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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1928

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Economies. on Victorian Railways

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 7 February 1928 · page 6

The Victorian Minister for Railways has decided to adopt economics estimated to effect the saving of £450,000 per annum. Even with the saving a…

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Struck a Tree. Motor Cyclist Fatally Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 7 February 1928 · page 3

Clive Smith, 20, of St. Kilda (Vic.) was riding a motor cycle near Lower Feratree Gully station on Sunday, when the cycle swerved and struck a…

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Succumbed to Injuries. Run Down by Motor Car

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 7 February 1928 · page 3

James Gates, 52, of Laverton (Vic.) and his wife, Elise Gates, 47, with some friends, were motoring along Point Nepean Road, near Chelsea…

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One Killed. Five Others Injured. Motor Car Overturns. Rockhampton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 7 February 1928 · page 5

Nicol Joseph Francis Coyne, aged 8, was killed, and five other persons were slightly injured when a motor car overturned while travelling from…

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Financial Folly Trams and Buses in Competition Eminent Engineer's Opinion. SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 7 February 1928 · page 5

Mr. R. W. Gunter, consulting engineer of the London General Omnibus Company, who arrived at Sydney to-day, said that…

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Motor Gymkhana

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

The Maitland Motor Cycle Club held an interesting and very successful motor gymkhana on the Maitland Park, on Saturday afternoon…

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Struck by Motor Car

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

Cecil Horder, 22, Living at Bourke-street, West Maitland, was struck by a motor car at the Weston overhead bridge on Sunday afternoon. He was…

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Eight Injured. Motor Car and Lorry in Collision. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 7 February 1928 · page 5

Eight persons were hurt in a collision between a motor car and a lorry in Oxford-street, Woollahra, this morning, Both vehicles were badly…

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Local and General Motor Cycle Club

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 7 February 1928 · page 2

The annual meeting of Dungog and district Motor Cycle Club is announced to be held on Thursday evening next at 8 o'clock at the…

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Printed Fares on Railway Tickets. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 7 February 1928 · page 2

The Railway Commissioners have at last agreed to print fares on railway tickets, and on all future supplies of tickets requisitioned by…

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Motor Fatality

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 7 February 1928 · page 7

One man was killed and two passengers were injured as a result of a motor car accident, which occurred on the Trungley-road, two miles from…

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Vincent-street Collision Claim Against Motor-cyclist. Verdit for Plaintiff

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 7 February 1928 · page 7

An echo of a collision between a push bike ridden by James Maloney, and a motor-cycle ridden by Allan Howard, was heard in the Cessnock…

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Motor Collision Claim for Damages

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 7 February 1928 · page 5

The sequel to a motor collision was heard at the Cessnock Small Debts Court to-day, when Nicholson & Co. sought to recover £10 damages from…

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Letter to the Editor. Morpeth-hinton Road

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 8 February 1928 · page 6

Sir,-I know it is infra dig to criticise other council's roads, because we more or loss have motes in our own eyes, and should remove…

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Two Killed. Car Through Bridge. Fall of Twenty Feet

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 8 February 1928 · page 6

A message received at Brisbane from Innisfail states:-Racing along at a terrific speed a motor car crashed through the railing of Babinda…

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Motor Car Stolen

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 8 February 1928 · page 4

Joy-riders were active in Maitland last night, when a single-seater Essex motor car was stolen from outside the residence of the owner, Mr…

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Minmi Road

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 9 February 1928 · page 4

At a meeting of the Maitland Chambers of Commerce last evening a letter was received from Mr. L. E. Mate, secretary of the Minmi…

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Missing Prisoner Jumped From Train

Singleton Argus · Thursday 9 February 1928 · page 4

A large body of maunted and foot police are still combing the country around Bungendore and Tarago in search of the 19-year-old prisoner,…

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Killed on Railway. Walked Out of Train. "Defence Inspector's Death. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 9 February 1928 · page 5

The body of Robert Dowling, Inspector in the Defence Department, was found on the railway line between Wagga and Kapoola shortly…

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Strong Feeling Against Motor Licenses Proposal. Harassed Motorist Defended. SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 9 February 1928 · page 5

It is believed the proposal to compel motorists to display their registration certificates, including their names, will…

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