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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1927

4,115 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 59 of 206

Bush Fires. Evidence by Railway. Inspector. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 12 April 1927 · page 5

The Bush Fires Commission to-day heard evidence by George King, chief inspector of the permanent way for the metropolitan division of the New…

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Motor Bus Skids. Then Collides with Post

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 12 April 1927 · page 6

Eleven men were injured when a motor 'bus, conveying workmen to Bunnerong power house, collided with a post at Matraville on Monday…

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Tram Derailed. Traffic Held Up. Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 12 April 1927 · page 5

A tram full of passengers from Globe jumped the points at Union-street this morning, and ran across Hunter-street, narrowly missing a…

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Motor Services to Nelson's Bay

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 12 April 1927 · page 2

There is no question that Port Stephens is being gradually opened up, as at the last meeting of the Post Stephens Shire Council,…

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Three Trams in Collision Conductor Loses Foot

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 12 April 1927 · page 2

Three trams were flung violently into collision on the Coogee line on Sunday morning, and a conductor, Cecil Keenan (35) suffered injuries…

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Melbourne Motor Smash Death of Another Victim

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 12 April 1927 · page 2

Arthur C. Moore, aged 28, of Coburg, one of the victims of the fatal motor accident outside Flinders-street railway station at Melbourne, on Wednesday…

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Bolting Motorist Brought to Justice

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 12 April 1927 · page 3

A message from Melbourne states that, after knocking down and killing a man at the corner of Malvern and Bourke roads on Saturday night, a…

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Motor 'Buses in Collision

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 12 April 1927 · page 4

At about 9 o'clock on Sunday evening. near the corner of Aberdare Street, Cessnock, two motor-buses crashed into each other, the colliding…

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Motoring Rugby Announces a Price Reduction Important Improvements Effected in New Models

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 12 April 1927 · page 2

Better and more beautiful in every way, embodying many entirely new engineering and constructional refinements, the improved Rugby 'Fours…

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Better Farming Train

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 13 April 1927 · page 4

Mr. C. E. Houghton, of the Department of Agriculture, will visit Maitland on April 23 in connection with the organisation of the Better…

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Harbour Bridge. First Bearing in Position

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 13 April 1927 · page 5

Workmen were engaged on Tuesday serewing down in its exact position the first of the huge bearings which will carry the tremendous weight of…

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Train Collision. Smash at Breeza. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 13 April 1927 · page 7

A collision occurred at an early hour this morning between a stock train and a goods train at Breeza, between Werris Creek and Gunnedah…

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Taree. Railway Institute Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 13 April 1927 · page 6

The director of the Railway and Tramway Institute, Mr. D. Cummings, presided at the annual meeting of the Taree branch. The…

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Two Injured. Motors in Collision

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 13 April 1927 · page 6

A motor cycle and a motor car, driven by Max Carlton, of Leichhardt, came into collision at the corner of Flinders and Albion, Street,…

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Clearing Roads

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Thursday 14 April 1927 · page 3

Mr. George Boit, M.L.A., in answer to representations made by him to the Under Secretary for Lands, has now been informed that the…

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Concrete Roads

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 14 April 1927 · page 3

Remarkable activity has been shown in Great Britain during the past year in the application of concrete road-making. There are very few counties unable to…

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Mrs. W. Bridge

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 14 April 1927 · page 3

Mrs. William. Bridge, well-known in Muswellbrook. and neighbouring districts, died in Scone on Sunday morning last, at the age of 79 years…

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A Dangerous Bridge

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Thursday 14 April 1927 · page 9

At Tuesday night's special meeting of the Kearslcy Shire Council, Cr Scott made reference to the condition of Belmont bridge. He had…

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Barrington Tops Road Main Roads Board's Offer Rejected by Upper Hunter Shire Council

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Thursday 14 April 1927 · page 10

At the last meeting of the Upper Hunter Shire Council a sheaf of correspondence was tabled from the Main Roads Board, letters…

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The Late Mrs. Bridge

The Scone Advocate · Thursday 14 April 1927 · page 2

By the death, which took place on Sunday morning last in Scone—the event has already been referred to in these columns—of Mrs. Bridge, wife…

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