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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1922

2,010 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 64 of 101

Railway Ambulance Work

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 19 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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Railway Matters

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 19 August 1922 · page 4

Residents of the district about Tarro have for a long time felt the need of trucking yards on the railway. At present there are no yards between…

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Railway to Ellalong

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 19 August 1922 · page 4

It is proposed by South Maitland Railways, Limited, to make provision for a railway service to Ellalong. Owing to the fact that the branch line…

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The City Railway. Reclaiming Land at Darling Harbour

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 19 August 1922 · page 5

Since operations were started six months ago upon the city railway a great deal of work has been accomplished. The engineers in charge look upon the…

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Railway Managership £5000 No Draw. London, Aug. 18

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 19 August 1922 · page 5

The "Daily Mail," discussing the appointment of an American in preference to an Englishman to the South Australian Railway Commissionership…

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Taxi and Tram Collision

Singleton Argus · Saturday 19 August 1922 · page 6

When travelling at a fair speed over an open railway crossing at Royal Park, Melbourne, a taxi-cab, driven by James Petherick, of Hawthorn, was struck by…

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Cycling. Road Race

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 21 August 1922 · page 7

The road race conducted by the Maitland Bicycle Club from Rutherford to Harper's Hill and back, about fifteen miles, on Saturday afternoon, resulted:…

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North Coast Line. Practically Through Train Service

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 21 August 1922 · page 6

The Railway Department proposes to begin what will be practically a through train service on the North Coast line in October…

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Boys Damage Trams

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 21 August 1922 · page 5

Twenty-seven trams were damaged by boys yesterday at North Sydney tram depot. Windows and electric light globes were smashed blinds…

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Concrete Sleepers. Test by Railway Commission

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 21 August 1922 · page 6

A new type of railway sleeper, like an inverted saucer, and made of ferro concrete, is being tried by the N.S.W. Railway Department…

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Motor Service

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 21 August 1922 · page 4

Mr. J. P. Barling intimates by advertisement in this issue that he will be running a motor service on and after the 28th instant between…

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Collision in Bridge Street

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 22 August 1922 · page 2

A collision between a motor car and sulky in Bridge-street on Friday night last. attracted a large crowd. Both car and sulky were…

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Motor Car Burned

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 22 August 1922 · page 4

Last evening about 7.30 o'clock a motor car, the property of Mr. E. T. Blaxland, of Morpeth, caught fire in the garage while a tin of benzine was…

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English Railway. Fatalities From Collisions. London, August 21

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 22 August 1922 · page 5

A double railway accident, occurred near Gravesend in which workmen's trains were involved, that resulted in three persons being killed and 13…

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The City Railway Reclaiming Land at Darling Harbour

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 22 August 1922 · page 2

Since operations were started six months ago upon the city railway a great deal of work has been accomplished…

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Railway Unification Tilt at Sir Joseph Oarruthers

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 22 August 1922 · page 2

A group of National members in the State party, known as the Little Entente, who are opposed to the influence of Sir Joseph Carruthers over other…

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War Bridge Evening

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 23 August 1922 · page 4

The matron (Mrs. Colls) and the residents of the hostel in Bourke-street find that the clock at St.Mary's Church is a great convenience…

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Farmers' Conference Land Settlement. Railways and Roads. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 23 August 1922 · page 5

At the Fanners and Settlers' Conference, the following resolution, moved by Mr. Seccombe (Goonoo Goonoo; was unanimously carried: "That the…

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High Level Bridge Wanted

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 23 August 1922 · page 4

Residents of Melville, Rosebrook and Aberglasslyn are agitating for a high-level bridge at Melville in place of the present low-level, structure…

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Saplings Across Railway

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 23 August 1922 · page 4

In the Children's Court at the Cessnock Courthouse, two boys, aged 10 and 12 years respectively, were charged with placing saplings across…

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