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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1927

4,115 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 47 of 206

Motor Notes. Wasted Revolutions

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

Although it is not literally correct, perhaps not even approximately right, to say so, it is not at all a bad plan to consider that each…

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Car Overturns. Motorist's Lucky Escape

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

A party of motorists had a narrow escape from death when the car in which they were riding overturned at Denham Court, Campbelltown, on…

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Three Injured. Capsize of Motor Bus. Following Collision. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 19 March 1927 · page 16

When a motor 'bus capsized at, Croydon this morning, three persons were injured. Cecil Holmes, the driver 27,…

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Motor Victim. Death From Injuries Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 19 March 1927 · page 16

Kenneth Best, who was injured when two motor lorries collided near Parramatta last Thursday, died this morning…

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Motor Collision Woman Loses an Bye

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 19 March 1927 · page 16

Two motor cars collided at Gulargambone. One driven by J. Litchfield overturned, but of the five occupants none was injured. The other,…

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U.S.A. Prosperity Railways' Big Revenue. New York, March 13

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 19 March 1927 · page 2

A reflection of the sustained prosperity of American industry is contained in financial reports of so-called "Class One" railways,…

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Under Motor Car Smash Near Wellington

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 19 March 1927 · page 3

A motor car, in which three men were driving, overturned near Wellington (N.S.W.), and the victims were pinned beneath the vehicle for…

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Motor Racing. Tasmania to Consider Legislation. Hobart

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 19 March 1927 · page 11

The State Cabinet will shortly consider legislation to prohibit motor racing, unless under permit issued by the Commissioner of Police…

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British Motor Trade Organising Secretary Appointed

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

The Association of British Motor Manufacturers, Ltd., in conjunction with the Australian Association of British manufacturers and their…

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Manslaughter. Elderly Woman Killed. Motor Car Driver Sentenced

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 19 March 1927 · page 3

Arthur Douglas Newell, 36, bailiff's assistant, was convicted at the Central Criminal Court on a charge of having feloniously slain Mary…

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Motors Collide. Tronmonger Badly Injured. Sydney

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

John Palmer, 66, an ironmonger, was badly injured to-day, when a motor car, which he was driving, collided with a motor lorry at…

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Singleton Letter. Water for Railway Carriages

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

At the monthly meeting of Singleton Municipal Council, Alderman Millard mentioned that the railway carriages were supplied with water…

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Motor Lorry Crashes. Driver Seriously Injured. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 19 March 1927 · page 4

Harry Lockwood, 42, was seriously injured this morning when a motor lorry, which he was driving, crashed into an electric light pole…

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Death From Heart Failure. Following Motor Accident

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 19 March 1927 · page 9

Mrs. Mary Sars Christie Groth (59), of Evanston (S.A.), died an hour after admission to hospital from heart failure following shock…

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Two Injured Motor Cyclist Collides with Omnibus

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 19 March 1927 · page 9

Two youths were injured when a motor cycle came into collision with a motor omnibus at Hamilton. Arthur Aggett, aged 24 years, a…

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Motoring Round Australia in a Whippet Car. Mr and Mrs J. Dorney in Singleton

Singleton Argus · Saturday 19 March 1927 · page 3

On the last stages of a wedding motor trip around Australia, Mr and Mrs J. Dorney, of Brisbane, arrived in Singleton in their Whippet car about…

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Motor Notes Cause of Difficult Gear Changing

Singleton Argus · Saturday 19 March 1927 · page 2

Difficult gear changing on a car which has always been an easy one on which to change gear often coined about in the case of those vehicles…

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Extra Payment Tramway Employees Request (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 19 March 1927 · page 4

The Railway Commissioners state that they do not see their way to give any direction in respect to the request of the tramway employees for extra…

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Aeroplane Flight. a World's Record. London, March 18

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 21 March 1927 · page 5

A German pilot, Herr Echnabelle, flew at Dessau Aerodromo, a Junker 350-horse power aeroplane for 16 hours, loaded with 500 kilogrammes…

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Alleged Assault. Sensation on Train

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

Some time after the Albury mail train had left Junee for Cootamundra the alarm button warned the guard that something was amiss, and the…

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