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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1925

4,025 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 31 of 202

Travelling School. Brisbane Railway Car

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 February 1925 · page 3

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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Seven Injured. Motor Car Wrecked

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 February 1925 · page 9

Seven people were injured when a tearing car crashed into a tree in High street, Bendigo (Vic). The victims. were:—…

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Sensational Smash 'Bus and Motor Car. Two Persons Injured

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 February 1925 · page 9

A sensational collision between a motor bus and a motor car occurred near Tom Ugley's, Sydney. After striking the motor car, the bus…

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Railway Proposal. Guyra to Dorrigo

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 February 1925 · page 9

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

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Suit Case Stolen From Motor Car. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 21 February 1925 · page 7

A suit case containing jewellery and clothing, valued at £120, the property of K. Body, of Manly, was stolen from a motor car standing outside the…

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Sensational Smash. Runaway Goods Train. Four Men Injured at Hawkesbury

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 23 February 1925 · page 3

A sensational railway smash occurred near Hawkesbury Railway Station shortly after three o'clock on Sunday morning…

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Motor Notes. an Irritating Fault That Is Hard to Locate

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 23 February 1925 · page 6

Of the many petty mechanical [?] which are prone to cause the motorist loss of patience and temper, few are more baffling and…

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Ribs Fractured. Motor Car and Motor Cycle Collide

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 23 February 1925 · page 3

A collision between a motor car and a motor cycle on the Parramatta-road, on Saturday, resulted in Walter Smith, of Enmore, the driver…

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Woman Killed. Motor Car Somersaults. Tyre Blows Out

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 23 February 1925 · page 2

A woman passenger was killed and live others, were injured when a big touring motor car turned a double somersault at Penrith on…

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Reliability Test. Cessnock Motor Club. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 23 February 1925 · page 2

On Sunday, the Cessnock District Motor Cycling Club carried out a reliability test in which sixteen members took part…

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A Railway Complaint

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 23 February 1925 · page 4

The usual Monday morning farce was enacted at the West Maitland railway station this morning. Although there are two ticket…

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Accident at Motor Sports

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 23 February 1925 · page 4

Inquiries this afternoon concerning the condition of George Kirkwood, who was injured at the Motor Carnival on Saturday night elicited…

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Run Over by Motor Car

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 23 February 1925 · page 4

Jack Robertson, an elderly man, living at Little Bourke-st., West Maitland, was run over by a car near the post office early on Saturday…

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Dangerous Speed Two Motorists Fined. Speed Limit Dash Ends in Disaster. SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 23 February 1925 · page 5

At the Parramatta Police Court to-day, Harold Judd was fined £5 for having driven a motor car at a dangerous speed…

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Road Traffic Census

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 24 February 1925 · page 2

The Tarro shire engineer, Mr. Stevens, repented to the council meeting on Thursday that a census of traffic on the Newcastle-Maitland road was…

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Local & General the Martindale Bridge Proposal

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 24 February 1925 · page 1

From the Department, of Local Government, Mr. W. F. O'Hearn has received the following letter:—Your representations—14/2'25—on behalf of…

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Collision. Runaway Train. Crash Into Stationary Engine

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 24 February 1925 · page 2

Owing, it is stated, to the failure of the brakes, a goods, train consisting of two engines of the "280" type and 43 loaded trucks bolted…

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Main Road Development. Increased Grant Foreshadowed

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 24 February 1925 · page 2

The statement made by the Minister, for Works and Railways (Mr. W. C. H[?]ll) at the annual meeting of the National Roads Association…

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Correspondence. the Maison Dieu Bridge. (To the Editor.)

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 24 February 1925 · page 2

Sir,—In view of tho clear and concise manner in which Mr Dickenson, of Warkworth, has stated the case for the proposed bridge over the Hunter at…

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Runaway Train Smash at Hawkesbury. Four Men Injured

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 24 February 1925 · page 2

A goods train, carrying 650 tons, ranaway on the down-grade between Cowan and Hawkesbury stations early on Sunday morning. The brakes…

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