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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1929

3,969 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 55 of 199

Proposed Railway Morptth—pindimar

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 April 1929 · page 5

Hon. Walter Bennett, member for Gloucester, speaking on the above proposal. in the Assembly, when it was referred to the Public Works…

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"Sell the Railways."

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 April 1929 · page 6

Reports of the annual conference of the Affiliated Chambers of Commerce held in Sydney this week tell us that delegates humourously…

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Four Injured. Motor Car Strikes Embankment

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 April 1929 · page 14

A motor car, driven by W. Read, 18, collided with a car near the Serpentine (W.A.), on the Perth-Bunbury road, struck the embankment,…

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Tragic Collision Two Motor Cyclists Killed

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 April 1929 · page 14

Two motor cyclists were killed near kalkie (Q.), late on Saturday night, when their machines collided with terrific force. The victims were…

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Proposed Railway. Mr. O'hearn's Support

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 April 1929 · page 13

Speaking in the Legislative Assembly in the Morpeth to Pindimar railway proposal, Mr. W. F. O'Hearn said…

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Proposed Railway Morpeth to Pindimar. Refered to Public Works Committee

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 April 1929 · page 11

The Minister for Works moved in the Legislative Assembly that the question of the construction of the Morpeth to Pindimar railway should…

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Four Killed. [?]P of Motor Accidents. Many Injured

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 April 1929 · page 16

Knocked down by a motor car as he was approaching the entrance to Wallsend Racecourse on Monday, Joseph Prior, 61, of Margaret-street,…

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Man Injured Run Down by Motor Car

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 April 1929 · page 1

After knocking down Joseph Phillips, of Forest Lodge, in Elizabeth-street, Redfern, last night, a motor driver quickly disappeared…

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Resounding Crash. Motor Cars Collide at Strathfield. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 April 1929 · page 16

With a crash which could be heard for more than a mile distant, two motor cars collided at Strathfield late last night…

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Motor Vehicles. West Australia Leads in Distribution

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 April 1929 · page 1

Additional figures show that the big scattered State of West Australia is just a little ahead of New South Wales in the distribution of motor vehicles,…

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Head Crushed. Run Over by Motor Bus. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 April 1929 · page 16

A man, whose name in believed to be Frank Exeter, 50, a gas works employee, was run over and killed by a bus at Mortlake this morning…

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Rail and Tram. Fewer Passengers Carried

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 April 1929 · page 16

A statement of bookings from the Central railway station, Sydney, on Monday, shows that there was a decided decrease in the number of…

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Motor Cyclists Injured

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 April 1929 · page 16

Albert John Glace, 19 of Marrickville, was riding a motor cycle at Rockdale, when the machine came into collision with a motor car. Glace was…

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Two Killed. Victorian Motor Fatalities

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 April 1929 · page 9

A young man named Andrew Carnie, of Victoria-street, Coburg, Victoria, was thrown from his motor cycle in a collision with a motor car…

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Severe Test. for British Motor Cycle. Paris, April 1

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 April 1929 · page 2

A team of six British motor cyclists, at the Mont[?]hery track, drove a 2¼ horse-power cycle 15,789 timer around a course, covering 25,144…

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Plunge Over Bank Mishap to Motor Service Car

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 April 1929 · page 3

A motor service car, containing 16 passengers, whilst proceeding from Nelson to Motucka, N.Z., rolled down a 20ft bank on the Motucka side of…

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Motor Notes. Reducing the Rate of Carbon Deposit

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 April 1929 · page 7

A number of factors contribute towards the formation of carbon deposit in an engine, not the least import ant being back pressure in the…

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Machine Skidded Motor Cyclist Killed

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 April 1929 · page 7

While competing in the fifth beat of the B grade handicap at the Bathurst Speedway on Monday night, Jack Brown, 21 years, of Kogarah,…

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Struck Pole. Motor Lorry Wrecked

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 April 1929 · page 8

Skidding on a greasy road at Mascot last night a big motor lorry crashed into a telegraph polo with such force that it was almost Completely wrecked…

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War Bridge Evening

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 8 April 1929 · page 4

There was a good attendance at the war bridge evening held in the school-room of the West Maitland Infants' School. The prizes were won…

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