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Railways, roads & transport, 1922

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Road-makers. by Rev. J. H. Jowett, D.d

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 6 January 1922 · page 2

"Make straight paths for your feet, lost that which is lame be turned out of the way."—Hebrews xii. 13. In there anything more wonderful…

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Crash Into Tram. Two Horses Killed

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 6 January 1922 · page 4

taking fright at a piece of paper two horses attached to a lorry driven by Robert Flynn, bolted in Botanyroad, Sydney, last night…

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Lafringement of Railway Regulations

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 6 January 1922 · page 4

At the East Maitland Police Court this morning; before Major F. W. C. Crane, P.M., Inspector Rowe, of the Railway Department, proceeded…

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Motor Smash. Medical Student Killed

The Scone Advocate · Friday 6 January 1922 · page 4

A collision between a motor car and a jinker in Macquarie-street, Sydney, on Tuesday night resulted in the death of Samuel Asher, aged…

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Aeroplane Smash. Pilot Fatally Injured

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 January 1922 · page 11

An avro machine, helenging to the Canterbury aviation Co., Ltd., which was on a flight from Kaikoura to Christchurch, crashed near Motunau…

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Prince of Wales. Visit to Rangoon. Princes of Wales Camp, Newlyn Road, Rangoon, Jan. 2

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 January 1922 · page 2

The Prince of Wales arrived at Rangoon by daylight on Monday by the Dufferin from Bombay. The city was richly decorated, the main streets…

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Society Sensation. Motor Thieves' Leader

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 7 January 1922 · page 5

The capture of the mysterious girl leader of a gang of Brooklyn robbers responsible for stealing more than a thousand motor cars has had…

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Motor Car Accident

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

A resident of Pelaw-Main has made an unfortunate start as a motor car owner. He bought a car from a Maitland business man and after satisfactory…

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Motor Smash. Medical Student Killed

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 January 1922 · page 6

A collision between a motor car and a jinker in Macquarie-street, Sydney, on Tuesday night resulted in the death of Samuel Asher, aged 21, a medical…

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Wages Reduced. Melbourne Tramway Board's Action

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 January 1922 · page 9

The recent drop in the cost of living figures, compiled by the Commonwealth Statistician, has led to a definite move for the reduction of the…

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Tramway Revenue. Falling Off in Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 January 1922 · page 9

A comparison of the tramway traffic on the city, suburban, and North Shore lines during Sunday, Monday and Tuesday last, covering…

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Storm Tossed. Adrift in Motor Boat. an Anxious Night

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 January 1922 · page 10

Tossed about all night at the mercy of the wind, two returned soldiers, who were rescued on Monday morning by the Union Steamship Company's…

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Motor Fatality. Mother and Child Killed. Three Others Injured

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 January 1922 · page 10

Two persons were killed and three injured when a motor car containing a party of holiday-makers overturned on the main road between Healesville…

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Referred to Counsel Railway Superannuation Matter

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 January 1922 · page 10

The Railway Superannuation Board, at its last meeting, decided to obtain legal advice in regard to employees who were dismissed after the strike of…

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Tramway Earnings. Traffic Suffers Through Wet Weather

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 January 1922 · page 7

A comparison of the City and North Sydney tramway traffic for the past fortnight, embracing the whole of the Christmas and New Year periods,…

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Motor Car Tour. Missing Money Traced

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 January 1922 · page 14

Recently Miss Agnes Curtin reporter to the police that, while sitting on[?] lawn at St. Kilda beach (Vic.), in company with a young man, her wallet…

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Cycling. Road Race

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 9 January 1922 · page 7

The road race from Mercury" corner West Maitland, to Morpeth and [?], about 10 miles, conducted by the Maitland Bicycle Club on Saturday…

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Two Trams Collide. Eight Persons Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 9 January 1922 · page 3

A head-on collision between two trams occurred on the Clayfield line near Albion Hill, Brisbane, on Sunday afternoon…

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Railway Fatality

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 9 January 1922 · page 5

The body of the man run over near Milson's Point has been definitely identified as that of Harry James Nutting (27), a plumber, who had been residing…

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North Shore Bridge, to Cost £6,000,000

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 10 January 1922 · page 6

Hon. W. Bennett, member for Maitland, speaking in the Assembly on this question, said:— I have not had an opportunity to…

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