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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1923

2,882 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 64 of 145

Strategic Railway. Hay to Port August

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 June 1923 · page 3

The Federal Minister for Works Railways (Mr. Stewart), said in spite of the non-approval of the proposal by the Premiers'…

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Free Railway Passes. Cost to the State. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 June 1923 · page 6

The New South Wales bill for deadheads on the railways every year is somewhere in the vicinity of £100,000. Last year it was £98,000. When…

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Railway Deadheads Will Cost Over £100,000 a Year

Singleton Argus · Saturday 2 June 1923 · page 8

Though the Railway Commissioners have often spoken of unprofitable services they have to perform, the noble army of "dead-heads" (otherwise…

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Railway Ticket Case Tickets Should Show Fares

Singleton Argus · Saturday 2 June 1923 · page 8

At Parramatta Quarter Sessions Herbert Charles English, aged 39, was charged with having stolen 6/9, the property of the Railway Commissioner…

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Motor Cycles in Collision Two Men Seriously Injured

Singleton Argus · Saturday 2 June 1923 · page 8

While travelling on a motor cycle on the Cummock-road, five miles from Mclong, Edward Simpson, aged 25, collided with the motor cycle of…

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Fined for Throwing Confetti Railway Prosecution

Singleton Argus · Saturday 2 June 1923 · page 5

The throwing of confetti on a railway platform led to the appearance of Gladstone Heathcote, of Macquarieroad Auburn, at Newtown Court, where…

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The Melbourne Railway Robbery Man Committed Tor Trial

Singleton Argus · Saturday 2 June 1923 · page 7

At the Melbourne City Court ou Thursday, Fred G. Daniels was charged with stealing £2751 from the Railway Department…

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Motor-car Accident Young Woman Killed Instantly

Singleton Argus · Saturday 2 June 1923 · page 7

While a motor-car driven by Robert Sellers, a resident of Toowong (Q.), who was accompanied by a single girl, Nettie M'Duff, 20 years of age, was…

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Huge Aeroplane. Would Flight. London, June 3

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

An aeroplane is being secretly built for the world flight of Captains Macmillan and Malins, organised by the Legion of Frontiersmen…

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Railway Union. Gathering at Newcastle. Workers Going to Force Their Right

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

Discussing the policy of the Australian Railway Union, at a social gathering at Newcastle, Mr. D. Maguire, State President, referred to a…

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Timely Warning. Narrow Escape of Motorist Car Struck by Express

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 4 June 1923 · page 4

Having the rear wheel of the motor car in which they were travelling held last by a post, and the car extending across the rails in the…

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Prominent Railway Official's Death

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 4 June 1923 · page 4

Mr. Tom Crow, Superintendent of Goods and Live Stock Transportation on the New South Wales Railways, died in a private hospital on…

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Railway Pay. Indignation in Melbourne. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 4 June 1923 · page 5

A Melbourne message states that great, indignation at the proposed action of the Railway Commissioners to withhold four days' pay from the…

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Out of Control. Motor Crashes Into Tree. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 4 June 1923 · page 5

A motor car, containing a number of passengers, not out of control near the Nepean bridge yesterday, and crushed into a big pine tree…

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Fire on Railway Bridge

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 5 June 1923 · page 2

In a comparatively short time a third fire has occurred on the Singleton railway bridge. The latest outbreak, occurred at 3 p.m. on Saturday, and on…

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Third Fire on Railway Bridge

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

Within a comparatively short time a third fire has occurred on the railway bridge at Singleton. the latest outbreak occurred on Saturday…

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Wollun to Mt. George Railway. Better Roads

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 5 June 1923 · page 6

Not long since a commission was appointed to deal with land development in this State (writes our Wingham correspondent). Mr. Theo. H. Hill,…

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Abernethy Road

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 5 June 1923 · page 3

The construction of the Abernethy Road is reaching completion, and by the cud of this week little should main to be clone. Of the number of…

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Missed His Train

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 5 June 1923 · page 4

and caught it further along the line by hiring an [?] [?] [?] ladder on to the roof of one of the aeroplane and climbing aown a rope [?] on [?] [?] [?] [?] carriages. The traveller is Al Wilson, movle acter,…

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Stroud Road Items

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 5 June 1923 · page 7

Mr. A. Bluford, who is leaving the district was made the recipient of a pair of gold sleeve links from members of the Stroud Road…

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