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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1924

3,824 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 21 of 192

Railway Revenue

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 9 February 1924 · page 4

The coaching revenue of the Morpeth railway station for the month of January amounted to £511 £17 in excess of the figures for the…

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Smart Arrest. Missing Motor Car. Constable's Vigilence. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 9 February 1924 · page 5

A particularly smart arrest of a youth, alleged to have stolen a Hup-mobile motor car, was made by Constable Howlett, traffic policeman, at…

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Beating the Law Loophole for Motor Drivers

Singleton Argus · Saturday 9 February 1924 · page 3

While it is generally known that if a motorist drives his vehicle in a dangerous manner he is liable to have his license confiscated, it is a fact that…

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Car and Motor Cycle Collide

Singleton Argus · Saturday 9 February 1924 · page 6

A collision, fortunately unattended with serious consequences, took place between a car and a motor cycle at the town approach to Dunolly Bridge…

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Adventures of a Motor Car a Policeman Arrested

Singleton Argus · Saturday 9 February 1924 · page 8

At a football re-union at Oaklands, Albury district, early in October last a new motor car was stolen, and for months no trace could be found of it…

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Trains and Trams. Commissioners' Quarterly Report

Singleton Argus · Saturday 9 February 1924 · page 5

The report of the Railway Commissioners for the quarter ended December 31, 1923, was presented to Mr Ball, the Minister for Works and Railways,…

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Lower Hunter Roads

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 11 February 1924 · page 4

Councillor Pearse, president of Part Stephens Shire Council, ex-pressed satisfaction at the monthly meeting and said the shire was to be…

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Motor Overturns. Woman Fatally Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 11 February 1924 · page 6

Owing to the tyre of a motor car blowing out at Footscray (Vic.), the car turned over. The driver, Mr. Bowen, of Messrs…

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Motor Smash. Four Persons Injured. Lorry Crushes Into Pole

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 11 February 1924 · page 6

Late on Saturday night a motor lorry on which three men. in addition to the driver, were riding, crashed into an electric-light pole…

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Motor Licenses

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 11 February 1924 · page 4

The attention of motorists is directed to the fact that they are required to call at the police station for their licenses fourteen days after…

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Railway Fatality. Man Killed at Oatley

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 11 February 1924 · page 4

The mutilated body of Donald Griffith Marshall (25), single of Penshurst (Sydney), was found on the Permanent way near Oatley station at 1.30…

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Motor Mission Van. for Bush Work

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 11 February 1924 · page 8

Rev. E. Panelli, an Anglican elerg[?]man, recently working in the suburb of Richmond, Melbourne, has been selected to take charge of the motor…

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Motor Fatality. Cycle Over a Fence

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 11 February 1924 · page 8

James O'Leary, 58, and John Carrol, 28, were riding in a motor cycle on the road near Black Rock (Vic.) when the cycle swerved at a corner and jumped…

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German Railways. the Cologne Zone. London, Feb. 9

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 11 February 1924 · page 5

News comes from Cologne that the Anglo-French High Commissioners have reached an agreement regarding railways in the Cologne…

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Dashed Into Train. Motor Cycle and Side Car. Remarkable Escape

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 12 February 1924 · page 2

Remarkable escapes from death were experienced by two men when a meter cycle and sidecar crashed into the side of a train at a level crossing near…

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Over a Culvert Sensational Motor Smash Near Aberdeen. Two Persons in a Critical Condition. Car Falls Into Culvert and Bursts Into Flames

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 12 February 1924 · page 2

A sensational motor smash occurred on the Muswellbrook-Aberdeen road last night, as a result of which two persons are in a critical…

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Stroud Railway League

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 12 February 1924 · page 2

A further meeting of the above will be held on Saturday, February 16th, at 8 p.m. Business, to receive the report of the several committees…

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Sensational Motoring Accident. Car Overturns and Takes Fire. Two Persons Receive Severe Burns and Injuries. Now in Hospital in a Critical Condition

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 12 February 1924 · page 2

The Scone-Muswellbrook road in the vicinity of Aberdeen, was the scene of a sensational motoring accident, which was attended with equal…

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Miraculous Escape Boy Under a Motor Car

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 12 February 1924 · page 5

Gordon Wallace, a lad who resides at Kurri, hail a miraculous escape from death at Cessnock last Saturday. He was staying with his aunt…

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Sports Carnival Trots and Motor Cycling

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 12 February 1924 · page 2

An innovation so far as sports gatherings in Cessnock are concerned was introduced on the Sports Ground on Saturday, in the form of…

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