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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1927

4,115 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 35 of 206

Motor Notes. Electrical Troubles

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 19 February 1927 · page 13

The fact that the modern car is reliability itself where the lighting system is concerned should not induce you to neglect being prepared to…

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Same As Victoria. N.S.W. Railway Rates. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 19 February 1927 · page 13

In the Federal Arbitration Court to-day, Mr. Keane, representing the A.B.U., asked that the increased margins recently granted in Victorian…

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Fifteen Injured. Trams and Bus Collide. Smash at Manly

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 19 February 1927 · page 14

A collison between a motor bus and two trams occurred at Manly on Sunday afternoon and fifteen persons were injured…

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Proposed Railway. Guyra to Dorrigo

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 19 February 1927 · page 7

In the Legislative Assembly, Mr. Vincent asked the Minister for Railways, whon the Government intended to carry out the Premier's policy…

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Teacher Killed. Motor Cycle Collides with Sulky

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 19 February 1927 · page 7

Regus Bede Kempnich, teacher at the Shark Creek Public School, on the Maclean, received fatal injuries while riding a motor cyclo to school…

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Differential Rates on State Railways. Legislature Refuses to Interfere. SYDNEY

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 19 February 1927 · page 5

The Legislative Assembly to-day, by an overwhelming majority, refused to request the Railway Commissioners to…

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Juvenile Motorists

Singleton Argus · Saturday 19 February 1927 · page 1

Two boys, aged 13 and 12 years respectively, were charged in the Children's Court, Newcastle, on Wednesday with being uncontrollable children…

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Motor Notes the Care of Rims

Singleton Argus · Saturday 19 February 1927 · page 2

Motorists are sometimes inclined to be careless in many respects, especially with regard to rims. It often happens that after running on a deflated cover,…

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Fatal Motor Racing Crash at Auckland. (By Cable.) Auckland

Singleton Argus · Saturday 19 February 1927 · page 4

At Auckland (N.Z.), during motor races on the Ninety Mile Beach, Mrs Spender was killed instantly and four others injured. While making a turn…

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Round the World by Motor Cycle

Singleton Argus · Saturday 19 February 1927 · page 2

A motor cycle tour round the world is being undertaken by Captain Malina and Captain Oliver, whose itinerary will include Holland, Belgium,…

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Fell from Picnic Train

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 21 February 1927 · page 4

Miss Polly Spoutt (19), of Abermain, was alighting from a picnic train at Cockle Creek on Saturday, when she fell, and, striking the…

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Little Boy Killed Motors in Collision

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 21 February 1927 · page 2

Albeit Dukes, a boy of three years, was fatally injured on Saturday afternoon at St. Marys, when a motor car and a motor cycle and sidecar…

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Woman Killed. Knocked Down. by Motor Car

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 21 February 1927 · page 2

Mrs. Maude King, 36, wife of Mr. George King, of Adamstown, was knocked down by a motor car at Adamstown on Saturday, and as a…

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Man Killed. Motor Smash at Waterloo

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 21 February 1927 · page 6

There were fatal results when a motor car, swerving to avoid a motor cyclist, left the road and crashed into a telegraph ple in Botany-road…

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Motor Notes. Ignition Trouble

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 21 February 1927 · page 6

Many cases of ignition trouble have been traced to the use of improper spark plugs or to faulty location of these members…

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Motor Cycle Club

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 21 February 1927 · page 4

A meeting of the Maitland District Motor Cycle Club will be held at Miss Chamberlain's rooms, at 8 o'clock, to-morrow (Tuesday)…

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Railway Fatality

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 21 February 1927 · page 4

As the result of injuries received through falling between two railway carriages near the East Greta railway station sbout 8 o'clock on…

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Newcastle-Maitland Road

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 22 February 1927 · page 4

Deliveries of slag will be completed or tho Newcastle-Maitland road this week, and with fine weather both sections will be completed one…

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Royal Train to Pass Muswellbrook

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 22 February 1927 · page 1

When the Duke and Duchess of York pass through Muswellbrook en route to Queensland the Royal train, which will be drawn by an engine of the latest…

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Visit by Mr Baddeley Developmental Roads

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 22 February 1927 · page 2

For some time past the Patrick Plains Shire Council has been trying to adjust two matters important to the Shire: The request of Maison Dieu ratepayers…

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