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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1923

2,882 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 25 of 145

Body Found. Alongside Railway Line

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 24 February 1923 · page 7

The body of an elderly man was found on 16th inst beside the railway line, three miles north oil Gloucester, having evidently fallen from a train…

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Big Bum Involved. Railway Officials Charged

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 24 February 1923 · page 3

At the Central Police Court, Sydney, the case was resumed in which three railway employees—Northman McLeod, 55, a riding ganger; William…

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Border Railways. Ministers Confer

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 24 February 1923 · page 5

Tho Minister for Works (Mr. Wall) had an interview with Mr. Barnes, the Victorian Minister to Works, regarding the construction of…

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Tram Losses. Reduction of Sunday Parrs

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 24 February 1923 · page 16

Despite the tact that Sunday was just the sort of day that one would expect residents of the metropolitan area to rush the trams to get to the…

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Railway Frauds. Allegations of Conspiracy. £6000 Involved

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 24 February 1923 · page 9

Frauds against the Railway Commissioners were alleged in a case at the Central Police Conn, Sydney, when Norman McLeod, aged 55,…

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British Motor Liners

Singleton Argus · Saturday 24 February 1923 · page 3

Excellent result's continue to be obtained by the oil-driven ships constructed in Great Britain. Recently a large passenger liner equipped with…

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Mean Theft of Motor Car Parts

Singleton Argus · Saturday 24 February 1923 · page 6

After the fire had been extinguished on Mr A. Dennett's six-cylinder Buick motor car on Saturday afternoon last, as previously reported in our columns,…

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Forgery Charges Railway Paymaster Committed

Singleton Argus · Saturday 24 February 1923 · page 7

Eugene Reginald Trim", who with two other men has been committed for trial in connection with the alleged conspiracy to defraud the Railway…

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Motor Car Record Sydney to Brisbane

Singleton Argus · Saturday 24 February 1923 · page 7

Messrs Norman Smith and E. Croydill, of Sydney, who had already reduced the Melbourne-Sydney record on two previous occasions in an Essex…

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The City Railway Minister Says No Stoppage

Singleton Argus · Saturday 24 February 1923 · page 6

The Minister for Works and Railways, Mr Ball, in the course of a statement on Thursday, said there would bo no stoppage in the…

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Testing Bridge

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 26 February 1923 · page 2

A very simple and easily applied apparatus has been devised by a British central station engineer for testing the strain on portions of bridges. It…

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Motor Bus for Miller's Forest

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 26 February 1923 · page 4

Styles' motor "bus will run to Miller's Forest" to-morrow (Tuesday) evening, leaving: Church-street at 7.15 o'clock, for concert and…

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Trial Survey. Port Stephens Railway

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 26 February 1923 · page 3

Officers of the Railway Department are engaged on the trial survey of a line of railway to connect Port Stephens and Morpeth. The present…

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Mail Bag Robbery. at Sydney Railway Station. Valuables Taken. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 26 February 1923 · page 5

The parcels post office at Railway Square, Sydney, was entered by thieves some time on Sunday morning, and a quantity of registered…

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A Big Aeroplane

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 27 February 1923 · page 2

Probably the biggest passenger aeroplane to come to Australia was unshippod from the steamer Cooee at Sydney on Saturday. It has a speed…

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Aeroplane Crashes. Accident at Barcaldine

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 27 February 1923 · page 8

A message from Barcaldine (Q.) states that the small Armstrong Whitworth acroplane in the charge of Lieutenant Feysh white leaving…

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The Worst Roads

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 27 February 1923 · page 2

Everyone who uses a car or a bicycle knows the worst road in the district but unless he has had the pleasure of travelling along the Kearsley…

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Motor Train for Merriwa in the Future

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 27 February 1923 · page 2

"With reference to your letter of the 15th. instant relative to the provision of a rail motor train for use on the Merriwa branch line, I have to…

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Bridge Over the Paterson

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 27 February 1923 · page 5

Hon. W. Bennett, M.L.A., with reference to his representations to the Minister when at Gresford last month, and subsequently by letter,…

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An Automatic Train Coupler

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 27 February 1923 · page 1

Many devices have been introduced to do away with tht necessity of employing manual labor in coupling up waggons during shunting and other…

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