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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1925

4,025 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 32 of 202

Roads Problem. Conference to Be Held Newcastle City Council Moves

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 24 February 1925 · page 7

"That the City Council commence a series of conferences with Lake Macquarie Shire, Wallsend, West Maitland, East Maitland, Hamilton,…

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The Timber Industry Opening of Pokolbin State Forest Road Great Timber Resource

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 24 February 1925 · page 7

For some years the eyes of saw[?]ilders and others connected with the timber industry have been turned to-wards the practically unassailable…

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Train Clashes at 60 Miles an Hour. Four Men Badly Hurt Engines and Twenty-three Trucks Wrecked

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 24 February 1925 · page 3

Roaring down a steep grade at 60 miles an hour, a goods train, out of control, smashed into a stationary engine early on Sunday morning at…

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Motor Cycling Accident

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 24 February 1925 · page 1

While motor cycling along the Singleton road near Camberwell on Saturday last A. Penglaze met with an accident. His machine overturned,…

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Motor Cars and Front Number Plates

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 24 February 1925 · page 1

The local police have received instructions to enforce the regulations making it compulsory for owners of cars to have the number of same…

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Motorist Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 24 February 1925 · page 4

John Probert, aged 50 years, a barman, employed at the Railway Hotel, Cessnock, fractured his right arm when winding a car in…

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Furniture Ablaze. on Motor Truck

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 24 February 1925 · page 3

An International motor truck, owned by M. Light and Son, was being [?] along Parry street, Hamilton on Monday afternoon when the…

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Disaster Averted. at Level Railway Crossing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 24 February 1925 · page 7

Early on Sunday morning at a level railway crossing south of Wey Wey, a train collided with a fully-laden double-seated touring car, wrecking it…

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Popular Railway Official

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 24 February 1925 · page 4

A representative gathering assembled at Mrs. Lloyd's Railway Hotel, Tamworth, to say good-bye to Mr. J. D. Eagleson, railway traffic…

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Maitland Motor Derby

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 24 February 1925 · page 2

The scores of Dungogites who joined the thousands of spectators on the Maitland Speedway on Saturday were treated to a rare display…

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Motor Accident Narrow Escape

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 24 February 1925 · page 2

A narrow escape from serious injury was experienced by a motor party coming from Wangat on Sunday at 5.30 p.m. Mr. Geo. Pearson,…

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Motorist's License Cancelled

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 24 February 1925 · page 2

At the Central Court to-day Leander Lange was fined £10 on a charge of having driven a motor car while intoxicated…

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Killed Instantly. Fell in Front of Motor Lorry

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 25 February 1925 · page 6

Jumping off a moving tram in Darling-street, Balmain, on Tuesday afternoon, John Watts, aged 14, fell immediately in front of a motor…

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Seriously Injured. Motor Cycle and Cycle Collide

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 25 February 1925 · page 7

A collision occurred between a motor cycle and a bicycle on the high level bridge Hamilton late on Tuesday afternoon…

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Motor Cycle Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 25 February 1925 · page 4

Mr. A. Perglaze secretary to the Colliery Mechanics' Lodge at Muswellbrook, met with a serious accident while riding on a motor cycle…

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Motor Cycle Club

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 25 February 1925 · page 4

A meeting of the Maitland District Motor Cycle Club will be held at the offices of Messrs Henry. W. Tegg and Sons, High-street, to-night…

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Electric Train Derailed. Passengers Alarmed

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 26 February 1925 · page 2

A remarkable feature attended the derailing of two railway carriages connected with the Melbourne to Heidelberg train at Heidelberg…

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Singleton Letter. Public Meeting Re Proposed Bridge. Singleton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 26 February 1925 · page 6

On Tuesday afternoon a public meeting was held in the hall of the Mechanics' Institute to discuss the question whether a bridge should be…

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Rival Bridge Sites Maison Dieu or Warkworth ? Public Meeting

Singleton Argus · Thursday 26 February 1925 · page 3

A public meeting was held on Tuesday afternoon in the hall of the Mechanics' Institute; Singleton, to discuss tho question which is agitating a…

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Newcastle Trams. Progress of Electrification

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 26 February 1925 · page 3

Mr. E. J. Doran, tramway traffic manager made an inspection of the Newcastle system yesterday. He stated that it was expected…

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