were…

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Gresford Railway Proposal. an Urgent Need. Our Faulty Railway Policy

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 2 August 1921 · page 4

The residents of the Upper Allyn and Upper Paterson have again presented their request for a branch line of railway from the main North Coast line to Gresford. The need is an urgent one, but there are scores of places throughout…

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French Railway Bandits. Suspects Shot Dead. London, July 30

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 2 August 1921 · page 5

The arrest of M. Chaerrier, a medical student, on suspicion of being concerned in the Paris-Marseilles train outrage, was a most desperate affair…

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