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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1925

4,025 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 58 of 202

Railway Disaster. Many Killed. London, April 10

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 April 1925 · page 13

Reuter's Barcelona, correspondent reports so far 26 deaths are reported with 105 injured owing to the derailment of an excursion train…

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Struck by Tram. Fatality at Balmain. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 April 1925 · page 14

Henry White, aged 50, was crossing Rozelle-street, Balmain, this morning, when a tram struck him. He was badly injured, and died a…

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New Railway Grafton to Killarney Public Works Committee's Finding

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 April 1925 · page 9

Messrs. Nesbitt and Missingham, Ms.L.A., have received the following communication from the UnderSecretary of Public Works :-…

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Tram Accident. Compensation for Enmore Resident

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 April 1925 · page 11

Mrs. Thirza Taylor, of Enmore, sued the Railway Commissioners in the Sydney Jury Court for £1000 compensation, in respect of injuries she received…

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Spine Fractured. Motor and Horse and Cart Collide

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 April 1925 · page 14

When proceeding along Bunnerong-avenue, Kensington, on Sunday afternoon, a motor car and a horse and cart came in collision, with the…

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Rail and Tram. Metropolitan Revenue

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 April 1925 · page 14

Notwithstanding the unfavourable weather conditions in the metropolitan district, the tramway and railway revenue for Good Friday…

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Motor Fatality. One Killed and Four Injured

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 April 1925 · page 3

A young woman was killed, and four other persons injured, when a five-seater motor car skidded and turned over twice at Oaklands…

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Motor Accident. Driver's Skull Fractured

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 April 1925 · page 16

A serious motor accident occurred on the Manildra-road on Sunday night. Alf. Allen (25) was driving, accompanied by Mr. and Mrs…

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Motor Notes. Miraculous Escapes in Motoring. the Presence of Mind of the Skilled Driver

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 April 1925 · page 16

There is an old belief that sailors and those who have drunk well, but not too wisely, are taken care of by a special guardian angel, In these…

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One Killed. and Four Injured. Motor Smash at Bankstown

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 April 1925 · page 9

A motor car crashed into an electric light pole at Bankstown 10th inst, night, and a boy was killed and four other people injured, one seriously…

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Motor Overturns One Killed, Four Injured

Singleton Argus · Saturday 18 April 1925 · page 5

A message from Melbourne states that a young women was killed, and four other persons injured, when a five seater motor car skidded and turned…

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Weekly Notes Cars at the Sydney Show. Interesting Indications of Motoring in 1925

Singleton Argus · Saturday 18 April 1925 · page 2

Whilst many thousands of motorists from all parts of Australia will have viewed the motor exhibits at the Royal Easter Show in Sydney, and will in…

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Three Killed. Toll of the Motors

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 20 April 1925 · page 2

The most serious accident was at Brighton-le-Sands, when a family of four were concerned. A motor car driven by John Grist…

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Motor Notes. Cars at the Sydney Show. Interesting Indications of Motoring in 1925

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 20 April 1925 · page 6

Whilst many thousands of motorists from all parts of Australia will have viewed the motor exhibits at the Royal Easter Show in Sydney, and will in…

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Motor Bandit. Makes Clean Get Away. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 20 April 1925 · page 5

The police believe that the bandit who held up a motor car driver at Concord and a shopkeeper at Burwood, has succeeded in getting…

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Cessnock Collision. Motor and Bicycle Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 20 April 1925 · page 5

A motor car driver by Mr. J. Waite, of Cessnock, and a bicycle, ridden by two boys came into collision at the intersection on Hall and…

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Motor Bandit. Seizes a Car Shop Entered. Armed Robbery

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 21 April 1925 · page 3

With a revolver held at his head a taxicab driver was forced to hand over his money to his passenger, when in Burwood-road on Friday…

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Claim for £100 DAMAGES. Motor Cycle Collision. Colliery Employees Figure in Case Before To-day's District Court

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 21 April 1925 · page 2

At the District Court to-day, before his Honor Judge White, Kenneth W. Dann claimed £100 damages from William May, arising out of a collision…

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Railway Record. Easter Exodus From Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 21 April 1925 · page 2

The exodus from Sydney, following upon the Easter holidays and the Show, resulted in a railway traffic record on Sunday last…

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Motor Bandit. Identification of Photograph

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 21 April 1925 · page 4

The motor bandit, whose audacious exploits in "Sydney on Friday night caused considerable excitement and alarm, has not yet been arrested, but…

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