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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1922

2,010 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 47 of 101

American Railways. Big Wage Cuts. Vancouver, June 14

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 24 June 1922 · page 12

Information from Chicago has been received to the effect that the United States Railway Labour Board has cut 40,000,000 dollars from the wages of…

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Free Railway Passes Delegates to Local Government Conference

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 24 June 1922 · page 13

A deputation representing the Local Government Association waited upon the Minister for Mines and Local Government (Mr. J. C. L. Fitzpatrick), to…

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American Railways. Ballot on Strike. London, June 20

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 24 June 1922 · page 2

The Cincinnati Labour chiefs told the employers that if the vote amongst the workers favoured a railway strike it would become effective on July 1…

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Increased Railway Freights. Indignation Meeting at Aberdeen

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 24 June 1922 · page 3

A crowded public meeting, called by requisition signed by the residents throughout the Upper Hunter district, to discuss the increases in…

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Frozen Produce. Increase in Railway Freights

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 24 June 1922 · page 14

The secretary to the Railway Commissioners has written to Mr. W. F. O'Hearn, M.L.A., in reply to his representations on behalf of the Australian…

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Railway Fatality. Guard Fearfully Mangled. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 24 June 1922 · page 5

William Baker, 30, a railway guard, met an awful death at White Bay railway yards this morning. An empty wheat train was being…

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Railway Gauges. Mr. Hughes on Unification Question

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 24 June 1922 · page 6

The Prime Minister (Mr. Hughes), referring to the question of the unification of railway gauges, said he had discussed the matter with the…

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A New Air-cooled Motor Cycle Engine

Singleton Argus · Saturday 24 June 1922 · page 3

The design of engines for motor cycles presents many problems of interest to the engineer, and of groat importance to the manufacturer. Simplicity,…

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Railway Unification

Singleton Argus · Saturday 24 June 1922 · page 7

Reference was made by Sir George Miller on Thursday evening to the Federal Government's action for unification of the railways. This action he…

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City Railway. and North Shore Bridge. Views of Nw Minister

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 26 June 1922 · page 2

Mr. R. T. Ball, Minister for Agriculture, who is at present in his electorate attending a series of functions, arranged in his honour, reached…

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Memorial Road. Scheme Launched in Brisbane

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 26 June 1922 · page 4

A scheme has been launched in Brisbane to construct a National Memorial Road to Redeliffe, a seaside resort, costing £70,000…

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British Success in Railway Electrification

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 26 June 1922 · page 2

About two years ago the South Africa Government went very carefully into the question of improving the service of its State railways, and…

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Reduced Charges. at Railway Refreshment Rooms

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 26 June 1922 · page 8

Mr. P. S. Hunt, manager of the railway refreshment rooms, announces that [?] railway Commissioners have approved of a further reduction in the…

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Stroud Road Mails

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 27 June 1922 · page 3

Hon. W. Bennett, M.L.A., Is in receipt of a communication from the Deputy Postmaater-General in reference to the making up of mails for…

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Wattle Ponds Road. (To the Editor.)

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 27 June 1922 · page 2

Sir,—Would you be kind enough to allow me space in your valuable columns to bring light on the long neglected road known as the Wattle Ponds-road?…

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Work at the Railway Yard

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 27 June 1922 · page 2

The work of remodelling the local railway yard is showing much progress. The new cutting is taking shape. Men are also engaged in the…

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LOCAL & General News Pitnacree Road

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 28 June 1922 · page 4

The East Maitland Municipal Council recently applied to the Government for a special grant to repair flood damage on Pitnacree road. A…

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Man's Neck Broken. Railway Tricycle Mishap. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 28 June 1922 · page 5

William Taylor, a ganger: Anrea Schofeld, labourer; and William [?]man, labourer, were travelling alon the railway line, near Dubbo on a…

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Kearsley-Abernethy Road

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 29 June 1922 · page 4

Mr. W. R. Lindsay, who was recently appointed engineer to the Cessnock Shire Council, reported to a meeting of the Cessnock Shire…

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North Shore Bridge. Government's Intentions

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 29 June 1922 · page 3

A deputation representing the northern suburbs waited upon Sir George Fuller, State Premier and urged that the building of the Sydney. Harbour…

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