Heavy Penalty. for Intoxicated Motorist. License Suspended. Cessnock
"He was lying over the wheel and driving at 40 miles an hour said Constable Booth this morning at the Cessnock Police Court giving…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1926
4,039 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 11 of 202
Motor Cycle Accident
Whilst D. Thorley, driver, and E Mears were coming from Aberdeen on a 7-horse power A.J.S. motor cycle on Saturday evening last, they…
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Without a doubt, the motor cycle speedway carnival in aid of the Maitland District Ambulance to be conducted at the Maitland Speedway…
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Tommy Bamber of Dangog a well-known competitor on the Maitland speedway met with a fall at Gloucester on Saturday afternoon. His…
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The Railway Department announces that the first series for the current year of excursions applying to all parts of the State will be run…
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The coaching revenue of the West Maitland railway station last month was £5764, the amount in December, 1924 being £5390. The number of…
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Mr. Cleevo, P.M., fined C[?] Wallance at the Cessnock Police Court this morning £5 for having driven a car in a manner dangerous to the safety…
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Mr. Tommy Bamber, the local A.J.S. champion, was almost successful in winning another £40 Handicap at Maitland Speedway on…
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In the Legislative Assembly, Captain Chaffey said: I desire to ask the Minister for Railways if he will confer with the Railway…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Killed by Motor Car Man Charged with Negligent Driving. (By Telegraph.) Melbourne
Henry Scott was knocked down by a motor car at St. Kilda last night. His skull, both legs, and his jaw were fractured, and he received severe internal…
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At the Cessnock Speedway last week, L. B. Melville, riding, a 8 h.p. standard stock model Hurley-Davidson motorcycle, succeeded in winning the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Motor Car Accident Steering Gear Fails. (By Telegraph.) Sydney
Dr. Pains was driving his car, with several p|assengers, along Victoria road, Marrickville, last night, when the steering gear jammed and the vehicle…
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Some trouble occurred amongst a section of the employees on the South Maitland Railways, and it was proposed to hold an aggregate…
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A couple of defendants, particularly one who drove a motor car while he was under the influence of liquor, found by the penalties…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Aeroplane Destroyed. Vancouver (B.c.) Jan. 18
A telegram from Detroit (U.S.A.), says that the aeroplane completed for use in the Detroit Arctic expedition has been destroyed by fire…
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Councillor Frith, at the meeting of the Tarre Shire Council to-day referred to the reconstruction of the Newcastle to Maitland road. He…
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A fatality occurred at Large Hay (S.A.) about midnight last night when a motor car driven by Reginald Hayes, aged 16, of Snadwell…
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A serious collision occurred between two motor cars at the junction of the Main Western Road and Boonara St. Wentworth Falls, on…
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The taxi cab and motor bus owners are now in keen competition. 'Buses have entered into a combination by which all tickets are…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Forty-four Hours. Effort on Railways. Swdney
In the Legislative Assembly to-day, the Minister for Railways promised to have a report prepared showing, the number of additional men employed…
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