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Railways, roads & transport, 1925

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Cambridge University Undergraduates Motor Cars. London, May 13

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 May 1925 · page 12

A stir has been caused at Cambridge by a proposal to prohibit students from using motor vehicles. Several members of the Senate have…

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Railway Finances. Personnel of Board

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

Mr. J. W. Watts, of the firm of Messrs. Smith and Johnson, public accountants, of Sydney, is likely to be unpointed a member of the board…

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The Tram Service. Extension and Electrification. Will Have to Wait for Funds

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 May 1925 · page 9

Mr. E. J. Doran, Tramway Traffic Manager, accompanied by Mr. Timmony, Outdoor Traffic Superintendent visited Maitland, on 15th inst., and…

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Constable Injured. Knocked Down by Motor Car. Sydney

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

The police have arrested a motor driver in connection with an injury to Constable Trinks, who was knocked down by a lorry while directing…

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The Railways. Advisory Board

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

Mr. J. W. Watts, of the firm of Messrs. Smith and Johnson (public accountants), Sydney, has expressed his willingness to sit on the State…

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Tram Fatality. Man Killed at Sans Souci

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

Harry Fleet, aged 50, employed as a painter by the Railway Commissioners, was killed when returning home on 15th inst…

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Newcastle Trams. Service to the Racecourse

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

Mr. E. J. Doran, tramway traffic manager, received several deputations in Newcastle on 15th inst. Requests were made to him from…

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Motor Notes. Seeing the Winter Highway

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

In these times of short days and dark wintry nights it becomes doubly essential that the motorist should look to the lighting equipment of his car, both…

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The Radio Motorist. Hints on a Common Sense Portable Set

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

Whilst there are many of us quite content to leave the radio set at home when we sally forth in the car, there are some radio "fans" who cannot…

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Mysterious Explosion. Motor Car Wrecked

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

A motor car was wrecked on Saturday night in Anzac Parade. Kensington, owing to a mysterious explosion…

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Maitland Tramway. Question of Electrification This Time Now Opportune

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

The electrification of the Maitland tramway system is a matter which interests the district generally…

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Weekly Motor Notes a New Owner and His Errors

Singleton Argus · Saturday 23 May 1925 · page 4

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

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Motor Car Mishaps

Singleton Argus · Saturday 23 May 1925 · page 5

A single-seater motor car capsized near Bathurst on Wednesday, and Nurse le Messurier, of Hill End, and her sister, Nurse le Messurier, of St…

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Motor Notes. Car Buying. a New Owner and His Errors

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 25 May 1925 · page 6

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

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Maitland Speedway. Motor and Cycle Sports. Ambulance and Labour Day Carnival

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 25 May 1925 · page 3

The sports arranged by the Labour Day Committee and the Maitland Ambulance, which had to be postponed twice on account of rain…

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The Railways. Winter Timetable

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 25 May 1925 · page 3

The winter railway timetable will come into operation on Sunday, the 31st inst. Several important alterations have been effected. The…

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Motor Cyclist Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 25 May 1925 · page 4

A. Aggett, a motor-cyclist, was rendered unconscious through a fall from his machine when returning from Cessnock yesterday afternoon. He was…

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Malaria Commission. Motor Car Fatality. London, May 22

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 25 May 1925 · page 5

Reuter's Paris correspondent reports that a motor car, in which members of the League of Nations Malara Committee was returning…

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War Bridge and Euchre

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 26 May 1925 · page 4

The war bridge and euchre party held at St. Mary's Parish Hall last evening was well attended. Although the night was wet and miserable, card…

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Killed by Train. on South Maitland Railway. Accidental Death. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 26 May 1925 · page 2

In giving a verdict of accidental death, after hearing the evidence concerning the fatal accident which befell George Arthur John Victor…

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