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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1922

2,010 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 14 of 101

The Lake Road. the Minister Makes Plain What Is Required of Councils

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 17 February 1922 · page 9

Mr. Garlick, Under Secretary for Local Government, has forwarded to each of the Shire Councils interested in the proposed Lake road, an abridged…

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Boy's 365-Mile Tramp

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 17 February 1922 · page 6

On December 21 Leonard Walker, 16 years of age, who had been reprimanded by his uncle, Frank Osborne, of Range Station (W.A.),…

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Varied Opinions. Premier's Policy Speech. Side Tracking Railway Men." Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 17 February 1922 · page 5

Commenting on the Premier's policy speech, Mr. Corish, general secretary, of the Australian Railway Workers' Union, said that Mr. Dooley had tried…

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Railway Revenue

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

Compared with the corresponding month of last year, there was a falling off of £86 1s 2d in the revenue for January in the coaching…

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Glendon Bridge

Singleton Argus · Saturday 18 February 1922 · page 4

The Hon. W Bennett, M.L.A. has received the following communication from the under-Secretary Department of Local Government:- "Sir,- With…

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Train "Boomerang."

Singleton Argus · Saturday 18 February 1922 · page 3

What is believed to bo an unprecedented accident brought about the death of Mr L. S. Price, stockbroker, of St. Margaret's, Beckenham. He was…

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Aeroplane Crash. Fatality at Mildura

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 February 1922 · page 16

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

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Aeroplane Engine. Revolution Promised. London, February 16

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 18 February 1922 · page 5

A number of distinguished people have inspected the action of the new Napier 1000 horsepower aeroplane, weighing 2200 lbs, which, it is claimed,…

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Railway Inquiry. Authorities Exonerated

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 February 1922 · page 6

The report of Mr. Justice Edmunds on the administration of the Railway Department, particularly with regard to incidents associated…

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Nine Persons Injured. Motor Vehicles in Collision

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 February 1922 · page 5

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

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Railway Statistics. Less Coal Consumption

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 February 1922 · page 16

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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Railway Strike Settled. London, Feb. 12

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 February 1922 · page 12

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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Electric Railway Boom in Great Britain

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 February 1922 · page 7

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

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Shaping Railway Sleepers

Singleton Argus · Saturday 18 February 1922 · page 1

Not only was Great Britain the pioneer of railway construction in all parts of the world, but it, has supplied a large amount of the special plant required in…

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Railway Strike. No Conspiracy to Victimise Men. Commissioner' Report. Important Recommendations

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 20 February 1922 · page 6

The report of Mr. Justice Edmunds, the Royal Commissioner, on matters connected with the 1917 railway strike has been issued. It is a voluminous…

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City Railway

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 20 February 1922 · page 5

Work on the city railway stared in earnest to-day…

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The Railway Strike. Judges Report Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 20 February 1922 · page 5

An official of the amalgamated engineering union, referring to Judge Edmunds' report, remarked: "It is not a bit of good to us. We look to…

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Stroud Road

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 21 February 1922 · page 2

The honey industry has not been favored too well this season in this district chiefly on account of diseases in the grey gums in the bush…

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Boy Jumps Train

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 21 February 1922 · page 4

A small resident of Sydney, aged 7 years, caused excitement at Wallerang railway station when he was discovered sitting on the springs under the guard's…

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The Long-promised Overhead Bridge

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 21 February 1922 · page 2

In another portion of this paper, Mr. W. F. O'Hoarn says he is hopeful of the duplication of the line to Muswellbrook and the erection of…

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