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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1928

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A Note to Motorists

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 31 January 1928 · page 1

There appears to be an impression among motorists that if their ears are parked number or near street lights there is no call for them to have the lights…

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"Truly Appalling." Pace of Young Motor Cyclists. Coroner's Comments. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 31 January 1928 · page 5

At the inquest concerning the death of Norman James Packer, who was killed near Dankstown on December 18 evidence was given that…

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Capsize of Motor Cycle and Side-car

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 31 January 1928 · page 3

Oswald Francis Mitchell, aged 25, of Chcltenham-road. Broadmeadow, sustained a fractured skull, and Samuel Jones, aged 24, of Mcrewether…

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Second Victim. Victorian Motor Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 31 January 1928 · page 6

Mrs. Emma Elizabeth Wyatt, aged 65. who was injured in a motor collision, at Oakleigh. Victoria, on Sunday night, died in the Alfred…

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Run Down by Motor Lorry

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 31 January 1928 · page 4

Arthur Harris, 80, living in Edith street, West End, was run down by a motor lorry in Campbell street, Cessnock, on Monday. He was…

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Railway Revenue

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 31 January 1928 · page 8

The amount or revenue received at the Muswellbrook railway station during 1927 by the sale of [?] tickets was the largest in its history…

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Youths Arrested. Sequel to Motor Car Robberies. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 31 January 1928 · page 5

The police arrested four youths, 15, 16, 17, and 18 years of age, last night, and it is believed that as a result, many motor car robberies in…

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Foundation Day. Railway Decrease in Victoria Deficit Added To. Melbourne

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 31 January 1928 · page 5

Although yesterday was Foundation Day, traffic on the railways showed a substantial decrease compared with the…

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Railway Systems

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 31 January 1928 · page 5

The Government also intends at an early date to enter into negotiations with both the Commonwealth and the Queensland Governments…

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Motoring Accident—an Acrobatic Austin

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 31 January 1928 · page 2

An accident befel Mr. Robert Kendall, his wife, and Miss Cladys Channell, while on their way to Newcastle on Friday afternoon last. In…

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Latest Cables. Burmese Railway Disaster. Many Victims. Calcutta

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 31 January 1928 · page 2

Fifty-four have been reported dead in the Burma railway smash, and the total may exceed 100. The victims include many Burmese priests. The…

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Fatal Fall From Motor Cycle Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 31 January 1928 · page 2

Alexander Sqealander, aged 20, fell from the pillion of a motor cycle on Darlinghurst-road this morning. He was struck by a passing 'bus and killed…

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Motor Accidents Less Than One Per Cent in Public Hospitals. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 31 January 1928 · page 2

Mr J. C. Watson; president of the N.E.M.A, says the number of accidents in which motor vehicles in New South Wales figure in any way is less than…

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Motor Bike Accident

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 31 January 1928 · page 2

Campbell street, Singleton, on Sunday evening, Oswald Francis Mitchell, aged When a motor cycle and side-car turned over at the intersection of John and…

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Pinned Beneath a Tram

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 31 January 1928 · page 2

A young girl lay pinned beneath a tram car for 20 minutes at Maroubra Bay Junction on Sunday night, while passengers tried frantically to release…

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Motor Car Record Perth to Sydney Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 31 January 1928 · page 2

Dr. Alan Mackey and Mr. Barney Wood arrived in Sydney this morning in an Essex-Six Car, after having lowered the previous best time for a motor…

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Cyclist Killed Collision With Motor Car Victim Only 17

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 31 January 1928 · page 5

Roy Wile, a 17 year-old youth, residing in Main Road, Neath, died at the Cessnock District Hospital at midnight last night, following…

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Maitland-Brunkerville Road

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 1 February 1928 · page 4

Dealing with the condition of the East Maitland-Brunkerville road, Mr. W. R. Lindsay, engineer, reported to the regular meeting of Tarro Shire…

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Mr. Gosgrave Fears of Plot Dispelled. Train Accidentally Wrecked OTTAWA, Jan. 31

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 1 February 1928 · page 5

The railway officials and mounted police state that the wreck of Mr. Cosgrave's train at Limoges was due to an…

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Arbitration Bill Railway Union's Protest

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 1 February 1928 · page 3

Mr. E. A. Chapman, secretary of the Australian Railways Union, states that a campaign is being in augurated with the object of…

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