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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1925

4,025 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 64 of 202

Cut to Pieces. Man Under Train

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 May 1925 · page 15

Duncan Ritchie, aged 53, living at Wolseley Grove, Brighton Beach (Vic.), was cut almost to pieces by a train in which he had been…

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Aeroplane Catches Fire Pilot Incinerated. (By Cable.) London, Thursday Night

Singleton Argus · Saturday 2 May 1925 · page 6

Reuter's Malta, correspondent states that during combined naval and military aerial operations an aeroplane caught fire and crashed in an…

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Original Aeroplane. to Be Sent to England. Vancouver, May 1

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 2 May 1925 · page 5

A message from Dayton (Ohio) states that Mr. Olville Wright announces that the original Wright aeroplane which was invented by him and…

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Maitland-kurri Road Repairs Needed

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 May 1925 · page 11

The condition of the Maitland-Kurrl Kurri road has been causing caustic comment on the part of regular users of the highway…

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North Shore Bridge Sir Arthur Dorman Confident

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 May 1925 · page 5

"Australia has impressed over much, and I leave fully satisfied that the bridge will be built on time. We will carry out our…

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Tragic End. Blind Soldier Falls From Train

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 2 May 1925 · page 5

K. Barr, a blind one-armed returned soldier, met his death under tragic circumstances on Friday morning at Snowtown (S.A.)…

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Maitland-newcastle Road. Tarro Shire Discussion

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 May 1925 · page 9

At the monthly meeting of the Tarro Shire Council, reference was made to the proposal to concrete the Newcastle-Maitland road…

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Four Injured. Sensational Smash in Sydney Motor Car and Two Trams

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 May 1925 · page 7

There was a sensational smash between two trams and a motor car in Oxford-street, Paddington, Tuesday, as the result of which four persons…

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

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 May 1925 · page 15

Emily Gertrude Hemsworth, 24, appeared before Mr. Justice Ferguson at the Maitland Circuit Court on Monday on a charge of having…

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Fatality at Paterson. Run Down by Train. Young Man Killed. Paterson

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 May 1925 · page 16

The body of Wallace Patfield, 18 years of age, was found near the railway line on the northern side of the railway bridge this morning. "The…

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Passenger Injured. Bus and Motor Lorry Collide. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 2 May 1925 · page 5

A motor lorry, belonging to the Australian Gas Co., and a bus , running between Leichhardt and York-street, collided in the Pyrmont Bridge-road…

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Belmont Railway. to Be Extended Towards Swansea

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 2 May 1925 · page 3

Mr. Harris, managing director of Redhead Estate and Railways, Ltd., after a visit to Belmont and Swansea, stated that as a satisfactory…

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Railway Requests

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 2 May 1925 · page 4

Mr. J. E. Sharp (president), and Mr. J. P. Idstein (secretary), representing the Maitland and District Chamber of Commerce, yesterday…

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Motor Cycle Carnival

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 2 May 1925 · page 4

W. Conoulty, one of Australia's most prominent motor cyclists, will appear at the carnival to be held on the Show Ground on Monday night…

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Motor Accident. Car Drops Fifteen Feet

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 May 1925 · page 7

A car containing two brothers, G. H. and C. Hosie, overturned and dropped fifteen feet at Mt. Victoria Pass…

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Thrown From Motor Seriously Injured at Tighe's Hill

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 May 1925 · page 15

Bert Buterworth, aged 30, living at Mayfield, received painful injuries through being thrown from a horse in front of a motor omnibus…

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Five Injured. Motor Lorry Overturns

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 May 1925 · page 7

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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Motor Notes. Breaking in the New Car. a Little Cake and Thought Make a Wealth of the Difference

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 May 1925 · page 15

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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Three Severely Injured. Capsize of Motor Lorry. Lucky Escapes

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 May 1925 · page 13

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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Canadian Railways. Proposed Merger. Vancouver, April 22

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 May 1925 · page 13

"A merger of the Canadian National and the Canadian Pacific Railways would result in an enormous saving sufficient to provide net…

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