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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1926

4,039 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 34 of 202

Verandah Crashes. Motor Lorry Hits Post. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 12 March 1926 · page 5

When a two-ton motor lorry backed into a verandah post of the Metropelitan Hotel in Pitt Street early this morning, it brought the whole…

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Railway Parcels. Five Employees Charged. Conspiracy Alleged. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 12 March 1926 · page 5

At the Central Police Court to-day, Frederick Dangar (33) a porter Richard Williams (30), a storeman, Annie Vernon, (43), Margaret Furlong (43)…

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Motor Bus War, Legal Battle in Court Ditton and Cessnock Shire Repeated Objections By Respondent's Counsel

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 12 March 1926 · page 2

The motor bus appeal case which came before Mr. H. M. Cleeve, P.M., in the Cessnock Court on Tuesday and was adjourned at 5.30 p.m. till…

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Five Injured. Motor Car Overturns. Windsor Road Crash

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 March 1926 · page 13

Five people were hurt when a motor-car overturned on the Windsor Road near Parramatta on Sunday night Two were critically injured and…

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Federal Roads Grant Meeting State Requirements

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 March 1926 · page 9

The Prime Minister (Mr. Bruce) stated that the Government had carefully considered the views of the State's representatives regarding the…

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Run Over by Train. Man Seriously Injured

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 March 1926 · page 5

Joseph Woods. a native of Bulli aged about 40, was standing on Wyong station when a train from Newcastle entered the platform Woods fell and…

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Beams on Line. Attempt to Wreck Train

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 March 1926 · page 4

An attempt to wreck the North-bound Limited Express was mile near Palmerston North (N.Z.). beams from cattle stops being placed…

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Grossing Smash Train Strikes Lorry. Man Seriously Injured

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 March 1926 · page 9

There was a sensational accident at Riverstone, near Sydney, early on 6th inst., when a train crashed into a lorry at a level crossing…

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Federal Road Grant. Amended Terms. Prime Minister's Statement

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 13 March 1926 · page 2

Mr. Bruce, the Prime Minister, has made available the particulars of the amended proposals for the Commonwealth grant of £2,000,000…

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Railway Derailment. Block Near Taree. Off the Line at Fassifern. Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 13 March 1926 · page 5

A report was received by the Railway Department this morning that a goods train had been derailed near Taree, and a breakdown gand has…

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Motor Mascots

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 13 March 1926 · page 11

The motor mascot has become as fall of significance as the naming of a child or the painting of a house sign (says the Manchester Guardian.)…

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The Maintenance of Motor Vehicles

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 13 March 1926 · page 11

The rapid increase in the employment of motor [?]oles, both for private and commercial purposes, has resulted in considerable attention being…

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South Maitland Railways

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 13 March 1926 · page 4

Delegates from the South Maitland, branch of the Australia Railways Union waited on the directors of South Maitland Railways, Limited…

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Over Embankment. Motor Car Destroyed

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 March 1926 · page 5

A six-cylinder Dodge Brothers motor car owned by Mr. W. F. Murray of Dunbar-street Stockton and valued at between £300 and £400 was…

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Motor Notes. the Serviceable Camp

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

A light handy spare with a variety of usefulness is any ordinary wood clamp, such as that used by joiners and boat builders. This device takes…

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Motors' Damaged. Fire in Melbourne Garage Melbourne

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 March 1926 · page 12

Sixteen motor cars stored at Leahy's garage East Melbourne were damaged by fire yesterday. The damage is estimated at over £2000…

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Old Man Killed. Callous Motor Driver

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 March 1926 · page 16

An old man was killed by a motor car, which dashed along St. George's Terrace, Forth, early on Saturday morning. The car…

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Story in Divorce. Tramped From Maitland to Tamworth

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 March 1926 · page 9

"My husband," said a frail looking young woman in the Divorce Court, "once Hindu me walk from Maitland to Tawworth a distance of 100 miles…

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Cessnock-cockle Creek. Construction of Railway Urged

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 March 1926 · page 13

A conference of council held at Newcastle last night, discussed the proposed Cessnock-Cocklo Creek railway, and a history of the agitation in…

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Five Injured Motor Bus Overturns

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 March 1926 · page 9

A motor ompibus laden with employees at Messrs Rylands works who were proceeding to their employment overturned on a low…

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