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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1927

4,115 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 66 of 206

Beresfiold Railway Facilities

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 25 April 1927 · page 4

Mr. W. F. O'Hearn,. M.L.A., has been informed by Mr. Quinton Area Commissioner, that the platform and buildings were provided by the land…

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Struck by Tram. Man Seriously' Injured. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 25 April 1927 · page 5

John Charles, aged 62, was admitted to hospital yesterday suffering from a fractured skull and fractured left arm, received through being…

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Sydney Blaze. Motor Car Works. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 25 April 1927 · page 5

An outbreak of fire occurred early this morning on' premises occupied by Miller Bros., motor car painters and upholsters, Castleragh-street,…

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World's Biggest Arch Bridge

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 26 April 1927 · page 1

Aerial view of Mileon's Point (nearest camera) and Dawes[?] Point, [?] which Sydney's Harbor Bridge is being erected in a 1[?]ft. [?]an…

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Train Service Resumes To-morrow

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 26 April 1927 · page 5

It will come as o relief to the residents of Cessnock to learn that the train service will be resumed tomorrow, Wednesday…

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Gates on Roads. (To the Editor)

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 26 April 1927 · page 3

Sir,—In view of the instructions issued to the shire engineer, at the last shire council meeting to furnish a report on the public gates in the shire,…

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Bandits Attack Train. 187 Persons Killed

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 26 April 1927 · page 2

A message from Mexico City states that it is reported there that 170 passengers and a military escort of 17 soldiers were killed when bandits…

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The Better Farming Train to Visit the North Coast

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 26 April 1927 · page 5

The Minister for Agriculture (The Hon. W. F. Dunn) announces that arrangements are now in hand for the Better Farming Train to tour…

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Barrington Tops Road Offer of £5,000 REJECTED

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 26 April 1927 · page 3

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

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Mexican Massacre. Bandits' Awful Work. Train Passengers Robbed and Killed. New York, May 20

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 26 April 1927 · page 4

Bandits numbering about 500 attacked a train near Guadelajara, killing approximately 185 of the passengers. The bandits first derailed the train…

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Twenty Farm Horses. Sold for 7/6. Supplanted by Motors Tamworth

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 26 April 1927 · page 2

The manner in which motor cars and tractors are supplanting horses was demonstrated here recently at a horse sale…

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Smith Maitland Railway

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 26 April 1927 · page 4

The flood waters on the South Maitland railways have subsided to such an extent as to permit traffic to be restored. Passenger traffic will…

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Over a Cliff. Motor Driver's Narrow Escape

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 26 April 1927 · page 8

A man named R. Carrington Had a narrow escape from serious injury yesterday, when a motor lorry which he was driving, toppled over a cliff…

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Motor Traffic

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 26 April 1927 · page 4

The growth of the motor traffic throughout the district is reflected in the increased office work brought about in the West Maitland police…

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Railway Employees. Variation of Award

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 26 April 1927 · page 8

Reserved judgment was delivered by Sir John Quick in the Commonwealth Arbitration Court, Melbourne, in three applications brought before…

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Peculiar Accident. Three Motor Vehicles Involved

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 26 April 1927 · page 8

An extraordinary motor accident occurred on the Taroutta-road, a few miles from Wagga. Charles Atherton manager of…

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Motor Car and Owner Burnt

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 26 April 1927 · page 2

Alexander Stewart, a minor, of West Maitland, was badly burnt in a motor car at Gould Bros.' timber yard, Singleton, on Saturday evening, and his car…

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"A Positive Disgrace" Condition of Motor 'Buses Shire Council Comment

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 26 April 1927 · page 5

At the meeting of the Kearsley Shire Council on Friday night a complaint was voiced concerning the state of the motor buses…

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Newcastle Road. Reinstatement of Dismissed Men Refused. Employees Go on Strike

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 27 April 1927 · page 5

The reconstruction of the main road between Newcastle has been completed except for two short lengths, one between Hexham and Tarro and the…

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South Maitland Railway

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 27 April 1927 · page 4

Passenger traffic was resumed on the South Maitland railway this morning with the 7.50 a.m. train from West Maitland to Cessnock…

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