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Railways, roads & transport, 1925

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Railway Painters. Question of Hours

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 28 March 1925 · page 8

Mr. D. Murray, M.L.A., waited upon the Secretary for Railways, and pointed out that the Amalgamated Coachmakers had been informed that…

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Motor Displays

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 28 March 1925 · page 16

Included in the motor firms showing were Messrs. Gilbert Bros., Maitland district agents for Buick cars. They were showing a 1925 sports…

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Four Injured. Motor Car Somersaults

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 28 March 1925 · page 7

Four men were injured in a serious accident, which occurred to a Chandler "Six," which was one of the competing cars in Saturday's…

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West Maitland Court. Monday, March 23. (Before Mr. H. T. Fletcher, P.m.). Motor Prosecutions

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 28 March 1925 · page 14

Leonard Sweeney pleaded guilty to riding a motor cycle in High-street on March 12, he not being the holder of a license…

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Motor Notes. Buying Commercial Transport. Essential Factors Which Must Be Weighed

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 28 March 1925 · page 14

The purchase of a commercial vehicle implies something deeper than the indiscriminate choice of an attractive vehicle…

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Five Injured. Electric Trams Collide

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 28 March 1925 · page 3

The third serious transport accident in Melbourne within 24 hours occurred about 9.30 on Tuesday morning, when a heavy electric tramcar, after…

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Railway Finance. Protest by Commissioners

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 28 March 1925 · page 3

Canterbury Council had before it a communication from Mr. Ley, Minister for Justice, who is a member for St. George electorate…

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Railway Men. Dissatisfied with Retiring Allowance

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 28 March 1925 · page 14

There is considerable dissatisfaction among the many retired railway men of the district, who joined the service prior to 1888. They…

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Motor Fatality. Further Damages Awarded

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 28 March 1925 · page 8

The fatal motor accident on Parramatta-road, Annandale, on September 14 last again formed the subject of claims before Mr. Justice Ferguson…

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Motor Fatality. Heavy Damages Awarded

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 28 March 1925 · page 3

Finality was reached in the case in which Mrs. Alice Walker, widow of Robert Walker, claimed £2000 damages from Victor Lindley…

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Eight Killed. Level Crossing Tragedy. Motor Car Smashed

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 28 March 1925 · page 16

An electric parcels coach crashed into a motor car containing eight people at a level crossing near Highett about 13…

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Railway Commissioners on Tour

Singleton Argus · Saturday 28 March 1925 · page 6

The Railway Commissioners will call at Singleton on Monday-next in councetion with their annual tour of inspection. They will arrive at 9, a.m. and…

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Main Roads Board

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 30 March 1925 · page 4

Messrs. J. Garlick, president, H.H. Newell, and T.A. Upton, members of the Main Roads Board, on Saturday were motored over some…

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Motor Notes. Some Tips on Bearings

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 30 March 1925 · page 6

Bearings which are adjustable are at times liable to become seriously damaged, either because of excessive play developing, or because they are…

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Skull Fractured. Accident at Melbourne. Motor Drome. Side-car Smash

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 30 March 1925 · page 2

Failing heavily in the last lap in the final of the Special Handicap at the motordrome on Saturday night, A.J. Dixon, aged 29 years, received a…

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Motor Race Protest

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 30 March 1925 · page 4

The Inquiry Committee at the Motor Carnival reported in Saturday night that the protest lodged by E. Bainbridge against second…

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Speedway Tragedy. Motor Cyclist Killed. Smash at Sixty Miles an Hour

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 30 March 1925 · page 6

Harold John Stockdale, of Paddington, was fatally, injured at Penrith Speedway on Saturday afternoon. He was travelling at 60 miles…

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Overlanding. Through New South Wales. Beautiful Districts. Muswellbrook Roads Win Praise

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 31 March 1925 · page 4

The following account of a trip through New South Wales by Mr. and Mr. M. A. Crowe, of Queensland, published in the Brisbane "Telegraph,'…

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Maryvale-Sandy Hollow Railway Line Passed by Parliament

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 31 March 1925 · page 3

The recommendation, by Parliament last week that the Mary vale-Sandy Hollow railway line be constructed is the successful culmination of an…

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Railway Inspector

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 31 March 1925 · page 4

Mr. J.D. Eagleson, who has been appointed to the position of the inspector in the Railway Department for the Maitland district, in the…

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