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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1927

4,115 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 55 of 206

Large Increase in Pay. Demand of Motor Drivers

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

Motor truck proprietors and other employers of motor drivers have been served with a log of claims by the Federated Carters and Drivers'…

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Conference Declined. Attitude of Railway Enginemen

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

Mr. A. S. Drakeford, general secretary of the Australian Federated Union of Locomotive Enginemen, said that the log served upon his union by…

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Henry Ford in Motor Smash Alleged Attack

Singleton Argus · Saturday 2 April 1927 · page 6

Detroit, Thursday.—Henry Ford has been to the Henry Ford Hospital, where he is being treated for injuries suffered When his Ford coupe, driven by himself,…

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Motor Notes

Singleton Argus · Saturday 2 April 1927 · page 2

It is said that automobile tyres consume fully 80 per cent, of the world's annual production of crude rubber. The motor car, therefore, is the determining…

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Motor Record Over 200 Miles an Hour

Singleton Argus · Saturday 2 April 1927 · page 6

New York, Wednesday.—On Dayton Beach (Florida), to-day, Major H. Segrave, the British motorist, drove his Sunbeam racing car faster than any…

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Railway and High Street. the Decorations

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 4 April 1927 · page 4

An effective decorative scheme was carried out on the High-street and West Maitland railway stations, and through High and Church streets…

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Trams Collide. Renown Men Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 4 April 1927 · page 9

A collision between two trams in Anzac-parade, on Saturday afternoon, resulted in two members of the crew of H.M.S. Renown and two other…

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Man Killed. Knocked Down by Tram

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 4 April 1927 · page 10

Late on Saturday night William Cole, aged 60 years, of 96 Bathurst-street, Sydney, was crossing William-street, near Boomerang street,…

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Motor Notes. Glaring Headlights

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 4 April 1927 · page 8

Serious complaints are being received of the menace to safety by the use of glaring headlights, with the result that instructions have been…

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Price Cutting War. Railways and Private Bus Services

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 4 April 1927 · page 8

The Victorian Railway Department and private bus owners are both running their road services to Geelong at a loss…

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A Bridge in Ten Minutes

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 5 April 1927 · page 6

Almost every day we hear of some now speed record established by man's skill and Ingenuity. A few weeks ago for example, engineers of the…

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Car's Wild Dive. From Bridge Into Ckeek

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 5 April 1927 · page 7

A motor car missed a narrow bridge between Bowral and Mittagong, plunged through the guard railing, somersaulted, and landed on…

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Arrival of Royal Train. Joyous Peal of Bells

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 5 April 1927 · page 2

As the pilot engine, painted royal blue, and surmounted by a crown, ran through High-street station there was a stir amongst the crowd…

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Muswellbrook Shire Council. Monthly Meeting. Tenders for Road Work

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 5 April 1927 · page 1

The monthly meeting of the Muswellbrook Shire Council was held on Friday last, when there were present: —Crs. D. M. Bell (President), J…

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Duchess of York. Waves Her Handkerchief and Smiles. Hundreds of Muswellbrock Residents Greet Royal Train

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 5 April 1927 · page 1

The Royal Train, preceded by a pilot engine, passed through Muswellbrook last night. Hundreds of residents assembled at…

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Morris Britain's Motor Magician

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 5 April 1927 · page 5

The enormous success the Morris concerns have enjoyed in the last few years has placed Mr. Morris in the position of a national…

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Watch That Honk! Motorists Warned

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 5 April 1927 · page 3

In his weekly traffic bullitin, the Commissioner of Police, Mr. J. Mitchell, ___ warns motorists concerning the annoyance caused to the public…

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Tram Smash Renown Men Hurt

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 5 April 1927 · page 4

When two trams collided in Anzae Parade near the Sydney Show Ground on Saturday afternoon, four men, including two of the Renown men, were…

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Fatal Motor Accident. Verdict for £200

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 6 April 1927 · page 3

Robert Howard Atherton, [?] as the administrator of the estate of his daughter, Dulcie May Atherton, sought to recover £1000 from Mark Thompson,…

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Killed Instantly. Motor Smash. at Broken Hill

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 6 April 1927 · page 3

When Norman Arthur, a single man was proceeding to his work on the south mine, Broken Hill, on a motor cycle, with Hugh Dolan in…

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