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Railways, roads & transport, 1922

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Aeroplane Crash. Fatality at Mildura

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 13 February 1922 · page 6

The aeroplane crash at Mildura on Friday, in Which Sidney Nettleton, the pilot, was killed istantly, has also resulted in the death or…

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Cycling. Road Rack

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 13 February 1922 · page 7

The fourteen-mile road race pala on the Maitland Bicycle Club ever the Bol war[?]-Morpeth-East Maitland course on Saturday afternoon resulted:—…

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Accident on Newcastle Road

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

Mr. Jack Trema[?] of Abbott-street, West Maitland met with an accident which driving on the Newcastle road, yesterday afternoon. He…

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Railway Requirements

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

Representatives of the West Maitland Municipal Council who met officers of the Railway Department at Tela[?] this morning, subsequently put…

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Electric Cooking on Railway Trains

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 13 February 1922 · page 6

There was recently on one of England's main lines a unique service, that, of electric cooking for the dining cars. The train thus unusually equipped…

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Electric Railway Boom in Great Britain

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 13 February 1922 · page 8

Remarkable activity is being shown by British railways in connection with the conversion of lines especially in the reighbourhood of London, from…

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Railway Strike Settled. London, Feb 12

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

A message from Cork states that the railway men have decided to return to work on the terms agreed upon by the conference mentioned on…

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Weeds on Roads

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 February 1922 · page 4

Complaints are often made by landholders who are obliged to destroy noxious weeds on their holdings, of the way in which such are allowed…

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The Muswellbrook Chronicle Tuesday, February 14, 1922. LOCAL & General Denman Bridge

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 14 February 1922 · page 2

It is understood that a start will shortly be made in repairing the bridge over the Hunter River at Denman. The repairs will cost…

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Railway Officer's Sudden Death

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 February 1922 · page 4

Mr. Geroge Dove, 48 years of age who for 20 years has held the position of chief clerk in the railway district superintendents's office…

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Road Kearsley to Mulbring

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 15 February 1922 · page 4

A deputation, consisting of Messrs Murry, Connell and Gardiner, Ms.L.A., with council[?]rs Johns. (president), and Lane, of cessnock Shire council,…

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Tramline Metal

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 15 February 1922 · page 4

In a minute submitted to a special meeting of the West Maitland Municipal Council last evening, the Mayor, Aiderman Fry, reported that when in…

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Railway Inquiry. Auth[?] Exonerated. Privileges to Be Extended

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 15 February 1922 · page 7

The report of Mr. Justice Edmunds on the administration of the Railway Department, particularly with regard to in[?]idents associated…

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Nine Persons Injured. Motor Vehicles in Collision

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 16 February 1922 · page 6

About 11 o'clock last night a collision occurred near the the intersection of Denison and Party streets, Hamilton, between a motor omnibus. laden…

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Our State Railways

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 16 February 1922 · page 4

Our State railways are far and away our biggest business undertaking. Upon their efficient management the [?] and prosperity of the State…

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Railway Strike. Loyalists Should Not Be Dismissed

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 16 February 1922 · page 4

It is state on good authourity that Mr. Justice Edmunds, in his report dealing with the 1917 railway strike, finds that the loyalists should not be…

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Motor Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 16 February 1922 · page 5

A motor car, driven by Thomas Butler, collided with an electric light pole at Waterloo, late, last night, with the result that the car was considerably…

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Stroud Road

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 17 February 1922 · page 5

Mr and Mrs Chris Gorton, of "Pendine," Washpool, with several members of their family, are spending a month's holiday at Nelson's Bay…

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Morpeth Train Service

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 17 February 1922 · page 4

Mr. W. F. O' Hearn, M.L.A., has received the following from the District superintendent of Railways, Newcastle—"With reference to letter presented…

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The Lake Road

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 17 February 1922 · page 8

The engineer reported as follows regarding the above road, to the Cessnock Shire Council on Monday. "I have to report that the survey of the…

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