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Railways, roads & transport, 1922

2,010 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 62 of 101

Cycling. Road Race

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 14 August 1922 · page 6

The Maitland Bicycle Club held an 11-miles read race from Rutherford to Lochinvar and back on Saturday afternoon. W. Penman (Cessnock), 3min…

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Year's Surplus. Rail and Tram Figures. Huge Interest Bill

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 14 August 1922 · page 3

The Hallway Commissioners' annual report of railway and tramway operations for the year ended June 30, 1922, has been presented to the…

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Railway Ambulance Work

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 14 August 1922 · page 4

A gratifying feature in connection with our State-run railways is the concern manifested for the safety of life and limb of railway workers and…

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U.S.A. Strikes. Railway Users Victimised. Vancouver, August 13

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 14 August 1922 · page 5

A message from San Francisco states that the railways are almost paralysed, and the losses will be enormous. Fruit trains en route to the East are stalled…

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Road Grant

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 15 August 1922 · page 2

New South Wales will receive £91,000 out of the £250,000 voted by the Federal Government for the improvement of the highways of the…

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Dry Road to the Allyn

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 15 August 1922 · page 4

The question of the construction of a dry road from Maitland to the Allyn River, which recently received attention at the hands of the…

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New Motor Cycling Track

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 15 August 1922 · page 1

The moor cycling truck on the recreation reserve has been ploughed. The track will be rolled, and when fully prepared will be used by the…

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North Coast Railway Raleigh-macksville Section

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 15 August 1922 · page 3

The Chief Railway Commissioner, Mr. Fraser, and Messrs. Caun and Fox, assistant commissioners, together with the heads of railway…

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Motoring Mishap

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 15 August 1922 · page 2

An accident to a party of motorists occurred on Sunday afternoon on one of the hills known as the Three Sisters, about a mile this side of Belford, and…

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Motorists' Wonderful Escape

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 15 August 1922 · page 2

A motor car fell 20ft. over the cliffs at National Park yesterday. The six passengers jumped from it while it was falling and escaped with, a few cuts…

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Railway Motors. on Country Lines. Speeding Up. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 16 August 1922 · page 5

The Railway Commissioners are not advancing motor traffic on country lines as last as the Government would like. A storm is said to be breaking…

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Motor Car Overturns

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 16 August 1922 · page 7

A party of motorists met with an accident on Sunday afternoon on one of the hills known as the Three Sister's about a milo this side of Belford…

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North Coast. Completing the Railway

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 16 August 1922 · page 8

The Chief Commissioner, Mr. J. Fraser together with his colleagues, arrived at South Grafton from Sydney by the recently-opened line on Tuesday…

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U.S.A. Strikes. Chaos in Railways. Vancouver, August 15

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 16 August 1922 · page 5

Developments in the railways strike show confusion from the Mississippi Valley to the Pacific. To-day there was a succession of…

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Railway Striker's. Ordered to Resume. Vancouver, August 15

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 16 August 1922 · page 5

A message from Chicago states that a significi[?]t development occurred in the railway shopmen's strike when Mr. Stone, president of the Engine Drivers'…

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Railway Motor Traffic

Singleton Argus · Thursday 17 August 1922 · page 2

The Railway Commissioners are not advancing motor traffic on the country railway lines as fast as the Government would like, and a storm is said to be…

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Railway Gauges. Question of Unification. Reference in Assembly

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 17 August 1922 · page 5

In the Legislative Assembly, replying to Mr. Dooley, leader of the Opposition, Sir George Fuller, Premier, state on the question of unification of…

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Military Policy. Inspector-general's Views. Uniform Railway Gauge

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 17 August 1922 · page 4

The Inspector-General of the Australian Military Forces, Lieutenant General Sir Henry Chauvel, in his annual report, tabled in the House of…

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Railway Strike. Some Resume Work. Vancouver, Aug. 16

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 17 August 1922 · page 5

A message from Chicago states that the order issued by Mr. Stones, president of the Engine Drivers' Union, was effective with the…

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Newcastle Trams

Singleton Argus · Thursday 17 August 1922 · page 3

Approval has been given for the electrification of the Newcastle tram system, at a cost of £2,000,000. Prior to starting the work, however, the…

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