Police Puzzled. Search for Motorist. Sydney
The Sydney police are still nonplussed as to the whereabouts of the motorist who is said to have been responsible for the death of John…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport
Railways, roads & transport, 1927
4,115 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 4 of 206
Wet Holidays Tram Revenue Drops. (By Telegraph.) Sydney
Owing to the wet weather experienced on Boxing Day, tramway revenue for the present holiday season, compared with that of last, year, showed a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motor Kills Cyclist Car Didn't Stop. (By Telegraph.) Sydney
John Hunter, 22 years of age, of Hartley, was riding a cycle near Mount, Victoria yesterday afternoon, when a motor car dashed into him. Hunter was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Harbour Bridge. First Panel Completed
The construction of the Sydney harbour bridge is proceeding expeditiously, and it is expected that it will be completed with in the contract…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cessnock Floods. Damage to Roads and Bridges. Cessnock
Alderman J. Brown (Mayor of Cessnock) said to-day that the floods of last week had damaged the council's roads and bridges to the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Main Roads Grab. Worse Than Kelly Gang. Sydney
Describing the notion of the Premier in rearranging the Main Road Board's funds as an action which outdid the Kelly gang, the Waverley…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Kyogle Railway. Notices of Dismissal
The efforts of union officials to effect the withdrawal of the notices dismissing 600 men employed on the section of the uniform gauge railway…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Trams. Regret at Passing. an Early Lament
"Dally Traveller" writes thus to the Editor of the "Maitland Dally Mercury":— As a regular traveller between…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Last of the Trams
The trams that served Maitland residents for 19 years have been taken to Newcastle. They were run from the depot on to the railway…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →City Railway. Heavy Traffic
During the first four day running of the city railway (December 20-23) an official return was kept of the traffic, but after that it was discontinued…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Tramway Trouble. Half-speed Strike at Perth
The half-speed strike by the Government tramway employees at Forth was continued on Saturday, with the result that the public was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Bush Fires. Railways Blamed by Graziers
The Graziers' Association has written to a number of its local committees asking whether they can give specific instances of the starting of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Monkey Bridge
The long prehensile-talled spider monkeys of Brazil, forming a chain of their bodies, swing from a tree until the lost can catch a branch on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bridge at Maison Dieu
The following letter from the Public Works Department has been received by Mr. W. Cameron, M.L.A.: "With reference to representations…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Boy Killed. Head Out of Train Window. Sydney
A boy, about 15 years old, whose name has not yet been ascertained, was killed this morning on the Bankstown train…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bush Fires. Claims Against Railway
Ab a sequel to the bush fires which broke out at "Wirrinya on December 10, landholders who suffered losses at Wirrinya, Ooma, Pinnacle, and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Victorian Fodder. Railway Restrictions Imposed
The Victorian Railway Commissioners were informed on Wednesday by the Railway Commissioners of New South Wales that the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Railway Hours. Variation of Award Desired
Before Judge Beeby in the Commonwealth Arbitration Court, the Federated Union of Locomotive Enginemen applied for a variation of…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Car Skids. Collision with Tram. Melbourne
Owing to the sudden application of the brakes, a motor car skidded on a wet roadway find collided with a cable train at Carlton last night…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Motor Fatality. Two Boys Killed. Verdict of Accidental Death. Singleton
The District Coroner, Mr. Alex, Morrison, held an inquest concerning the deaths of Allan Eric Brown, 17, and Harold Douglas Simpson, 14,…
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