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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1928

4,060 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 26 of 203

Feared Plot Against President Cosgrave Train Derailed in Canada. Man Killed. Ottawa, Jan. 30

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 February 1928 · page 2

One train man was killed ans several were injured, in the derailment of a special Canadian national train, which was…

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Skull Fractured. Lost Control of Motor Bicycle

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

When a side car become detached from a motor cycle on Sunday afternoon, James Nobel, 26, of Granville, lost control of the machine, and was…

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Motor Accidents Suggested Taxation of Owners Mr. Watson in Defence SYDNEY

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

Mr. J. C. Watson, President of the N.R.M.A., says that the number of accidents in which motor vehicles figure in N.S.W. in any…

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Run Over by Trams. Two Boys Severely Injured

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

Two boys were run over by trams in Sydney suburbs on Sunday. The first occurred at Five Dock, when Norman Page, 16, of that…

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"A Horrible Thing." Drove on After Motor Accident. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 February 1928 · page 6

In fining Lawrence Frederick Watson £3 at the Burwood Police Court to-day, on a charge of having failed to stop after…

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Arbitration Bill Railway Union's Protest

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 February 1928 · page 6

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

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Child Killed. Remarkable Railway Fatality

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

Kathleen Jennings, a four—year-old child, who was returning with, he[?] parents on the Great Western express to Leonora (W.A,). was killed…

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Railway Revenue

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

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

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Second Victim. Victorian Motor Accident

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

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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Gloucester. Hailstorm Does Damage. Motor Oar Accident

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 February 1928 · page 11

There was a large number of buyers at the special cattle sale held by D. R. Waddell and Co. last week, and the market was one of the…

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Perth to Sydney. Motor Record Lowered. Sydney, Monday

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

Dr. Alan Mackey and Mr. Barney Wood arrived at Sydney this morning in an Essex super six car, after having lowered the previous best…

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Capsize of Motor Cycle and Side—car

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

Oswald Francis [?] 25 of Cheltemham road [?] Imeadow, susteined a fractured skull, [?]…

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English Motors. Mr. W. N. Morris. Visiting Australia Auckland

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

Mr. W. N. Morris, head of the Morris Cowley motor firm in England, arrived at Auckland to-day, on route to Australia, where he intonds…

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Children on Streets. Dangers of Motor Traffic, Coroner's Comments. Sydney

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

The Parramatta coroner, returned a verdict of accidental death in the case of Ronald Philips, aged seven, who was knocked down and killed…

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Victorian Railways. Reduced Hours: Increased Freights

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 February 1928 · page 8

The decision of the Victorian Government to Introduce increased freights and reduced hours of working on the railways will result in a…

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Motor Notes. "Shimmy"—a Wheel Complaint

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 February 1928 · page 3

One of the best [?] and dangerous results of excessive axle till is exhibited when the front wheels wabble violently and rapidiy from…

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Minimb/ H—morisset. the Proposed Railway. Cessnock

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 February 1928 · page 8

Cessnock Combined Progress Association has solved a novel method to obtain signatures to a petition for the construction of the Minimbah to…

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Toll of the Motor. Week—end Fatalities. Woman's Death

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

Violet May Brown, aged 40 years, Mackenzie—street, Waverley, was knocked down by a motor car at Narrabeen, late on Saturday evening,…

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Bourke Railway. Linking Up with Queensland System

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 February 1928 · page 8

At the conclusion of the State Cabinet meeting, it was stated by Mr. Buttenshaw, Acting Premier, that he had been authorised to…

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Motor Racing. Magnificent Prize. Open to All the World. London, February 2

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 4 February 1928 · page 2

Details of Sir Charles Wakefield's motor speed prize, which is open to drivers of all nations, show that in addition to a gold trophy valued at…

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