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Railways, roads & transport, 1922

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Railway Strike. London. January 12

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 14 January 1922 · page 2

The Irish Council of the National Union of Railwaymen, supported by the locomotive men, has called upon all Irish railwaymen to cease work at…

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Motor Fatality. Charge of Manslaughter

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 14 January 1922 · page 4

An inquiry into the death of Elsie Muriel Wilson and her young daughter, Beryl, caused by the overturning of a motor car near Healesville (Vic.) at…

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Pastoral. Rabbit Destruction. Motor Car Fumes

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

Experiments carried out by New South Wales Department of Agriculture have resulted in the conclusion that where rabbits are numerous and…

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Crash Into Tram. Two Horses Killed

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

Taking fright at a piece of paper, two horses attached to a lorry driven by Robert Flynn, bolted in Botany-road, Sydney, last night…

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Motor Car Accident. London, January 9

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 January 1922 · page 2

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

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Two Trams Collide. Eight Persons Injured

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 January 1922 · page 9

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

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Motor 'Buses for Largs

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 16 January 1922 · page 4

Messrs. Styles and Fenwick's motor buses will run from East Maitland. via West Maitland, to Large every Wednesday and Friday in future, and should…

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Stroud Road Items

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 17 January 1922 · page 4

Most of the holiday visitors to this district have returned to their homes, and the number to this and outlying pleasure resorts this year, constitutes…

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Sydney-newcastle Road. Proposed New Route

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 17 January 1922 · page 3

Lopping off the superfluous 66 miles from the Sydney-Newcastle road is the main objective of the Great Northern Road Association,…

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

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 17 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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Destruction by Means Of' Motor Car Fumes

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 17 January 1922 · page 4

Experiments carried out by the New South Wales Department of Agriculture have resulted in the conclusion that where rabbits are…

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Railway Strike Postponed. London January. 4

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 17 January 1922 · page 5

The threatened general railway strike in ireland as a protest against the proposed revision of wages and hours has been postponed for a month…

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Australian Railways. an Important Qffer. London, Jan. 6

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 17 January 1922 · page 5

Cables from Australia state that an offer has been received, said to be backed by influential British interests to finance the conversion of…

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The Railway System

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 17 January 1922 · page 2

It, is not, for instance, of malice prepense that our trunk lines of railway all lead to Sydney. It was at the time they were planned a…

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District News Letters Bishop's Bridge

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 18 January 1922 · page 6

Prior to their departure for Singleton, after a long residence in Bishop's Bridge, Mr. and Mrs. J. Whyburn and family were tendered a farewell social…

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Motor 'Buses Time-Table

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 18 January 1922 · page 4

Messrs, Styles and Fenwick, proprietors of the motor 'buses "Rhapsody" and "Eurythmic" publish in this issue a general time-table for West and East…

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Premiers Confer. Railways, Settlers, Trade

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 18 January 1922 · page 2

The conference of State Premiers with the Federal Prime Minister, which opened in Melbourne yesterday, does not include a representative of the New…

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Urgent Trip by Motor Car

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 18 January 1922 · page 6

The advantage of the motor cur as a speedy means of transit was demonstrated at the week-end. Mrs. Spring, of Ulmarra, a visitor to…

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Prisoners Working on Roads

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 19 January 1922 · page 4

According to the "Highway Magazine" a beautiful winding road is being constructed between Ventura and Santa Monica. California. This highway passes…

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Run Over by Train

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 19 January 1922 · page 4

Mrs. Janet Hanley (50), living at Weston, was seriously injured at Clyde Railway Station last night. She is in St. Joseph;s Hospital Auburn, and…

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