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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1922

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Our Roads Policy. Behind the Times

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 17 March 1922 · page 6

That Australia should revise its road construction policy and embark upon a programme of extensive road conservation by covering the old macadamised…

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Road to the Lake

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 17 March 1922 · page 7

At a meeting of the Pelaw Main Progress Association Cr. J. Butler presiding, the secretary, Mr. Dorian, and Mr. J. Tweedie, gave a report…

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North Shore Bridge. British Tenderers. London

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

Australian Press Agents' inquiries from Clyde engineering firms disclose that there is little present prospect of tenders being sent in for the…

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America's Motor Cars

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 17 March 1922 · page 6

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

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Railway Deficit. Commissioners Corrects Errors

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

Referring to a published statement in regard to the railways, line Chief Commissioners said it was incorrect to say that the de[?] totalled one…

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Uniforn Railway Gauge

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 17 March 1922 · page 4

Mr. Hughes, the Prime Minister, stated on Wednesday that the Victorian Government was still adopting a parochial attitude regarding the uniform…

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New Railway By-Law

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 17 March 1922 · page 4

With a view to dealing with the many strolling bands which at present operate on metropolitan suburban trains the Railway Commissioners have…

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Train Sensation. Shot Through a Window. Sydney

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

A shot was fired at a train in motion near the Auburn railway station, last night, but fortunately there was no injury to any person…

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Road Reform. Circular to Political Candidates. Sydney

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

The council of the Good Roads Association has sent a circular to each candidate whether Labour, Progressive, or Nationalist, urging upon him…

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Shorter Lake Route. Kearsley-mulbring Road. Deputation to Mr. Cann

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 March 1922 · page 11

Messrs. Connell and Murray introduced a deputation to the Minister for Local Government, representative of the Cessnock and Tarro Shire Councils,…

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The Latest. R.I.C. Sergeants Murdered. Daring Mall Train Robbery. (Reuter's Cables.) London, Thursday Night

Singleton Argus · Saturday 18 March 1922 · page 7

Four disguised men entered the St. Bride's' Home at Galway and shot dead two R.I.C. sergeants, and dangerously wounded a constable…

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Mr. Lang's Warning. Alleged Fancy Jobs on City Railway

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 18 March 1922 · page 6

"There are no words strong enough," said Mr. lang, State Treasurer," to condemn the actions of those persons concerned in a…

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Railway Gauge. Australian Problem. London, March 13

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 March 1922 · page 2

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

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Parochialism. Victoria and Railway Gauge

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

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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A Boon to Motorists

Singleton Argus · Saturday 18 March 1922 · page 1

Anyone who has attempted to fill a grease cup with any kind of grease lubricator will know how difficult it is to perform this operation without making a…

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Electric Cooking on Railway Trains

Singleton Argus · Saturday 18 March 1922 · page 3

There was inaugurated 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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Black Marks. Punishment of Tramway Cleaners

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 20 March 1922 · page 3

A new system of punishment, according to the Tramway Employees' Union, has been introduced into the Tramway Department against the boys…

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All Round Reduction. Charges at Railway Refreshment Rooms

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 20 March 1922 · page 3

Acting upon a report submitted on the business of the railway refreshment rooms, the Commissioners have approved of an all-round reduction being…

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Break of Gauge. Victoria Prefers More Railways

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 20 March 1922 · page 3

In reply to the Prime Minister's criticism of the committee's adverse report on the uniform gauge question, the chairman of the Victorian…

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West Maitland Court. Monday, March 20. (Before Major F. W. C. Crane, P.m.). Breach of Motor Traffic Act

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 20 March 1922 · page 2

Frederick George McMullen, for driving a motor car past a stationary tram in High-street, on February 9, was fined 20/, with 11/ costs in default…

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