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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1927

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Harbour Bridge. First Panel Completed

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 January 1927 · page 6

The construction of the Sydney harbour bridge is proceeding expeditiously, and it is expected that it will be completed with in the contract…

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Main Roads. Operations of the Board

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 January 1927 · page 16

The work of the Main Roads Board on the three most important works it has in hand—the new road to Newcastle Prince's Highway, and…

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Main Roads Board. Interference by Government

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 8 January 1927 · page 4

Speaking at the annual meeting of the Motor Traders Association in Sydney, Mr. W. B. Larko, retiring president, said that although the as…

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Main Roads Grab. Worse Than Kelly Gang

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 January 1927 · page 7

Describing the action of the Premier in rearranging the Alain Roads Board's funds as an action which [?] the [?]…

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Fell Under Train. Girl Terribly Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 8 January 1927 · page 3

While attempting to alight from a moving train at the Pendio Hill railway station last night, Lilian Battle, aged 14 years, of Eettalong road,…

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Brunkerville Bereft. Replacing a Bridge. Kurri

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 8 January 1927 · page 6

A visit to Brunkerville reveals much devastation by the late rains and the loss of a bridge on the main Kurri Lake and East and West…

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Boy Killed. Head Out of Train Window. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 January 1927 · page 5

A boy, about 15 years old, whose name has not yet been ascertained, was killed this morning on the Bankstown train…

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Old Man Killed Run Over by Train. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 8 January 1927 · page 6

William Kelly, aged 60, an inmate of the Old Men's Home, was found, lying face downward on the railway line at Darling Harbour early this morning…

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Motor Ships. for Australian Trade

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 8 January 1927 · page 3

The motor ships Port Hobart and Port Dunedin, of the Commonwealth and Dominion line fleet, have proved so satisfactory that the owners have…

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Car Skids. Collision with Tram. Melbourne

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 January 1927 · page 5

Owing to the sudden application of the brakes a motor car skidded on a wet road way and collided with a cable train at Carlton last night…

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Railway Sleepers. for Fencing Posts

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 January 1927 · page 11

The Minister for Agriculture (Mr. W. P. Dunn) recently made representations to the Railway Commissioners regarding the matter of…

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Across Australia. Motor Cyclists Long Ride. Terrific Heat Experienced

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 January 1927 · page 11

The first organised motor cycle tour from Perth to Sydney, a distance of about 3000 miles, concluded yesterday, when a party of 16 young men from…

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Brothers Killed. Motor Car Overturns

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 January 1927 · page 11

Two people wore killed and three others were injured in a motor accident which occurred on the Point Nepean-road. about five miles…

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Two Boys Killed Motor Car Hits Cycle Dragged Across Street

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 January 1927 · page 16

Two boys Allan Eric Brown. 17 only son of MR. Malcolm Brown. of Jerry's Plains, and Douglas Simpson. 14, son of Mr. H. G. Simpson, of…

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Kyogle Railway. Notices of Dismissal

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 January 1927 · page 7

The efforts of union officials to effect the withdrawal of the notices dismissing 600 men employed on the section of the uniform gauge railway…

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Bush Fires. Railways Blamed by Graziers

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 January 1927 · page 6

The Graziers' Association has written to a number of its local committees asking whether they can give specific instances of the starting of…

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Motor Notes. Caution During the Holidays

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 January 1927 · page 6

The Police and Motoring Associations are rightly drawing particular and emphatic attention to the need for the observance of extra care on…

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Motor Cyclist Injured

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 January 1927 · page 16

Severe injuries, including a probable fracture of the shoulder and right leg, scalp wounds and concussion, were received by Michael John…

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Motoring Records. London, Dec. 30

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 January 1927 · page 12

On the Mont[?]hery track, near Paris. Mr. E. A. D. Eldridge, driving an 8-cylinder two-litre Miller car, broke a number of world's…

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Motor Accidents. Moke Week-end Fatalities. Brothers Killed

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 January 1927 · page 16

Touring mountainous country, 107 miles out from Orbost (Vic.), on Sunday, a car, in which two brothers, Wilham Ellis (32),…

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