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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1922

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Motor Car Over Cliffs Driver's Narrow Escape

Singleton Argus · Thursday 2 March 1922 · page 2

Mr W. J. A. Hbdgkinson, of Cronulla, experienced a miraculous escape from a terrible death on Monday night. He was being dragged towards the edge of…

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The Lake Road

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 3 March 1922 · page 4

At the special meeting held on Monday the council considered the question of the proposed Lake road. The President (Cr. Johns) was in…

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Proposed Loan to Construct Road

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 3 March 1922 · page 10

The members of the Abernethy Progress Association recently put on their thinking caps to find a way to ensure the construction of a road from…

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Two Fettlers Killed. Run Down by Goods Train

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 3 March 1922 · page 4

The Railway Department received word on Thursday aftyernoon that two men, who were working on the duplication works at Locksley, had been…

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City v. Country. Centralisation Curse. Costly North Shore Bridge

The Scone Advocate · Friday 3 March 1922 · page 4

Country versus City is the main question in this election, says Mr. D. H. Drummond, M.L.A., who, with Mr. Mollveen, addressed a…

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The Parson's Gully. ' Bridge to Be Erected. Outside Residents Find £200 of Cost

The Scone Advocate · Friday 3 March 1922 · page 2

A further meeting of residents interested in the proposal to bridge Parson's Gully was held in Campbell's Chambers on Friday night…

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Found With Neck Broken Railway Line Fatality

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 3 March 1922 · page 5

Early on Monday morning as Mr. O'Hara was going to his work at Aberdare South Colliery he was horrified to come upon the body of an elderly man…

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Plague Rats. Found at Pyrmont Bridge

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 4 March 1922 · page 7

Two more plague rats have been found under the piers of the Prymont Bridge, near the shore, on the side next to Sydney Council's rat depot…

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The Lake Road. Another Deputation Desired

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 March 1922 · page 14

A special meeting of the Tarro Shire Council was held at the office, East Maitland, Monday, to consider matters in connection with proposed…

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Railway and Tramway Men the Premier's Promise

Singleton Argus · Saturday 4 March 1922 · page 1

Mr Dooley says the only, effcetive and speedy way to ensure that is done to railway and tramway men is by legis lation…

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Big Saving Effected. Management of Railways. Mr. Fraser's Claim

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 March 1922 · page 6

When submitting the report at the annual meeting of the Railway and Tramway Institute, the Chief Commissioner replied to criticisms of the…

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Three Persons Lost. Motor Boat Tragedy

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 March 1922 · page 14

Three persons were lost from a launch near Brisbane on Saturday night. Their names are:—Rita Gilling (21), Brampton-terrace, Herston;…

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Basic Wage. Queensland Railwaymen

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 March 1922 · page 3

Judge Winneke, presiding at the sitting of the Railways Classification Board in Brisbane, referring to the demand by the Railway Union for…

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Motor Accident. Miraculous Escape. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 March 1922 · page 16

Walter Hodgkinson had a startling experience yesterday at Gymer Bay Cronulla, owing to his motor car [?] pulling him over the cliffs. The…

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Railway Service. Justice to the Men. Premier's Intentions

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 March 1922 · page 5

"The only effective and speedy way to ensure that justice is done to railway and tramway men is by legislation," said Mr. Dooley, the Premier…

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Railway Policy. Sir George Fuller's Declaration. Wages to Stand

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 March 1922 · page 5

At Picton, Sir George Fuller cleared up several misapprehensions regarding the Coalition party's intentions towards not only the railway workers…

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Electric Railway Boom in Great Britain

Singleton Argus · Saturday 4 March 1922 · page 8

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

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Railway Accident Two Men Cut to Pieces

Singleton Argus · Saturday 4 March 1922 · page 8

A shocking double railway fatality occurred near Locksley on Thursday morning, when Ganger Herbert Lance Evans (34), lately residing with his wife and…

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Main Roads and Flood Grants

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 6 March 1922 · page 4

The Under-Secretary to the Local Government Department has written to the Tarro Shire Council informing that £1710 had been allotted as main roads…

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Motor Smash. Army Service Interrupted. Several Persons Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 6 March 1922 · page 6

While driving a motor car along Holden-street, Ashfield, on Sunday, Sydney G. Harding, of High-street, Canterbury, suddenly swerved to…

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