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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1927

4,115 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 36 of 206

Mr. Baddeley Impressed. Cessnock-singleton Road Scheme. Proposed Route Inspected

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 22 February 1927 · page 2

During the week-end Mr. J. M. Baldeley, Minister for Mines and Labour and Industry, in company with Mr. Garlick, chairman of the…

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Railway Picnic. Next

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 22 February 1927 · page 2

The annual picnic of railway employees and their families will be held on the Muswellbrook showground on Saturday next. Special trains will…

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Leg Fractured. Motor Cyclist's Fall. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 22 February 1927 · page 6

Daniel Kirkland, of Mayfield-street, Cessncok, a shitman employed at Aberdare Central Colliery, was returning home on his motor cycle…

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Motor Accidents. Melbourne's Week-end Coup

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 22 February 1927 · page 6

Over a dozen motor accidents occurred in the Melbourne Metropolitan area during the week end. Several persons were critically injured…

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The Railways. Board of Commissioners. Cabinet Decides on Amending Bill

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 22 February 1927 · page 6

The State Cabinet has resolved that legislation be introduced into Parliament this session dealing with an alteration of the personnel of the…

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Shaft in Chest Motorist Fatally Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 22 February 1927 · page 3

Reginald Anderson (51) was sitting beside the driver of a motor car at Fremantle, when a baker's cart ran into the car…

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Motor Cycle Club

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 22 February 1927 · page 2

A meeting of the above is announced to take place at the Globe Cafe to-night (Tuesday) at 7.45 A good roll up is requested…

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N.R.M.A. Notes. Motor Camp at Canberra

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 22 February 1927 · page 3

The proposal for the establishment of a temporary camp at Canberra for the accommodation of the many thousands of motorists who are expected to…

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Motor Cycling Dean, Westok's Hero

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 22 February 1927 · page 6

"G.S.", of Kurri, a motor-cyclist, writes:— Paddy Dean, of [?], who so unkindly [?] his own two-mile…

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General News Motor Cyclist's Death

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 22 February 1927 · page 2

While riding a motorcycle, near Filzroy Falls, with his wife in the [?]ecar, on Saturday, Norman Stanley Callaway, aged 25, of New…

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Motor 'Buses Burned

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 22 February 1927 · page 4

Five motor buses were destroyed by a fire at Bardsley's motor garage, Ewos-parade, Cronulla, early yesterday morning. The garage…

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Motor 'Bus Mishap

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 22 February 1927 · page 2

A motor 'bus, which left East Maitland for West Maitland shortly before midnight on Sunday collided with an electric light pole. Some of…

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Motor Racing Tragedy

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 22 February 1927 · page 2

The New Zealand motor races at Ninety-mile Beach, the favourite North Auckland Motoring, stretch, terminated with a tragedy. A car…

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Fishery Creek Bridge

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 23 February 1927 · page 4

Besides the reconstruction of we road from. Maitland to Heddon Greta, the West Maitland Municipal Council, with the assistance, of a grant…

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The Lake Road

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 23 February 1927 · page 4

The survey of the Lake Road (Brunkerville) has been put in hand as required by the Main Roads Board, so the engineer to the Tarro Shire…

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Roads Grant. State Attitude Resented

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 23 February 1927 · page 6

The refusal of the State Government to accept the Federal Government grant under the Federal Aids Roads Bill is causing bitter resentment in…

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Inverell Railway. Premier's Promise Not to Be Fullfilled. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 23 February 1927 · page 5

The Minister for Hallways told. Mr. Drummond that it was not the intention, to carry out the Premier's policy speech and refer the railway from…

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Murulla Disaster. Goods Train Crew Punished Minister Supplies Information

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 24 February 1927 · page 4

The guard of the goods train, portion of which broke away at Murulla and collided with a North-West Mail, causing 27…

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Developmental Road Broke to Cessnock. Shire Council's Bequest. Minister to Take Action

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 24 February 1927 · page 6

Mr. J. M. Baddeley, Minister for Mines and Labor, accompanied by Mr. J. Garlick,chairman of the Main Roads Board, visited Singleton on…

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Farmer Killed Run Over by Motor Lorry

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 24 February 1927 · page 3

John Brown, aged 67 years, a farmer, of Cattal, near Windsor, received terrible injuries, to the head at Cattal last evening, when he was…

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