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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1924

3,824 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 43 of 192

Motorist Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 27 March 1924 · page 4

Mr. Alfred Foster, a traveller from Sydney was severly bruised on both legs this afternoon, as a result of his car slipping off a jack whilst being…

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Motor Capsized. End of Joy Ride. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 27 March 1924 · page 5

Sidney George Partridge, 25, and Joseph Manning, 23, were charged at the Central Court with having malicously inflicted grovions bodily harm…

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London 'Bus and Tram Strike a Stubborn Fight

Singleton Argus · Thursday 27 March 1924 · page 4

London, Monday.—The London tram and bus strike situated is unchanged. A meeting of strikers at Hammersmith adopted a motion urging the…

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Tramp Sleeps Royally

Singleton Argus · Thursday 27 March 1924 · page 4

London, Monday.—A telegram from Paris states that a tramp boldly entered the Foreign Office on two successive nights and slept in sumptuous…

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Doctor's Motor Driving. Fined and License Cancelled

Singleton Argus · Thursday 27 March 1924 · page 4

Dr. Harry Androas, of Bondi-road, was charged, at Parramatta Court with having been drunk while driving a motor car…

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The Long Bridge

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 28 March 1924 · page 4

Repairs are at last being effected to the Long Bridge. It had got into such a terrible condition that many motorists and others would not pass…

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Widening a Bridge

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 28 March 1924 · page 4

Patrons of the Cessnock Races to-morrow, will be pleased to learn that the Shire Council is widening the narrow bridge on the Mt. Vincent…

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Road Grants

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 28 March 1924 · page 3

In the loan estimates adopted by the State Parliament provision was made for £1,000,000 for main and arterial road development. Of this total it is proposed…

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Killed by Coal Train Deaf Man Struck by Engine

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 28 March 1924 · page 8

Henry Hare, 65 years of age, a native of Mount Vincent, who was employed at Abermain No. 2 Colliery, was knocked down about 3 o'clock…

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Motor Car Regulation. Council and Police Differ. Inverell

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 28 March 1924 · page 10

For some months past the local municipal council has had motor curs put in the centre of Otho-street, and not long ago a petition was lodged by…

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Tramp Sleeps Royally. London

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 28 March 1924 · page 9

A telegram from Paris states that a tramp boldly entered the Foreign Office on two successive nights and slept in sumptuous apartments which…

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Railway Fatality. Run Down by Engine. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 28 March 1924 · page 5

Mr. Henry Hare, a well-known employee of Abermain No. 2 Colliery, was run down and killed by a [?]ocomotive, yesterday afternoon,…

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Drunk in Charge of a Motor Car

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 28 March 1924 · page 4

Dr. Hurry Andreae, of Bondi-road, Bondi, was charged at Parramatta Police Court with having been drunk while driving a motor car…

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Motor Notes. "Bucks" to the Transmission. Looseness of Working Parts the Source of Trouble. (No. I.)

The Scone Advocate · Friday 28 March 1924 · page 8

Your wife (if you be so blessed) has probably asked, as your car slowed down below eight miles per hour and started a series of…

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Doctor's Motor Driving. Fined and License Cancelled

The Scone Advocate · Friday 28 March 1924 · page 2

Dr. Harry Andreas, of Bondiroad, was charged at Parramatta Court with having been drunk while driving a motor car…

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The "Overland." Motor Cars' Success

The Scone Advocate · Friday 28 March 1924 · page 2

At noon on Thursday of last week, weather-stained "Overland" motor cars drew up in Queen's Square after a triumphal tour round…

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Motor 'Bus and Bicycle Cessnock Collision Claim for Compensation

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 28 March 1924 · page 9

Before Mr. Justine Campbell, and a jury of four, in No. 3 Jury Court, at Sydney on Tuesday, Alexander Anderson, a winding engineer, of…

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Injured on the Train

Singleton Argus · Saturday 29 March 1924 · page 5

David Grayson, aged 15, employed at the Redhead colliery, near Newcastle, was sitting on the platform of a railway carriage on his way home…

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Harbour Bridge. This Contract Signed

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 March 1924 · page 16

Shortly after noon on Monday, Mr.Ball, Minister for Works, attached his signature to the contract for the construction of the North…

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Good Roads. Ministerer's Advice to Councils

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 March 1924 · page 9

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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