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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1925

4,025 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 69 of 202

Passenger Injured. 'Bus and Motor Lorry Collide

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

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 Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 May 1925 · page 9

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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Motor Builders. Strike at East Sydney. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 May 1925 · page 6

A strike occurred among the men employed at Holden's, motor body builders, Limited, at Fast Sydney. About 150 bands are involved…

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Returned Soldiers. Preference in Railway Construction. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 May 1925 · page 14

As a result of the Prime Minister's protest, the Railway Council has decided that preference will be extended to returned soldiers, in the…

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Motor Notes. Double Clutching Its Intricacies Explained

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 May 1925 · page 14

Not a few motor writers emphasise to the amateur that the only really scientific way of attaining silent gear changing of all speeds is…

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Cessnock Motor Club Cessnock

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 May 1925 · page 11

The Cessnock District Motor Cycle Club has been dissolved, but is to be reestablished, and affiliated with the Auto Cycle Union. The members are…

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Solicitor Killed. Motor Smash in Victoria

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 May 1925 · page 16

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

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Motor Fatality. Driver Killed at Gundagai

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 May 1925 · page 16

A shocking motor accident occurred on the Prince Alfred Bridge, Gundagai, on Saturday night. A motor car containing four…

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Daring Thief. Haul at Sydney Railway Station

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 May 1925 · page 13

A thief secured a haul of £120 in notes from the booking office at the Sydney Railway Station on Saturday afternoon…

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Motor Traffic. Canterbury Council Report

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 May 1925 · page 3

The extent of motor traffic in the metropolitan area was indicated in report presented to the Canterbury Council by Mr. Potts, the…

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Railway Collision. Claim Against Company. Verdict for Plaintiff

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

The hearing was continued before Justice Ferguson and a jury at the Maitland Circuit Court of the claims of £1500 by William…

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Two Injured. Motor Smashes Into Tree

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 May 1925 · page 3

As the result of its steering gear fatting to act, a motor car dashed into a tree near Bathurst and hurled the two occupants a considerable…

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Motor Smash. Collision at Kogarah. Three Injured Taken to Hospital

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 May 1925 · page 13

A motor ride, after a visit to some friends, came to an abrupt termination in the early hours of Sunday morning, when a collision occurred between…

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Woman Motor Cyclist Seriously Injured at Taree

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 May 1925 · page 13

When Miss Fraser, of Sydney, was practising to take part in motor cycle sports at Taree, her machine got out of control and…

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Railway Workers Killed

Singleton Argus · Saturday 9 May 1925 · page 7

A shocking, double fatality occurred near the Redfern railway yards, on Thursday morning. Two men named Harry Hearne,…

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Tram Smash Manly Nine People Injured

Singleton Argus · Saturday 9 May 1925 · page 7

Nine people Were injured on Thursday night, when a crowded tram dashed into, the rear of another at Brookvale, near Manly…

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The Singleton Argus Satueday, May 9th, 1925. LOCAL & General News Read Joe Killalea's advertisement in this issue. Railway Commissioners to Visit Singleton"

Singleton Argus · Saturday 9 May 1925 · page 6

We have been advised by the railway authorities that the Commisioners will leave Sydney on a tour of inspection of the Northern Rivers on the 18th of…

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Motor and Tram. Collision at Rockdale

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 11 May 1925 · page 6

A collision between a motor car and a tram occurred at Rockdale on Sunday afternoon, but although both vehicles were extensively…

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Motor Cycle Club

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 11 May 1925 · page 4

A special meeting or the Maitland District Motor Cyclo Club will be held at the office of H. W. Tegg and Sons, to-morrow night, at 7.30…

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Motor Accident. Man Killed at Glebe

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 11 May 1925 · page 8

When crossing Pyrmont Bridge road, Glebe, on Sunday night, Thomas Ward, aged 57, of the same suburb, was knocked down by a…

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