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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1921

1,849 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 54 of 93

Unknown Woman Dying. Knocked Down by Motor

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 2 August 1921 · page 2

An unknown woman who swooned and fell in Campbell-street on Saturday night and was run over by a motor car, sustaining a fractured skull, is now in a…

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Railway Fatality. Woman's Shocking Death

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 2 August 1921 · page 2

The victim of the Bay-road (North Shore) train fatality has been identified as Miss Mollio Smith, aged 38, who resided at Lane Cove,…

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State Revenue. Train and Tram Earnings

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 3 August 1921 · page 3

The State revenue last month was £97,147 greater than that for the opening month of 1920-21. The expenditure from consolidate revenue…

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Railway Official's Death

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 3 August 1921 · page 4

Mr. George Newton, who was formerly a well-known railway official in the northern district, died on Tuesday at his residence, Marrickville. He…

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Sulky and Motor Car Collide

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 3 August 1921 · page 4

Douglas Bridge, a resident of Branxton, was driving from Maitland on Sunday night, in a sulky, accompanied by his wife and child. When…

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LOCAL & General News Visit of Tramway Traffic Manager

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 3 August 1921 · page 4

Mr. E. J."Doran, Tramway Traffic Manager, who arrived in Newcastle last evening, from Sydney, was engaged there to-day on departmental…

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Tramway Fatalities. London, August 1

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 3 August 1921 · page 5

There were Six killed and 31 injured at North Shields, owing to a tramcar running down a steep hill and capsizing at the head at the…

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Proposed Railway to Gresford

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 3 August 1921 · page 4

Mr. W. F. O'Hearn, M.L.A.. states in connection with the above proposed branch railway that the Martin's Creek Progress Association had been moving in the matter for…

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Marble Bar Motor Service

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 3 August 1921 · page 4

Now that the flood waters have receded from the roadway at Tester's Hollow, Mr. Christianson, proprietor of the Marble Bar motor service,…

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Tram Service. Visit of Traffic Manager. Alteration of Section's Suggested

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 4 August 1921 · page 4

Mr. E. J. Doran, Tramway Traffic Manager visited Maitland to-day and conferred with representatives of East and West Maitland Municipal…

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White Lead Inquiry. Co-opration of Railway Department

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 4 August 1921 · page 6

When the New South Wales Board of Trade, which is inquiring as to weather while lead is injurious to patuters and others engaged in the…

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Mishap to Railway Engine. Business Trains Held Up

Singleton Argus · Thursday 4 August 1921 · page 2

An engine jumped the set points at Hornsby to-day and blocked both the North Shore, lines. No damage was done…

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Our Train Libelled

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 5 August 1921 · page 7

The busy "commercial was travelling on a local line. He had half an hour in which to reach his destination and keep an appointment, and as the train…

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The Central Road

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 5 August 1921 · page 7

Fifteen men are engaged at work on the Central road and the Shire Council is doing good work on the long promised road. When the road is made…

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Bicycle Road Races

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 5 August 1921 · page 4

Mr. E. B. Harkness, Under Secretary to the Chief Secretary's Office has written to Mr. W. F. O'Hearn, M. L. A., in reply to his…

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The Railway Refreshment Rooms

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 5 August 1921 · page 2

The brickwork of the new refreshment rooms at the railway station has been completed, and the carpenters are now in, attending to their…

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Railway Collision

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 5 August 1921 · page 2

A passenger train collided with a goods-train at Mordialloc Two people were injured. Eighteen other passengers escaped. The rolling…

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Motor 'Bus for Races

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 5 August 1921 · page 4

Messrs. Styles and Fenwick's motor 'Bus Eurythmic will leave the Church-street corner at 11.30 a.m. sharp for Wallsend races to-morrow…

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Railway Collision. Passenger and Goods Trains Few Casualties. Melbourne

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 5 August 1921 · page 5

While a goods train was shuting on to a siding at Mordialloc, Vic., late last night, a passenger train from Frankston collided with it…

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Ministerial Visit. HON. J. Estell. Gresford Railway

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 5 August 1921 · page 3

On Saturday last a deputation of residents from the surrounding country was introduced to the Minister by Mr O'Hearn at Martins Creek, who…

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