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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1923

2,882 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 52 of 145

Motor Men. Prohibition on Advertising in Buses. Sydney

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

A deputation or motor 'bus owners linked the Acting Premier (Mr. Oakes) to remove the prohibition on advertising in motor 'buses…

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Motor Chase. Arrest on Sailing Ship. Sydney

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

A plain-clothes countable, in a speedy motor boat, chased a sailing ship which was putting out to sea at Melbourne yesterday for Iquique…

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London to Berlin. Aeroplane Flight. London, May 1

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

Reuter's Berlin correspondent states that a British aeroplane from London to Berlin, which started at 10.30 in the morning with five…

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Railway Fatality. Run Down by Express. Wellington (N.z.)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 4 May 1923 · page 5

Gustay Erickson was walking along the track on the Otira line, when the express came from behind. A hundred yards away, it blew a warning…

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Sheep Killed. Tram Runs Into Flock. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 4 May 1923 · page 5

Thirty sheep were killed and five injured at Parramatta last night whom a steam, tram ran into a flock of about 200…

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Motor Car's Plunge. Into Twenty Feet of Water

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 4 May 1923 · page 3

Mr. George Cooper, his son, aged 13, and a middle-aged man named Barwick, the occupants of a motor car, had a remarkable escape on…

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The Railway Bridge

Singleton Argus · Saturday 5 May 1923 · page 6

It is notified by advertisement that the deputation to meet the Minister for Works (Hon. E. T. Ball), in connection with the re-opering of the…

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An Electric Train Recorder

Singleton Argus · Saturday 5 May 1923 · page 1

A simple and ingenious instrument for chocking train movements was recently devised for an overseas railway by a British firm. A record is…

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Train Accident. Two Passengers Injured

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 5 May 1923 · page 16

William John Mills, 25, an engineer of H.M.A.S. Tattoo, residing at Homebush, and William Clark, 46, a bookbinder, of Lidcombe, were…

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Bridge Blown Up. London, April 30

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 5 May 1923 · page 2

The atmosphere in the Ruhr is indicative of a gathering, storm, says the correspondent of the "Times" at Dusseldorf. There has been a general…

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Melville Crossing. High Level Bridge Desired. Deputation to Minister Arranged

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 5 May 1923 · page 5

An important conference of representatives of the Aberglasslyn Vigilance Committee, Bolwarra and Cessnock Shire Councils, West Maitland…

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Motor Bus, Over-turns. Two Person's Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 5 May 1923 · page 7

While proceeding along Chathamroad Hamilton West, in the direction of Adamstown, on Friday night, the motor omnibus Salltres, which…

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Improving the Railway Coupling

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 5 May 1923 · page 9

Very few among the ordinary travellers on railways realise how much their safety depends upon the piece of iron or steel which joins the carriages…

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Motor Chase. Arrest on Sailing Ship

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 5 May 1923 · page 5

A plain-clothes constable, in a speedy motor boat, chased a sailing ship which was putting out to sea at Melbourne yesterday for Iquique…

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Forty-eight Hours. Tramway Award Varied

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 5 May 1923 · page 14

In the Industrial Court in Sydney Judge Rolia granted the application on behalf of the Railway Commissioners for a variation of the Government…

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Engine Explodes. Motor Boat Wrecked

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 5 May 1923 · page 14

A Brisbane message states that the explosion of the engine wrecked the motor-boat Henderson on the river near Farm Park, on the 27th inst.,…

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Lion Escapes. Excitement in Sydney Railway Yard

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 5 May 1923 · page 14

Shortly sifter mid-day on Friday, a lion—one of number of animals being brought to Sydney by Messrs. Wirth Bros—got loose while being…

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Railway Outrage in Dublin. London, April 29

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 5 May 1923 · page 12

The signal cabin at the Amiens-street station of the Great Northern Railway in Dublin was blown up by a mine at ten o'clock, last night by…

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Tramway Hours Variation Asked For

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 5 May 1923 · page 2

In the Industrial Arbitration Court, the Railway Commissioners made an application to Judge Rolin for a variation of the Tramways…

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Motor Collision. Several Men Injured

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 5 May 1923 · page 16

When returning to Melbourne from Frankston on Sunday night, a party of four mem in a motor car collided with a boy who was riding…

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