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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1927

4,115 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 18 of 206

Bus Caught Between Trams Smash at Newtown

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 25 January 1927 · page 3

A Cronulla motor bus travelling along King-street, Newtown, towards Sydney shortly before 9 o'clock on Friday night, was caught between two…

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Crash on a Hillside. Selby Motoring Fatality

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 25 January 1927 · page 2

One man was killed, another injured, and a woman thrown into the fork of a tree, sustaining critical injuries, at Selby (Vic.) on Saturday through a car…

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Swarm of Bees Cause Motor Smash

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 25 January 1927 · page 2

Mrs Dore, of Wellington (N.Z.), was driving a motor car in, Napier on Sunday, when a swarm of bees settled on it. The driver stopped the car…

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Traffic Motor Collision Three Critically Injured

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 25 January 1927 · page 2

When a motor cycle and sidecar burst into flames, following a collision with a motor car, at Cheltenham (Vic.) on Sunday morning, three persons were…

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Exciting Railway Incident

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 25 January 1927 · page 8

As a result of an automatic coupling falling out of position during shunting operations at the Wingham railway yards, six trucks and two…

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More Motors

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 25 January 1927 · page 5

Every day sees fresh motor vehicles in Cessnock (both new and old), and some of the owners are enjoying, thier first experiences as drivers. Although…

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Railway Gangers

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 25 January 1927 · page 5

The Industrial Conciliation Committee which recently sat to hear an application, made on behalf of the gangiers employed by the Railway…

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Flood Rains. Queensland Coast Deluged. Railways Damaged

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 26 January 1927 · page 2

Torrential rain has again been falling on and near the coast of southern Queensland, duo to the tropical depression between Gladstone…

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State Railways. the Amending Bil. Precedence Requested

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 26 January 1927 · page 2

Before proceeding to discuss the family endowment scheme the Caucus received a deputation from the whole of the unions employed in the…

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Excessive Speeding by Motorists

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 26 January 1927 · page 6

At the monthly meeting of Patrick Plains Shire Council, Councillor Picton said if the record breakers wanted to break their necks that was their…

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Railway Crash. Carriages Telescope at Junee

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 26 January 1927 · page 4

Several carriages were being shunted near the Junee railway station, when they crashed into standing trucks. There was a terrific impact,…

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Maitland Tramway

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 26 January 1927 · page 4

The Mayor of West Maitland (Alderman H. Fry) reported to the council meeting last evening, that in company with the clerk and…

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Railway Damaged

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 27 January 1927 · page 2

A message from Woodford states that a big landslide occurred on the Daguilar Range. The ground collapsed underneath the railway line,…

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Woman Killed. Motor Car Overturns

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 27 January 1927 · page 3

Mrs. Warren, of Annandale, was killed when a motor car in which, she was driving skidded and overturned at Campbelltown on Wednesday…

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Read First Time. Kyogle Brisbane Railway Bill. Floating Dock, Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 27 January 1927 · page 5

On the motion of Mr. McTiernan, a Bill to provide for the appointment of an additional Supreme Court judge was rend a first time…

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Railway Labourers. Paid for Bank Holiday. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 27 January 1927 · page 5

The Minister for Railways, in replying to Mr. Sanders, admitted that labourers on hourly pay and engagement on railway construction work,…

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A Child's Death Motorist Committed for Trial

Singleton Argus · Thursday 27 January 1927 · page 1

An inquest concerning the death of Joan Lorraine Barron, six years of age, who was knocked down and fatally injured by a motor car driven by Alfred…

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Motor Bike and Car Collide

Singleton Argus · Thursday 27 January 1927 · page 2

When Dr. Murphy, locum tenens for Dr. Maffey, was driving his car from Pitt-street into John-street on Monday, a collision took place between the…

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Desperate Act. Woman Throws Herself Under Tram

Singleton Argus · Thursday 27 January 1927 · page 2

Preferring death to imprisonment, Theresa Cassidy, who was sentenced last week to four months' imprisonment, was being conveyed to the…

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The Railways Demands by Unions

Singleton Argus · Thursday 27 January 1927 · page 2

A deputation waited on the Parliamentary Labor Party yesterday requesting the enactment of the proposed Railways Bill, changing the personnel of the…

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