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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1924

3,824 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 47 of 192

Cessnock Motor Cycle Club

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 8 April 1924 · page 4

The Cessnock District Motor Cycle Club held a meeting on the Sports Ground on Saturday afternoon. The track was in good order after the…

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Trying Ordeal. Queensland Train Mishap. Bridge Collapses

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 10 April 1924 · page 3

Passengers on the western mail, train which met with a mishap on Monday, crossing Alice Bridge report having experienced a trying ordeal…

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Sydney Harbour Bridge

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 10 April 1924 · page 4

The building of the Sydney Harbour Bridge is a matter that should be a source of much gratification to country people as well as to residents of…

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Workmen's Train Refused

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 10 April 1924 · page 4

Mr. W. F. O'Hearn, M.L.A., who has been endeavouring to get an additional workmen's train on the South Maitland railways, leaving…

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Radio Telephony Heard on Train

Singleton Argus · Thursday 10 April 1924 · page 2

For the first time in Australia, radio telephony has been successfully received on a moving train. A special train conveying business men on a…

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Poker on Gushions. Train Gamblers Dealt With

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 10 April 1924 · page 4

Two young man pleaded guilty at the Parramatta Pilice Court to a charge of gambling in a train from Merrylands to Sydney. They were…

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Fell Off Train. Ex-constable Seriously Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 10 April 1924 · page 4

Ex-Costable William C. Reid, of Cootamundra, who was stationed at Young, and resigned from the force a fortnight ago to take up a position…

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Muscle Greek Bridge Need of Reconstruction. Request to Make It National Work. Muswellbrook

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 10 April 1924 · page 5

Representatives of the Muswellbrookbrook Shire and Muswellbrook Municipal Councils met the three members for Maitland this morning…

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Railway Official's Promotion

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 10 April 1924 · page 3

Mr. A. Mithell, electrician at Singleton railway station for the past seven years, left yesterday for Bathurst. The transfer means…

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Motor and Cycle Carnival

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 10 April 1924 · page 4

A meeting composed of representatives from the Maitland Motor Cycle and Hamilton Motor Cycle Clubs was held at Miss Edwards'…

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Deniliquin Railway Station Destroyed

Singleton Argus · Thursday 10 April 1924 · page 2

Fire destroyed the Deniliquin railway station buildings and the hotel about 4 o'clock on Tuesday morning. Only the back bedrooms and the…

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Road Walking

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 11 April 1924 · page 7

Last Saturday A. J. Pyman, of Stanford Merthyr, the champion long-distance walker of the north, set out on a walk from Hexham to…

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Disgraceful Road

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 11 April 1924 · page 7

The locality of the Cessnock railway station has been in a frightful state during the wet weather. Pedestrians have to pick their way to…

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Grant From Commonwealth Road Vote

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 11 April 1924 · page 2

Mr. J. J. Fitzgerald, M.L.A. is in receipt of the following letter from the Local Government Department.—Your represntation on behalf of the…

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Sydney Street Bridge Members, Aldermen and Shire Councillors Confer

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 11 April 1924 · page 7

The agitation to have the Sydneystreet bridge over Muscle Creek declared a national- work was advanced another stage yesterday…

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The Truth About the Sydney Harbour Bridge. the State's Gilt-edged Investment

The Scone Advocate · Friday 11 April 1924 · page 5

"If we were to propose to hand over a concession the capitalists and financiers of the world would, fall over one another in their…

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5 Times 1000 Miles in 24 Hours. Great Motoring Feat by Brand New Overlands. Remarkable Results

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 11 April 1924 · page 6

The recent non-atop run, in which five standard model Overlands took part has been the subject of a great amount of comment throughout the…

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Daring Motor Climb to Summit of Morgan's Lookout. Wangaratta

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 11 April 1924 · page 6

On Sunday Mr. K. Green, a visitor from Sydney, drove a single-seater Dodge motor car on to the top of Morgan's Look-out at Gienrowan…

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Daring Motor Climb. To the Summit of Morgan's Look-out

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 11 April 1924 · page 3

WANGARATTA, Monday.—On Sunday Mr. K. Green, a visitor from Sydney, drove a single-seater Dodge motor-car to the top of Morgan's Look-ut at…

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5 Times 1000 Miles in 2½ Days. Great Motoring Feat by Brand New Overlands. State Wide Demonstration to Prove the Reliability and Economy of the Overlands. Remarkable Results

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 11 April 1924 · page 4

The recent non-stop run, in which five standard Model Overlands took part has been the subject of a great amount of comment, throughout the…

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