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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1924

3,824 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 57 of 192

Compensation Claim Railway Company Sued. Accident at Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 1 May 1924 · page 4

The case in which Matilda Lumby. of Sweetman's Creek. claimed £500 from the South Maitland Railways Limited as compensation for injuries…

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Cessnock—cockle Creek. Contraction of Railway Urged

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 1 May 1924 · page 6

Messrs. D. Murray, H. Connell, J. Baddeley, and O'Hearn, Ms.L.A., waited upon Mr. T. R. Ball, Minister for Works and Railways, in…

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Electrification of Trams

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 1 May 1924 · page 4

Mr. W. F. O'Hearn. M.L.A., Interviewed Mr. Ball, Minister for Works and Railways, in connection with the electrification of the Maitland…

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South Australia. Railway Contracts. New York. April 29

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 1 May 1924 · page 5

Mr. Shel chier engmeer[?] South Australian railways and Mr. Baghurst, meehanieal Inspector. have completed negotiations for the…

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Motor Lorry Accident Capsize at Darkey Creek

Singleton Argus · Thursday 1 May 1924 · page 2

A motor lorry accidcait of rather ft serious nature occurred yesterday morning, about 10.30, in the vicinity of Darkey Creek, but fortunately no lives…

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meiville Bridge Approach

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 2 May 1924 · page 4

On behalf of the Abergalasslyn—Meiville Vigilance Committee, Mr. W. McKeachie, hon, secretary, has drawn the attention of the Cessnock Council…

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Collision with Train Action Against South Maitland Railways

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 2 May 1924 · page 6

In the Maitland Circuit Court on Wednesday, before Mr. Justice Gordon, Matilda Lumby, of. Sweetman's Creek, claimed £500 compensation…

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Great Northern Road It's Deplorable Condition. £20.000 Required. Cessnock, Friday/

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 2 May 1924 · page 4

The condition of the Great North ern Road was the subject of a report by Mr. W. R. Lindsay, engineer of the Cessnock Shire Council, to-day…

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That Road to Jerry's Plains Landholders Decide to Send Petition to Minister

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 2 May 1924 · page 9

The agitation by the landholders on the Muswellbrook side of the river near Jerry's Plains for inclusion in the Muswellbrook Shire has taken on…

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The Motorists' World Locating a Bearing Knock

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 2 May 1924 · page 5

Half the difficulty of dropping the crank-case and tightening a burned or loosened connecting rod bearing is met by first making a correct…

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Goodyears Help to Break Motor Cycle Record

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 2 May 1924 · page 5

Paul Bemaley, who established the American overland motor cycle record from Portland, Oregan, to New York City, in five days, 17 hours and…

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Catching "Speed Demons." How New York Motor Police Control Traffic

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 2 May 1924 · page 5

In New York there are 150 police officers who run about in motor cycles and side cars, and in small cars, with the object of coping with "speed…

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Railway Employees Gala

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 2 May 1924 · page 5

On Saturday last, 26th inst., Urunga was the scone of much excitement and happiness. The railway employees' from Dingadee to…

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Motoring Notes. Where Knocks Develop

The Scone Advocate · Friday 2 May 1924 · page 1

The principal and most frequent knocks occur at the following places: Main bearings, connecting rod bearings (either end), wrist…

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Current Topics. the Ford Motor Company

The Scone Advocate · Friday 2 May 1924 · page 1

That secondary industries vitally, affect the financial stability and prosperity of a country and its people must be conceded in the face…

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Motor Car Case Alleged Illegal Use

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 2 May 1924 · page 5

In the Cessnock Police Court on Tuesday afternoon, before Messrs. Geo. Brown and P. J. Ryan J's.P. Sidney Herbert Cruickshank charged…

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Motorist's Escapade

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 2 May 1924 · page 10

A remarkable escapade by a motorist was described in the Goodwood (S.A.) Magistrate Court on Monday morning. nines Clement Conlon, of…

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Motor Taxation Should Be Devoted to Roads

Singleton Argus · Saturday 3 May 1924 · page 2

Many local governing bodies have, from timo to time, asked that the Government allow the motor taxes to be used in the upkeep of roads in the…

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Cockfighter Creek Bridge

Singleton Argus · Saturday 3 May 1924 · page 6

Recently the Hon. Walter Bonnett, M.L.A., at the instance of local residents, brought under the notice of the Minister for Public Works the need…

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Motorists. to Pay Foe Use of Roads. Minister's Statiemtnt. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 3 May 1924 · page 5

Mr. Fitzpatrick, Minister for Local Government, referring to roads maintenance, said that all those who owned motors would have to pay for…

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