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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1925

4,025 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 67 of 202

Road Vote Exhausted

Singleton Argus · Thursday 7 May 1925 · page 2

Hon. W. Bennett, M.L.A., has been informed by the Local Government Department, in response to his represent tations on behalf of the Patrick Plains…

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Two Killed Run Down by Train. Near Redfern Yards. SYDNEY

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

A shocking double fatality occurred near Redfern railway yards this morning. Two men, named Harry Hearn…

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Stokes' Motor 'Bus Service

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 7 May 1925 · page 4

Owing to unfortunate circumstances, Mr. B. Stokes was compelled to stop running his buses to-day, but the service will be continued as usual…

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Motor 'Bus on Fire

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 7 May 1925 · page 4

The "Ceramic," a motor bus, owned and run by Mr. B.W.F. Stokes, caught fire this morning in West-street. An employee, William…

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Letter to the Editor. Motor Cyclists and the H.r.a. and H.a

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 7 May 1925 · page 6

Sir,—In replying to the statements of the secretary of the Motor Cyclists' Association, Mr. Tegg, in Tuesday night's issue, I contend that…

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Motor Numbers

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 7 May 1925 · page 4

Traffic police on duty in Sydney yesterday held up hundreds of motorists who failed to display the registered number on the front as…

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Motor Fatality

Singleton Argus · Thursday 7 May 1925 · page 4

A motor fatality occurred at Port Fairy, in Victoria, on Satuiday evening. Messrs L. Buckland and John Leo Gavan Duffy, solicitors, of…

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New Rail Motor Service

Singleton Argus · Thursday 7 May 1925 · page 2

On Sunday last a rail motor service commenced between Muswellbrook and Merriwa. This new service will be recieved with satisfaction by those people…

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Won a Motor Car

Singleton Argus · Thursday 7 May 1925 · page 2

The winner of the first prize, a Sunbeam motor car, in the recent Newtown Band Art Union is Mr A. T. Sutton, of Antiene. It is only a few weeks…

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New Zealand Motor Smash Previous Tragedy

Singleton Argus · Thursday 7 May 1925 · page 2

Further particulars of the tragedy at Rotoma (Rotorua), when Carl Olsen, and Molly Mooro were found dead, show that Olsen was the driver of the…

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Motor Workers on Strike Non-unionist Question

Singleton Argus · Thursday 7 May 1925 · page 2

A strike has occurred at the works of Holden's Motor Body Builders, Ltd., William-street, Sydney, and 120 members, of the Amalgamated Coachmakers'…

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Aeroplane Fatality

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 8 May 1925 · page 3

The inquiry into the death of Thomas Linn and Mark Hickey, who were killed in the aeroplane smash on Wednesday week, at Orange, was resumed. It was…

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Dubbo Motor Train Derailed

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 8 May 1925 · page 6

A moton train coming Dubbowards was derailed near the 336 mile peg. between Mendooran and Boomley. The accident was caused by a cllision…

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Federal Road Grant

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 8 May 1925 · page 9

Cessnock Shire Council on several occasions made unsuccessful attempts to secure a share of the Commonwealth-cum-State road grant…

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Exhibition Train to Tour Country

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 8 May 1925 · page 8

A deputation representing a diversity of interests—the Primary Producers' Union, Farmers and Settlers' Association, Chamber of…

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Motor News Large Increase in Dodge Brothers Sales

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 8 May 1925 · page 2

Dodge Brothers remarkable increase in production and Bales continues without interruption, an official statement from the factory…

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Motor Sports

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 8 May 1925 · page 4

The motor und cycle sports, promoted by the Labour Day Committee and Maitland ambulance, postponed from Monday last will be held on…

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Rail Motors. Service at Denman

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 8 May 1925 · page 3

On Monday next a rall motor service will commence between Muswellbrook and Merriva. this new service will be received with…

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New Ports. and Coastal Railways. New States Commission's Views

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 8 May 1925 · page 6

In its report, the New States Commission devotes some attention to the question'of coastal railway' connections, as well as the opening up of…

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Output Grows. Lithgow Railway Coal Mine

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 8 May 1925 · page 3

The output of coal from the Railway Department's coal mine at Lithgow is now approximately, 23,000 tons per month…

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