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Railways, roads & transport, 1926

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Speeding Motorists. a Queensland Proposal

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 29 January 1926 · page 4

The question of speeding motor cars was brought up at the executive meeting of the Local Authorities' Association, Brisbane, by the…

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Everett Selected. for Australian Tram. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 29 January 1926 · page 5

Everett, the New South Wales fast bowler, has been selected as sixteenth man in the Australian team for England…

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Roads Grant. Federal Cabinet Meets

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 January 1926 · page 3

In the absence of the Prime Minister (Mr. Bruce) Dr. Page presided at a meeting of the Federal Cabinet…

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Cyclist Injured. Crashed Into Train

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 January 1926 · page 11

Jack Oliver, residing at South Broken Hill, is in a serious condition in the hospital, as a result of a motor cycle he was riding colliding with…

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Train Derailed. Many Picnickers' Inconvenienced. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 January 1926 · page 16

A goods train was derailed at Hurstville this morning, as a result of which traffic was held up for a considerable time. There were…

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Caledonian Station Need for a Road. Cessnock

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 January 1926 · page 13

Messrs. D. Campbell and D. Dixon waited upon Mr. H. Connell. M.L.A., on Saturday, and requested he would use his influence to have a road…

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Train Delayed. a Buffer Dislodged. Two Carriages Derailed. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 January 1926 · page 6

When the sydney to Tamworth train, which left the Central Station this morning, had travelled only a few hundred yards, one of the buffers of…

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Motor Industry. American Tribute to Britain

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 30 January 1926 · page 10

The future of the motor vehicle in the British Empire was discussed recently by Mr. J. D. Mooney, vice-president of the General Motors…

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Railway Deficit. West Australian Figures

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 30 January 1926 · page 2

The Commissioner of Railways (Colonel Pope), in his report for the quarter ended December 31, sates that after paying interest, there was…

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British Railwaymen. National Strike Threatened Critical Negotiations in Progress. London, Jan. 25

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 January 1926 · page 2

Critical negotiations between representations of the Railway Companies and the National Union of Railwaymen were opend at Euston…

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Fatal Injury. Knocked Down by Tram

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 January 1926 · page 16

John Matthews, aged 40, of Sydney, was knocked down by a tram returning from Randwick racecourse Saturday, and received a fractured skull…

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Woman Killed. Victim Of Motor Collision

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 January 1926 · page 13

Shortly before 10 o'clock on Sunday morning a motor cycle driven by James Martin, 37, of Lidcombe, crashed into a motor car driven by…

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Drunken Motorists the American Figures. Vancouver, Jan. 24

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 January 1926 · page 12

At Washington, the American Automobile Association, following a nation-wide survey, announced that drunken automobile drivers were…

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British Railwaymen. a Delicate Situation. London, Jan. 22

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 January 1926 · page 12

The conference of branch delegates of the National Union of Railway men, which yesterday rejected the award of the National Wages…

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British Railways. Companies' and Employees. Create Delicate Situation. London, Jan. 21

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 January 1926 · page 12

Trouble has again arisen between the railway companies and their employees. To-day's conference of branch delegates of the National Union of…

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Arm Severed. Run Over by Railway Locomotive

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 January 1926 · page 14

Andrew Carroll, aged 34, of Boorow, had his right arm severed at the shoulder when he was run over by an engine at the Darling…

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Motor Notes. Do Not Overlook Crown-wheel and Pinion

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 January 1926 · page 14

When one considers the terrific strains and stresses to which both the crown wheel and pinion are continually subjected, there is not any…

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Baby Killed. Motor Car Overturns

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 January 1926 · page 13

A motor accident attended with fatal results occurred on the Parramatta road, near Windsor, on Sunday afternoon…

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Motor Record. Hobart to Launceston

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 January 1926 · page 13

The Victorian motor cycle and sidecar rider, Alan Bruce, accompanied by Chas. Gregg, left Hobart at 4.30 a.m. on Saturday on a 3 1/2 h.p…

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Motor Fatality. Occupants Thrown From Car. Woman Killed, Two Injured

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 January 1926 · page 13

A fatal motor accident occurred on the Maitland to Newcastle, road at Tarro on Sunday afternoon. Mrs. Isobella Rowley, of Steel-street…

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