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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1927

4,115 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 56 of 206

Railway Excursion

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 6 April 1927 · page 4

The Railway Department announces in this issue details of the cheap excursion. tickets which will be issued for Sydney and…

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Motor Chassis. Australian Importations. London. April 5

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 6 April 1927 · page 5

In the House of Commons, Sir P. Cunliffe-Lister, President of the Board of Trade, replying to a question said that British-made motor, chassis…

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Dived Over Bridge to Escape Wheels of Train

Singleton Argus · Thursday 7 April 1927 · page 1

By flinging himself from his tricycle and jumping off a bridge into some water 15 feet below, G. Marshall, of the Mooloolah (Q.) railway staff, saved…

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The Tramway Bridge

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 7 April 1927 · page 4

Mr. W. F. O'Hearn, M.L.A., has been advised by the Under-Secretary, Public Works Department, that the Commissioners have no objetcion to…

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Aeroplane in Sickness Two Flights to Save Dying Patients

Singleton Argus · Thursday 7 April 1927 · page 4

Having raced 200 miles to Melbourne With a desporately ill patient, pilot Frank Neale, immediately after landing, was ordered 500 miles away to…

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Woman Killed. Five Persons Injured. Motor Car Dashes Into Crowd

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 7 April 1927 · page 4

Out of control, a motor car dashed into a crowd of people who were crossing Flinders-street. Melbourne, opposite the railway station at 6 o'clock…

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Leg Fractured. Horseman Struck by Motor Car. Sydney

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

While riding a horse along Willoughby Street, Carlingford, Alfred Shaw was struck by a motor car and thrown to the roadway. His right…

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Woman's Death. Motorist Charged with Manslaughter. Melbourne

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

At the City Court to-day, Albert Henry Daniels, 43, a car driver, was charged with the manslaughter of Miss Kelton 64, who was killed last…

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Civilian's Warning Averts Railway Crash

Singleton Argus · Thursday 7 April 1927 · page 1

At Ashfield station on Monday night the handbrakes on the van of a goods train failed, and the uncontrollable van ran on to the main line…

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Motor Cars 90,000 Imported to Australia Last Year

Singleton Argus · Thursday 7 April 1927 · page 4

Excepting America and Britain Australia is the largest user of the motor car in the world. This is the declaration of Mr Harry…

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Motor Cycle Bolts Miner's Skull Crushed

Singleton Argus · Thursday 7 April 1927 · page 2

One man was killed and another injured when a motor cycle bolted at Broken Hill on Tuesday morning. Norman ("Buck") Arthur, who was…

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War Bridge

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

The first war bridge party promoted by the, Maitland High School Old Girls' Union in aid of the union's bursary fund was held last evening…

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Kune-street Bridge

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 8 April 1927 · page 2

Weston's "Black Dog", the wrecked approaches of Kline-street bridge, doesn't get much lighter in color, and the resident's of Pagan's…

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World Flight. De Pinedo's Aeroplane. Destroyed by Fire

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 8 April 1927 · page 11

De Pinedo's flight has ended, a fire having destroyed the giant, twin motored monoplane. De Pinedo was talking to newspaper…

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Killed by Train. Cut to Pieces in Tunnel

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 8 April 1927 · page 3

Harry Storeham (35) a labourer, was cut to pieces by a train in the tunnel at Newtown station on Thursday afternoon…

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The Dangerous "Road Hog." Let Off Too Lightly

The Scone Advocate · Friday 8 April 1927 · page 2

People are still heard deploring the frequency of motor accidents around the city, but the only wonder is that such casualties do not occur oftener…

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The Thoughtless Motorist

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 8 April 1927 · page 12

"When the question of augmenting the equipment of the N.R.M.A. patrol men was under discussion at a meeting of the Council of the N.R.M.A…

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Australian Motor Imports

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 8 April 1927 · page 4

Replying to questions in the House of Commons on Tuesday night, Sir P. Cunliffe Lister said that in the three months ended February 3529…

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Time and a Half. Kor Melbourne Tram Men. Melbourne

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 8 April 1927 · page 5

The Tramway Board has decided to pay time and a half rates to its employees working on the day of the arrival of the Dauke and Duchess of…

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To Motorists

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 8 April 1927 · page 2

Mr. J. Lyall, garage proprietor, announces that he is prepared to do electric vulcanising, and all kinds of repairs promptly. All…

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