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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1928

4,060 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 51 of 203

Youth Killed. Motor Cycle Out of Control Hobart

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 17 March 1928 · page 14

Derwent Hamilton, 18. was fatally injured when his motor cycle got out of control, and crashed into a picket fence at Ulverstone (Tas,),…

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Under Motor Lorry. Kyogle Resident Killed

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 17 March 1928 · page 11

Frederick ives, 40, refreshmentroom proprietor at kyoglo, was killed through the overturning. of a motor lorry on cawongla road…

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Railway Fatality. the Thornton Discovery. Victim Not Definitely Identified

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 17 March 1928 · page 16

Mr. D. W. Reed, Coroner, concluded the Inquiry at the West Maitland Courthouse yesterday afternoon concerning the death of the unknown…

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Motor Car Fatality Woman Sent to Gaol

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 17 March 1928 · page 1

Mrs. Catherine Stickey the wife of a prominent bookmaker, was sentenced to a month's imprisonment at perth for the manslaughter of a…

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Racing Motorist. Welcome Home for Malcolm Campbell. London. March 10

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 17 March 1928 · page 12

The racing motorist, malcolm campbell, has returned from America. In his opinion, 200 miles an hour will be easily beaten, given…

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Motoring Tragedy. Killed at Mayfield. Newcastle

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 17 March 1928 · page 9

When a motor—car, driven along the Maitland Road, at Mayfield last night, overturned one of the occupants, Miss Hazel Ball (30), of 6…

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Motor Fatality. Cessnock Woman Killed. Car Overturned

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 17 March 1928 · page 3

A sad fatal accident happened on saturday night when Mrs. Harold Levett McPherson, of Anne—street, cessnock was killed outright when a…

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Motorist for Trial. on Manslaughter Charge

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 17 March 1928 · page 3

Eric Victor Templeton, a motor driver was committed for trial at perth on a charge of having on February 25, unlawfully killed…

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One Killed. Three Passengers Injured. Motor Lorry Overturns. Melbourne

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 17 March 1928 · page 3

One man was [?] and three others were injured carly last night. when a motor lorry skidded on the wet surface of lower…

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Motor Notes. Handbrake Josition

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 17 March 1928 · page 13

Motorists who are going from their first car to another with the handbrake on the opposite side, should learn to rely for steering on the…

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Motor Racing. Dirt Track for London. Australian Riders Cabled For. London, March 14

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 17 March 1928 · page 5

Australia's new sport, dirt track motor cycle racing, has been taken up by the National speedways, Limited. which was registered to-day…

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Cut to Pieces. Body on Railway Line. Culcairn

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 17 March 1928 · page 3

The body of a man, cut to pieces on the railway line on Monday, has been identified as that of James Baldwin, of culcairn, The remains were…

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Appeals Vain. Drunken Motorists

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 17 March 1928 · page 7

The Minister for Justice, Mr. Lee, said that he wished to make it clear that it was useless for persons who had lost their motor licenses on the…

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Knocked Down by Motor Car

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 17 March 1928 · page 4

Allan Vaisey, 19, of Rawson-street, Aberdare, was admitted to Cessnock District Hospital on Friday, suffering from injuries to the…

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Motor Car Fatality. Woman Sent to Gaol

Singleton Argus · Saturday 17 March 1928 · page 6

Mrs Catherine Stickey, the wife of a prominent bookmaker, was sentenced to a month's imprisonment, at Perth, for the manslaughter of a motor cyclist…

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Motor Notes News and Notes From the N.r.m.a

Singleton Argus · Saturday 17 March 1928 · page 2

The N.R.M.A. reports that under an arrangement between the Main Roads Board and Woodburn Shire Council a sum of £2500 has been provided for…

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Dodge Brothers Motor Body Work

Singleton Argus · Saturday 17 March 1928 · page 2

It is characteristic of the Standardised Motors Limited that they have continually improved the body work as fitted to Dodge Brothers products, and…

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Buckley Speed Merchant. the Worlds Worst Roads

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 19 March 1928 · page 6

On his record-breaking 525 miles dash from Adelaide to Melbourne in a stock model Hudson, Mr. Buckley found what he declares are some of…

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Motor Notes. Cylinder Head Studs and Their Troubles

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 19 March 1928 · page 6

Car owners often cause themselves quite a considerable amount of trouble by breaking off short the cylinder head studs. One Frequent cause of…

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Toll of the Motor Smash Near Raymond Terrace. One Killed: Five Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 19 March 1928 · page 3

About three o'clock yesterday afternoon a serious motor car accident occurred on the Hexham-Raymond Terrace road, three miles from the…

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