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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1925

4,025 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 81 of 202

Newcastle-maitland Road

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 2 June 1925 · page 5

It was pointed out in a Mayoral minute submitted to a meeting of the Newcastle City Council that six weeks had now expired since the conference…

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Train Derailed. at East Greta Junction. Kurri

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 2 June 1925 · page 5

When the 8 o'clock twin from West Maitland to Kurri this morning was shunting backwards at East Greta Junction to pield up goods trucks, the…

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The Railway Subway. Was the Council, Deceived? Chief Commissioner's Reply

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 2 June 1925 · page 1

The editorial comment on the visit of inspection by the Railway Commissioners to Muswellbrook in our issue on Tuesday, May 26, was…

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Taxing Municipal Motor Waggons

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 2 June 1925 · page 4

The Under-Secretary, Chief Secretary's Department, has written Newcastle City Council regretting that application for the water…

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Motoring Record Broken 101 Miles an Hour

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 2 June 1925 · page 2

Vancouver, Saturday.-At Indianapolis, Pete Depaola, the nephew of the famous Ralph Depalma, piloted a Duesenberg Special and established a…

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Motor Accident Five Persons Injured

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 2 June 1925 · page 2

Five persons were injured in a motor collision in Fitzroy-street, Surry Hills, on Saturday night. In attempting to avoid a pedestrian the driver of the car…

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Serious Motoring Accident

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 2 June 1925 · page 4

A serious accident befel Mr. William Clift, of East Maitland, and Ken Robertson, of Barrett Avenue, Waverley, on Friday evening while they were…

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Women Motorists

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 2 June 1925 · page 7

A constable's opinions of women motor drivers relieved the monotony of a somewhat tedious case arising out of a motor collision in the…

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Coal for Railways

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 2 June 1925 · page 7

The New South Wales railways consume annually 1,250,000 tons of coal, and of this total about 300,000 tons are obtained from the Lithgow State coal…

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Water Mains. and Newcastle-maitland Proposed Road

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 3 June 1925 · page 7

The Tarro Shire Council wrote to the Hunter District Water Supply and Sewerage Board, referring to the possible early construction of the…

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Four Arrested. Alleged Stealing of Motor Car. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 3 June 1925 · page 5

Constable Booth, of the Cessnock police, this morning, arrested four young men for the alleged stealing of a motor car from Sydney on…

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Railways Essential. Development of the North

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 3 June 1925 · page 3

The Federal Minister for Works and Railways (Mr. Hill) returned to Melbourne, after three weeks' inspection of the interior of Australia and Northern…

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Tram Traffic

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 3 June 1925 · page 4

Although the trams in High-street follow the usual rule of keeping to the left when using the Elgin-street loop; it has been thought advisable…

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East Maitland Motor Cycle Club

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 3 June 1925 · page 4

Members and intending members of the East Maitland Motor Cycle Club are requested to assemble at Ley's corner, to-m0rrow, at 12.30, to…

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Attempted Train Derailment

Singleton Argus · Thursday 4 June 1925 · page 1

Early on Monday morning a ganger discovered a piece of stone about four inches in diameter, and a piece of iron jambed in between catch points on the…

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Parramatta Road Tragedy No Case Against Boland

Singleton Argus · Thursday 4 June 1925 · page 3

There will be no further action in regard to tho motor driver, Joseph Boland, who was committed for trial in connection with the death of Mr and…

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Cabman Injured. Motor and Cab in Collision

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 4 June 1925 · page 3

As the result of a collision between a cab and motor car in Centennial Park last night, Michael Kane, 80 years of Surry Hills, the driver of the…

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Railway Carriages. New Industry for Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 4 June 1925 · page 3

It is reported on good authority that a movement is afoot to establish large works at Newcastle for the making of railway carriages and…

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Motor Lorries the Problem of Weighing

Singleton Argus · Thursday 4 June 1925 · page 3

All the products of the State, as well as our imports, are weighed at some period over weighbridges Therefore, information about these large weighing…

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Nelson's Bay Road. (To the Editor.)

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 5 June 1925 · page 2

Sir,—In the "Newcastle Herald" of Thursday 28th May, an article was published in connection with the Nelson's Bay road contract, which contained…

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