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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1927

4,115 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 29 of 206

Record-breaking Motorists

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 11 February 1927 · page 3

Representations on behalf of Patrick Plains Shire Council were made by Mr. W. Cameron, M.L.A., regarding the prohibition of…

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Motor Car Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 11 February 1927 · page 4

Two men were injured yesterday afternoon when a car proceeding along Rutherford Flat-road capsized. The accident was causod by a tyre…

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Noisy Motor Cyclists

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 11 February 1927 · page 4

"This practice has got to stop, and I will stop it." This remark wan made by Mr. M. H. Cleeve, P.M., at the Eest Maitland Police Court this…

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Motor Tour. Around the World. London, Feb 9

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 11 February 1927 · page 5

Practically unnoticed amidst London's throng Messrs. M. H. Ellis, Francis Birtles and E. W. Knowles eft the Automobile Association's…

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"Damned Eyesores" Hoardings on Motor Lorries Council Voices an Objection

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 11 February 1927 · page 2

What is a hoarding? This question was asked at last Tuesday night's meeting of the Municipal Council, when Ald…

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Council Employee's Death Run Over by Motor Lorry

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 11 February 1927 · page 9

While working at the quarry on Wednesday, William Woods, an employee of the Kearesley Shire Council, met with an accident, end…

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Aeroplane Flight Vancouver to Australia

Singleton Argus · Saturday 12 February 1927 · page 4

New York, Thursday.—A Vancouver telegram reports that Captain John Clarke, an English pilot, has announced that in conjunction with Mr…

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Aeroplane Crashes Passenger Killed, Pilot Badly Injured

Singleton Argus · Saturday 12 February 1927 · page 8

One of the Brisbane "Courier's" fleet of four aeroplanes crashed just outside Ipswich on Wednesday morning, returning from Toowoomba, after…

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Cessnock-lake Road. Main Road Board's Recommendation Cessnock

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 12 February 1927 · page 4

Advice lias been received at the Kearsley Shire, staling that the Main Roads Board will recommend to the Minister for Local Government to…

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Fatal Mistake. Killed by Train

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 12 February 1927 · page 11

The carriage of a train had to be lifted off the body of a man named Walker, when he fell beneath the wheels at Miralla Siding (Vic.)…

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Killed by Train. Fatality at Ashfield

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 12 February 1927 · page 11

Albert Ernest Heath, 24, was run over and killed by a train at Ashfield railway station late on 4th inst,…

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Lochinvar. Personal Items. an Execrable Road

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 12 February 1927 · page 3

The Rev. Mr. Brown, rector of Holy Trinity Church, Lochinvar, is convalescing after his recent illness. Mr. Crebert, an old resident of…

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Train Robbery. £9.600 Missing. London. Feb. 4

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 12 February 1927 · page 12

A registered mail bag, placed on a train at Cardiff, was missing when the train arrived in London. It contained four package, each of £2400 in…

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Letter to the Editor. Aberglasslyn-rutherford Road

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 12 February 1927 · page 10

Sir.—Kindly grant me space to bring under notice the condition, of the above road. Time after time I have drawn the attention of the…

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Struck by Train. Rockley Man's Narrow Escape. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 12 February 1927 · page 3

Charles Corry, 81, a visitor from Rockley, Hear Bathurst, wandered on to the railway line near Parramatta last night, and was struck on the left…

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Train Smash Through Dead-end, Damage at North Goulburn

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 12 February 1927 · page 9

A goods train crashed through the dead-end at North Goulburn" station early on the inst. and ploughed its way along the platform for 100…

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Train Smash. at Midland Junction. Five Trucks Shattered. Perth

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 12 February 1927 · page 7

A railway collision occurred at Midland junction shortly before 10 o'clock last night, when a suburban passenger train, bound for Perth,…

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New Railway. Port Kembla-moss Vale

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 12 February 1927 · page 11

A railway line between Port Kembla and Moss Vale is to be built within three years by the Government…

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Record-breaking Motorists

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 12 February 1927 · page 4

With reference to his representations on behalf of Patrick Plains Shire Council, regarding the prohibition of excessive speed of motorists…

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Letter to the Editor. the Trams. Still Hopes of a Service

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 12 February 1927 · page 5

Sir,—A proposal by the electrical engineer to the West Maitland Municipal Council, Mr. S. G. Turner, for the East and West Maitland councils…

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