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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1925

4,025 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 35 of 202

Tamworth Speedway. Thrilling Motor Cycle Rages

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 3 March 1925 · page 2

A large number of motorists and the general public were treated to a feast of speed and thrills at the Tamworth Speedway on Saturday…

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Picnic of Railway Employees

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 3 March 1925 · page 6

About 150 people left Singleton by special train at 7.30 a.m. yesterday for the annual picnic of the Newcastle tramway employees, and the…

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Local & General News Railway Picnic

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 3 March 1925 · page 2

The annual picnic of the Newcastle tramway employees and the Railway, Traffic, and Permanent Way employees, sections Narara to Nundah, was held…

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Sensational Motor Accident Amazing Escapes

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 3 March 1925 · page 3

Two fences crashed before a motor car, driven by Fred. Clifton, of Bathurst, late on Saturday night. Clifton mistook the turning at the…

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Motor Cars and Front Number Plates

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 3 March 1925 · page 2

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

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Motor Bus Crashes Driver Dazzled by Headlights

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 3 March 1925 · page 3

Dazzled by the headlights of an oncoming car the driver of a 'bus travelling along the Great Western-road, Prospect, on Sunday night,…

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Motor Cars Crash

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 3 March 1925 · page 4

Two Jewet cars crashed at the intersection of Allendale road and Main street on Saturday afternoon. Mr. Jack Isles was driving Mr…

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Motor Car Accident Three People Injured

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 3 March 1925 · page 5

At about 7 o'clock on Sunday evening a motor car accident occured on the Wollombi Road, near the Australia Hotel. A Buick Four…

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Cessnock Police Court To-day's Sitting (Before Mr. T. M. Cohen, P.M.) Motor Cyclist Fined

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 3 March 1925 · page 5

John Spong was charged with driving a motor cycle in Main street, [?]ssnock, without having the prescribed number plate affixed. He…

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Main Roads. Larger Grant Probable

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 4 March 1925 · page 3

A conference of Federal and State Ministers was held at the Victorian Premier's office regarding the Commonwealth [?] to the States for…

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Low Level Bridge at Martindale

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 4 March 1925 · page 4

Messrs Bennett and Cameron have received word from the Under-Secretary, Public Works Department, in regard to the proposed bridge over…

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Crane Drivers' Strike Bridge Trouble Settled

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 4 March 1925 · page 6

A compulsory conference, called by Mr. Holme, the Special Commissioner for Concillation, was held in connection with trouble between the…

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Hand Grenade. Found on Railway Line

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 4 March 1925 · page 6

A live Mills hand grenade of the type used in the war was found on the railway line at Collingwood station (Vic.) on Tuesday. It had been…

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Man Killed. Bed Under Railway Truck

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 4 March 1925 · page 6

A man, who gave his name as Joseph Jones, was fatally injured through being run over by a goods truck on a siding near the…

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Letter to the Editor Motor Cycles on Campbell's Hill

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 4 March 1925 · page 3

Sir.—In reply to "Residents" letter, entitled. "The Motor Cycle Mania", in your issue of Monday evening, we, as motor cycle owners, residing at…

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Queensland Floods. Railway Line Submerged

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 4 March 1925 · page 4

Long stretches of the Innisfail-Tully section of the great northern coast line are under flood. Advices received by the Railway…

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Motor Speedway Attractions

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 4 March 1925 · page 4

The special attraction to be rule at the Show Ground Speedway, on Saturday night, next will be a, race for all riders who have hitherto not…

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Railway Smash. in the Early Morning. on South Maitland Line. Kurri Kurri

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 4 March 1925 · page 5

An engine with a train-load of empty coal trucks ran over the jack points on the Kurri side of Aberdare Junction in the early hours…

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Railway Works. Booyong-ballina Line

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 5 March 1925 · page 6

Mr. G. C. Bodkin, secretary to the railway industry branch of the A.W.U., states that the latest advice to hand regarding the…

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New Railway. Inverell to Ashford

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 5 March 1925 · page 7

The Parliamentary Works Committee has decided that it is expedient to construct a railway from Inverell to Ashford…

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