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Railways, roads & transport, 1869

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Murder in a Railway Carriage

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 11 November 1869 · page 3

An Italian lady, the Coutessa Armanda Sartores Ribrandi Cattaneo da Novara, has been murdered in a first-class railway carriage of the night train running from Naples to Rome and…

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The Road From Maitland to Cessnock

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 11 December 1869 · page 2

A public meeting, convened by advertisements, was held at Mr. O'B[?], Bishop's Bridge, on Thursday afternoon, for the purpose of electing [?] for the Cessnock Road. There was a large attendance, more than…

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Fatal Railway Accident

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 28 December 1869 · page 2

A shocking railway accident took place on the Midland Railway on Saturday night, Oct. 9. Four excursion trains, conveying over 4000 persons, left Leicester in the afternoon for…

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