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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1923

2,882 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 39 of 145

Candid Opinion. Mr. Bruntnell on the Railways

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 31 March 1923 · page 9

Mr. Minister for Education (Mr. Bruntnell), speaking at Parramatta referred to the manageemnt of the ralways and tramways…

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Railway Award. Signal Ganger's Pay

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 31 March 1923 · page 9

Application was made in the Industrial Court, before His Honor. Justice Rolin on behalf af the Railway Commissioners for the…

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New Springs for Motor Vehicles

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 31 March 1923 · page 3

Great interest is being taken at the present time in a new forn of spring suspension which a British firm has designed for motor vehicles…

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Extensive Damage. Fire in Motor Garage

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 31 March 1923 · page 7

A garage owned by Gillett Motors, Limited at Auckland, was burned. Over 60 cars, valued at £30,000, were destroyed. The total…

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Fatal Collision. Motor Car and Sulky Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 31 March 1923 · page 7

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

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Blinded Soldiers. Passes on the Railway

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 31 March 1923 · page 8

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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Railway Conspiracy Case Gunner and Trim Sentenced. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 31 March 1923 · page 2

William Gunner and Eugene Trim, convicted at the Central Criminal Court of having conspired to cheat and defraud the Railway Commission[?] of…

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Railway Courtesy

Singleton Argus · Saturday 31 March 1923 · page 2

The Chief Railway Commissioner (Mr Fraser), issues monthly, bulletins to his staff. The latest one deals with "courtesy." Here is portion of…

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Motor Cycle Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 2 April 1923 · page 4

While returning in a motor cycle and side car from Dungog on Friday evening, Mr. A. Jones, of Lorn and Mr. C. Morris, of Horseshoe Bend…

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The Latest Railway Coach

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 2 April 1923 · page 8

The transport- system in London is not only the largest in the world, but is undoubledly the most progressive. Constant effort is made to improve…

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A New Railway Waggon Brake

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 2 April 1923 · page 8

The traditional from of railway goods waggon had a brake level on one side only, so that the shunter had frequently to cross over the line at…

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Roads and Railways

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 3 April 1923 · page 4

The inter-dependence of the road and railways of the State is not recognised nearly as clearly as it ought to be. The goods and passengers to…

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Train Smash. Two Eprsons Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 3 April 1923 · page 6

The 4.30 p.m. train from German (Victoria), running on the [?] is gauge railway, when outering Felelbe tree Gully station at between Extr…

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Motor Accidents. Three Injured At. Newtown. Cars in Collision

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 3 April 1923 · page 6

Three persons were injured in a severe collision which occurred betwneen two motor cars at Newtown on Monday…

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Country Railways. Dubbo-werris Creek and Molong Dubbo

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 3 April 1923 · page 6

The Dubbo Progress Association has been informed by the Commissioner for Railways that be completed by…

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Motor Accident. Japanese Prince Killed. London, March 31

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 3 April 1923 · page 2

Reuter's Bernay correspondent reports that a motor car on the Paris-Cherbourg-road containing Prince Kitashdrakawn, brother-in-law of the…

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Motor Omnibuses in London

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 3 April 1923 · page 4

The enormous extent to which motor omnibus traffic has grown in London may be gathered from the following item culled from the…

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Styles' Motor 'Bus

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 3 April 1923 · page 4

It is anounced that Styles' motor 'bus wil leave "Mercury'' corner this evening at 7.30 o'clock for Lochlnvar [?]uchre party and social…

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Japanese. in Paris. Motor Car Fatality. Paris, April 2

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 3 April 1923 · page 5

The French paper "Le Matin," in an account of the accident, says that Prince Kitasirakawa was driving at the rate of 120 kilometres an hour,…

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Cars in Collision. on Wiseman's Ferry Road

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 4 April 1923 · page 3

A collision between two motor cars occurred on Tuesday afternoon, about ten miles from Wollombi, on the Wiseman's Ferry-road. One of…

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