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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1924

3,824 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 14 of 192

Border Railways. Bridges Across the Murray

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

The Minister for Works and Railways, Mr, Ball, stated that the sites for four bridges across the Murray in connection with the border railways…

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Motor Cycle Club

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 31 January 1924 · page 4

A meeting of the Maitland Motor Cycle Club Will be held at Miss Edwards' rooms, to-night, at 7.30…

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Skull Fractured. Collision with Motor Car

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 31 January 1924 · page 4

While riding a bicycle home from the Steel Works, where he is employed Henry Bradly a married man living i Ree-street, Mayfield, came into…

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British Railways Strike Settled. Immediate Resumption. LONDON, Jan. 29

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 31 January 1924 · page 5

The British railway strike. caused by the Associated Locomotive Engineers and Firemen's Society refusing to accept an…

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Three Motor Lorries Destroyed (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Thursday 31 January 1924 · page 2

Three motor lorries were completely destroyed by a fire which gutted Henry Gibbons' garage at Manly early to-day. The damage is estimated at over, £1000…

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Killed by Motor Car Charge Against Driver. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Thursday 31 January 1924 · page 2

Hugh Tynan was remanded at the Central Police Court to-day on a charge of having feloniously slain James Simons, who was run down by a motor…

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Toll of the Motor Fatalities and Accidents

Singleton Argus · Thursday 31 January 1924 · page 3

A fatal motor bus accident occurred on Sunday on the steep hill on tho Cordeaux side of the Nepean River, Douglas Park. John White, who resides at…

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Heddon-greta Fatality Motor Driver Committed

Singleton Argus · Thursday 31 January 1924 · page 3

The inquiry into tho death of Arthur Douglas Rawling, agod 21, and Annie Ivy Perry, aged 14, who were killed when a motor car, driven by Adrian…

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Thefts of Motor Cars Nine Suspects Arrested

Singleton Argus · Thursday 31 January 1924 · page 3

In connection with the frequent disappearance of motor cars from various parts of the city and the Sydney police on Tuesday raided several…

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Stroud-port Stephens Railway Commissioners Against It

Singleton Argus · Thursday 31 January 1924 · page 3

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

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British Railway Strike Settlement Effected

Singleton Argus · Thursday 31 January 1924 · page 3

London, Tuesday.—The railway strike has boon settled. This intelligence was first published in the form of a brief official…

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Slain Roads Grants

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 1 February 1924 · page 4

Mr. R. S. Vincent, M.L.A., has been informed that the following allocations from the Commonwealth and State Main and Developmental Roads…

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Main Roads Bill

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 1 February 1924 · page 4

In the promised Main Roads Bill there seems to be no evidence of a determination on the part of the Government to ensure that money…

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Stroud Road Items

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 1 February 1924 · page 5

An accident, fortunately not attended with fatal results, occurred at the residence of Mrs. Muddle, on the 19th instant. A young man…

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Federal Road Grant

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 1 February 1924 · page 3
Also in Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser

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

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Shire Council and Bridge Grants to Be Applied For

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 1 February 1924 · page 7

At to-day's meeting of the Muswellbrook Shire Council it was decided to co-operate with the Merriwa Shire Council in an endeavour to…

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

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 1 February 1924 · page 4

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

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£16,309 GRANT. SaltAsh—Nelson's Bay Road

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 1 February 1924 · page 2

Mr. Magnus Cromarly, M.L.A. has been advised that the Federal Government has approved of the recommendation of the State Department to allocate a sum…

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Barrington Tops Reservation Decided Upon. Opening of New Road Tomorrow

The Scone Advocate · Friday 1 February 1924 · page 2

The Minister for Lands (Mr. Wearne), who will leave Sydney for Scone to-night, to be present at the opening of the new road from…

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