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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1926

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Shocking Injuries. Penetrated by Shaft. Runaway Smashes Into Tram. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 27 March 1926 · page 16

A horse to which was attached a cart, bolted in Newtown to-day, and collided with a tram, smashing in one of the side doors…

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Railway Commissioners. at Muswellbrook. Municipal Council Deputation

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 27 March 1926 · page 16

In the course of their northern tour the Railway Commissioners visited Muswellbrook on Thursday last, when they were interviewed by a…

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Motor Notes. Motor Transport and National Progress

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 27 March 1926 · page 13

One of the biggest problems in connection with the rational development and progress of passenger transport on modern lines would…

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Motor Racing. Thirty-three Records Smashed. Young English-woman's Feat. London, March 21

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 27 March 1926 · page 2

Reuter's Milan correspondent states that in pouring rain a large crowd this afternoon loudly cheered the young English woman motorist. Miss…

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Motor Accident. £250 Damages Awarded

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 27 March 1926 · page 8

In Sydney, George McGrath, a member of the executive council of the Trades Hall, brought an action against S. O. D. Spies, plaintiff…

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Motor Smash. Car Dives Over Embankment

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 27 March 1926 · page 4

Gilbert Martin, aged 21, of Yarra Bay, and Joseph Quinn, aged 35, of Clovelly, were injured when a motor car dived over a small embankment…

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Killed Outright. Knocked Down by Motor Car

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 27 March 1926 · page 7

Shortly before midnight on Monday, an aged man, known as Ned the gardener, was knocked down and killed outright at Eisternwick by a…

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Trams Stop

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 27 March 1926 · page 8

The water seeping through at the High-street embankment caused the through tram traffic to stop. The trams ran at each end of the line…

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Motor Accidents (By Telegraph.) Melbourne

Singleton Argus · Saturday 27 March 1926 · page 7

A cur driven by Roy Stone, manager of Mercer's garage at Benlah, overlurned early this morning. Stone was killed instantly, and a passenger,…

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Weekly Motor Notes Observations on the "Extra Air". Question

Singleton Argus · Saturday 27 March 1926 · page 2

The subject of "extra air" is oup that frequently attracts the attention of motoring writers, and the public is fairly familiar with the general…

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Cessnock Motor Fatality Accused Discharged

Singleton Argus · Saturday 27 March 1926 · page 8

At Maitland Quartor Sessions on Wednesday, Archibald G. Muir was charged with having feloniously slain Ethel Smith, at Cessnock, on December…

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Motor Cycling

Singleton Argus · Saturday 27 March 1926 · page 8

Bennett and Wood, Ltd.. Speedwell Corner, Pitt, and Bathurst streets, Sydney, whose advertisement appears in this issue, extend a cordial invitation…

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Pitnacrce Road

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 29 March 1926 · page 4

The flood has left the Pitnacree Road in almost an indescribably shocking state Huge piles of debris some of it fully developed…

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Jumped From Train. Young Man Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 29 March 1926 · page 6

It has been ascertained that a young man named Tredren who was fearfully injured by a train near Albany (W.A.) got on the train when it was passing…

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Motor Racing. Sidebottom Wins in Melbourne

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 29 March 1926 · page 7

J.Sidebottom the Sydney motor cyclist an A.J.S. rider won his third match race on the Melbourne Motor drome on Saturday defeating Les…

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Motor Notes. Observations on the "Extra Air Question

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 29 March 1926 · page 6

The subject of "extra air" is one that frequently attracts the attention of motoring writes and the public is fairly familiar with the general…

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Bad Roads

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 30 March 1926 · page 5

Farmers and others off the main roads in the country districts, who have attempted to visit town, have had a task to negotiate the roads…

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Road Worker Dies Suddenly

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 30 March 1926 · page 2

A man named Patrick Brennan died suddenly yesterday about 12 noon. Deceased had been working on the Shire Council's deviation works on…

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The Dunolly Road (To the Editor.)

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 30 March 1926 · page 2

Sir,—I would like to draw the attention of the Shire Council, and its Engineer in particular, to the state of portion of the road from Dunolly Bridge…

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Barrington Tops. As a Tourist Centre Road Improvements. Maitland

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 30 March 1926 · page 1

Further road work is being carried out on the tourist route to the Barrington Tops, which throughout the summer attracted many visitors. It is…

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