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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1921

1,849 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 73 of 93

Irish Railway Strike. London, September 23

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 October 1921 · page 12

The strike on the Great Southern and Western Railway has extends to the branch lines, which have ceased to work. Motor services and…

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State Lottery. Petitions to Parliament. Ashtonfield Railway

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 October 1921 · page 3

Several further petitions, one of which was submitted by a Labour member, amidst, laughter, against the proposed State lottery, were…

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Railway Strike Stopped. London, Sept. 30

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 October 1921 · page 12

The correspondent of "The Times" at Dublin states that its the result of a conference brought about by the Dail Minister for External Affairs the…

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Railway Revenue. Queensland Employees Wages

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 October 1921 · page 8

In the Arbitration Court in Brisbane Mr. Justice Macnaughton dealt with an application by railway employees for a new award…

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A New Award. Employees of Railway Refreshment Rooms

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 8 October 1921 · page 4

In the Industrial Court, his Honor, Judge Rolin, made an award governing the wages, hours, and general working conditions of the employees in the…

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French Railway Disaster. London, October 7

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 8 October 1921 · page 5

Reuter's Paris correspondent reports that 28 bodies have been recovered from the wreckage in the Batinguolles tunnel, and many cases…

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March of the Motor

Singleton Argus · Saturday 8 October 1921 · page 4

On Thursday and yesterday a novel sight was witnessed, when a motor lorry, carrying three huge logs on each occasion, proceeded through town to the…

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Road from Soldiers' Settlement

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 10 October 1921 · page 4

Mr. H. J. Connell, M.L.A., jhas received the following letter from Mr. Mutch, Minister for Education:—"I have given consideration to your…

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Expulsion Lifted. Railways Union and Mr. Buckley. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 10 October 1921 · page 5

After a debate lasting over Saturday and Sunday a gats, the specially-convened conference of the New South Wales State branch of the Australia Railways…

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Sand-drag on Railways

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 10 October 1921 · page 3

Among railway people it has generally been assumed that the sand-drag "as originally a German invention. The first use of this appliance in…

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Railway Inquiry. Government Offer Extension. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 10 October 1921 · page 5

The Government has offered Mr. Justice Edmunds an extension of time for three months to complete the inquiry into the railway strike of 1917…

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Cyclist Killed. Collision with Motor 'Bus

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 10 October 1921 · page 7

Another Shocking fatality occurred on the Maitland road on Saturday, as a result of which George Archibald, a young single man, lost his…

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Upper Hunter Shire Council. Proposed Rouchel Dry Road. Deputation Interviews Council

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 11 October 1921 · page 2

Monthly meeting held on Thursday last. Present: Councillors H. L. White (President), A. A. McDonald, A. S. Barwick, R.C. McAdam, and S…

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Motor Coach Developments

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 11 October 1921 · page 4

During the last two or three years there has been a remarkable development in Great Britain on the motor coach traffic. In general the vehicles…

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Railway Robbery. £60,000 Lost. Vancouver, October 8

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 11 October 1921 · page 5

A message from Detroit states that several men have been arrested following a robbery from, a Canadian Government mail truck on the…

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Mr Buckley and Railway Union. Suspension Lifted

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 11 October 1921 · page 2

At a specially-convened conference of the N.S.W. State Branch of the Australian Railways Union, held at the Trades Hall, it was decided to lift the,…

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Extension of Railway Enquiry

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 11 October 1921 · page 2

The Government has offered Mr Justice Edmunds an extension of time of three months to complete his inquiry into the railway strike of 1917…

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The Uses of a Motor Car Driving Shearing Machines

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 11 October 1921 · page 2

Mr P. M. Tunney, of "Yulin." Grenfell, is convinced that a motro car is about as good a moans as one could get for driving shearing machines. He…

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Queensland Railway Finances a Big Deficit

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 11 October 1921 · page 2

The annual report of the Commissioner, of Railways was tabled in the Legislative Assembly, Queensland. It disclosed a deficit on the year's…

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Timber Traffic on the Roads

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 12 October 1921 · page 4

The recently reported proposition of the Dorrigo Shire Council to institute a tax in timber being hauled along roads of that Shire was discussed at…

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