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Railways, roads & transport, 1925

4,025 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 61 of 202

Three Rilled. Toll of the Motor

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 25 April 1925 · page 13

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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Cessnock Collision. Motor and Bicycle. Cessnock

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 25 April 1925 · page 13

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

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Fears for Safety. Missing Motor Boat

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 25 April 1925 · page 14

A party, comprising C. Rees, his wife, and family, left Townsville, Q., last Thursday, in a small motor boat to cruise around Herold Island. The…

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Motor Bandit. Identification of Photograph

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 25 April 1925 · page 3

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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New Railway. Stimulates Land Demand

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 25 April 1925 · page 9

The completion of the railway from Griffith, in the Murrumbidgee area, to Hillston has caused a remarkable demand for land in the Hillston and…

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Railway Finance. Advisory Board Proposed

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 25 April 1925 · page 11

The State Cabinet is hopeful of coming to some definite arrangement regarding control of railway finance before the general elections take place…

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Motor Bandit. Taxi Driver Robbed. Grocery Shop Held Up

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 25 April 1925 · page 11

With a revolver held to his head, a taxi-cab driver was forced to hand overhis money to his passenger, who held him up in Burwood-road on the…

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Weeky Motor Notes Breaking in the New Cab. a Little Care and Thought Makes a Wealth of Difference

Singleton Argus · Saturday 25 April 1925 · page 2

Any number of mechanical precepts are hurled at the head of the motorist, with the result that, awed or disgusted by their multitude, he is prone to go to…

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Stomach Pumped Out A-motorist's Vain Defence

Singleton Argus · Saturday 25 April 1925 · page 7

Andrew Danis, Foley, a well-known Sussex-street produce merchant, appeared at the Central Court, Sydney, on Wednesday, charged with being drunk…

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Asleep in Motor Car Killed by Palling Tree

Singleton Argus · Saturday 25 April 1925 · page 7

While on a motor trip from Molbourne Mr Crossloy, a brother of AJa Crossloy, tlie famous contralto, and a prominent officer in the Commonwealth…

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Fall From Train. Right Arm Severed

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 27 April 1925 · page 3

When the Maitland to Newcastle train was passing under the high-level bridge near Honeysuckle Station on Sunday afternoon an elderly man…

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Murder Charge. Against Young Woman. Infant's Body Found in a Train

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 27 April 1925 · page 2

Emily Gertrude Hemsworth, 21, appeared before Mr. Justice Ferguson at the Maitland Circuit Court this morning on a charge of having feloniously…

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Five Injured. Motor Lorry Overturns

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 27 April 1925 · page 3

A motor lorry containing 16 passengers left the Glen Innes road and overturned. Some of the passengers were hurled clear, but others were pinned…

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Three Severely Injured. Capsize of Motor Lorry. Lucky Escapes

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 27 April 1925 · page 3

Three men were seriously hurt and others sustained minor injuries when a motor lorry, containing a number of cricketers, capsized on the Liverpool…

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Motor Notes. Breaking in the New Car. a Little Care and Thought Make a Wealth of Differences

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 27 April 1925 · page 6

Any number of mechanical precepts are hurled at the head of the motorist, with the result that, awed or disgusted by their multitude, he is prone to…

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Callous Motor Cyclist. Boy Injured at Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 27 April 1925 · page 6

After knocking down a 10-year-old cyclist named Harry Riley, in Darby-street, Newcastle, about noon on Sunday, a motor cyclist went on…

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Reliability Test. Cessnock Motor Club. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 27 April 1925 · page 4

At the week-end, the Cessnock District Motor Cycle Club carried out a reliability test from Cessnock to Tamworth, and back, a distress of 326…

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Crossing Smash. Motorist Seriously Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 27 April 1925 · page 4

A sensational railway crossing accident occurred at Palmerston North (N.Z.), Mr. R. V. Purton, a motor car agent, was travelling in…

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Motor Accident. Car Drops Fifteen Feet. Mount Victoria

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 27 April 1925 · page 5

A car containing two brothers, G. H. and C. Hesle, overturned and dropped fifteen foot at Mr. Victoria Pass…

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False Pretences Allegations Against Motor Deal That Failed. SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 27 April 1925 · page 5

A young man, who has just been arrested on a charge of false pretences, is said to have alleged that his father had left him and his brother £25,000…

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