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Railways, roads & transport, 1925

4,025 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 19 of 202

Maitland Motor Cycle Derby

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 30 January 1925 · page 4

A proposal to held a £100 Handicap on the Speedway at the Show Ground on Saturday night, February 21, was put before the full…

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Maitland Motor Speedway

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 30 January 1925 · page 2

The attendance on Saturday night notwithstanding the threatening weather was up to 7000, and those who attended had a very thrilling night's outing. The strike of…

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Inquiry Into the Railway Hotel Fire

The Scone Advocate · Friday 30 January 1925 · page 8

Mr, W. T. Seaward presided at the Court House last Friday when investigations were made on matters connected with the fire in…

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Motoring Notes. Testing the Tuning of the Car. Acquiring the Practised Ear

The Scone Advocate · Friday 30 January 1925 · page 4

It is safe to assert that of all the cars on the road to-day which have seen more than six months service, quite 30 Per cent, are not…

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Over a Cliff Motorist Record Breakers

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 30 January 1925 · page 12

Whilst attempting to break the record between Sydney and Newcastle, and while travelling at a terrific speed, two motorists crashed through…

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Railwayman's Suicide

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 30 January 1925 · page 7

Early yesterday morning John Hagon, aged 45 years, lately employed as a fitter in the Railway Department, and living at 10 Cowper Street…

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Railway Po[?]ter Injured

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 30 January 1925 · page 7

While attempting to board a moving train at the Newcastle railway station on Wednesday night, Reginald Williams, a porter, aged 25 years, residing…

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Motor Traffic Newcastle Suggestions

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 30 January 1925 · page 8

Proposed amendments to the Motor Traffic Act to cope with the difficulties in the disposal of motor ears in Newcastle were submitted by a…

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Home-made Aeroplane. Laundry As Workshop

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 31 January 1925 · page 9

Within a few weeks, Mr. George Murray, a carpenter, of Clinton street, Goulburn, hopes to second in an aeroplane which he has made himself. He…

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Main Roads Tax. City Council's Protest

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 31 January 1925 · page 6

Indignation is running high at the Sydney Town Hall over the main roads tax, the imposition of which is strongly protested against by the City…

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Rubber Road Block. a Sydney Invention

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 31 January 1925 · page 9

Adelaide is soon to have a stretch of roadway of a type of composition and rubber road block, which has been invented in Sydney. The Tram Trust in…

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Proposed Railway. Commissioners Favour Construction

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 31 January 1925 · page 6

The preliminary report of the Railway Commissioners regarding the proposal to build n railway from Bourke to Barring was presented[?]…

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Motor Notes. How the Owner Driver May Renovate His Car

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 31 January 1925 · page 14

Some time ago, we spoke of the way in which the owner-driver should clean and polish the paint and metal work of his car, and of the care which he…

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Northern Area. Railway Management

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 31 January 1925 · page 9

The northern railway area, to the control of which Mr. W. C. Quinton has been appointed, includes the main northern line to Wallangarra,…

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Drunken Motorists. Departmental Statement

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 31 January 1925 · page 14

The Minister for local Government (Mr. J. C. L. Fitzpartrick) has received a communication from the Chief Secretery's department, referring to…

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Railway Reserve. Union Resentment. London. Jan. 25

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 31 January 1925 · page 2

The president of the Railwaymen's, Union (Mr. Dobbie), speaking at Brighton, stated that the union had decided not to accept a…

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Motor Record. Established at Ballina

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 31 January 1925 · page 3

Large crowds of motorists and visitors attended the annual motor cycle carnival on the Seven-mile Beach. Ballina promoted by the North Coast…

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Three Killed. Victorian Motor Smashes

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 31 January 1925 · page 3

One man was killed and two others were injured in a collision between two motor cycles 011 the Point Nepean road, Moorabyn (Vic)…

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In Collision. Car and Motor Cycle

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 31 January 1925 · page 3

A collision between a motor car and a motor cycle occurred at Mosman on Saturday, with the result that both vehicles were severely damaged…

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Foreman's Death. Result of Motor Accident

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 31 January 1925 · page 7

After having been seriously injured in a collision between a motor bicycle he was riding and a motor car on Prince's Highway, three miles from…

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