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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1926

4,039 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 12 of 202

Fatally Injured. Knocked Down by Motor Lorry

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 20 January 1926 · page 6

Andrew Collins (40) Keswick died of the Adelaide Hospital from a fractured skull and ribs According to a report he was seen walking along…

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Van Wrecked. Struck by Electric Tram

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 20 January 1926 · page 3

Two men had remarkable escapes when a motor van in which they were travelling was struck by an electric tram in Cotham-road, Kew (Vic.). and…

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Bishops Bridge Cup. Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 21 January 1926 · page 5

Bishop's Bridge Cup meeting will be held on Saturday, January 80. The prize will be a silver cup valued at £5, for all horses that have not won…

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Maitland-Newcastle Road

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 21 January 1926 · page 4

The reconstruction of the road between Maitland and Newcastle is being carried out by the Main Roads Board. At a meeting of the Tarro…

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Sydney Harbour Bridge First Steel Rolled at Newcastle

Singleton Argus · Thursday 21 January 1926 · page 1

The designer of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, Dr. Bradfield, visited Newcastle on Monday in connection with the rolling of the first steel rolled in Australia…

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Fatally Injured. Knocked Down by Motor Car

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 21 January 1926 · page 3

Thomas A. Fayburn lately residing at Sans Souci, was knocked down by a motor car at Parramatta last evening. he received head injuries from…

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Motor Cyclists Collide

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 21 January 1926 · page 4

Two young motor cyclists, R. Aubin and W. Johnson, crashed at the corner of Fourth and Weston streets, yesterday afternoon…

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Motor 'Buses No New Routes to Be Opened

Singleton Argus · Thursday 21 January 1926 · page 2

Pursuant to its resolve to create a State monopoly of motor 'buses, the Government has issued instructions that no 'bus owner shall be granted a…

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Motor Hill-climbing Extraordinary Test

Singleton Argus · Thursday 21 January 1926 · page 1

Cable advices from England state that the annual award of the Royal Automobile Club for the most meritorious performance or contribution…

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Expenditure Not Justified Gordon to Narrabeen Railway

Singleton Argus · Thursday 21 January 1926 · page 2

The Public Works Committee on Tuesday rejected the proposal to construct a railway line from Gordon to Narrabeen, at an estimated cost of…

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Main Roads. Are Not the Only Roads

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 22 January 1926 · page 3

Referring to the attitude of Shire Councils in spending a lot of money on main roads and allowing the byroads to look after themselves, Mr…

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Lake Road Traffic

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 22 January 1926 · page 4

From 9 a.m. till 12.30 on Boxing Day, 253 motor cars and nine motor buses passed through Mulbring, from Cessnock, Kurri and Maitland…

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Shire President on Road Patching

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 22 January 1926 · page 2

Speaking recently the new president of the Dumaresq Shire Cr Williams said that whereever possible he favored permanent work. Concrete level crossings and…

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Motor Hill—climbing. Extraordinary Tesl

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 22 January 1926 · page 2

Advices from England state that the annual award of the Royal Automobile Club for the most meritorious performance or contribution…

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Twelve Injured Motor Cars Collide. Smash at Randwick

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 22 January 1926 · page 2

Twelve persons were injured as a result of a collision between two motor cars at the intersection of Church and Cowper streets…

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Child Killed. Three Others Injured. Motor Car Overturns

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 22 January 1926 · page 2

A child was killed, two other children were seriously injured and a fourth child received minor abrasions when a motor car overturned on the…

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Alice Springs. Railway Bill Discussed

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 22 January 1926 · page 2

The debate on the second reading of the [?]nadatta to Alice Springs Railway Bill was resumed by Mr. Stewart (Vic.), who said the agreement should…

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Bus and Tram. Collision in Oxford Street. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 22 January 1926 · page 5

A collision occurred in Oxford-street, Darlinghurst this morning between a city bound bas and a tram, Three passengers in the bus were injured…

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Threat Withdrawn. Mary Borough Railway Workshops

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 22 January 1926 · page 7

The ultima[?] issued to the Commissioner by the Maryborough (Q.) railway workshops employees, demanding, the appointment of a coppersmith…

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Motor License. Question of Renewal. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 22 January 1926 · page 5

Replying to Mr. Gillies, who asked renewal arrangements he made to enable renewal of motor licenses to be taken out at country police stations the…

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