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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1924

3,824 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 40 of 192

Heavy Damages. Injuries to Girl by Motor

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 19 March 1924 · page 2

In the Adelaide Civil Court a case in which Marjorie Florence Events (an infant), by Ernest Drummond Events (her father) sued A. A. Edwards, a…

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Lighting of Railway Stations

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

A wonderful improvement in the appearance of West Maitland Railway Station has been effected by the complete installation of electric…

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South Maitland Railways

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

In connection with the resumption of the above railways, Mr. W. F. O'Hearn, M.L.A., yesterday had an interview with the Minister of…

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Railway Disaster. Alleged Excessive Speed

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 19 March 1924 · page 6

The magisterial inquiry into the death of the two victims of the Mount Perry railway disaster was continued at Bundaberg…

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Fruit Train

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 20 March 1924 · page 4

An alteration has been made in the timetable for the special fruit train to be run from Dungog to Grafteon to-morrow (Friday). It will…

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Harbour Bridge. Signing the Contract. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 20 March 1924 · page 5

Mr, Ball, Minister for Works, is expected to sign the North Shore Bridge contract to-morrow…

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The Maitland Road. Town Hail Conference. Concluding Decisions

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 20 March 1924 · page 4

The following delegates were present at the conference in the Town Hall yesterday, when it was decided to ask the Government for assistance to put the…

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South Maitland Railways

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 20 March 1924 · page 4

If the Government decides to resume the South Maitland Railways the Railway Commissioners ought to be able to employ the majority of the…

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South Maitland Railways. Protest Against Resumption

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 20 March 1924 · page 7

A conference was held a West Maitland last evening to discuss the proposed resumption of the South Maitland railway line by the State…

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Caught Under Tram Newsboy's Narrow Escape

Singleton Argus · Thursday 20 March 1924 · page 4

The luck of the newsboy in escaping accidents is proverbial, but a lad who was caught under a tram at the Five Ways, Woollahra, on Monday evening…

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Newcastle Road

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 21 March 1924 · page 3

A conference was held in Maitland on Wednesday among a number of municipalities and public bodies, and called by the Chamber of Commerce, to discuss…

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Special Fruit Train

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 21 March 1924 · page 2

An alteration in the time-table of the above train is announced in our advertising columns. The train will not arrive at Dungog until…

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Stroud Road Items

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 21 March 1924 · page 2

Harvest festival services held in the local Methodist Chu[?] on Sunday last, a large congrega[?] attending. The superintendent…

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Good Roads. Minister's Advice to Councils

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 21 March 1924 · page 4

Mr. Fitzpatrick, Minister for mines and local Government, was entertained in Goulburn on Thursday. The Minister said the only solution of…

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Maitland Road Cessnock Council's Attitude

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 21 March 1924 · page 8

The president (Cr. John Brown) reported to the Cessnock Shire Council yesterday that he and Cr. Johns bad attended the conference…

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Federal Road Grants Not Available to Shire

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 21 March 1924 · page 8

It would appear that the hopes of the Cessnock Shire Council in the way of receiving a share of the Federal Road Grant for certain roads…

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Rouchel Dry Road. Division of Cost. Latest Decision

The Scone Advocate · Friday 21 March 1924 · page 2

With further reference to the allocation of portion of the Federal main roads grant for the Rouchel dry road, Mr. V. C. Thompson,…

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Motor Smash. Two Persons Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 21 March 1924 · page 3

A man named Joseph Faydon and a girl named Beryl Clayton were injured Wednesday when a motor car, which was being driven by the…

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Skull Fractured. Knocked Down by Motor Lorry

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 21 March 1924 · page 6

The police have arrested the driver of a lorry, which knocked down Bede O'Brien a tramway employee, in George-street late on Wednesday…

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Motor and Cycle Carnival

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 21 March 1924 · page 4

To morrow (Saturday) night the big motor and cycle electric light carnival will be held on Show Ground, in aid of Maitland Ambulance…

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