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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1921

1,849 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 76 of 93

Glendon Bridge

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 21 October 1921 · page 4

The Hon. Walter Bennett, M.L.A., has been officially informed, in regard to his representations on behalf of Patrick Plains Shire Council urging…

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Parson's Gully. Proposal to Bridge

The Scone Advocate · Friday 21 October 1921 · page 2

An important meeting of all interested in the above proposal, and particularly those ratepayers to the west of the Kingdon Ponds, is…

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Railway Meddlers

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 21 October 1921 · page 4

The railways are far and away our largest business concern, and the progress and development of the State are largely dependent upon the…

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Motor Car Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 21 October 1921 · page 4

An accident, as the result of which a motor car was extensively damaged and several persons had miraculous escapes from serious injury, occurred in…

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Forty-Four Hours. Must Be Applied to Railways. Minister's Intention

The Scone Advocate · Friday 21 October 1921 · page 4

A well-attended deputation, principally of the running staffs of the railways, in which the Drivers, Firemen and Cleaners' Union and…

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£45,000,000 Bridge. Will Carry 12 Railways. 16 Roads and Tram Lines

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 October 1921 · page 6

The "big bridge which ia to be erected across the Hudson River will, in its capacity ana solidity, make the Tay and Forth river bridges…

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Britain's Latest Aeroplane

Singleton Argus · Saturday 22 October 1921 · page 7

The latest type of British passenger carrying aeroplane has an enclosed cabin for eight passengers, and an open cockpit for the pilot and mechanic. It is a…

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Damages Awarded. Horse Frightened by Aeroplane

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 October 1921 · page 11

Judge Bevan and a jury of four had before them in the Temora District Court a case in which Ivy Hunt and Hercules Hunt (wife and husband)…

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Aeroplane Wing. Much Invention. London, October 12

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 October 1921 · page 13

[?] demonstration of the new [?] aeroplane wing, the invention [?] a Dutchman, and designed [?] lifting power, was most…

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Shorter Week. Railways and Tramways. Judge Beeby's Decision

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 October 1921 · page 10

Judge Beeby, sitting as a Special Court on Thursday decided to recommend that after December l next the Working hours of employees of the…

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Proposed New Road. [?]Calfields to Lake Macquarie. Conference at East Maitland

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 October 1921 · page 9

The puposal to connect the South Maitland conlfields with Macquarie by a road via Kearsey, Mount Vincent ad Awaba was the subject of…

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Forty-four Hours. Must Be Applied to Railways Ministers Intention

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 October 1921 · page 6

A well-attended deputation, principally of the running staffs of the railways, in which the Drivers, Firemen, and Cleaners' Union and the…

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America's Menace. Great Railway Strikes. Vancouver, Oct. 14

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 October 1921 · page 12

Indutry in the United States is faced with a tie-up, as the menace of a railway strike hangs over the nation…

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Railway Commission. Term Extended. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 October 1921 · page 14

On resuming the Railway Commission Inquiry this morning, Mr. Justice Edmunds annnounced that he received from the Government a further…

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Motor Gar Capsize. Occupants Imprisoned Under Hood

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 October 1921 · page 13

A car, driven by Mrs. Bleakley, of Sydney, who was accompanied by her husband, a son, aged six and a lady friend, was proceeding from…

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Railway Employees. Abolition of Free Passes Desired

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 October 1921 · page 10

At the quarterly meeting of the Hunter District Council or the Primary Producers' Union, it proposal was brought forward from the Aberdeen…

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U.S.A. Railways. Strike Still Pending. Vancouver, October 15

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 October 1921 · page 3

President Harding is actively leading the Governments efforts to avert a big railway strike, but all negotiations to-day proved fruitless…

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A Hardship. Women's Railway Tickets. Minister Takes Action

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 October 1921 · page 9

The Minister for Works and Railways (Mr. Estell) stated that, following upon a recent deputation, headed by Mr. Gosling, M.L.A., he was…

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Four Shots Fired. Motor Driver Wounded

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 22 October 1921 · page 5

A motor car driver named Forbes Farmer, of Kelvin Grove, was admitted to the Brisbane Hospital in a serious condition, suffering from four…

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Motor Gala Day. Gathering at Kurri Kurri

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 22 October 1921 · page 4

Citizens of the district served by the Kurri Kuni Hospital are making a great effort to raise funds for that institution. A citizens' committee has…

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