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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1927

4,115 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 54 of 206

Chased by Dingo. Motorists' Adventure

The Scone Advocate · Friday 1 April 1927 · page 3

To be confronted by a hungry dingo was the' experience of two motorists who were travelling on the Armidale road…

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Railway Platforms Cleared for Royal Train. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 April 1927 · page 3

The Railway Commissioners have given instructions that none of the public are to be allowed on the platforms during the passing of the Royal…

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Dungog. Wattle Club Fair. Motor Car Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 2 April 1927 · page 4

Mr. Corrigan, a visitor from Moree, had a narrow escape from serious-injury on Saturday night last while travelling from Dungog to…

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"Inefficient" Boys for Railway Service

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 2 April 1927 · page 10

Speaking at the Railway Officers' Banquet at Junee, the chief account ant (Mr. Meyer), who is also pre-sident of the association. which…

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The Toll of the Motor Accidents in the Country. Albury

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 April 1927 · page 16

A motor collision occurred between two cars on the Sydney Road, near the turn-off for the Hume Weir. One, driven by Cyril Arthur Wakeford, of…

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Motor Accidents. Three Persons Injured

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 April 1927 · page 11

Colliding with a motor waggon at Clovelly, last week, Ernest McVic, aged 20 years, a motor cyclist, of Coogee, was thrown heavily to the…

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Two Injured. in Tram Collision

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 April 1927 · page 15

An electric tram trashed into the rear of another that was stationary at the intersection of St. Kilda and Commercial roads last evening…

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Sydney Trams. 1,520,879 Passengers. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 April 1927 · page 16

Passengers carried on the Sydney trams on Saturday numbered 1,520,879. The revenue received totalled…

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Motor Cyclist Injured. Machine Skids

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 April 1927 · page 16

Maurice Denham, aged 20 years, of Phillip-street, Balmain, was seriously injured shortly before 6 o'clock on Sunday when a motor…

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Fatal Motor Accident. One Killed, Another Injured

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 April 1927 · page 16

One man was killed and another seriously injured when a motor cycle collided with a motor car in Chapel-street, Melbourne, on Sunday…

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Chased by Dingo. Motorists' Adventure

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 April 1927 · page 16

To be confronted by a hungry dingo was the experience of two motorists who were travelling on the Armidale Road…

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Railway Accident. Prevented by Child. Wingham

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 April 1927 · page 16

A little girl was the means of preventing a serious railway smash at Charity Creole, near Wingham. The fact that the train was…

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Labour at Detroit Mission Investigates. Question of Fatigue. Mass Motor Production. Detroit, Michigan. March 24

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 April 1927 · page 12

The Australian Industrial Mission has completed inspection of several large manufacturing plants. At the plant of the General Motors…

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Motor Records Broken. Over 200 Miles an Hour. New York, March 29

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 April 1927 · page 2

On the sands at Dayton Beach (Florida) Colonel H. O. D. Segrave drove an automobile faster than any man has over driven one before. He…

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Motoring Tragedy. Car Smashes at Carrington. Two Persons Killed

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 April 1927 · page 9

Crashing through the rails of Carrangton Bridge on 25th ult a motor car with seven passengers plunged into the water. Two were killed,…

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Motor Notes. Oil Measure and Filler

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 April 1927 · page 14

A combination funnel and container which is of considerable convenience is made as follows. Any ordinary metal tunnel can be used for…

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Terribly Injured. Boy Under Tram

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 April 1927 · page 14

Attempting to jump on to the footboard of a steam tram at Kogarah, a schoolboy, Richard Giford, aged 8½ years, fell, and rolled under the…

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Killed by Tram. When Crossing City Street

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 April 1927 · page 3

Run over by a train in Hay-street, near Pitt-street, city, at 1.20 p.m. Tuesday, an unknown woman (aged about 75 years, received fatal injuries…

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Fatally Injured. Near Railway Line

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 April 1927 · page 15

Suffering from injuries which subsequently proved to be fatal, Phillip Raymond Hammill, aged 36 years, a baker of Burns-street, Campsie, was…

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