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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1926

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Railway Workers. Stop-work Meetings in Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 5 February 1926 · page 6

It now appears certain that many sections of the railway workers will held stop-work meetings in Sydney within the next few days. The…

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Motor Racing. Cambell to Attack Records. London, Feb, 3

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 5 February 1926 · page 5

Malcolm Campbell, the prominent racing motorist, intends attacking the one and half fire cases Grand Prix records, using a South Australian…

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Motor Car Overturns

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 5 February 1926 · page 5

While returning from Gloucester on Saturday, the 23rd ult., Mr. W. Yates, of Craven, and formerly of Stroud, had a miraculous escape…

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Dungog & District Motor Cycle & Cycle Club Annual Meeting

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 5 February 1926 · page 2

The annual meeting of the Club was held at the Memorial Hall' on Tuesday night, there being a good attendance of members…

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Motor Into Bank. Three Killed, Fifteen Injured

The Scone Advocate · Friday 5 February 1926 · page 5

Three were killed and fifteen injured in a motor smash on Devil's Elbow in the foothills of the Danndenong Ranges (Vic.), between 5…

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S.m. Motors Mr. Ditton's Position

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 5 February 1926 · page 5

The refusal of the Shire Adminisbusses any longer to run on their busses any longer to run on Kurri routes, thus throwing an extensive…

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Federal Road Subsidy

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 February 1926 · page 4

The rural residents of the Commonwealth who have been unfortunate enough in the past to have been served by primitive bush track…

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National Roads. Interstate Conference. Federal Grant

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 February 1926 · page 3

Mr. W. C. Hill, the Federal Minister for Works en Tuesday afternoon opened an inter-State conference of the Ministers and departmental…

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Roads Conference. Has Not Broken Down

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 February 1926 · page 7

In the House of Representatives Mr. Hill, Minister for Workers and Railways, told Sir Elliot Johnson that suburban municipalities would not…

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Main Roads Act. How It Benefits the Country

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 February 1926 · page 10

From correspondences received by members of the Country Party, and from various comments in the press, it is obvious that many of our country…

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Portion of Train Leaves Rails. Parkes

Singleton Argus · Saturday 6 February 1926 · page 6

When a mixed train for Tullamore was about three miles from Trundle the water truck and 10 goods trucks loft the rails and tore up about 300 yards…

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Federal Road Grant Conference Decision. N. S. Wales to Get £552,000 Annually

Singleton Argus · Saturday 6 February 1926 · page 7

An agreement was reached on Thursday in Melbourne by the conference of State reprssentatives which had been sitting for three days to devise a plan…

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Motor Smash. Driver Committed for Trial

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 February 1926 · page 2

Joshua Patmore, a butcher, was committed for trial at Hobart, on a charge of manslaughter. It was stated that Patmore was…

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Seriously Injured. Motor Lorry Crashes Into Wall

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 February 1926 · page 7

In a smash between two motor lorries at the intersection of Forbes and Nicholson streets, Sydney, Thos. Hancock, 25, of Rozelle, was…

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Case Dismissed. Charge Against Railway Porter. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 February 1926 · page 9

John Gilbert Douglas, 18, junior porter at Oatley railway station, was charged with having stolen £12 while on duty…

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Railway Deficit. West Australian Figures

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 February 1926 · page 13

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

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More Successful. East West Railway Line

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 February 1926 · page 1

The trans-Australian railway was more successful during the first six months of this financial year than previously. The revenue came within a…

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Strike Settled. Cockle Creek Railway Works. Newcastle

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 February 1926 · page 7

The men on the railway works, near Cockle Creek, preparing ground for the workshops, had a further meeting this morning. It was…

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Two Injured. Motor Cabs Collide. Fourteen Stitches in Wound Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 February 1926 · page 9

Two motor oars met head-on near Tom Ugly's Point last night. Two of the passengers were later admitted to hospital namely Miss…

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Man Killed. Railway Fatality at Gordon

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 February 1926 · page 8

A man was run over and killed on the railway line near Gordon station at five o'clock on Monday. The body was mutilated beyond recognition…

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