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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1924

3,824 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 72 of 192

Motor Fatality. "Squizzy" Taylor Charged

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 31 May 1924 · page 3

The Coroner opened an inquest concerning the death of Daphne Allcorn, who was knocked down by a motor car in St. Kilda-road a fortnight ago…

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Newcastle Trams. Progress of Electrification

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 31 May 1924 · page 7

Mr. E. J. Doran, tramway traffic manager for New South Wales, accompanied by Mr. A. W.Brain, Chief Electrical Engineer, and Mr. R. G…

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Sydney Trams. Growth in Traffic

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 31 May 1924 · page 7

Figures given by Mr. E. J. Dorar, tramway traffic manager, concerning the Sydney tram system, show that there are nearly 300 miles of…

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Motor Car and Cyclist a Eatal Collision. (By Telegraph.) Sydney, Friday

Singleton Argus · Saturday 31 May 1924 · page 6

A Roekhampton (Q.) message states that a motor ear and cyclist collided on the Gladstone-road last night. The cyclist, when picked up, was dead. He…

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Motor Speed Tests Shires Take Action

Singleton Argus · Saturday 31 May 1924 · page 5

A strong attack was made at the Shires Conference upon the holding of motor reliability tests said speed contests on the main roads of the State…

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Railway Men's Claims Heavy Wages Demand

Singleton Argus · Saturday 31 May 1924 · page 6

Claims for wages, salaries, and working conditions were served on Thursday on behalf of the officers and employees of the various railway…

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Railway Fatality

Singleton Argus · Saturday 31 May 1924 · page 6

As the Moree mail train was passing Pothana signal box (between Singleton and Branxton), about 2 of clock on Thursday morning, the signalman…

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Fell From Train. Man's Remarkable Escape

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 2 June 1924 · page 3

Leslie Mannix, 32, of Newtown, had a remarkable escape from death at Newtown station. Mannix fell from a moving train,…

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Motorist Killed. Collision with Tram

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 2 June 1924 · page 2

A man was fatally injured and another was slightly injured when a motor cycle and [?] collided with a cable tram-car at Fitzroy (Vic.), on…

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Collided with Cow. Motor 'Bus Out of Control Five Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 2 June 1924 · page 3

A motor omnibus belonging to the Cronulla-Sutherland Omnibus Company, driven by H. Harry, figured in a smash at Cronulla on Saturday night…

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Tramway Matters

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 2 June 1924 · page 4

Mr. W. F. O'Hearn, M.L.A., has received word from the Railway Commissioners with reference to his letter, asking that a loop line be…

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Motor Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 2 June 1924 · page 4

When returning home from Maitland on Saturday evening, Mr. H. H. Capper of Bolwarra, a member of the firm of Messrs E. P. Capper and sons, met…

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Motor Accidents. Three People Injured. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 2 June 1924 · page 5

During the progress of the hills climbing contest by the Cessnock Motor Cycle Club at Mt. Manning, on the Sydney road yesterday, Mr…

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Motor 'Bus Crash Cows on the Road

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 3 June 1924 · page 2

A peculiar accident caused a motor 'bus to crash into a telegraph post at Cronulla on Saturday, the result being that five persons were injured. The…

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Notes From a [?] Road

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 3 June 1924 · page 7

Tommy Gibbons [?] defeated Gedrech Carpentior in a 10 - round bout nt Michigan City He virtually won every round and had his opponent in…

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Stroud Road Farewell. to Mr. and Mrs. B. J. CHAPMAN

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 3 June 1924 · page 5

Mr. and Mrs. B. J. Chapman, of Stroud Road, were recently fare welled prior to their departure to Wyong where Mr. Chapman will…

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Railway Fatality Late Muswellbrook Resident Killed

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 3 June 1924 · page 2

On Friday afternoon, the Singleton District Coroner (Mr. Alex. Morrison, J.P.) opened an inquest at the Court House, Branxton, into the…

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Maryvale-sandy Hollow Proposed Railway. Would Make Muswellbrook Important Junction Town

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 3 June 1924 · page 1

People over at Gulgong and Wellington are organising in connection with the Maryvale-Sandy Hollow railway proposal. If the line is built…

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Heavily Fined. Dangerous Motor Driving

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 3 June 1924 · page 2

'William .John Simmons, george proprietor of driving a motor car in a dangerous manner…

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Motor Accident. Mr. Murphy M.l.a. Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 3 June 1924 · page 6

Mr, Cecil Murphy, Labour representative for North sydney in the Legislative Assembly , who was injured in a motor accident towards the end…

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