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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1924

3,824 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 39 of 192

Archbishop Duhig. Criticises Railway Department Country Towns Penalised. Goulburn

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 15 March 1924 · page 3

Speaking of the rivalry which existed between the cities and large towns of New South Wales, Archbishop Duhig of Brisbane, criticised the railway…

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Coalfield Railway. Question of Purchase

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 15 March 1924 · page 7

The question of the resumption of the South Maitland private railways was discussed by the State Cabinet on Tuesday…

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Federal Railways. Tenders for Locomotives

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 15 March 1924 · page 2

Owing to the absence of the Minister for Works and Railways (Mr. Stewart), the Federal Cabinet deferred consideration of the tenders which…

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Accidents, The Maitland Motor Ambulance

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 15 March 1924 · page 4

Transport had a particularly busy day yesterday attending to no less than six accidents, as well as sick cases. Two of the accidents occurred…

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The Railways Labor's Charges

Singleton Argus · Saturday 15 March 1924 · page 5

Mr Robert O'Halloran, M.L.A., secretary of the State Parliamentary Labor Party, considers that the Government should "see that the spirit of Mr…

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Collapsed in Train

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 17 March 1924 · page 4

Mrs. Berry, senr., who resides in Victoria-street, East Maitland, was eized with a heart attack in the Cesnock train on Saturday evening,…

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Peculiar Accident. Pinned Down by Motor Car

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 17 March 1924 · page 5

At the result of injuries received when cleaning a motor car, F. J. Bull, resident at Drummoyne, was admitted to hospital on Sunday night, in a…

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Wreck of a Train

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 18 March 1924 · page 3

It is reported from Delhi that as a train on the Kohikana-Kumaon Railway was passing over a bridge three miles from Bareilly, it was struck by…

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Struck by Train. Fatality at Lakemba

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 18 March 1924 · page 3

Near the spot at Lakemba where quite recently a man was run over by a train and killed, the body of another man was found dreadfully…

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Newcastle to Cessnock. Main Road Traffic. the Need of the New Age

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 18 March 1924 · page 4

On every hand the need is being stressed for better roads to meet the demands of the new ago of mechanically propelled traffic. Except for their chronic grumbling at the state of the roads the owners of motor vehicles are singularly inert with respect to practical effort to supply the need…

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Woman Killed. Motor Car Overturns. Three People Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 18 March 1924 · page 3

A woman, Mrs. Ray. aged 49, of Camberwell (Vic.). was killed and three other persons slightly injured when a motor car overturned and…

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Fatally Injured. Motor Tragedies

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 18 March 1924 · page 3

While a relieving constable at Rooty Hill was reluming from Penith on Saturday night, the motor cycle be was riding collided with a…

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South Maitland Railways. Aggregate Meeting of Employees

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 18 March 1924 · page 6

A meeting oX the employees of the South Maitland Railways was hold on Sunday afternoon at the Church-street Hail. Mr. Ross presided…

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Show Tram Traffic

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 18 March 1924 · page 4

As was the case in other "directions, the traffic on the Maitland trams during show week was also a record. The takings were well ahead of those…

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Absorbed Odours in Cream. Control of Motor and Oil Fumes

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 18 March 1924 · page 4

Where oil motors are installed in the dairy there is always danger of having the milk or cream adversely affected by absorbed odours and…

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A Public Menace. Modern Maniac Motoring

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 18 March 1924 · page 6

The City Press of a recent date announces that, in a southern town of this State, a record-breaking motorist has been fined for speeding…

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Reliability Run Overland Motor Car

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 18 March 1924 · page 2

With the object of testing the reliability, endurance, and economy of the Overland, the Sydney distributors of that, car, Overland, Sydney, Limited,…

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Motor's Tragic Toll Three Persons Killed

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 18 March 1924 · page 4

A sad double fatality occurred at Warrigul (Vic.) as the result of a ear going over a steep bank on Saturday. Mr F. I. Stuart, representative of…

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Rummer by Motor Car

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 18 March 1924 · page 4

An accident attended with serious consequences happened at the interaction of Vincent and Halt Streets on Saturday night. A new Bulck…

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Newcastle Road. Improvements Necessary. Conference in Town Hall

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 19 March 1924 · page 4

The condition of the Newcastle-road between West Maitland and Newcastle has for some time been agitating the minds of Local…

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