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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1925

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Steam Tram Jumps Rails

Singleton Argus · Saturday 14 February 1925 · page 8

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

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Hurled Into Space. Horse and Motor Cyclist Collide

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 16 February 1925 · page 3

Thomas Pav[?]: of Willoughby, was seriously injured when a motor cycle he was driving collided with a horse on Prince's Highway, near Cronulla, on Sunday…

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Motor Notes. Racers of To-day. Modern Design Indicative of Present High Efficiency

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 16 February 1925 · page 6

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

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Motor Smash. at Melbourne Motordrome. Collision During a Race

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 16 February 1925 · page 2

A sensational accident, in which R. H[?]pwell was seriously injured, and R. Hepburn, the American rider, received painful lacerations, occurred at the…

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Swansea Bridge

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 17 February 1925 · page 4

Mr. W. F. O'Hearn, M.L.A., has been informed that as seen as the timber arrives the work of repairing the Swansea Bridge will be proceeded with…

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Child's Body Found in Train

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 17 February 1925 · page 5

The body of a three weeks' old baby was found in a railway carriage at 11.15 a.m. Wednesday. Later a woman wan arrested. At the first she…

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Jump From Train. Man's Wild Leap

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 17 February 1925 · page 2

Leaping from a train that was travelling at a rapid pace between Wagga and [?], a young man rolled over and over, jumped up,…

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Main Road Scone to Port Stephens

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 17 February 1925 · page 4

At the last Gloucester Council meeting a letter, was received from i the Shires Association of N.S. Wales drawing attention to the…

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Road to Tops. THE £200 GRANT

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 17 February 1925 · page 5

The Hon. W. Bennett, M.L.A., has been informed that in response to his representations on behalf of Mr. Ferry, hon. sec. Dungog and…

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Car Skids. Narrow Escape at Gostwyck. Front Wheels Hang Over Side of Bridge

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 17 February 1925 · page 7

A party of motorists, journeying in the direction of Paterson, had a remarkable escape from a serious accident on Saturday night last (writes…

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Motor Accident

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 17 February 1925 · page 2

A collision between a motor lorry and a motor bicycle occurred on the Merriwa-Muswellbrook road between 7 p.m. and 8 p.m. on Wednesday last,…

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Railway Appointments

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 17 February 1925 · page 4

Mr. J. D. Eagleston, traffic inspection of Worris Creek, has been appointed to a similar position in the Maitland district to succeed…

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Trams Collide. Three Passengers Injured. Unexplained Accident. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 17 February 1925 · page 5

While two trams were proceeding on the incline approaching the Central Station this morning the leading tram, for some reason not yet…

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Motor Fatality. Unknown Woman Killed

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 17 February 1925 · page 8

A woman, aged about 25 years, whose identity is unknown, was run over by a motor bus near the corner of Eddy avenue and Pitt street,…

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Bandit on a Bicycle Tramway Employee Robbed

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 17 February 1925 · page 2

Edward William Simmons, a tramway employee, was walking along a road at Glenhuntly (Vic.) at one o'clock on Saturday morning when a…

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Two Killed. Railway Crossing Tragedy. Train Crashes Into Motor Lorry

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 18 February 1925 · page 3

A terrible double fatality occurred on the South Road railway crossing at Hilton (S.A.), when a [?] train collided with a light…

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Appeal Case. Railway Commissioners Lose. London, Feb. 17

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 18 February 1925 · page 2

The Privy Council has dismissed the appeal of the Attorney-General of New South Wales against the judgment of Mr. Justice Street. In…

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Travelling School. Brisbane Railway Car

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 18 February 1925 · page 7

A railway car, designed and fitted for use as a travelling class-room for the manual training of boys, is being constructed by the Brisbane…

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Lake Road

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 19 February 1925 · page 4

The engineer informed the Tarro Shire Council at to-day's meeting that the partially completed work had rendered the first section of the…

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Leap From Train

Singleton Argus · Thursday 19 February 1925 · page 2

Leaping, from a train that was travelling at a rapid pace between Wagga and Albury on Monday, a young man rolled over and over, jumped up,…

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