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Railways, roads & transport, 1925

4,025 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 76 of 202

Motor Cycling Carnival

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 22 May 1925 · page 4

The postponed Labour Day and Ambulance motor cycle carnival will be held on the Maitland Show Ground to-morrow afternoon, commencing at…

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Into the Melting Pot. Ford Would Throw War Time Ships. Material to Make Motors

The Scone Advocate · Friday 22 May 1925 · page 5

Henry Ford declares that the opposition to his offer to purchase 400 of the United States Snipping Board's vessels comes from the…

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Motoring Notes. a New Owner and His Errors

The Scone Advocate · Friday 22 May 1925 · page 4

It is generally accepted that person undertaking any new duty or occupation is liable to make some percentage or errors during the…

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Glendon Bridge

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 May 1925 · page 6

Two tenders were received by Patrick Plains Shire Council for the construction of a low-level bridge over the Hunter River at Glendon…

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Bowman's Crossing Bridge

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 May 1925 · page 6

Mr. W. Cameron, M.L.A., introduced a deputation of residents from Jerry's Plains to the shire council with reference to the construction of…

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Carrowbrook Road

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 May 1925 · page 6

A deputation from Carrowbrook-St. Clair Agricultural Bureau waited upon Patrick Plains Shire Council, and brought under notice the…

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High Level Bridge Wanted

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 May 1925 · page 6

At the monthly meeting of Patrick Plains Shire Council, it war urged, by Councillor Pankhurst that the Council make representations to…

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Jumped Through Train Windows

Singleton Argus · Saturday 23 May 1925 · page 10

New York, Wednesday.—During the morning rush hour a train short-circuited with a sudden explosion, followed by a sheet of flame and caused panic among…

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Railway Commissioners Visit Singleton Met by Deputation. Trucking Yards and Overhead Bridge

Singleton Argus · Saturday 23 May 1925 · page 8

The Chief Railway Commissioner (Mr Jas. Fraser), who, together with the Assistant Commissioners and party, is on the annual tour of inspection of the…

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No Catch. in Main Roads Act

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 23 May 1925 · page 7

A denial that there was nay "catch" in the Main Roads Act was made by Mr. Garlick, chairman of the Main Roads Board…

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Damage to Roads. by Recent Rains

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 May 1925 · page 11

At last week's meeting, the engineer, Mr. W. R. Lindsay, reported that the roads generally had suffered considerable damage during the recent…

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Main Roads. Blank in the Act

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 May 1925 · page 3

The Shires Association of New South Wales thinks a lot of the new Main Roads Act and of the personnel of the board administering it, but it is…

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Rocks on Line. Attempt to Wreck Train

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 May 1925 · page 7

A deliberate attempt at train-wrecking has been reported to the Adelaide police. The 9.10 a.m. train from Adelaide to…

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Dr. Sinclair. Sudden Death in Train. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 May 1925 · page 16

Dr. Eric Sinclair, Inspector General of Insane, died suddenly at six o'clock this morning in the western mall train at Lithgow…

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Two Killed. and One Injured. Windsor Road Smash

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 May 1925 · page 14

In a car smash on the Windsor Road, near Riverstone, early on Saturday night, two men were killed and a third seriously injured…

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Motor Thieves. Sentenced at Darlinghurst

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 23 May 1925 · page 6

Six young men, who had been found guilty of a number of motor cycle thefts, were each sentenced to twelve months imprisonment at the…

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Woman Injured. Motor Driver Charged. Alleged Bodily Harm. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 23 May 1925 · page 5

Jack Nancarrow, 50, a traveller, was charged at the Central Court' to-day with having caused bodily harm to Florence Cairns. He was also…

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Man Killed. Slipped Off Tram

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 May 1925 · page 5

Allan M'Lennard (35), a boilermaker residing at Wright-street, St. Peters, was killed by a tram last night. While attempting to board…

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Motor Fatality. Boy Killed at Cardiff

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 May 1925 · page 11

Cecil Minotte, aged 12, who resided at Cardiff, was killed, through being knocked down by a motor lorry at Main-road, Cardiff…

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Leg Fractured. Thrown Off Motor Cycle

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 May 1925 · page 16

Leslie Ross, 19 years of age, a resident of Mayfield, had his right leg fractured at the junction of Hunter and Scott streets, Newcastle. He was…

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