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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1921

1,849 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 64 of 93

The National Road to the Lake

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 9 September 1921 · page 7

The deputation which waited upon Mr. Mutch, Minister for Local Government on Wednesday, regarding the above proposed road has cleared the…

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Upper Hunter Shire Council. Proposed Rouchel Dry Road

The Scone Advocate · Friday 9 September 1921 · page 2

At the monthly meeting of the Upper Hunter Shire Council, held yesterday, a communication was received from the Secretary (Mr…

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Burial Service by Wireless. Sent Over 200 Miles From Carmania to Tramp Steamer

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 9 September 1921 · page 5

When the Cunard liner Carmania was about 300 miles west of the Fast[?], steering for Liverpool, a wireless message was received from…

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The Railway Time - table

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 9 September 1921 · page 4

The railway time - table for the summer months will shortly be prepared; and representations might be made to secure a more convenient running…

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Motor 'Bus Licenses. Refusal to Cancel. Shire and Municipal Council Sued

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 9 September 1921 · page 4

The cases in which the East Maitland Municipal Council Proceeded against the Cessnock Shire Council and the West Maitland maitland…

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Motor Car Fatality. Youth Killed. Muswellbrook

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 9 September 1921 · page 5

Eaity on Tuesday night last a motor car driven by a youth named Eric Cox, coming into town, and a bicycle rid on by a young man named Clarence…

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The Old Railway and the New

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 9 September 1921 · page 7

While the deputation was in Sydney for the purpose of securing Mr. Match's interest in the construction of a road to the Lake they were…

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Proposal Rejected. Road to Denman Butter Factory. Muswellbrook

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 10 September 1921 · page 11

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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Culcairn to Ringwood. Proposed New Railway

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 10 September 1921 · page 14

The Parliamentary Public Works Committee has investigated the proposed extension of the Culcairn-road to Ringwood railway, a oistance of 26…

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Unconscious on Railway. Girl's Suspicious Death

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 10 September 1921 · page 3

Jessie Pollocks, 16. was found lying unconscious on the railway line between Brunswick and Moreland (Vic.) at midnight on Monday, and…

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South African Railways. Retrenchment Policy. Capetown, September 1

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 10 September 1921 · page 13

A message from Johannesburg says that the railway administration states that there is no intention at present to pay off more men than 309…

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Runaway Motor Car. Smash Into a Fence. Sensational Escapes

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 10 September 1921 · page 16

Owing to the brakes failing to act a motor car bolted down a steep hill on the Illawarra-road at Sylvania, near Tom Ugly's Point, on Friday…

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Stolen Motor Goods Man with Fictitious Address

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 10 September 1921 · page 9

Detectives Mercer and Malden, who have been inquiring into recent robberies from motor and engineering works at Fitzroy and carlton (Vic.)…

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Driver Committed. Scone Railway Collision

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 10 September 1921 · page 11

An inquiry into the death of Driver Charles William fleming, the victim of the head-on railway collision at scone on saturday last, occupied the…

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Railway Strike. Newcastle Witnesses Examined

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 10 September 1921 · page 5

Continuing the inquiry into the railways administration and matters arising out of the 1917 strike, Mr. Justice Edmunds heard a number of witnesses…

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Grand Trunk Railway "Nothing to Pay." Shareholders' Shock. Vancouver, September 7

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 10 September 1921 · page 2

A message from Otlowa says that when the Cauadian Government took over the Grand Trunk Railway arbitrators were appointed to decide…

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Motor 'Bus Licenses. Magistrate Reserves Decision. Councils Asked to Confer

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 10 September 1921 · page 6

The cases in which the East Maitland Municipal Council applied for the cancellation of general motor : 'bus licenses issued by the West…

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A Railway Nuisance

Singleton Argus · Saturday 10 September 1921 · page 2

Health Inspector Doyle, at the Shire Council meeting on Thursday, reported that the septic tank at the railway station continues to be a source of…

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Electric Lighting Indefinitely Held Up. Shortage of Railway Funds

Singleton Argus · Saturday 10 September 1921 · page 5

At the Singleton Municipal Council meeting on Thursday evening a letter was received from the Secretary to the Railway Commissioners, stating that the…

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Road to the Lake

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 12 September 1921 · page 4

The Under Secretary to the Local Government Department has written to Mr. W. F. O' Hearn, M.L.A., in reply to his representations on behalf…

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