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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1923

2,882 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 37 of 145

Fatal Collision. Motor Car and Sulky. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 27 March 1923 · page 5

Douglas Whinnen, aged 19, died at Broken Hill from injuries received in a collision with a motor car sulky last night…

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"Not Safe." Conditions on Tasmanian Railways. Hobart

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 27 March 1923 · page 5

At the inquiry into the working of the Tasmanian Railway Department, one witness declared that the men on the railway engines were often in a…

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Motor Cycle Club

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 27 March 1923 · page 2

After Easter, it is the intention of local motor cyclists to form a club. Judging from the number of cycles in the town and neighborhood…

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True Courtesy. Chief Railway Commissioner's Advice

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 27 March 1923 · page 4

Mr. Week, the Chief Railway Commissioner, intends that the relationship between members of the railway service and the public…

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Motor Car Thieves Wilful Destruction

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 27 March 1923 · page 3

There is a gang of thieves in Sydney which specialises in stealing motor cars and lorries and destroying them. Three of the cars they took are believed to…

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Railway Conspiracy One Man Acquitted, Two Convicted

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 27 March 1923 · page 3

The charge against Norman M'Leod, William Gunner, and Eugene Reginald Trim, of conspiring to cheat and defraud the Railway Commissioners of…

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The Railways. Question of Superannuation

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 28 March 1923 · page 2

The Newcastle members of Parliament, who have, during the past twelve months, been persistent in their efforts to have the matter of…

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Motor 'Bus Fatality

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 28 March 1923 · page 4

The inquest regarding the death of Mary Kathleen O'Keefe, the little girl who was run over by a motor 'bus, in East Maitland yesterday…

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Railway Fatality. Killed by Shunting Engine

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 28 March 1923 · page 3

While shovelling ashes from between the lines in the Roma-street railway yards, Brisbane, John Coller, aged 55, was run down and…

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Blinded Soldiers. Passes on the Railway

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 28 March 1923 · page 4

The Railway Department denies that it is in any way responsible for the position which has arisen in connection with the passes issued to blind…

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An All-metal Aeroplane

Singleton Argus · Thursday 29 March 1923 · page 1

There was recently completed in Great Britain the first aeroplane to be made wholly of metal. The advantages of doing away with wood and…

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Summer Hill Bridge

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 29 March 1923 · page 4

With reference to the proposed bridge over the Paterson River at Summer Hill, Hon. W. Bennett, M.L.A., has been advised by the…

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Additional Train to Sydney

Singleton Argus · Thursday 29 March 1923 · page 2

Yesterday the 7.5 a.m. train from Singleton ran right through to Sydney, instead of to Newcastle as is usual, and will so run to-day, to-morrow,…

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Decapitated by Train Body Hardly Recognisable

Singleton Argus · Thursday 29 March 1923 · page 2

William Ibell foil between the couplings of the first and second carriages of- the 1.15 p.m. train out of Burwood on Tuesday. Several carriages passed…

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Random Readings an Incident of the Road

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Thursday 29 March 1923 · page 6

"Stop!" cried the man in the road. "You are exceeding the speed limit." "That's all nonsense!" retorted Binks, bringing his motor car to a…

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Trams Away

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Thursday 29 March 1923 · page 1

A tragedy was narrowly averted at the intersection of Enmore-road and Addison-road, at 6 o'clock on Tuesday night…

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The Motor Bus Fatality

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 29 March 1923 · page 4

The funeral of Mary Kathleen (Mollio) O'Keefe, the little girl who was fatally injured in East Maitland , on Tuesday morning, took place…

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Visit of Tramway Traffic Manager

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 29 March 1923 · page 4

Mr.E. J. Doran, tramway traffic manager, who has been in the Newcastle district for several days, returned to Sydney on Wednesday…

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Domestic Science. Equipping Railway Waggons

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 29 March 1923 · page 7

The Queensland Cabinet has approved of the construction of two domestic science railway waggons, one for use in the north, and the…

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Railway Frauds. Severe Sentences. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 29 March 1923 · page 5

William Gunnen an Eugene Trim, convicted at the Central Criminal Court of having conspired to cheat and defraud the Railway…

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