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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1929

3,969 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 21 of 199

Steamer Founders. Fierce Gale in Atlantic Loss of Tees Bridge. Vancouver, Jan, 22

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 February 1929 · page 12

The British freighter Tees Bridge, bound from Fowey to Philadelphia, which is believed to have foundered in the Atlantic, sent out a wireless…

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Cheap Railway Excursions

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 2 February 1929 · page 6

A further notification is given regarding the cheap excursions to be run during the second week in February. Intending travellers are…

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Arm Crushed. Motor Lorry Overturns

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 February 1929 · page 13

A motor lorry, driven by H. Ray-field, carrier, of Mullumbimby, bound to Brunkswick Heads, overturned on the Mullumbimby-Brunswick Heads…

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Death From Injuries. Motor Car Fatality. Melbourne

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 February 1929 · page 13

W. J. Smyth, 26, who was run down by a motor car at Maivern last Thursday, died to-day. His companion, William Holohan, is still in…

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Motor Notes. Easily Made Socket Wrenches

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 February 1929 · page 14

Sections of seamiess steel tubing, cut from the frame of a discarded bicycle, can be made into strong, serviceable socket wrenches, which will…

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Somersaulted. Motor Cars Collide

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 February 1929 · page 14

A motor car, driven by Albert Death, a well-known resident of King's Plains, Bathurst, turned over several times after a collision with…

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Youth Killed. Week-end Motor Fatalities. Knock-down by Car

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 February 1929 · page 14

Ivan Godden (18), of Gray-street, Kogarah, was knocked down by a motor car in Prince's Highway, Kogarah, on Saturday afternoon. He died…

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Motor Cyclist's Death

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 February 1929 · page 14

John McCarthy, aged 19 years, of Heathcote (Vic.), a mechanic, was taken to the Melbourne Hospital early on Saturday morning as the…

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Motorist Killed

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 February 1929 · page 14

A collision between two motor cars on the Prince's Highway, Melbourne, on Saturday afternoon, caused the dentil of John Stanley Alexander…

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Error of Judgment Motor Car Driver Cautioned

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 February 1929 · page 16

"It was an error of judgment on the part of the driver of the motor car, but there was no criminal negligence," said the Sydney Coroner,…

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Taxing Motors Variation of Methods. Discussed by Premier

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 February 1929 · page 11

Important proposals for a variation of the method of taxing motor vehicles were discussed by the Premier, Sir William McPherson, and the…

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Skull Fractured. Knocked Down by Motor Car Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 February 1929 · page 16

Serious injuries were sustained by George Thompson, of Newtown, when he was knocked down by a motor car at Marrickville last evening. He was…

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Alleged Conspiracy to Cheat and Defraud. Railway Case. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 February 1929 · page 16

At the Central Court to-day, Robert William James Ross, 20, a labourer, Harold William Napier, 3, a mechanic, Robert Cummings, 33, a…

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Death at Railway Camp. Young Maitland Man

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 February 1929 · page 11

Frank Ross, 31, a son of Mrs. Ross, of Abbort-street, West Maitland, was found dead in a tent at Grady's Creek railway camp on 25th ult…

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Car Strikes Tram Kurri Man Fined

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 February 1929 · page 1

Charles Christianson, of Lang-street, Kurri Kurri, was fined £15, with £1/10/ medical expenses, and £4/4/ witness expenses, at the…

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Motor Raging. Australian Championships

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 February 1929 · page 16

The Australian Motor Cycling Championships were begun at the Speedway Royal, Adelaide. The mile heats of the 250…

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Twelve Injured. Motor Lorry Overturns. Mothers Frantically Seek Children

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 February 1929 · page 9

There were frantic scenes on a roadside near Singleton when a motor lorry, driven by Mr. T. A. Kermode, containing 11 passengers mostly…

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Missing Man. a Victorian Mystery; Bloodstains in Motor Car. MELBOURNE

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 February 1929 · page 7

There is still no trace of the missing man, Leslie Williams. Detective Milne went to Ki[?] last night and identified a suit of…

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Motor Truck Crashes Down Embankment at Wollombi. Cessnock

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 February 1929 · page 3

Crashing down an embankment of the Woilombi-road yesterday afternoon a motor truck travelling from Sydney to Cessnock capsized and the…

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Schoolboy Killed Run Down by Motor Lorry

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 February 1929 · page 8

Jack Lemmond, aged 12 years, of Ultimo, was knocked down and run over by a motor lorry while he was crossing the street near his home at…

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