Never Saw a Train
Mrs. John Sullivan, who died at Clarencetown this week, was 82 years of age, but had never gone away from the town in her life. She had never seen…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1923
2,882 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 63 of 145
Train and Car Collision
The 4.5 train on Wednesday afternoon from Morpeth to East Maitland crashed into the back part of a motor car at the crossing near East Maitland…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Concrete Roads. for Country Development
Mr. T. M. Shakespeare, manager Country Press Association, writes:—"At" my request, Mr. T. W. Seaver, B.E., M.L.E., Aus., of 17…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Main Roads. Shires Conference Discussion
The main roads question was prominent in the proceedings of the annual conference in the Shires' Association in Sydney…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Motor Accident. Train and Car Collide. Marvellous Escape of Occupants
A collison occurred on the Morpeth road railway crossing, near the East Maitland station, on Wednesday afternoon between a motor car and a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →London and Liverpool Great Motor Road. London, May 24
The "Daily Mail" reports that a great motor road about 226 miles long from London, Birmingham and Manchester to Liverpool on which there…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Reward Offered. Whitbuen Bridge Incident
An announcement is made in the "Government Gazette" of the offer of £10 reward by the Government for information which will lead to the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Train Traveller's Loss £245 Stolen
A traveller was robbed of £245 in notes while asleep on the Temora mail train early on Wednesday morning. Leslie Rupert Vaughan, now residing…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Prisoner Escapes. From Rapidly Moving Train
When a train was travelling at a rate of forty miles an hour, a prisoner being taken to Ballarat Gaol, complained of feeling ill, and with the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Singleton Letter. Singleton, Saturday. Singleton Bridge Timber
Some fine timber has been cut at the well-known sawmills of Messrs. Gould Bros, and Co., particularly in bridge timber, which must pass a…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Bridge Damaged. at Whitburn Colliery. EXPLOSiVES USED
Whitburn Colliery, Greta where free labourers were attacked on Monday afternoon, was the scene of another outrage on Friday evening…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Electric Lights in Railway Carriages
With reference to the resolution adopted at the recent conference of Chambers of Commerce in Sydney, at the instance of the Maitland…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Officer Promoted
Mr. J. Boyle, who has been night-officer at East Maitland for a number of years punt, has been promoted to the relieving staff at Lismore. This…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →West Maitland Court. Monday, May 28. (Before Major Crane, P.m.). Trouble in a Railway Carriage
Rouben Michael Campbell, 23, pleaded guilty to having on May 26 assaulted Charles Oaten. Oaten said he was in a railway…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Adventurous Trip. Round Australian Coast by Motor
After a journey of 7000 miles round the coast of Australia on a motor, cycle, J. N. Boberg has returned to Sydney. He met with…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Border Railways. Lines Into Riverina
Steady progress is being made with the border railways project, under which Victoria, by agreement with New South Wales is to build two…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Railway Risks. Chief Commissioner's Rejoinder. Reply to Mr. Loxton
In his reply to the Chief Railway Commissioner, Mr. E. J. Loxton, M. P. declared that quite a number of carriages did not have air brakes…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Royalty Thrilled. Wild Motor Car Ride. London, May 27
The Queen and Princess Mary enjoyed a wild ride over ditches, bogs, and hillocks in a caterpillar-tread motor car during the recent…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →British Railways. Wages Trouble. London, May 28
Difficulties in the railway world are likely to be increased by the ballot of the railway workshop men which resulted in a two-thirds majority…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Conversation with Railway Fettler
It was stated in a telegram from Mudgee that Roy Governor had had a conversation with a railway fettle named Davidson, in which, the…
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