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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1924

3,824 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 18 of 192

Badly Injured. Boy Under Tram

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 5 February 1924 · page 6

Norman Veness, 6 years of age, of Coogee, was run over by a tram, and both legs were so severely crushed that it is feared they will have to be…

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Railway Smash. Head on Collision. on Belmont Line

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 5 February 1924 · page 6

Shortly after 2.30 o'clock on Monday afternoon a head-on collision occurred on the Belmont line, at the Redhead loop. Several passengers…

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Crossing the Sahara. Motor Car Record. London, Feb. 4

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 5 February 1924 · page 5

A message from Paris states that the trans-Sahara record, cabled yesterday, has been eclipsed by three Renault motor cars, which covered…

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Higher Wages. Demand by N.z. Railway Men

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 5 February 1924 · page 7

The New Zealand locomotive-men are demanding wage increase of approximately 100 per cent. for drivers and 50 per cent. for firemen. Meetings…

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Lost Again. That Mile to Newcastle. Railway Line Re-measured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 5 February 1924 · page 4

Some months ago, the Railway Commissioners found that the distance from Newcastle to West Maitland was for the purposes of calculating fares…

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Port Stephen's Railway Must Come. Despite Opposition

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 5 February 1924 · page 4

The Hallway Commissioners are opposed to the Stroud Road-Port Stephens railway, so their statutory report to the Public Works…

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Dungog Police Court (Before Messrs. S. N. Dark and J. T. Williams, Js.P.) (Thursday.) Alleged Malicious Burning of Motor Lorry

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 5 February 1924 · page 3

Thomas Malcolm Garret Bamber was charged with having maliciously injured a motor lorry (valued at £975) near Myall Creek on January…

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Motor Cycling

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 5 February 1924 · page 8

The Cessnock District Motor Cycling Club spent an interesting afternoon on the Sports Ground on Saturday, when two ^events were run off…

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The New Railway Station

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 5 February 1924 · page 7

Every week will now make a big difference with the progress of the work of erecting the new railway station. The brickwork is…

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Harbour Bridge. Working Out the Tenders

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 6 February 1924 · page 4

In reply to a query. Mr. Ball, Minister for Works, said that, as previously announced, he expected to have Mr. Bradfield's report on the…

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The Motor Ambulance

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 6 February 1924 · page 4

On Monday next the Maitland branch of the New South Wales Ambulance Transport Service will officially commence operations. The…

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Motor Cycle Club

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 6 February 1924 · page 4

The Maitland District Motor Cycle Club will hold a run to Cessnock on Saturday afternoon, leaving Church-street corner at 2.30 p.m…

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Harbour Bridge. No Tariff Concession

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 7 February 1924 · page 2

Sir George Fuller, State Premier, states that there are two references in the Tariff Board's statement with regard to concessions affecting the…

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The Lake Road. Mr. Charlton to Assist. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 7 February 1924 · page 2

It is understood that the Cessnock Shire Council proposes to ask Mr. M. Charlton, M.L.A., to approach Mr. Stewart, Minister for Works, and to…

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Policeman Arrested Missing Motor Car

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 7 February 1924 · page 2

Early in, October last, during a football re-union at Oaklands a new motor car was stolen, and for months no trace could be found of it (says an…

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Clarence Valley. Proposed New Railway

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 7 February 1924 · page 6

The case for the Clarence Valley line was stated by witnesses who gave evidence before the Public Works Committee at[?] Grafton…

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Motor Ambulance

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 7 February 1924 · page 4

Mr. T. J. Martin commenced duties to-day with the Motor Ambulance Transport Service, in Maitland, under Superintendent Guy…

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Railway Mileage Errors "A General Mix-up."

Singleton Argus · Thursday 7 February 1924 · page 4

Some months ago (says the "Maitland Mercury") the Railway Commissioners found that the distance from Newcastle to West Maitland was, for…

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Adamstown Railway Smash Three Persons Injured

Singleton Argus · Thursday 7 February 1924 · page 3

A head-on collision took place on Monday afternoon at Adamstown, when a passenger train from Newcastle to Belmont ran into a loaded coal train,…

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Road's Vote Conditions

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 8 February 1924 · page 4

Mr. R. S. Vincent, M. L. A., is in receipt of the following:—Sir, behalf of the Shires in your electorate against the conditions attached to the…

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