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Railways, roads & transport, 1925

4,025 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 27 of 202

Three Injured. Motor Cars Collide Near Wellington

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 February 1925 · page 9

A collision occurred at Maryvale, a few miles out of Wellington (N.S.W.). between motor cars driven by Mr. Baird and Constable Fuller,…

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Armidale Indignant. Rejection of Guya-dorrigo Railway

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 February 1925 · page 1

Widespread indignation is being expressed in Armidale and district at the rejection, of the proposed Guyra Dorrigo railway…

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Motor Thrills. Racing Car Overturns at Melbourne

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

Travelling at over sixty miles an hour a Dodge racing motor car, driven by William Guy, who had with him his brother Owen Guy,…

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Over a Cliff. Motor Car Smashed. Remarkable Escape of Occupants

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

A motor car dashed over a 20 foot cliff at Tom Ugly's Point during the early hours of Sunday morning and was reduced to ruins. The occupants,…

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Bound Over. Railway Man's Lapse

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

Thomas Button was bound over to come up for sentence within 12 mouths if called upon by Judge Edwards at the Darlinghurst Sessions…

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Pathetic Case. Motor Driver's Death

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

Thomas Turrell. 40, who was injured in the motor 'bus accident at Cremorne on Thursday afternoon, died shortly after admission to…

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Remarkable Escape. Knocked Down by Motor

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

A remarkable escape from serious injury was experienced by a telegraph messenger employed at the General Post Office shortly after…

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Motor Notes. the Motor Tourist's Outfit. "Gadgets" Which He May Make at Home

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

To see many of the tourist parties which one meets with in the country during holiday time is to realise that very few motorists fully realise…

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Guyra to Dorrigo. Proposed Railway Again Rejected. by Public Works Committee

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 February 1925 · page 9

The Public Works Committee has attain rejected the proposed railway from Guyra to Dorrigo. The estimated cost of the work was…

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Ambulance Corps. Railway and St. John. Annual Meeting

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 February 1925 · page 3

The combined annual meeting of the Maitland Branch of the Railway and of the Maitland branch of the St. John Ambulance Brigade was held…

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Four Injured Two Men and Two Women. Motor Hits Sulky. SYDNEY

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 February 1925 · page 13

A collision occurred at Pendle Hill, near Parramatta, last night between a motor car and a sulky. Four persons, two men and two…

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Electrical Contract for State Railways. Mr. Fraser Explains

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 February 1925 · page 3

Mr. Fraser, Chief Railway Commissioner made on explanation last night in connection with the contract recently made with the Metropolitan…

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Savage Assault. Motor Mechanic Attacked. Assailant Sentenced. Sydney, Holiday

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 February 1925 · page 13

Richard Craig was charged at the Central Court to-day with having assaulted Arthur Burns a motor mechanic…

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Electrical Supplies for Railway. Labour Prepared with Questions

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 February 1925 · page 13

Mr. T. D. Mutch, M.L.A., addressing a Labour gathering in Sydney on Saturday declared that if the Government decided to hold a short session…

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Jumped the Rails. Tram Accident at New Lambton

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 February 1925 · page 4

When the engine of the steam tram jumped the rails at New Lambton, on Wednesday afternoon, it dragged the first carriage with it. The driver was…

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Tram Tragedy. Brush Creek Accident Speed of Trams

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

At Wallsend Courthouse, Mr. C. Hibble, district coroner, held an inquest into the death of Norman Riley Lorne, who was known as Robert…

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Sent to Gaol. Druken Motor Driver

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

For being drunk while in charge of a motor car, George Elliott was sentenced to 14 days imprisonment at the Sydney Court, by Mr. Knight. P.M…

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Gaol for Drunken Motorists

Singleton Argus · Saturday 14 February 1925 · page 5

For being drunk while in charge of a motor car, George Elliott was sentenced to 14 days, imprisonment at Melbourne on Wednesday by Mr Knight, P.M., who…

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Motoring Trials of the Old Days

Singleton Argus · Saturday 14 February 1925 · page 2

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

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B.s.a. Motor Cycles Successful

Singleton Argus · Saturday 14 February 1925 · page 3

Cabled advice is just to hand of an almost unparalleled performance by riders of B.S.A. mootr cycles in the famous winter reliability trial over the…

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