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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1926

4,039 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 63 of 202

Fell From Train. Man's Escape From Death

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 May 1926 · page 11

A middle-aged man had a miraculous escape from death when he fell from the up-Temora mail train a couple of miles on the southern side…

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Coalfields Trouble. the Railway Service. Branch Secretary Resigns. Kurri

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 8 May 1926 · page 6

The stoppage on the South Maitland Railway' Coy. Ltd.'s service (to [?] operated as from to-morrow night), has been averted and the…

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Aberdeen Railway Accident. Death of Mrs. Thorley

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 8 May 1926 · page 6

At the Muswellbrook Court Houseon Thursday, Mr. A. W. Swaddling, District Coroner, held an inquiry in re the death of Emily Alice Thorley…

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Man Killed. Pinned Under Motor Car. Wife and Six Others Melbourne

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 May 1926 · page 13

Eight passengers were pinned beneath a car when it capsized near Hamilton on Saturday night. John Wilkinson was killed. but his…

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Motor Notes. Hints and Tips for Ownerdrivers. to Find Firing Order of Engine

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 May 1926 · page 13

Many of the present-day cara come with the firing order stamped on the engine block. Here is a method of finding this out when it is not shown…

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Cheaper Motor Fuel. Promised by Russian

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 May 1926 · page 13

Cheap motor fuel, we are told, has been assured the French Army by an invention of a Russian engineer, M. Makhonine, who has found a way…

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Speedway Smash. Motorist Over the Fence. Thirteen Injured

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 May 1926 · page 14

The Maitland Speedway was the [?] of a sensational accident on [?] night. When a motor cycle [?] into the spectators…

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Tram and Lorry. Collision in Sydney. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 May 1926 · page 13

A tram and lorry collided in Elizabeth-street, city, this morning. The front of the tram was smashed but the lorry was only slightly damaged…

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Seven Injured. £Motor Car Overturns. Melbourne

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 May 1926 · page 13

Seven residents of Brandwick were injured when a blow-out caused a car to overturn on the Epping Road late last night…

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Cessnock Court. Motor Bus Case Further Adjourned

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 May 1926 · page 3

The adjourned appeal under section 507 of the Local Government Act, by Alfred Ernest Ditton, trading as the South Maitland Motors, against the…

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Motor Smash Cessnock Resident Killed. Eight Injured. MELBOURNE

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 May 1926 · page 5

A touring car, while passing along Queen's Bridge road, South Melbourne, struck the cover of an open tramway manhole, and capsised…

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Motors Collide. Driver Seriously Injured. Brisbane

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 May 1926 · page 5

A collision occurred between two motor cars, travelling in the opposite direction, near Tingalpa, last night. One car capsized, and John…

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Narrow Escape Electric Cable on Railway Line

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 May 1926 · page 9

A motorist pausing over the level crossing near Oakleigh (Vic.) station bad a narrow escape from injury, when one of the overhead wires…

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Through Shop Window. Motor 'Bus Buns Amok

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 May 1926 · page 9

Swerving in avoid colliding with a motor car a motor 'bus ran on the footpath and dashed through a shop-window at Bexury…

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Tram and Car. Collision at Level Crossing. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 May 1926 · page 6

A collision occurred at Ariah Park, near Temora, last night, between a train and a motor car at a level crossing…

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Motor Notes. TYRES and the Battery New Method of Cooling Engine the Care of Your Tyres

Singleton Argus · Saturday 8 May 1926 · page 2

Light and heat cause rigid detorioration. Spare tyres carried should always have opaque covers. Extra casings and tubes are best stored in a…

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Motoring Fatality on Stroud Road. Mr. George McDONALD'S DEATH

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 10 May 1926 · page 4

A shocking fatally occurred on the Stroud-road, about seven miles from Raymond Terrace, yesterday afternoon, when through a motor car…

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Motor Notes. Modernising an Old Car

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 10 May 1926 · page 6

Naturally most of us who are able prefer to invest in the latest model of the make which we can best afford; but on the other hand there…

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Main Roads Board Width of Roads

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 11 May 1926 · page 3

At a conference recently culled by the Commonwealth Government, at which the Main Roads Authorities of each of the Australian States…

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Bridge at Malson Dieu

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 11 May 1926 · page 4

Mr. W. F. O'Hearn, M.L.A., has been advised by the Under-Secretary, Public Works Department, that the matter of the proposed high level…

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