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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1922

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Railway Strike Inquiry

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 10 February 1922 · page 5

Mr. Justice Edmunds will present his report on the 1917 railway, strike to the Premier on Monday next…

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The Licensing of Motor Cars. Obligations of Motor Men

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 10 February 1922 · page 6

The health inspector produced a lengthy list of motor drivers who had paid their fee and had applied for license to ply for hire, but neglected to…

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North Shore Bridge. Humours Denied. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 February 1922 · page 8

The Minister for Works, speaking of the suggestion that sinister rumours were current regarding the North Shore Bridge tender, remarked, "It is…

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Railway Statistics. Less Coal Consumption

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 11 February 1922 · page 6

A feature of the railway statistics of New South Wales for December last was the decrease of 2 per cent. in the coal burned per mile. During…

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Motor Cyclist Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 11 February 1922 · page 4

John Stevenson was admitted to the Maitland Hospital this morning suffering from a fractured leg. He had come in from Cessnock on a motor…

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A Busy Man. Chief Railway Commissioner. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 February 1922 · page 16

The Chief Railway Commissioner addressing the Safety-first Conference to-day, said that the three Commissioners actualy controlled…

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Railway Efficiency What It Has Achieved

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 February 1922 · page 5

The Chief Railway Commissioner (Mr. Fraser) is unable to understand Dr. Earl Page's criticisms of railway efficiency in New South Wales…

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Love Tragedy. Found on Railway at Young

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 February 1922 · page 16

At the inquest into the death of Joseph Lowe, of Young, whoso decapitated body was found by a fettler on the railway at Koorawatha on the…

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Railway Smash. Trucks Fall 50 Feet. Passengers' Narrow Escape

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 February 1922 · page 6

An accident occurred to the paper train from Sydney, between Albion Park and Shellharbour, at Dunster's Cutting, where the embankment on…

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Tram Fares. Systematic Evasion

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 February 1922 · page 6

Mr. E. J. Doran (Tramway Traffic Manager) has notified the Tramway Employees' Union that the following prosecutions under the By-laws and…

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Railways Strike. Berlin's Plight. London, Feb. 4

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 February 1922 · page 13

A message from Berlin says that the strike situation has become more serious. The railway repair shopmen have now…

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Railway Strike. Northern Germany's Dilemma. London, Feb. 2

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 February 1922 · page 13

Reuter's Berlin correspondents reports that the Government manifesto prohibiting the railway strike has apparently greatly aggravated the situation. The…

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"Safed the Sage." Railway Illustration

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 February 1922 · page 16

I sometimes travel, and I spend many nights subject to the under mercies such as they be of the Pullman Company, writes "Safed the…

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Reductions Opposed Railway Engineers' Pay

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 February 1922 · page 13

The grievances of members of the Amalgamated Society of Engineers employed by the Railway Commissioners at Randwick, Enfield, and…

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Railway Engineers. Higher Rates Demanded

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 February 1922 · page 3

The members of the Amalgamated Society of Engineers who are in the employ of the Railway Commissioners are demanding payment at the…

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British Railways. Stirling War Record

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 February 1922 · page 3

In the two massive volumes of "British Railways and the Great War" (published by Selwyn and Mount) Mr. E. A. Pratt has given an admirable…

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Railway Amalgamations. London, February 6

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 February 1922 · page 3

The "Manchester Guardian" states that the directors of London and North-Western Railway, which has already amalgamated with the Lancashire and…

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Coal for Railways. the Lithgow Contracts

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 February 1922 · page 3

The attention of the Chief Railway Commissioner, Mr. Fraser, was drawn on Tuesday to the report from Lithgow, in the nature of a…

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Are You a Motorist?

Singleton Argus · Saturday 11 February 1922 · page 1

Or do you intend to become one? If so, the most important thing to do is to select the right Car. "The Motor in Australia" catalogues every Car…

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Telarah Bridge

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 13 February 1922 · page 5

The Mayor (Alderman Fry), Aldermen Thursday, McDonald, Jurd, and town clerk, Mr. C.T. McLean, of West Maitland, Councillors Morgah, and…

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