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Railways, roads & transport, 1926

4,039 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 49 of 202

Bridge at Maison Dieu

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 10 April 1926 · page 4

Messrs. W. Bennett and W. F. O'Hearn, Ms.L.A., have been informed by the Under-Secretary to the Public Works Department, in reply…

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Newcastle Sydney Road

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 10 April 1926 · page 4

Mr. W. F. O'Hearn, M.L.A., is arranging with the Minister for Local Government to receive a deputation from the Mangrove Creek…

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Federal Roads Grant. Minister Outlines Position

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 10 April 1926 · page 14

A deputation representing the suburban councils in the Melbourne metropolitan area waited on Mr. Hill, Federal Minister for Works, and…

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Beams on Lines. Attempt to Wreck Train

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 10 April 1926 · page 6

Another attempt to wreck a train the third within a month, in the vicinity of Palmerston North (N.Z.), was made on Saturday night…

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Not for Cities. Federal Road Grant

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 10 April 1926 · page 9

Twenty-six out of the 28 Melbourne municipalities were represented on the deputation which waited upon the Federal Minister…

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Greta-branxton Road. Work Being Resumed. Cessnock

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 10 April 1926 · page 8

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

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Tasmanian Railways Motor Competition

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 10 April 1926 · page 5

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

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

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 10 April 1926 · page 3

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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Man Killed. Struck by Motor Car

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 10 April 1926 · page 13

William James Selby, 60 years, married a carpenter, living at brookvale, while endavouring to alight from a moving tram at…

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Burst Into Flames. Motor Launch Destroyed. Auckland

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 10 April 1926 · page 13

When a motor lunch was proceeding from Zane Grey's fishing camp during the week-end, it suddenly burst into flames near an uninhabitable…

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Rough Handling Goods on the Railways Carelessness Alleged. SYDNEY

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 10 April 1926 · page 5

The annual conference of Affiliated Chambers of Commerce of N.S.W. opened in Sydney this morning. Delegates were present from all parts of…

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Five Injured. Head-on Motor Collision

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 10 April 1926 · page 14

Late on Saturday night two motor cars met in a head-on collision on the Lane Cove-road, Sydney. All the occupants of the cars were so…

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Neck Broken. Killed in Motor Accident. Five Injured

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 10 April 1926 · page 14

While a motor car, driven by Edward Rainson, and contanling five other men, was proceeding along Cabramatta-road about 5 o'clock on…

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Six Injured. Motor Van Capsizes

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 10 April 1926 · page 6

A picnic had an unhappy ending when a motor-van cap[?]ized on Kurrajong Heights, Parramatta late on Monday afternoon. Six of a party who…

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Motor Smash One Killed, Three Injured. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 10 April 1926 · page 16

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

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Tram Smash Engine Turns Over. Driver Killed

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 10 April 1926 · page 9

A sensational tram accident occurred between Kogarah and Ramsgate. It appears a steam tram left…

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Tasmanian Railway. Plea for Federal Control

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 10 April 1926 · page 16

A novel suggestion has been made by the Commissioner for Railways (Mr. C. Miscrimble) for solving the problems of the State's loss on the…

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Motor Notes. Comments on the Alpine Trial

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 10 April 1926 · page 16

Now that the renowed Alpine Trial, organised by the Royal Automobile Club of Victoria, has come to an end. we may learn some interesting and…

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Easter Traffic. £69,044 From the Trams

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 10 April 1926 · page 7

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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Old Woman Killed. Motor Driver Arrested

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 10 April 1926 · page 8

Annie Peirson, aged 82 years, of 5 Bondi-road, Waverley, was crossing the interesting streets at Bondi Junction on Tuesday when she was…

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