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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1929

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Motor Vehicles. South Australia's Figures

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 12 January 1929 · page 7

South Australia has one motor vehicle per 7.4 of the population. More than 99,000 licenses have been issued, and 77,960 vehicles were in use to the…

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Motor Fatalities Woman Killed by Runaway Lorry

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 12 January 1929 · page 5

A runaway motor lorry which descended the hill in Hunter street, Sydney, between Elizabeth and Pitt-street [?] on to the…

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Economic Mission. Report Discussed at Premiers' Conference. Uniform Railway Gauge. Unprofitable. Development Schemes

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 12 January 1929 · page 5

The report of the British Economic Mission has been submitted to the Prime Minister, and was discussed at the Premiers' Conference in Canberra yesterday…

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Motor Vehicles. 1700 Thefts in Year

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 12 January 1929 · page 9

There was an alarming increase in the number of motor vehicle thefts during last year. Almost 1700 vehicles—chiefly cars—were stolen…

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Motor Fees. £1,000,000 Paid in Victoria

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 12 January 1929 · page 14

Last year motor registration fees received by the Victorian police exceeded £1,000,000 for the first time. With the registration of 29,856 more…

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Motor Cycling. Maitland Speedway. Excellent Racing

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 12 January 1929 · page 8

There was a good attendance at the Maitland Speedway on Saturday evening, and although engine trouble spoilt several promising finishes, the…

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Motor Accidents

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 12 January 1929 · page 1

Mr. Vic Cragh, of Mt. Pecriess, had a nasty accident when his lorry overturned in a cutting on the Upper Bowman road. There was a number…

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Murder Charge. Man Killed by Motor Car

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 12 January 1929 · page 16

Edgar Clive Carr, the victim of Saturday night's motor mishap, whose leg was amputated on Sunday, died at Tamworth Hospital late on…

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Electrification. Metropolitan Railways

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 12 January 1929 · page 16

If the Railway Department is not met with unforeseen difficulties, it is probable that practically the whole of the metropolitan railway services will…

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Open Verdict. Body Found on Railway. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 12 January 1929 · page 16

At the inquest concerning the death of William Kibble, whose decapitated body was found lying near the railway line at Belmore Railway…

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Four Killed Week-end Motor Accidents Tourist Bus Crashes

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 12 January 1929 · page 11

A bus in which a party of tourists was returning from Katoomba on Saturday struck a telegraph post near the Lawson railway station…

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Motor Cars. Increase in New South

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 12 January 1929 · page 1

Statistics made available by the National Roads and Motorists Association strikingly illustrate the hold which motoring has on the people of…

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Armed Man Bails Up Tram Conductor, Long Bay Incident. SYDNEY

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 12 January 1929 · page 16

While a tram was stationary, at Long Bay at an early hour this morning, and the conductor, Arthur Stapleton, was alighting to…

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Motor Hold-up Two Committed for Trial

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 12 January 1929 · page 16

The charge against David Mackenzie Stewart and Roy Patrick Kitching in connection with the hold up of a motor car at Westfield on November 27…

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Motor Notes. Filing Without Scratching

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 12 January 1929 · page 6

When filing, small particles of metal adhering to the file cause scratches on the work. This trouble can be prevented by chalking the file…

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Port Stephens. Construction of Railway Urged

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 12 January 1929 · page 3

The Stroud Shire has decided to seek the support of al shires and municipal councils in the north and north-western portions of New South…

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Motor Accident Death of Young Woman

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 12 January 1929 · page 6

Miss Florence Annie Dowling, 24, of South Melbourne, died in the Kilmore hospital on Tuesday night from injuries received in a motor accident…

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Weston Main Road

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 14 January 1929 · page 4

Mr. G. Booth, M.L.A., has made representations to the Minister for Local Government relative to the petition he has received from the…

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Sunday Road Smash

Singleton Argus · Monday 14 January 1929 · page 2

At about 6.15 p.m. yesterday evening a nasty smash occurred on the main road at Whittingham, when a single-seater Dodge car, with two young…

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Through Dead-end Train Smash at Ourimbah

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 14 January 1929 · page 3

Smashing its way through the dead-end of a railway siding at Ourimbah, between Wyong and Gosford, the engine of a Newcastle to…

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