Easter Record. Sydney Tram Traffic
The number of passengers carried on the Sydney trams exceded one million per day last Tuesday to Saturday. The numbers on each of the five days…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1924
3,824 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 53 of 192
Letter to the Editor. South Mainland Railways
Sir,—It appears strange that while the leader of the Labour party is endeavouring to prove that State ownership is better for the community…
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Of the great, number of country people who went to Sydney for Easter, a large proportion returned home last evening. Special trains…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Underground Railways. Huge Japanese Contract. New York, April 20
A Tokio message says: The Municipal Council has approved of plans for 50 miles of underground electric railways, to cost 200,000,000 yen…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →South Maitland Railways. Protest Against Proposed Transfer
At last meeting of the Cessnock Shire Council a letter was read from the municipal council of East Maitland asking for co-operation in…
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Mr. John Estell, M.L.C., a staunch labor man, and one time Minister for Works, was an ardent believe in the taking over by the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Lucky Escape. Train Smashes Into Lorry
Augustus Haigg, aged 50 years, and his son, aged 10 years, had remarkable escapes when a train struck a motor lorry in which they were riding at a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Tram to Show Ground
Mr. W. F. O'Hearn, M.L.A., on Tuesday placed before Mr. Morris, secretary to the Railway Commissioners, a request that a loop train be made to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Hold-up. New Zealand Paralysed. Industries Seriously Affected. Direct Action
The New Zealand railway strike threatens to paralyse the whole country, and will interfere seriously with the ficet…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Easter Record. on the Tramways
All tramway record in Sydney were beaten over the Easter holidays. The numbered of passengers carried numbered 7,124,129, and they paid £75,972 in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Motor Cycle Sports
At the Maitland Showground, on Saturday evening next, the championship of the Hamilton Cycle Club will be devided as well as three class…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire Outbreak. Stock of Motors Threatened Sydney
A fire was discovered at Garratt's Ltd., in Elizabeth-street, early this morning. The outbreak originated on the…
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In reply to representations made by Hon. W. Bennett, M.L.A., on behalf of the Ravensworth and District Progress Association (Mr A. C. Marshall, hon…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Another Motor Smash at Sandy Creek Bridge. Car Goes Over Embankment
Sandy Creek bridge has again been the scene of a motor accident, the second in twelve months. About 10.30 a.m. on Friday a party…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Harbour Bridge. Granite From Moruya
The Minister for Works (Mr. Ball) stated the no delay in the construction, of Sydney Harbour Bridge would result from the visit of the engineers of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Correspondence Bad Roads. (To the Editor.)
Sir,—I see by your last issue that others besides the long-suffering ratepayers of this district realise the abominable condition of our only road to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Sydney-Street Bridge Minister Inquiring
As a result of the visit of the three State members to Muswellbrook when representations were placed before them by members of the councils in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Run Down by Train Engine-driver Killed
Edward M'Pherson, aged 39, an engine-driver, of Newtown, was run down and killed by a train while ho was walking to work along the permanent…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Jerry's Plains Road Complaint From Landowners. Inclusion in Muswellbrook Shire Asked For
The Muswellbrook "Chronicle" of Thursday last publishes the following: The hundrods of persons who attended the Arrowfield dispersal sale…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Tour of the North by Motor an Interesting Description
Mr. and Mrs. H. R. Flanders, of Muswellbrook, recently returned home after and extensive and interesting tour of the northern part of this…
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