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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1921

1,849 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 62 of 93

The Denman Bridge

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 1 September 1921 · page 4

"Mercury" readers are aware that a number of district, are zealously agitating for the erection of a new bridge at the…

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Tram Employees. Demand for Increased Wages

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 1 September 1921 · page 7

The members of the Tramway Em-ployees' Union, at a mass meeting' at the Trades Hall, decided to adopt the principle of claiming payment of…

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Stroud Road

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 2 September 1921 · page 2

Mr J. Thompson, of the local Public School, accompanied by his wife, son, and Miss Gorton, of Washpool, motored to Bingloburra last Friday…

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Roads Damaged by Floods

The Scone Advocate · Friday 2 September 1921 · page 4

The Hon. W. Bennett, and Mr. W. Cameron, M.L.A., have been advised by the Minister for Local Government that he has no vote…

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The Lake Road

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 2 September 1921 · page 4

Mr. Council, M.L.A. has received a reply from the Minister for Local Government, dated August 29, concerning his representations on behalf of the…

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The Denman Road Proposal Engineer's Report

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 2 September 1921 · page 2

The following is a copy of Mr. O. G. Morton's report read at today's meeting of the Muswellbrook Shire Council:—…

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Proposal Rejected. Road to Denman Butter Factory. Muswellbrook

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 2 September 1921 · page 5

At the Shire Council meeting to-day the engineer reported that the construction of a road required in the event of the public Works Department…

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Motor Accident

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 2 September 1921 · page 5

Whilst Mr. F. W. Schadel was driving a motor car with five occupants through Sydney-street early this morning a large dog ran in front of…

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Driver Committed. Scone Railway Collision

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 2 September 1921 · page 3

An inquiry into the death of Driver Charles W fiam Fleming the victim of the bead - on railway collision at Scone on Saturday last, occupied the…

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A Big Haul. Bicycles And-motor Cycles. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 2 September 1921 · page 5

Following up their success in recovering property. the police made a big haul at Redfern yesterday of bicycles. motor cycles with side cars. parts or…

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44-Hours for Railways. Chief Commissioner's Opinion

The Scone Advocate · Friday 2 September 1921 · page 2

Mr, Fraser, Chief Railway Commissioner, giving evidence on the application for the 44-hours principle to the railway and tramway employees, said…

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Saturday's Railway Smash. Coroner's Inquiry. Exhaustive Evidence Tendered. Driver Committed for Trial. on Charge of Manslaughter

The Scone Advocate · Friday 2 September 1921 · page 1

The District Coroner (Mr. R. Lochhead) yesterday opened an inquiry into the cause of the death of Charles William Fleming, which…

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Aeroplane Mishap. Pilot Severely Injured

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 September 1921 · page 7

An aeroplane mishap which occurred at Culgoa (Vic.) on Tuesday, resulted in the pilot being severely injured. The mechanic and a…

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An Aeroplane Romance Centenarian Discovers Sister

Singleton Argus · Saturday 3 September 1921 · page 5

An aeroplane flight by a centenarian, and a newspaper paragraph recording the event were responsible for William Dick (103), of St. Arnaud (Vic.), and…

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Road Maintenance. More Revenue Desired

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 September 1921 · page 14

The following report was submitted to the meeting of the Tarro Shire Council on Monday by Mr. W. R. Lindsay, the engineer, regarding the…

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Four Men Arrested. Motor Cycle Parts Recovered

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 September 1921 · page 13

On Saturday detectives recovered about £500 worth of motor-cycle parts and cycles from various houses which they searched in Sydney and suburbs…

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Italian Railway Smash. Heavy Casualty List. London, August 28

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 September 1921 · page 3

A message from some states that 30 dead and over 100 injured have been recovered from the train collision which occured outside Rome…

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Railwaymen's Strike. London, August 30

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 September 1921 · page 3

Contrary to the instructions of their union the lecomotive men of the Great Northern Railway at Belfast struck at midnight against the proposed…

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Motor Cars Trial. Interstate Contest. Muswellbrook

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 September 1921 · page 9

The third day of the five days, reliability touring contest. under state control of the Royal Automobile Club of Australia, Sydney, and the Royal…

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Primary Producers. Effect of Reduced Railway Hours

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 September 1921 · page 9

At a meeting of the Central Council of the New South Wales Primary Producers' Association, a report was received of the evidence which has been…

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