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Railways, roads & transport, 1922

2,010 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 27 of 101

Cycling. Road Race

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 10 April 1922 · page 7

The Maitland Bicycle, Club's ten miles road race, over the Morpeth course, on Saturday afternoon, resulted: F. Wickham, 4min, 1; R. Ekert,…

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Motor Accident. Smash in Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 10 April 1922 · page 2

In attempting to avoid a side-on collision at the corner of Bourke and Cleveland streets, Sydney, an automobile and a motor cycle crashed…

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Motor 'Bus Case High-street Collision. Alleged Dangerous Driving

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 10 April 1922 · page 5

Before Major F. W. C. Crane, P.M., at the West Maitland Police Court this morning Eric Arthur Allomes was charged with, on March 17,…

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Stroud Road

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 11 April 1922 · page 2

In reply to their defeat by Monkerai on the latter's ground recently, the Stroud Road cricketers have since gained victories over Monkerai's…

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Stricken Russia. a Refugee Train. Dreadful Experience

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 11 April 1922 · page 4

An American worker in the famine area, writing from Russia to Miss Margaret Thorpe, tells of the acute sufferings of the refugees…

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Proposed Rouchel Dry Road. First Section to Be Proceeded With

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 11 April 1922 · page 2

From Secretary, Rouchel Dry Road Committee, bringing under the notice of the Council the following resolutions carried at a meeting on…

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Car Somersaults. Motor Smash in Melbourne

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 11 April 1922 · page 6

A sensational collision occurred in Melbourne on Monday evening between two large touring cars, one being owned by Peter Stoke, 40 years of age,…

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Motor 'Bus Case. High-street Collision. Omnibus Driver Fined

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 11 April 1922 · page 3

Before Major F. W. C. Crane, P.M., at the West Maitland Police Court, the hearing was continued on Monday afternoon and evening of the charge…

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Good Roads and the Living Area

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 12 April 1922 · page 4

We are advocates of good roads suited for motor lorry traffic generally instead of branch lines of railway mainly because for a given sum of money more…

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Timber Traffic and Road Damage

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 12 April 1922 · page 4

The Hon. Walter Bennett, M.L.A., having made further representations on behalf of Tarro Shire Council with respect to the question of the imposition…

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Tramway Service

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 12 April 1922 · page 4

On Good Friday, the Sunday time-table will be, observed on the Maitland tram-line, but the ordinary service will be run on other days…

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Passing Stationary Trams

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 13 April 1922 · page 4

The fact that it is against the traffic regulations for any driver of a vehicle to pass a stationary tram has not been properly grasped by many. Almost at…

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Motor 'Buses for Races

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 13 April 1922 · page 4

Messrs. Styles and Fenwick' s motor 'buses will leave Church-street, West Maitland, at 11 o'clock on Saturday and on Monday for…

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Fatal Collision. Motor Cycle and Cart. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Thursday 13 April 1922 · page 2

Albert Muller died in the Balmain Hospital during the night from the effects of injuries received through a collision between his motor cycle and…

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A Bolting Motor Car

Singleton Argus · Thursday 13 April 1922 · page 2

A few people in the vicinity of the Percy Hotel shortly before 8 o'clock on Tuesday morning witnessed a thrilling episode, in which a man in a motor car…

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Car Somersaults Motor Smash in Melbourne

Singleton Argus · Thursday 13 April 1922 · page 2

A sensational collision occurred in Melbourne on Monday evening between two large touring cars, one being owned by Peter Stokie, 40 years of age,…

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To-nights Excursion Train

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 14 April 1922 · page 2

An excursion train will leave Muswellbrook at 11.[?] o'clock to-night for Sydney, arriving at the latter place at 6.5 a.m. to-morrow…

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Good Roads the Alm of All Councils

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 14 April 1922 · page 4

This is how the Now South Wales Shires and Municipal Records heads the following article in its March issue:—…

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Aeroplane Collision. Six Fatalities. London, April 7

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 15 April 1922 · page 12

The "Daimler" mail's passenger plane London to Paris, came into collision with the Goliath; en route to London, at Grand Villiers. Boon planes…

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Special Train to Paterson

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 15 April 1922 · page 4

On Easter Monday special passenger trains will be run from Newcastle to Paterson, and from West Maitland to Paterson, leaving West…

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