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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1928

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Minimbah-morisset Railway. Dora Creek League Will Continue Agitation

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Friday 3 February 1928 · page 8

The Dora-Creek Railway League, in a communication to Kearsley Shire last Friday night, stated-that although the Railway Commissioners had…

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Minimbah—morisset Railway

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Friday 3 February 1928 · page 4

As a method of obtaining signatures, a petition for the' proposed Minimbah bah to Morisset railway, Cessnock Combined Progress Association will…

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Noisy Motorists

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Friday 3 February 1928 · page 4

Some time ago police action resulted locally in minimising the nuisance caused by disturbers of the peace with noisy motors. The nuisance is…

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Young Cyclist Fatally Injured. Collides With Motor Car

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Friday 3 February 1928 · page 5

Roy [?] Neath [?] was [?] his bicycle collided with a motor car at the School of Arts corner on Monday…

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Proposed Railway Minimbah-Dora Creek Morisset. Statement by Mr. Booth

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 3 February 1928 · page 9

Mr. G. Booth, M.L.A., has received the following letter from the Under Secretary for Public Works, Mr. Tye:—…

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Aeroplane Flights

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 4 February 1928 · page 4

Captain Hammond, who recently visited Maitland, with his aeroplane and was largely patronised by local residents who enjoyed their first…

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Better Farming Train to Take Road Again

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 4 February 1928 · page 7

Arrangement have been made by the Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Thorby) for further tours of the Better Farming Train, which last…

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Bus to Aeroplane Flights

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 4 February 1928 · page 4

It is announced that Bulte's white bus service will run a bus to the aeroplane flight at Rutherford racecourse to-morrow (Sunday)…

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'Lop—sided.' Newcastle—maitland Road Partnership. Tarro Shire and Main Roads Board

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 February 1928 · page 7

Referring to the deputation, which recently met the Main Roads Board, asking that the Board assume full financial responsibility in connection…

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Train Derailed. Accident at Sandgate

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 February 1928 · page 9

The passenger train due at Newcastle from West Maitland at 3.24 p.m. on 26th ule. become derailed entering [?] station…

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Fierce Wind. Goods Train Held Up

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 February 1928 · page 4

Mr. C, Murton, secretary to the Commission for Railways (Q,), received a telegram on Wednesday, stating that the stationmaster at…

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Handcuffed Prisoner. Escapes From Train. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 4 February 1928 · page 5

While being exported from Goulburn to Cooma, Adrian Kimbern, 19, escaped from the train near Bungendore…

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Bridge Across George's River Loan of £80,000

Singleton Argus · Saturday 4 February 1928 · page 5

It was decided by the State Cabinet on Wednesday to guarantee the loan of £80,000 which the Sutherland Shire Council intends to raise in order to…

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Struck by Train. Two Men Have Narrow Escape

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 February 1928 · page 16

Death was cheated In a sensational manner at Llthgow when James Duff, enginedriver, and Ken. McDonnell, fireman, were walking along the…

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Burmese Train Smash. Forty Killed. Calcutta, Jan. 28

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 February 1928 · page 13

Twenty were killed and 30 injured in a railway disaster 100 miles from Rangoon. on the main line to Mandalay. A mail train crossing a…

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Callous Drivers Anti—road Hog League Formed

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 February 1928 · page 9

Motor car accidents in Australia are now. on an average, causing one death and injury to 10 persons daily, this was one of the…

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Cessnock—broke Road. Kearsley Council Criticised.? Cessnock

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 February 1928 · page 1

Kearsley Shire Council came in for some criticism, in connection with the proposed Cessnock—Broke road, by the Combined Progress…

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Train Tragedy. Killed at Cabramatta. Station Badly Lighted. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 4 February 1928 · page 5

The Governor to-day opened an inquiry at Liverpool into the deaths of Arthur Clark and Edna Hoy, who were run down and killed by the mail…

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Killed by Train. Tragic Death of One Time Jockey. Rockhampton

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 February 1928 · page 14

The body of John Harker, 82, [?] old age pensioner, well known in his younger days as a jockey, was found lying dead yesterday beside the line…

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Man Killed. Two Sisters Injured. Alighted Prom Train on Wrong Side

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 February 1928 · page 9

A young man was killed and two sisters were badly injured by a train at the Cabramatta station late on 27th ult…

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