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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1925

4,025 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 26 of 202

Fatally Injured. Knocked Down by Tram Car

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 13 February 1925 · page 2

Michnel Francis, aged 37, of Leichbard was knocked down and fatally injured by a tran car in Marion street. Leichbardt, last night…

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Higher Revenue. Rail and Tram Figures

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 13 February 1925 · page 3

The quarterly report of the Railway Commissioners for the three months ended December 31, 1924, has been made available…

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Seven Injured. Motor Car Wrecked

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 13 February 1925 · page 6

Seven people wore injured when a touring our crashed into a tree in High street, Bendigo (Vio.). The victims were:—…

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Railway Proposal Guyra to Dorrigo Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 13 February 1925 · page 5

A deputation met the Minister for Railway and protested against the action of the Public Works Committee in rejecting the Guyra to Dorrigo…

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Local Industry. Motor Body Work

The Scone Advocate · Friday 13 February 1925 · page 2

As an illustration of what can to done in Scone in the way of motor lorry superstructure work, Mr. W. T. Cooper, Junr., of the Scone…

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Motoring Trials of Old Days

The Scone Advocate · Friday 13 February 1925 · page 4

Motor owning at the dawn of the present century was no unmixed pleasure, and those hardy early motorists who first braved public…

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Motoring Motes. Racers of To-day. Modern Design Indicative of Present High Efficiency

The Scone Advocate · Friday 13 February 1925 · page 4

If any tangible proof were needed of the wonderful advances which. have been made in perfecting the design of the modern car, and…

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Motor Cycling. Reliability Run

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Friday 13 February 1925 · page 8

At a meeting of the Cesnock and District Motor Cycle Club, held on Tuesday night, it was decided to hold a reliability run from Cessnock to…

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Motor Car and Bus Collide

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 13 February 1925 · page 7

On Wednesday evening some excitement was caused by a collision between the Marguerite motor bus and a motor car driven by Mr. Herbert…

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Alleged Bandits Arrested in Motor Car

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 13 February 1925 · page 7

"The cars were stolen from various places around Cavendish Square and Henrietta Street, London, between October 28 and November 1, and were…

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Farmers Contribute Towards Bridge

Singleton Argus · Saturday 14 February 1925 · page 6

It is estimated that a bridge over the Goulburh River crossing at Martindale would run into about £5500, and there is reason to believe the…

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Gruesome Find in Train

Singleton Argus · Saturday 14 February 1925 · page 6

A shocking discovery was made in one of the carriages of a train which arrived at Muswellbrook on Wednesday from Sydney. It was the finding of…

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Muswellbrook. Bridge Over Goulbourne River

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 February 1925 · page 6

Mr. H. H. White, representing the Martindale Progress Association, was present at the monthly meeting of the Muswellbrook Shire Council, and…

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Cyclist Killed. Run Over by Motor 'Bus. on Aberglasslyn Road

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 February 1925 · page 16

David Jeans, 19 years of age, son of Mr. John Jeans, of Telarah-street, Telarah, was killed on the Auerglasslyn-road, on Saturday afternoon…

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Road Grants. Minister Replies to Criticism

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 February 1925 · page 11

Mr. J. C. L. Fitzpatrick, Minister for Local Government, made a brief reply to the protests voiced by Messrs. J. M. Baddeley and W…

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Local & General News Road at Ravensworth

Singleton Argus · Saturday 14 February 1925 · page 6

When in the district recently, the attention of the Hon. W. Bennett, M.L.A., was drawn by Mr Tanner, Shire President, to the serious damage to the…

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Electric Trams. Superior to Motor 'Buses. Brisbane View

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 February 1925 · page 11

A sub-committee of the Brisbane Tramway Trust, appointed to report to the Trust on the subject of motor 'buses, says that, no other, form of…

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Rival Sites for Bridge Discussion in Shire Council. Referred to Public Meeting

Singleton Argus · Saturday 14 February 1925 · page 6

At a special meeting of Patrick Plains Shire Council on Thursday correspondence was read on the question of a bridge at Maison Dieu or menewal…

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Chinese Railways. Diplomatic Protest. Shanghai, Feb. 12

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 14 February 1925 · page 2

Reuter's Pekin correspondent reports that Diplomatic Crops to-day sent a Note to the Minister of Foreign Affairs calling attention to the…

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Sensational Smash 'Bus and Motor Car. Two Persons Injured. SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 14 February 1925 · page 5

A sensational collision between a motor bus and a motor car occurred near 1cm Ugley's to-day. After striking the motor car, the [?],…

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