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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1922

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

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 10 January 1922 · page 3

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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Upper Hunter Shire Council the Dry Road. Government's Offer Turned Down

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 10 January 1922 · page 2

Monthly meeting held on Thursday last Present: Crs. H. L. White (President), R. C. McAdam, A. A. McDonald, A. S. Barwick,…

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Overton Colliery. Railway Loop Construction

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 10 January 1922 · page 2

A start was yesterday made in the construction of a railway loop of about 13 chains at the Overton Colliery, which is about to be…

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(Published by Arrangement). Armed Motor Cars Liquor Smugglers in U.S.A.

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 10 January 1922 · page 1

Prohibition in U.S.A. us elsewhere, is seen to be a greater menace to the public peace and welfare the more it is studied by the press…

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Fatal Railway Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 10 January 1922 · page 4

Mr. Thomas Cooper, a railway guard, who resided at Auburn, and who was a son of Mr. Thomas Cooper, of Elgin-street, West Maitland met with a…

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Motor Car Accident. London, January 9

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 10 January 1922 · page 5

A message from Cannes states that Mr. Harvey, American Ambassador in London, and Mr. Wickham Stood, editor of the "Times," were motoring to…

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Motor Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 10 January 1922 · page 5

Mr. Lucien Lawrence Cunningham, M.P. for the [?] was injured last night when his mother, which was being driven by his brother, collided with a…

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Good Roads in America

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 11 January 1922 · page 4

The way in which Federal, State and Social Government authorities co-operate for the provision of good roads is well illustrated by the…

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Minister's Visit. Inspection of Roads

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 11 January 1922 · page 6

After travelling round Bolwarra yesterday, the Minister for Local Government, Mr. G. Cann, was taken through Phoenix Park to the Hinton Bridge…

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Guard Killed. Run Down by a Train at Petersham

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 11 January 1922 · page 3

Shortly before midnight on Monday Thomas Edward Marden, aged 28, a railway guard, of Bestic-street, Rockdale, was run down by a train…

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Rouchell Road Railway Gates.—

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 13 January 1922 · page 2

Hon. W. Bennett, M.L.A., is in receipt of the following communication from the Secretary for Railways in reference to the above:—"In…

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Rouchel Road Railway Gates

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 13 January 1922 · page 4

Hon.W. Bennott, M.L.A., is in receipt of the following communication from the Secretary for Railways in reforence to the Rouchel Road railway…

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Lopsided Road

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 13 January 1922 · page 7

The narrow, lop-sided Allandale Road is causing a bit of trouble. This road is so constructed that all the footpath is on one side of the road. It has…

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"Madman" on a Train. Alleged Theft of Notes. Brisbane Visitor's Complaint

The Scone Advocate · Friday 13 January 1922 · page 4

Walter Webb, 35, and John Cohen, 66, were charged at the Central Police Court on Wednesday with haying at Sydney on August; 19…

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Railway Fatality. Salvationist's Death

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 13 January 1922 · page 6

A terrible fatality occurred at Nill railway station early yesterday morning, miss Evans, 18 being shockingly mutilated. She died in the hospital…

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Evasion of Railway Fares

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 13 January 1922 · page 7

During the months of November and December last 1757 passengers travelling in trains on the Newcastle suburban, railway lines were found to have…

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Motor Cars

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 13 January 1922 · page 8

Cessnock is well off for motor cars. The list of cars has swelled to over 40. Is this a sign of the prosperity of Cessnock[?]…

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Flying Motor Car

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 13 January 1922 · page 4

Rapidly convertible from motor-car to aeroplane and back again, a novel machine, invented by M. Tampier, has been tested before a French technical…

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Minister's Visit. Inspection of Roads

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 January 1922 · page 6

After travelling round Bolwarra Tuesday, the Minister for Local Government, Mr. G. Cann, was taken through Phoenix Park to the Hinton Bridge…

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Guard Killed. Run Down by a Train at Petersham

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

Shortly before midnight on Monday Thomas Edward Marden, aged 28, a railway guard, of Bestic-street, Rockdale, was run down by a train…

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