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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1926

4,039 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 47 of 202

Border Railway. Moama to Balranald

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 6 April 1926 · page 4

The border railway from Moama to Balranald was opened yesterday. Along the line from Echuca to Balranald functions were arranged in…

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Tram Traffic

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 6 April 1926 · page 4

Through the Federated Engine Drivers and Firemen holding a stop-work meeting to-day, there was no work at the collieries to-day. The…

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Motor Smash One Killed, Three Injured. The Escape Injuries. SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 6 April 1926 · page 5

In connection with a motor car accident in Wentworth Avenue this morning, Vera Sealand received a fractured skull, Ernest Abigail, jun…

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Motorist Charged. Wanton Driving Alleged. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 6 April 1926 · page 5

Max Heffman, 61, manufacturer, was charged at the Central Police Court to-day with having done bodily harm to Ruby Thiem by wanta[?]…

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Motor Cycle Carnival Lyall Wins Cup and Sash Cecil Brown's Failure

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 6 April 1926 · page 6

The motor cycle carnival held on the Cessnock Speedway last night in conjunction with the annual Catholic sports attracted a very…

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Motor Car Accident Mr. Wal Toovey Killed

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 6 April 1926 · page 5

Cesenock resident received a shook on Saturday when it became known that the [?] night there had been a motor car accident in…

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Hit by Train Lorry Driver's Death. Complaints to Commissioners. SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 7 April 1926 · page 5

At an inquest held at Liverpool in connection with the death of George Solomon, 26, who was killed when his motor lorry was struck by…

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Victorian Railways. Commissioners Message

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 7 April 1926 · page 2

In a special message to the staff, the Victorian Railway Commissioners point out that the railways must look after business if they would keep it…

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Tram Derailed. Passengers Injured Melbourne

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 7 April 1926 · page 5

A cable tram fouled the points in Elizabeth street this morning, and was derailed. Several passengers were injured but…

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Old Woman Killed. Motor Driver Arrested

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 7 April 1926 · page 6

Annie Peirson, aged 82 years, of 5 Bondi-road. Waverley, was crossing the intersecting streets at Bondi Junction last night when she was…

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Border Railways. Effect on Closer Settlement

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 7 April 1926 · page 4

The opening of the Moama to Balranald railway on Monday marks the completion of the first instalment of the railway proposals under the…

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Motor Buses. Proposed State Monopoly

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 7 April 1926 · page 6

The Railway Commissioners have been made to furnish a report to the State Government on the proposal of the Government to take over the…

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Easter Traffic. £69,014 From the Trams

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 7 April 1926 · page 6

During Easter week the revenue from the trams amounted to £69,044, compared with £68,875 for the similar period of last year. The railway…

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Motor Lorry on Fire

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 7 April 1926 · page 4

Mr. L. Morris' motor lorry caught fire on the Fishery Creek-road early last evening. Mr. F. Morris, the driver, escapted the flames, and the…

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The Carrington Bridge

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 8 April 1926 · page 4

The Carrington Bridge was made available for traffic for the holidays, Mr. Stevens, engineer to the Tarro Shrie Council, reported at the…

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Newcastle-road Reconstruction

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 8 April 1926 · page 4

The engineer to the Tarro Shire Council Mr. E. F. Stevens, reported at the meeting of council to-day that a detailed statement of the cost…

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Heavy Traffic on Tarro Roads

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 8 April 1926 · page 4

The president of the Tarro Shire Council (Councillor Niland) moved the adoption of the following minute at the meeting of council to-day…

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Greta-branxton Road. Work Being Resumed. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 8 April 1926 · page 5

Now that the weather has cleared work is to be resumed on the Greta-Branxton road and on the Elderslie road, A start had scarcely been made…

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Tasmanian Railways Motor Competition

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 8 April 1926 · page 6

The Tasmanian Railway Commissioner has arranged a contract with Hobart motor birest to convery passengers from their homes or hotels to the…

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Seven Injured. Head-on Motor Collision

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 8 April 1926 · page 2

When two motor curs collided head on in Burns Bay road, near Fig Trce persons were injured…

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