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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1924

3,824 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 52 of 192

Fisherman Missing. Left for Wollongong in a Motor Launch

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 19 April 1924 · page 13

Fears are entertained for the safety of James Fisher a fisherman of Tarrawanna, who left la Porouse for Wollongong in a motor launch…

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Actress Sues. Motor Car Collision. Gladys Moncrieff Gets Damages

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 19 April 1924 · page 3

Gladys Moncrieff, a well-known actress, brought a claim for £150 damages against Reginald Martin Macadam, as a result of a collision…

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Ten Injured. Motor 'Bus Overturns Skidded Rounding Corner

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 19 April 1924 · page 5

Ten people were injured when a motor bus overturned in Elizabeth-street, City, just before eight o'clock on Wednesday…

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Kyogle to Beau-desert. Railway to Be Built

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 19 April 1924 · page 4

Sir George Fuller, States Premier, intimated that Cabinet, had given further consideration of the question of linking up South Grafton with…

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Motor Cyclist Killed Companion. Seriously Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 19 April 1924 · page 6

A shocking accident occurred on Friday afternoon at Kynoton on the road ace circuit One of the entrants for the sidecar…

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South Maitland Railways. Question of Resumption. Council's Opposition

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 19 April 1924 · page 10

"We must protest against the resumption of the South Maitland railway by the Government as long as the lines are in the condition they are at present,…

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Asleep on the Railway

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 19 April 1924 · page 4

In a state too helpless to realise the danger he was running, a middle-aged man under the influence of liquor wandered on to the South…

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Cycle and Motor Carnival

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 19 April 1924 · page 4

On the showground this evening, a cycling and motor cycle carnival, controlled by the Northern District, centre of the League of Wheelmen…

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Railway Settlers. Valuable Invention

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 19 April 1924 · page 7

The West Australian Commissioner for Railways Cotonel Pope). states that the chief engineer of the Ways and Works Branen has invented a…

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Tram Traffic. Good Friday's Record

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 19 April 1924 · page 7

More tram records went by the board yesterday, Over 12,000 more passengers journey by tram to the Show yesterday than on Good Friday of last year…

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Heavy Railway Traffic

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 19 April 1924 · page 4

Notwithstanding the fact that many from this district went to Sydney last week to see the arrival of the British Fleet, the railway traffic…

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Letter to the Editor. Stock on Shire Roads

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 21 April 1924 · page 2

Sir,—Is a human being of less value than a lawbreaker's horse of cow. The Bolwarra Shire councillors by their neglect of action to…

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Train Disaster. Caused by Negligence. and Excessive Speed

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 21 April 1924 · page 3

At the inquiry at Maryberough (Q.) into the cause of the Gillen's Siding railway disaster, on the Mount Perry lne, some weeks ago the magistrate…

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Motor Accidents. Four Men Found on Roadway

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 21 April 1924 · page 7

After having picked up a woman who had broken her right thigh, the Sir. George Ambulance was returning to headquarters on Saturday night when…

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Football. Inter-state Railway Match

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 21 April 1924 · page 5

The first of the series of interstate railway carnival matches was played at the Unley Oval, Adelaide, before a large crowd on Saturday…

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Stock Disease. Marooned Motorists. New York. April 19

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 21 April 1924 · page 5

A message from Los Angeles, states that 1600 eastbound motorists in 600 motors became stranded at Needies, Arizona, as a result of two…

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Heddon-greta Bridge

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 22 April 1924 · page 3

Cr. Heuston asked at last Thursday's meeting whether anything was being done in connection with repairs at Heddon-Greta bridge, where…

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Run Down by Train. Engine-driver Killed

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 22 April 1924 · page 5

Edward McPherson, 39, an engine driver, of 95 Wilson-street, Newtown, was run down and killed by a train while he was walking to work along…

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The Lake Road. a Commonwealth Explanation

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 22 April 1924 · page 7

In reply to a letter from the Shire Council, a communication was received from the Commonwealth Department of Works and Railways…

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Main Roads Conference. Proposals to Government. on Right Lines

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 22 April 1924 · page 4

At the conference of municipal councils of the Lower Hunter at Newcastle on the 14th instant the following resolutions were carried:— That this conference recommends to all councils of the Newcastle and Maitland districts that they agree to request the Government to…

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