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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1923

2,882 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 40 of 145

LOCAL & General News. Styles' Motor 'Bus

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

It is anounced that styles motor bus will leave "Mercury" corner to-morrow (Thursday) evening at 7.30 o'clock, for Lochinvar euchre party…

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Without Tickets. Railway Scalers Prosecuted

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 4 April 1923 · page 6

Railway officers who have been conducting periodic raids on the suburban railway lines in the metropolitan area during the last five…

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Receipts Smaller. Easter Tram Traffic in Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 4 April 1923 · page 6

While the tramway traffic in sydney was greater during the Easter holidays just closed than a year ago, the receipts wera smaller, this result…

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Motor Smashes. Double Somersault Accident in Victoria

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 4 April 1923 · page 6

A motor, car conveying eight holiday-makers from Dromana to Melbourne turned a double somersault while rounding a dangerous turn on…

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Motor Cyclist Killed

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 4 April 1923 · page 6

Eric Mackay, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Mackey, of Orange, met with such serious injuries through being thrown from a motor cycle on…

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Starving Stock. Reduction of Railway Freights

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 4 April 1923 · page 7

Recently the Acting-Premier (Mr. Oakes) promised a deputation to refer a request for the reduetion of railway freights on starving stock to…

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French in Ruhr. Attempted Train Wrecking London, April 4

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 5 April 1923 · page 5

Reuter's Paris correspondent states that "Le Journal" has a message from Crefeld, reporting that German Nationalists attempted to destroy a…

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Road to the Lake. Kearsley-mulbring Section. Minister Approached

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 5 April 1923 · page 7

Two requests, one for a grant of £10,000 to complete the Kearsley-Mulbring road, and the other for a grant of £5000 to complete the road…

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Manslaughter Charge. Motor Driver Acquitted

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

At the Central Criminal Court, Sydney, Ernest William Fowler, 45, was tried for manslaughter. It was stated that accused was…

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Car Fatality. Motor Driver Fined. "Too Much Racing on Race Days."

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

Evidence was continued at the Kurri Kurri Police Court on Thursday afternoon in the case in which Benjamin Gegetan, of Cessnock, was charged…

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Motor Ambulance for Kurri

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 5 April 1923 · page 4

The committee of the Kurri Kurri District Hospital expects to have the new Chandler motor ambulance installed in the new garage at the…

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Railway Men Dismissed

Singleton Argus · Thursday 5 April 1923 · page 2

It was stated on Tuesday by Mr W. J. Ratcliffe, M.P., that owing to the reversion to the 48 hours' week in the railway service, the Railway…

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Developmental Roads

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 6 April 1923 · page 8

Mr. J. Garlick, under secretary for the Department of Local Government, has written to the Cessnock Shire Council in reference to the…

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East Maitland Road

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 6 April 1923 · page 4

Some holes are making their appearance on the strip of road between the High-street overway bridge and Victoria Bridge, upon which so…

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The Lake Road Deputation to the Minister

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 6 April 1923 · page 5

The unsatisfactory stage at which the work of construction on the Lake Road has been left has for some time occupied the attention of the Cessnock…

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Starving Stock Induction of Railway Freights. Considered by Cabinet

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 6 April 1923 · page 6

Recently a deputation, representing the various primary producing bodies, waited upon the Acting Premier (Mr. Oakes), and requested that the…

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British Railways. Strike Threatened. London, April 6

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 6 April 1923 · page 5

A critieal situation has [?] in the railways in connection that the demand of the companies that the men in the engineering shops submit to the…

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Irish Rebels, Motor Car Murders. London, April 4

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 6 April 1923 · page 5

The Dublin correspondent of the "Times" states that motor car murder is the latest terror in Dublin's night life. Last night parties of armed men…

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Starving Stock. Reduction of Railway Freights

The Scone Advocate · Friday 6 April 1923 · page 3

Recently the Acting-Premier (Mr. Oakes) promised a deputation to refer a request for the reduction of railway freights on starving stock…

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Land Settlement. the Government Policy. Mr. Wearne's Recommendation. Railways to Precede Settlement

The Scone Advocate · Friday 6 April 1923 · page 4

The following is a summary of the recommendations Made to Cabinet by the Minister for Lands in connection with the land settlement…

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