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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1927

4,115 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 67 of 206

Motor Car Accident

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

A well-known resident of Singleton, in the person of Mr. John Smith, of George-street, who makes periodical visits to Queensland as a cattle…

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Better Farming Train to Visit the North Coast

Singleton Argus · Thursday 28 April 1927 · page 4

The Minister for Agriculture (The Hon, W. P. Dunn) announces that arrangements are now in hand for Better Farming rain to tour the North…

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Railway Fares. No Provision for Increase

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 28 April 1927 · page 6

New bylaws, controlling the railway fares and freights in the State, were gazetted yesterday. The provisions of the bylaw will be effective on May…

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Three Injured. Motor Truck Collides with Lorry

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 28 April 1927 · page 4

A motor truck collided with a lorry, and then skidded into two trams in the Sydney-road, opposite the Melbourne University, with the…

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Under Motor Car. Cyclist's Narrow Escape. Rockhampton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 28 April 1927 · page 5

John Edmonds, while riding a bicycle ran into a motor car and disappeared under it. The car had to be jacked up…

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Over a Cliff Motor Driver's Narrow Escape

Singleton Argus · Thursday 28 April 1927 · page 2

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

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Man Loses Foot Under Tram for Half an Hour

Singleton Argus · Thursday 28 April 1927 · page 4

A second after "he hud pushed two children out of the way of an approaching tramcar in Railway Square, Sydney, on Monday night, Thomas Tierney, of…

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Three Motor Vehicles Involved

Singleton Argus · Thursday 28 April 1927 · page 2

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

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Bad Roads

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 29 April 1927 · page 6

When the Municipal Council met last night, the engineer (Mr. J. R. Bathgate) reported that he had made an inspection of Congwai…

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Allandale Road

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 29 April 1927 · page 11

The Council started work on the re-forming of Allandale Road this morning. The work was not started before time, as this road was in a…

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Allandale Road

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 29 April 1927 · page 9

The Council started work on the re-forming of Allandale Road this morning. The work was not started before time, as this road was in a…

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Overhead Bridge at Tarro

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 29 April 1927 · page 4

With reference to a suggestion that the level crossing at Tarro, on the Newcastle Maitland road, be eliminated, Mr. W. F. O'Hearn,…

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John Brown and a Bridge

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 29 April 1927 · page 13

Outstanding characters like Melba, for instance need no handle to their name. Neither does "our" John Brown…

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Correspondence "Trafficable Roads" (To the Editoi)

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 29 April 1927 · page 12

Sir,—I noticed in last Tuesday's issue of your paper one councillor of the Kearsley Shire Council, stating that the road were good, or, at…

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Another Step Forward. Yarrawa Bridge Completed

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 29 April 1927 · page 2

The Yarrawa bridge, over the Goulburn River, will be officially opened on 14th. May at 1.45 p.m…

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Cr. Jaggard and Good Roads. (To the Editor)

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 29 April 1927 · page 12

Sir,—Please allow me space in your valuable columns to reply to a statement made in the "Cesanock Eagle" dated Tuesday last, by Cr. Jaggard…

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Dash From Train. Indeterminate Sentence Prisoner Escapes

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 29 April 1927 · page 3

Clive Prankston, aged 35 years an indeterminate sentence prisoner, escaped from custody at the Flinders-street railway station, Melbourne, on…

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Letter to the Editor No Fireman on Morpeth Train

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 29 April 1927 · page 4

Sir,—The remarks in regard to there being no fireman on the Morpeth train, at the last meeting of the East Maitland Council, will be of…

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Breaches of Motor Act

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 29 April 1927 · page 2

A number of persons appeared before Mr. A. E. May, P.M., at the Muswellbrook Police Court on Tuesday to answer charges for having committed…

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Motorist Injured

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 29 April 1927 · page 3

Dr. Irene Bray, of Cassilis, was returning on Monday from a holiday in Sydney by ear with her mother and Miss Farqualiarson and her niece. When…

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