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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1898

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Accident to a Mail Train. One Passenger Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 12 April 1898 · page 5

Last night an accident occurred on the Northern railway line. It appears that the train timed to reach Sydney shortly after 10 p.m. broke down, owing to the smashing of an axle on one of the…

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The Canadian-pacific Railway

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 12 April 1898 · page 5

Mr. Van Horne, President of the Canadian-Pacific Railway, hopes to reduce the distance between Quebec and Liverpool to three and a half days, and to place steamers of the Teutonic type between…

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paramatta-singleton Railway

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 12 April 1898 · page 2

The general opinion seems to be that the deputation to meet the Minister to urge the proposed loop line of railway between Singleton and Parramntta…

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Railway Collision

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 13 April 1898 · page 5

A collision occurred yesterday on the line ot Brookwood, the nearest station to Blsley, between an engine and train containing volunteers for Bisley. Twenty-five passengers were seriously…

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Road Trustee

Singleton Argus · Thursday 14 April 1898 · page 2

The Hon. A. J. Gould, M.P., has received the following letter from the Department of Public Works:—"I am directed to inform you that, in accordance with your…

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A Romance of the Road

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 14 April 1898 · page 2

Under tho above head, Joseph Hatton, writing to tho Newcastle Weekly Chronicle, says :—In tho early days of tho Century there was in Bristol, England, a practical jeweller…

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Railway From the Caspian to Teheran

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 14 April 1898 · page 5

A German and Belgian Company baB boon formed i to promote tho construction of a railway from the shores of the Caspain Sea to Teheran, the Capital ' of Persia…

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The Trans-siberian Railway

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 14 April 1898 · page 5

The Times says that with the view of expediting the completion of the Trans-siberian railway, Russia has ordered from America 82,000 tons of rails. The order was sent to America instead of to England…

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Singular Railway Mishap a Boy's Foot Severely Smashed

Singleton Argus · Thursday 14 April 1898 · page 4

THE passenger train from Tamworth which leaves Singleton for Sydney at 3.55 o'clock, met with a two hours delay on Monday night. The delay…

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Accidents on a Mail Train

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 16 April 1898 · page 10

On Monday night an accident occurred on the Northern line. It appears that the train timed to reach Sydney shortly after 10 p.m. broke down, owing to the smashing of an axle of one of the…

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Accident to the Mid-day Train

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 16 April 1898 · page 2

A somewhat p[?]r accident, which resulted in serious injuries to a young man named Harold Humphries happened to the express train which left Murrurundi at 1.21…

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A Romance of the Road

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 16 April 1898 · page 5

Under the above head, Joseph Hatton, writing to the Newcastle Weekly Chronicle, says:—In the early days of the Century there was in Bristol, England, a practical jeweller…

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Strange Railway Accident. A Carriage Axle Breaks

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 16 April 1898 · page 5

The Tamworth mail train which left Newcastle Station at 6 o'clock on Monday evening, and which should have reached the Metropolis at 9.45…

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Branxton Railway Require-ments

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 16 April 1898 · page 4

Our Branxton correspondent sends for publica-tion the subjoined official letter, and adds From promises received I have every hope of securing a truly representative district deputation to arge the…

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Free Railway Passes for English Parliamentarians

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 16 April 1898 · page 3

An English correspondent writes:—"Some of the members of the Imperial Parliament whose phen's, are again agitating for free passes over…

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That Railway Mishap. More Serious than at First Expected

Singleton Argus · Saturday 16 April 1898 · page 6

IT has transpired that in the accident on the Northern railway near Ryde on Monday, three carriage axles were broken. Passengers who have travelled…

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Official Correspondence The Hon. A. J. Gould, M.P., has kindly handed us the following letters for publication :— Bridge over Dalwood Creek. Department of Public Works, Sydney, April 13tH, 1898

Singleton Argus · Saturday 16 April 1898 · page 5

Sir,—I am directed to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 12th instant, with.enclosure from J. Bercini, junr., re bridge over Dalwood Creek…

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To-day's News by Wire. [Press Telegraph Association.] Sydney. the Electric Tramway

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 18 April 1898 · page 5

The actual work of breaking up George-street for the purpose of laying down an electric tramway was begun by the constructors this morning at the railway end. The total length of the line will be…

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The Brewarrina Railway

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 19 April 1898 · page 4

THE sectional committee, in their report to the Public Works Standing Committee, recommended that the Byrock to Brewarrina railway should…

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Injured by a Train. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Singleton Argus · Thursday 21 April 1898 · page 2

A CARTER, named Thomas Slapleton, living in Young-street, Redfern, was jammed between the buffers of two trucks at Darling Harbor Railway…

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