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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1921

1,849 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 78 of 93

The Largs Bridge

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 28 October 1921 · page 4

Arrangements are being made by Mr. W. F. O'Hearn, M.L.A., for the Minister of Works (Mr. Estell) to receive the deputation in connection with the…

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Letters to the Editor North Shore Bridge.—is It a National Work

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 28 October 1921 · page 3

Sir.—The lives of some great statesmen serve to mark an speech lives which by their striking power and unique administrative ability stand…

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Street Fatality. Boy Knocked Down by Motor Car. Coronial Inquiry. Report of Proceedings. Accidental Death

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 28 October 1921 · page 2

Claude Douglas Armstrong, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Armstrong, of Market-street, Muswellbrook, Was knocked down by a motor car…

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Railway Charges. Mr. Fraser's Claim

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 28 October 1921 · page 3

In reply to a deputation from the Country Press Association, which sought information as to the manner in which country newspapers could…

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Coalfield Railways. Employees Assured Permanency

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 28 October 1921 · page 2

Messrs. McFarlane Walker Price and Atkins representing all sections of employees on the South Maitland railways accompanied by Messrs…

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Railway Awards. Question of Reduction of Rates

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 28 October 1921 · page 6

In the Court of Industrial Arbitration before Judge Rolin a lengthy list of applications for variations of awards was submitted in the name of…

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South Maitland Railways

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 28 October 1921 · page 4

Referring to-day to the deputation to the Minister with regard to the permanency of employment of those engaged on the South Maitland railways…

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Railway Employees. A.W.U.'s Demands. Retrospective 44-Hour Week Sydney

The Scone Advocate · Friday 28 October 1921 · page 1

The A.W.U., which controls the railway construction men, who were granted 44 hours last week by Judge Beeby, has asked the Government to…

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War Bridge Evening

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 29 October 1921 · page 4

A war bridge evening will be held in the Soldiers Club at the School of Arts on Saturday. November 5…

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Round Australia. Lieut. Parer's Aeroplane Flight

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 October 1921 · page 13

Lieut. Parer. who arrived at Mildura on Saturday, expects to continue his trip on Tuesday to Wentworth and Renmark in an attempt to…

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American Train Bandits Robberies and Murders

Singleton Argus · Saturday 29 October 1921 · page 1

A Router's message from New York states that three bandits intercepted a mail truck in the business district. They escaped with the registered mail, which…

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Motor Smash. Car Crashes Into Tramway Standard

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 October 1921 · page 13

A motor car containing five persons crashed with terrific force into a tramway standard in Spit-road, Mosman, on Sunday afternoon. One of the…

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Great Strike. U.S.A. Railways. Vancouver, October 23

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 October 1921 · page 2

Houston (Texas) saw the opening of what may be the greatest strike in the history of the United States, when several hundred railwaymen…

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Railwaymen Divided. Vancouver, Oct. 22

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 October 1921 · page 13

A message from Chicago states that the leaders of the eight railway unions representing one million out of two million workers in the United…

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GREAT U.S.A. Railway Strike. Gloomy News. Vancouver, October 21

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 October 1921 · page 13

The stationary engineers and maintenance way workers have voted to join the great railway strike if it…

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Motor Gala Day. Gathering at Kurri Kurri

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 October 1921 · page 14

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

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Motor Car Championships. English Cars' Successes. London, October 22

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 October 1921 · page 12

Motorists at Brooklands witnessed a 200 mile race, organised by the Junior Car Club for the Andre Gold Challenge trophy. Forty competitors…

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Four Shots Fired. Motor Driver Wounded

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 October 1921 · page 9

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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Wage Standard. Railway Union's Proposal

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 October 1921 · page 5

The Victorian division of the Australian Federated Union of Locomotive Enginemen passed a motion expressing disappointment at the action…

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Motorist Scaled

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 29 October 1921 · page 4

Councillor S. W. Shape met with a painful accident during the week. He was motoring over Mount View, and noticing the water boiling in the…

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