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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1924

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British Railway Strike London, Thursday Night

Singleton Argus · Saturday 26 January 1924 · page 6

The executive of the locomotivo engineers have decided to inform the managers that the strike must continue…

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British Railway Strike New Minister Convenes Conference

Singleton Argus · Saturday 26 January 1924 · page 8

London, Wednesday.—Excepting for a slight improvement, due to the organisation of the men available, the strike situation yesterday was not…

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News From India. Aeroplane Fatalities. Delhi, Jan. 27

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 28 January 1924 · page 5

A message from Peshawar of Saturday's date, reports that an aeroplane crash occurred three miles from Quetta yesterday, resulting in the…

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Daring Leap. From Moving Train Into River

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 28 January 1924 · page 8

When James Chester Power found that he had boarded the wrong train shortly after it left. Flinders Street (Melbourne) railway station he solved…

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Motor Industry. Its Rapid Growth. the Genius of Henry Ford

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 28 January 1924 · page 6

The motor-car, and particularly the Ford car, is revolutionising the habits of the nations and rapidly changing the face of the world. On this text the…

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Two Injured. Motor Car Overturns

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 28 January 1924 · page 8

Through a back tyre blowing out, a motor car overturned at Enfield on Saturday night. The car was driven by Lewis Higgs…

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Snakes Killed on Railway

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 28 January 1924 · page 4

On Saturday some workmen on the South Greta railway came across three snakes that had been killed between Aberdare and East Greta by…

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Australian Railways Union

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 28 January 1924 · page 4

A very successful meeting or the South Maitland Sub-branch of the Australian Railways Union, was held on Sunday. The officers' claims…

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Motor Smash. Near Heddon Greta. One Killed: Four Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 28 January 1924 · page 5

While proceeding from Maitland to Kurri last night at 9.40, and when rounding the last curve between Heddon Greta overhead bridge…

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Motor Car Stolen. Garage Proprietor Left Wondering. Daring Thieves. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 28 January 1924 · page 5

A Hudson car, worth £530, was stolen from South Head Road, Woolahra, last night. Subsequently the car was pulled up…

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British Railways. Pay for Strikers. London, Jan. 26

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 28 January 1924 · page 5

It is estimated that the Associated Locomotive Engineers anil Firemen's Society is disbursing over £75,000 in strike pay to-day…

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Aeroplane Fatalities (Reuter's Cables.) London, Sunday Night

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 29 January 1924 · page 2

A Delta aeroplane crashed near Quotta, India, the result being the deaths of a passenger and an air craftsmam. The cause of the crash is not…

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That Awful Road

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 29 January 1924 · page 1

MAITLAND TO NEWCASTLE. The main road from Newcastle to Maitland and coal fields, carries exceptionally heavy traffic particularly…

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Crown Lands Roads in Subdivisions

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 29 January 1924 · page 7

Mr. H. J. Cornell, M.P., has received the following letter from the Under Secretary for Lands: "Referring to your letter, of the 19th…

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Shocking Motor Accident Car Somersalts on Kurri Road

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 29 January 1924 · page 5

The Kurri Kurri road has been the scene of three disastrous motor car accidents in the space of just over a year. Last Sunday night, about…

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Harbour Bridge. Confidence in Mr. Bradfield. Minister's Statement

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 29 January 1924 · page 3

The Minister for Works and Railwaps (Mr. R. T. Ball) accompanied by Mr. J. J. C. Bradfield, engineer-in-chief and designer of the Sydney…

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Blindness, Paralysis, Death (Published by Arrangement) In Prohibition's Train

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 29 January 1924 · page 2

From a report recently issued by four Commissioners who, at the invitation of the Committee of Scotish Churchmen, investigated…

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(Published by Arrangement.) Blindness, Paralysis, Death. in Prohibition Train

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 29 January 1924 · page 5

From a Report recently issued by four Commissioners who, at the invitation of the Committee of Scottish Churchmen, investigated…

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Wheel Collapsed. Serious Motor Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 29 January 1924 · page 7

A motoring accident, resulting in serious injury to one of six passengers, occurred near G[?]enora (Tas.), on Sunday afternoon…

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Woman Killed. Motor Car Capsizes

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 29 January 1924 · page 7

Mrs. Maude Hargreaves, a well-known resident of Allan's Flat (Victoria), and formerly of Ke[?]gunyah, lost her life in a motoring accident…

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