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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1923

2,882 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 14 of 145

Train Tragedy. Gruesome Happening. London, February 1

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 2 February 1923 · page 5

A severed arm crashing through a train window and falling on the floor of the compartment immediately after another train had…

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Quarter's Earnings. Railways and Tramways. Increase of £124,305

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 2 February 1923 · page 3

The quarterly report of the Railway Commissioners was made available yesterday. The earnings of the railways…

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Will it Come? Tiik Motor Thai. on the Muswellbrook- Merriwa Line. Chief Commission Kr Says It Will

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 2 February 1923 · page 3

Fifty years ago, agitation tor the establishment of the Muswellbrook-Morriwa railway line commenced. It took nearly fifty years or agitation…

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Motor Collision. Condition of Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 2 February 1923 · page 2

It was learned on inquiry at the Newcastle Hospital that the condition of Mr. John Thomas McClure, who with his wife and children was…

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Border Railways. Queensland Government Approached

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 2 February 1923 · page 4

The Queensland Premier, Mr. Theodore, stated that he had received a communication from the, New South Wales Government which he…

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Cessneck-Cockle Creek Railway

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 2 February 1923 · page 4

Mr. W. P. Skelton, M.L.A., has interviewed the Minister for Works on behalf of the local bodies regarding the proposed railway from…

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Railway Freights & Fares

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 2 February 1923 · page 2

On Tuesday last a large deputation of Parliamentarians waited upon the Acting Premier to urge reductions in railway fares and freights and tram…

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Railway Freights and Fares

The Scone Advocate · Friday 2 February 1923 · page 4

On Tuesday, last a large deputation of Parliamentarians waited upon the Acting-Premier to urge reductions in railway fares and…

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Shocking Railway Collision. Two Killed, Many Injured

The Scone Advocate · Friday 2 February 1923 · page 3

Later information regarding the fatal railway collision at Adelaide station, reported in a wire in last issue, states that the Kapunda train…

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The Motor Car Fatality. the Death of Mr. "Wig" Wells

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 2 February 1923 · page 3

The inquest concerning the death of Arthur William Wells, who died in Kurri kurri Hospital, on January 21, of injuries received in a motor car…

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The Motor Car Fatality. Resumed Inquiry

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 2 February 1923 · page 11

The inquest into the death of Arthur William Wells, the result of a motor car accident on the road near Heddon Greta, on January 13…

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Five Weeks Motor Tour. of the Southern Portion of New South Wales. Wood Bros. Return to Mairland. 1875 Miles of the Most Charming Scenery in N.S.W.

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 2 February 1923 · page 6

Just five weeks ago Messrs. Rex and Will Wood, of Messrs. Wood Bros. West Maitland and Cessnock, commenccd a grand tour of the southern…

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A Novel Hobby. Building an Aeroplane

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 February 1923 · page 11

An avalanche of official correspondence has decended upon. Mr. A. A. Wealfrey. of Wollongong, as the result of the publicity recently given…

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Suggested Reduction of Train and Tram Fares. Cabinet Considers

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 February 1923 · page 5

The Acting Premier, Mr. Oakes, on Wednesday had a long consultation with Mr. James Fraser, Chief Railway Commissioner, and Mr. Fox…

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The Lake Road

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 February 1923 · page 1

The deputation also waited on Mr. Farrar, Minister for Labour and Industry, asking for an advance for the purpose of permitting work on…

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North Shore Bridge Protest Against Tax

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 February 1923 · page 3

A conference of councils at the Sydney Town Hall was held to protest against the imposition of the tax for the North Shore Bridge…

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Main Roads Grant. Reduced by Twenty Per Cent

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 February 1923 · page 3

The Government's main roads grant and loan proposal have been agitating local governing bodies throughout the State for some time. Numbers of the…

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Jumped From Train. Girl's Miraculous Escape. Melbourne

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 February 1923 · page 5

Evelyn Ash, aged 15, jumped from a train on to the Newport station; while it was travelling at 25 miles an hour. She had a…

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Cut to Pieces. Train Fatality at Toowoomba Toowoomba

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 3 February 1923 · page 5

Caught by the cowcatcher of a train when, crossing the line at Chinehilla on Friday afternoon, a middle- aged named James…

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Collision with Tram. Motor Cyclist Killed

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 February 1923 · page 9

As the result of a collision between a motor cycle and sidecar and a tram at Darlinghurst on Saturday afternoon, J. A. Mullins (40), driver…

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