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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1924

3,824 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 27 of 192

Frauds Alleged. Motor Prosecutions. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 22 February 1924 · page 5

At the Central Court to-day, William Cyril Elliott, 55, James John Ferguson, 32, and Harold Aubrey Ellott, 39, where charged with having…

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Proposed Railway. Yass to Canberra

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 22 February 1924 · page 6

The Federal Public Works Committee heard evidence in Sydney concerning the proposed railway from Yass to Canberra…

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Motor Vessels. Passenger Traffic. London, Feb. 20

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 22 February 1924 · page 5

"Lloyd's Lint" draws attention to 10 motor passenger vessels now being constructed in European ship yards, which eight exceed l0.000…

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The Motor Tragedy. Coronial Inquiry

The Scone Advocate · Friday 22 February 1924 · page 2

The District Coroner (Mr. R. Locuhead) conducted en inquiry at the Scone Court-house on Tuesday afternoon touching the…

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Motor Engineering

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 22 February 1924 · page 7

Mr. J. W. Croudace notifies by advertisement in this issue that he has installed a complete engineering plant at his premises on the…

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Tarro Road Grant. Council's Criticism. "Let Main Roads Go Hang." Cessnock

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 February 1924 · page 5

The information published in the "Maitland Mercury" last evening, that £2985 had been granted for the road Tarro station via Scotch Greek…

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North Shore Bridge

Singleton Argus · Saturday 23 February 1924 · page 6

It is expected that the successful tonderor for the harbour bridge will be known on Tuesday next. Mr Ball, Minister for Works, states definitely…

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Aeroplane Wreck. Topples Over a Fence

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 February 1924 · page 14

An Avro aeroplane, piloted by Lieutenant-Denton, wh had R. Taylor as a passenger, crashed on Sunday near Sockburn aerodrome (N.Z). The…

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Waterloo Bridge. "Noblest in the World."

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 23 February 1924 · page 10

One may suppose there never was a time when London was not anxious about its bridges, the "Morning Post" observes. Centuries before the…

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Roads Grant. State's Obligations. Federal Minister's Reply

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 23 February 1924 · page 3

The Minister for Federal Works and Railways, in a reply which he has issued to the statement by Mr. Fitzpatrick that New South Wales…

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Road Grant. Tarro to Morpeth

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 February 1924 · page 7

Hon. Walter Bennett states that £2985 has been granted for the road Tarra station, via Scotch Crock, to Morpeth…

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Cessnock Shire Roads Lack of Funds. Cessnock

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 February 1924 · page 5

Mr. Lindsay, shire engineer, pointed out at to-day's meeting of the Cessnock Council that at present there are 91 men and 46 horses…

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Train Mishap. Engine Breaks Down. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 February 1924 · page 3

While the third division of the Melbourne Express was running down a decline, a few miles on the other side of Yass-Picton road, the…

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Wireless Tests. Moving Train. London, Feb. 22

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 23 February 1924 · page 5

Successful experiments have been carried out on the Great Western Railway for wireless listening-in on a moving train with a six valve set and…

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Harbour Bridge. Cabinet Consideration of Tenders. Decision Deferred

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 February 1924 · page 2

The State Cabinet gave lengthy consideration to the tenders for the construction of the Sydney Harbour bridge but did not arrive at a…

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Train Smash. Death of One of the Victims

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 February 1924 · page 16

Of the eight persons injured in the Mount Perry train disaster (Q.), Mrs. Elizabeth Atkins has since succumbed to her injuries…

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Train Smash. Two Carriages Overturn. Many People Injured

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 February 1924 · page 14

A message from Bundaberg (Q.) states that a terrible, occurred on Sunday morning shotly after 7 o'clock, to an excursion train…

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Road Money. the Commonwealth Grant-shires First

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 February 1924 · page 9

Mr. Fitzpatrick, Minister for Local Government, stated that everything was going on satisfactorily in connection with the Commonwealth road…

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Train Mishaps. Carriages Jump Line. Sydenham Accident. SYDNEY

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 February 1924 · page 16

Two carriages on an early morning train from Sydney to Lakemba jumped the rails just beyond Sydenham railway station…

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The Lake Road. Financial Assistance Desired. Cessnock

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 February 1924 · page 5

Mr. J. M. Baddeley, M.L.A., had informed the Cessnock Shire Council that he has placed the council's request for financial assistance for the…

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