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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1921

1,849 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 80 of 93

Dishonest Railway Hands "Alarming State of Affairs."

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 1 November 1921 · page 3

At Darlinghurst Sessions on Friday six young railway employees came before Judge Scholes for sentence. They were convicted on charges of stealing…

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Railway Revenue Increase on the Quarter

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 1 November 1921 · page 2

The quarterly report of the Railway Commissioners, to September 30, shows that the railway revenue totalled £3,516,-682, an increase on the corresponding…

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Railway Robbery Suspects Caught at the Trucks

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 1 November 1921 · page 2

Owing to reports having been received of loss of property from the railway, Inspector Jamieson, Chief of the Railways Detective Branch, told off…

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Sailors Outbreak. Excitement on a Train

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 2 November 1921 · page 8

A sailor played up in a train shortly after it pulled out of the Central Station. Sydney, on Tuesday night. and made things particularly lively…

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Railway Strike. Seniority Lists. What Is Vindictiveness?

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 2 November 1921 · page 3

When the Railway Commission reassembled after the luncheon adjournment on Tuesday Mr. Justice Edmunds intimated that, after listening…

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Russia on Right Road. London, November 2

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 3 November 1921 · page 5

The British Government's reply to the soviet Government gladly notes that Russia is entering on the right roud in the direction of the…

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London Road. Torn Up for Firewood. London, November 1

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 3 November 1921 · page 5

A crowd of a thousand men, women and children, armed with chisels, hammers and spikes, descended. on the main road at poplar and tore up hambers…

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Industrial Court. Railway Cases. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 3 November 1921 · page 5

When the application by the Railway Commissioners for variation of a, number of awards in accordance with the recent declarations of the Board…

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Burnt Motor Car. Open Verdict. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 3 November 1921 · page 5

AFTER a three days nearing the Paramatta Coroner and a jury of six concluded an inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the, destruction…

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Railway Thefts Losses Last Year

Singleton Argus · Thursday 3 November 1921 · page 1

The-chief .claims agent (Mr Hope)' states* that losses on the railways in tho period from October 1, 1920, to September 30, 1921, were £11,810, compared…

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Concrete Roads

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 4 November 1921 · page 4

Concrete roads are rigid. They distribute the pressure of heavy vehicle loads to a large area of the underlying soil. When the soil lacks reliable bearing…

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War Bridge Evening

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 4 November 1921 · page 4

A war bridge evening will be held in the Soldiers' Club, School of Arts, to-morrow (Saturday) night at 8 o'clock. Tickets are 2s each…

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Standard Gauge. Converting Railway Systems. Endorsement by Premiers

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 4 November 1921 · page 3

The conference of State Premiers in Melbourne agreed on the necessity of converting the whole of the railway systems of Australia to a standard…

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Railway Inquiry. Chief Commissioner's Admission. Political Action

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 4 November 1921 · page 3

At the railway strike inquiry the Chief Railway Commissioner (Mr. Fraser) who was recalled, admitted that he had attended a meeting of the…

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Railway Employees. Crown's Intervention

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 4 November 1921 · page 6

Argment was continued in the application of the Railway Commissioners for the variation of the Government Railways (Locomotive Engine…

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Thefts on Railways

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 4 November 1921 · page 8

Six young railway employees came before Judge Scholes for sentence at the Darlinghurst Sessnons last week. They were convicted on charges of…

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City Railway

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 4 November 1921 · page 6

The Minister for Works is making strenuous efforts to obtain money to start work on the City railway. He said figures showed that the tramway…

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Correspondence Good Roads' Lottery. (To the Editor.)

Singleton Argus · Saturday 5 November 1921 · page 4

Sir,—In your issue of Tuesday last Mr Dorrington indulges in many personal references to myself, but they will not in any way help his argument…

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Railway Strike. Seniority Lists. What Is Vindictiveness?

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 5 November 1921 · page 6

When the Railway Commission reassembled after the luncheon adjournment on Tuesday Mr. Justice Edmunds intimated that. after listening…

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Motor Car Fatality. a Child's Death. Muswellbrook

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 5 November 1921 · page 11

The particulars, [?] and elicited at the colonial inquiry of the motor car accident, which caused the death of the child, Claude Douglas…

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