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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1926

4,039 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 37 of 202

Injuries to Train Guard

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 19 March 1926 · page 4

Mr. John McGrath, of George street, Tighe's Hill, a guard on the Government railways, met with painful injuries early this morning…

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Street and Road Signs Numbers for Houses

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 19 March 1926 · page 5

The absence of name plates at street intersections, has often been a cause of wonderment to visitors to Cessnock, who might not know the…

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Train Accidents. Two Bad Smashes. Between Kempsey and Taree

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 19 March 1926 · page 4

We were unable to obtain particulars of the North Coast train accidents for last issue. We are indebted to the Macleay "Argus" for…

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Train Wrecked. OVER 250 Casualties. New York, March 15

The Scone Advocate · Friday 19 March 1926 · page 5

Confirmation has been received at Boston that an excursion train was wrecked while travelling between Alpouela and Cartago, in Costa…

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Road and Mileage Signs. for Cessnock Shire. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 19 March 1926 · page 3

The Administrator, Mr. J. Brown, at his meeting, decided to have road signs created at the junction of the principal roads in the…

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Proposed Road Opening Up New Country Important to Cessnock and District

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 19 March 1926 · page 6

At the meeting of the Shire Administrator yesterday a report was submitted by the shire clerk concerning a matter that appears…

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The Trams

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 19 March 1926 · page 4

Mr. E. J. Doran, tramway traffic manager, accompanied by Mr. P. J. Timminy, outdoor traffic superintendent, visited Maitland this morning,…

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Visit of Railway Commissioners

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 19 March 1926 · page 4

The Railway Commissioners who have been visiting the Northern line inspected West Maitland to-day, Messrs. Fraser, Brain and Forster…

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Motorists' Association Will Control Racing. Meeting at Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 19 March 1926 · page 6

A meeting of Speedway motor eyelists, convened by the Northern District Motor Cycle Association, was held at the Trades Hall, Newcastle,…

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Motor Taxation. Control by Councils Urged

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 19 March 1926 · page 2

The following motion was submitted by Councillor J. C. Tanner at a meeting of Patrick Plains Shire Council:—…

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Serious Offence. Drove Motor Car Whilst Intoxicated

The Scone Advocate · Friday 19 March 1926 · page 5

Strong comment was made by Mr. Laidlaw, S.M., at the Central Police Court, Sydney, when Alben Fitzsimmons, aged 41, was charged…

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A Motor Car Trouble Larceny As a Bailee

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 19 March 1926 · page 7

John Robert Lewis, alias Sluice, who during a few weeks that he resided at Paxton became well known for his liberality, hospitality and…

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An Old Tramway

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 19 March 1926 · page 2

Little attention seems to have been given by the public to the brief news that the Portrush and Giant's Causeway Electric Tramway has…

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Notes and Comments the Buying of Motor-cars

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 19 March 1926 · page 10

"I always shiver when 1 hear the motor-car spoken of as the height of extravagance", says Mr. John Lee in the "Pilgrim Magazine". "It looks…

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Glendon Bridge Construction

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 March 1926 · page 3

A request from Mr. Bradshaw, representing the engineering firm of Bradshaw and McIntyre, contractors for the erection of the low-level bridge…

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Society Girls. Make Use of Aeroplane

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 March 1926 · page 2

The popularity of travel by aeroplane is increasing in Adelaide, and many interstate visitors now use this method of transport, Two young…

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Water Train. Supplies for Broken Hill

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 March 1926 · page 13

The first water-train ran at Broken Hill on Saturday, when 50,000 gallons were conveyed from the Darling River at Menindie. The trains will make…

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Train Thieves. Goods Found Near Fassifern

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 20 March 1926 · page 3

A quantity of men and women's weaving apparel and some rugs, portion of the proceeds of at robbery from a train, was found by Ganger…

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Knocked Down by Train Man Badly Injured

Singleton Argus · Saturday 20 March 1926 · page 4

A fitter named Sydney Bone, in charge of the Valley Heights loco, depot, was knocked down by No. 18 passenger train on Thursday morning…

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Bunnerong-road Power House a Strike Threat

Singleton Argus · Saturday 20 March 1926 · page 3

City Council employees at the now power house works, Bunnerongroad, want full travelling time and fares…

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