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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1922

2,010 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 21 of 101

Motor Cars Collide. Shooking Fatality. Melbourne

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

A shocking motor latality of current at two o'clock this morning at Fitzroy, near Melbourne. It appears that two cars collided…

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Railway Smash. Trucks Break Away

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

When a good train was leaving Warringen, between Woolbrook and Danglemah, near Armidale, on Monday morning five [?]rueks and the brake van…

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State Railways. Comparison with Other Countries. Independent Inquiry

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 March 1922 · page 14

An exhaustive examination of the whole on the New South Wales Governments railways and tramways operations, financial and otherwise, has…

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New Motor Fuel. Production of Benzol. Coal By-product

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 March 1922 · page 14

At Newcastle next week a completely equipped by-products coke even will be put into operation, marking the first large-scale effort…

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Motor Smash. Army Service Interrupted. Several Persons Injured

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

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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"Appalling Increase." Motor Cars in America

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

Mr. A. S. Le Soeuf, director of the Taronga Zoological Park, who has returned to Sydney by the Makura from an official world tour, was…

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Motor Cars Cheaper

Singleton Argus · Saturday 11 March 1922 · page 6

There has been a sharp decrease in the prices of leading American cars, and this is nowhere more noticeable than in the Hudson and Essex cars…

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Travelling on Railways "Deadheads" Not Excessive

Singleton Argus · Saturday 11 March 1922 · page 5

The Chief Railway Commissioner, referring to the question of free travelling on the railways, denied that any information on the subject that the public…

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America's Motor Gars "An Appalling Increase."

Singleton Argus · Saturday 11 March 1922 · page 2

Speaking of his experiences abroad, Mr A. S. Le Soeuf, Director of the Taronga Zoological Park, who has returned to Sydney by the Makura from…

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Fosterton Bridge Committee

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 14 March 1922 · page 2

A meeting of those interested in the re-erection of the Fosterton bridge will be held in the old school hall at Fosterton on…

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Horse Beats Train

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 14 March 1922 · page 1

At Ryde station a group of railway offcials and a number of people who wore waiting for a train witnessed an exciting [?]. It was…

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Repairing the Bridge at Denman

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 14 March 1922 · page 4

We understand that the tender of Mr. Leahey, of Muswellbrook, has been accepted for repairing the bridge over the Hunter River at…

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Railway Department. Labour Proposal Criticised

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 14 March 1922 · page 4

Mr. E. J. Loxton, K.C. speaking at Orange on Friday night in support of the Nationalist candidates, Sir Charles Rosenthal and Mr…

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Motor Car Sale an Auctioneer's Bad Luck

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 14 March 1922 · page 1

Clive St. Clair Edwards, on the application of Mr J. B.Frawley, was granted his certificate of discharge by the Registrar in Bankruptcy (Mr Norman C…

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U.s.s. Co.'s Big Motor Ship

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 14 March 1922 · page 1

A cable states that the motor-ship Hauraki of 7000 tons,built for the Union Steamship Company of New Zealand, did satisfactory trials on the Clyde! The…

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Railway Gauge. Australian Problem. London, March 13

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 15 March 1922 · page 2

Mr. T. R. Johnson, formerly Commissioner of Railways, N.S.W., who recently returned from the position of railway adviser to China, lectured at…

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Parochialism. Victoria and Railway Gauge

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

The Prime Minister (Mr. Hughes) stated that the Victorian Government was still adopting a parochial attitude regarding the uniform railway gauge;…

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North-south Railway. Sir Joseph Cook's Dental. London, March 15

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

Sir Joseph Cook, Australian High Commissioner, referring to a cable from Adelaide expressed surprise and indignation at the statement…

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Stroud Road

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 17 March 1922 · page 4

A most enjoyable time was spent on Thursday evening last, when the residents of Stroud Road and district gathered together at the home…

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Alleged Train-wrecking

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 17 March 1922 · page 3

A fettler working the length of railway line past Sproule's Lagoon reported what appeared to have been an attempt to wreck the passenger…

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