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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1924

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Affray in Sydney. Tram Guard Attacked. Two Arrests. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 2 January 1924 · page 5

Patrick Guthrie, 34, of Marrickville, was viciously attacked by bloodlums in George-street, opposite the Central Railway Station, and…

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Lottery Winners. Injured in Motor Accident. Youth Goes Mad. London, Jan. 1

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 2 January 1924 · page 5

The correspondent of the "Daily Express" of Madrid states that illfortune came to several holders of winning tickets in the Christmas…

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Second Death. Toowoomba Motor Tragedy

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 2 January 1924 · page 5

Mrs. William Taylor, of Wooloowin, who was seriously injured in the motor accident on Tell Bar road, near Toowoomba, on Monday, has…

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Five Injured. Motor Car Overturns. Tyre Blows Out

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 2 January 1924 · page 3

The blowing-out, of a tyre caused a motor our to overturn on Prospect, near Parramatta, on Tuesday night. The five occupants, who were said…

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Soldier Killed. Motor Truck Capsizes. Four Others Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 2 January 1924 · page 6

A motor truck, which had been converted into a char-a bane, overturned on Redcliffe-road, Brisbane, when a returned soldier, who was a…

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Railway Traffic

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 2 January 1924 · page 4

The railway traffic to Newcastle yesterday was heavy, although the figures at West Maitland station show a slight falling off compared with New Year's…

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Harbour Bridge. Several Tenders Expected

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 3 January 1924 · page 7

The tenders for the constructions of bridge to connect Sydney and North expected that seven or eight tenders…

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Man Killed. Fall From Moving Train

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 3 January 1924 · page 6

Charles Hayes, 30 years of age, of Harris Park, was fatally injured whilst attempting to board a moving train at the Lidcombe station on…

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Train Wrecked. Four Persons Killed. Five Injured. CAPETOWN, Jan. 3

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 3 January 1924 · page 5

At Graafreinets two women and two children were killed, and five persons injured in a railway accident yesterday…

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Motor Ambulances

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 3 January 1924 · page 4

The chassis for one of the motor ambulances ordered by the Maitland branch of the Motor Ambulance Transport Service has arrived in…

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Tram Slump. Sydney's New Year Revenue

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 3 January 1924 · page 6

On New Year's Eve and January 1, 4,757,262 passengers travelled on the Sydney trams, and they paid £19,635 or the privilege…

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Woman's Death. From Motor Car Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 3 January 1924 · page 6

As the result of injuries which she received in a street accident in Melbourne, Mrs. May Bounader, of Gundagai, has died. Mrs. Bounader was a…

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Motor Fatality. Standard for Drivers

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 3 January 1924 · page 6

An inquest was held in Sydney into the death of John Adamstown, 61 who was in charge of a road construction gang in the city, where…

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Motor 'Buses. Rapid Growth in Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 3 January 1924 · page 7

Within the metropolitan traffic area at present, approximately 370 motor 'buses are operating, representing a capital of hundreds of…

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Fatal Jump From Tram

Singleton Argus · Thursday 3 January 1924 · page 4

A message from [?] (Q.) on Monday states that Mrs A. Bress and her sister-in-law, Miss Brean, were passengers ona tram. The fomer…

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Mishap to Motor Car

Singleton Argus · Thursday 3 January 1924 · page 2

Mr Ernie Mitchell, the well-known local taxi driver, met with a mishap to his Essex car on Tuesday. He was conveying a party to Newcastle races,…

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Brutal Attack on Tram Conductor Hooligan's Brawl

Singleton Argus · Thursday 3 January 1924 · page 2

As the outcome of a brawl among a gang of hooligans near Central Railway Station early, on Tuesday evening a very sensational scene took place,…

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Holiday Exodus Heavy Train Traffic

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 4 January 1924 · page 9

There was as usual a big exodus of holiday makers from Cessnock during Christmas and the New Year. Counting from December 21 to New…

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Forests and Roads Effort of Tree Falling

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 4 January 1924 · page 6

Serious damage was caused to the aqueduct at the O'Shannassy reservoir by landslips recently. The Chief Engineer of the Melbourne…

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Railway Inquiry. Experts Arrive in April. Over Three Months' Work

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 4 January 1924 · page 7

The two English railway experts appointed by the Government to inquire into the working of the New South Wales railway system will…

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