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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1924

3,824 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 13 of 192

Motor Thefts. Arrests at Darlinghurst. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 29 January 1924 · page 4

Men alleged to be members of a motor car stealing gang that has worried the police for weeks were arrested in a house at Darlinghurst…

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British Railways Strike Continues. Efforts at Settlement. LONDON, Jan. 28

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 29 January 1924 · page 5

The secretary of the Associated Engineers and, Firemen's Society (Mr. Bromley), arriving late at a meeting of the society held at Willesden after…

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Proposed Railway. Morpeth to Port Stephens. a Maitland Matter

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 29 January 1924 · page 4

The proposal for a railway to connect Morpeth with Port Stephens in connection with the decentralisation proposals and the far too long delayed movement to develop the fine harbour of Port Stephens as a deep sea port is not only a Morpeth but a Maitland matter…

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Motor Smash. Heddon Inquiry Resumed. Speed of the Car. Connolly Committed. Kurri, Kurri

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 29 January 1924 · page 5

Mr. George Brown, District Coroner, resumed, at Kurri Court House this morning, the inquiry into the deaths of Arthur Douglas Rawling, 21, and…

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Port Stephens Railway Proposals

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 29 January 1924 · page 2

The Port Stephens Shire and the Raymond Terrace Municipal Council have decided to prepare evidence for submission to the Public Works…

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Proposed Morpeth-port Stephens Railway

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 29 January 1924 · page 2

The members for Maitland have received word from the Public Works Department with reference to a communication dated 11th January…

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Stroud Railway League

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 29 January 1924 · page 2

A meeting of members of the above will he held in the School of Arts, Stroud, on Saturday night next at 8 p.m. A large attendance…

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Car and Motor Bus Collide One Man Killed, Five Injured

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 29 January 1924 · page 2

A motor accident, unfortunately attended with a fatal result, occurred about half a mile from on the Heddon-Grota-road, on Sunday night…

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British Railway Strike Men Resuming Work

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 29 January 1924 · page 2

London, Sunday.—While the peace negotiations are apparently at a deadlock a number of 'National Union railway men, who had joined the strikers,…

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Sports Postponed Motor Races and Trots

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

As a result of the heavy storm which passed over the town on Friday afternoon the motor cycle and trotting races which were to have…

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Raid on Fowl Yard Sunday Night Frolic. Aftermath of Motor Car Jaunt

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

A case, in which seven defendants figured, concerning an alleged raid on a farmer's fowl yard, was heard in the Cessnock Police Court this…

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Harbour Bridge. Mischievous Statements Resented

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 30 January 1924 · page 7

Sir George Fuller State Premier made reference to what he described "misrepresentations made in certain quarters" in connection with the…

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Road to Nelson's Bay

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 30 January 1924 · page 4

Mr. M. Charlton, M.H.R., stated that with Mr. S. Gardner, M.H.R., he had interviewed the Commonwealth Minister for Works, upon whom…

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Money for Roads. Statement by Minister

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 30 January 1924 · page 2

The Minister for Local Government (Mr. Fitzpatrick), stated that the Government was arranging for the issue during this financial year of the…

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Kurri Motor Fatality

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 30 January 1924 · page 4

The funeral of the late Mr. James Mitchell, the victim of the motor car fatality, took place yesterday afternoon, leaving the residence of his…

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Manly Fire. Motor Lorries Destroyed. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 30 January 1924 · page 4

Three motor lorries were completely destroyed by a fire which gutted Henry Gibbons garage at Manly early to-day. The damage is estimated at…

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Not Favoured. Stroud-port Stephens Railway. Commissioners Attitude

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 30 January 1924 · page 4

The Railway Commissioners do not favour the proposed construction of a railway from Stroud to Port Stephens, and state that Newcastle meets all…

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Record Lowered. Sydney to Brisbane by Motor

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 30 January 1924 · page 6

Messrs. A. Warnek[?] and P. McGregor, who left Sydney at ten minutes past two o'clock on Monday afternoon, driving a Harley-Davidson sidecar cut…

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Federal Road Grant

Singleton Argus · Thursday 31 January 1924 · page 3

Mr Fitzpatrick, the Ministor for Local Government, stated on Tuesday that the Government was arranging for the issue during this financial year…

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Barrington Tops. Reservation Decide Upon. Opening Op New Road

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 31 January 1924 · page 3

The Minister for Lands, Mr, wearne, who will leave Sydney for Scone on Friday night, to be present at the opening of the new road from Scone…

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