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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1900

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A Tram Collision

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 24 April 1900 · page 3

A tram containing a number of passengers collided with an empty tram at North Shore this morning. The impact caused slight damage, but fortunately no one was injured…

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Latest News by Wire. Sydney. Fatal Tram Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 24 April 1900 · page 3

The newsboy Leslie Watts, who was run over by a tram a few days ago, died in the Hospital to-day. An inquest will be held…

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Lover or Husband. Chapter Xxi. the Wrong Road!

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 25 April 1900 · page 6

" Jacky!" Gillian said. "There's no sign of a village. Can't we sit down and rest? I'm so tired!" Jacky looked at the weariness written on…

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A Daring Exploit. Capture of a Train

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 28 April 1900 · page 16

The Cape papers to hand by the Nineveh give an account of the daring capture of a train at Spring-fontein by Captains Pope Henessey (of the Cape Police) and Gordon Turner (of Montmorency's…

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The Eddy Memorial Railway Orphanage

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 28 April 1900 · page 4

The above Institution is now in active operation. It will be remembered that at the unfortunate demise of the into Chief Commissioner for Railways, Mr. E. M. G. Eddy, a subscription who started…

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Singleton Railway Station. (To the Editor of the Singleton Argus.)

Singleton Argus · Saturday 28 April 1900 · page 2

SIR,—I was one of the big crowd which surged its way through the local railway station last Thursday morning to get on to the special tram…

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The Delagoa Railway. London

Singleton Argus · Saturday 28 April 1900 · page 6

A mysterious attempt to destroy the railway bridge at Komatipoort, a station on the Delagoa line, has seared the Boers, who are strongly…

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Railway Time-table Alterations

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 1 May 1900 · page 2

The summer being about to close, the Railway Commissioners have revised the time-table hitherto in force and issued the little handbook as unloaded. The new…

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Tram Tickets

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 2 May 1900 · page 2

Common sense makes its way slowly into the official headpiece, but it gets there sometimes. The Railway Commissioners are now about…

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The Uganda Railway

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 2 May 1900 · page 3

The House of Commons has voted an additional £2,000,000 for the completion of the Uganda railway…

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Mail Train's Narrow Escape

Singleton Argus · Thursday 3 May 1900 · page 2

Monday morning's Brisbane mail train I had r. narrow escape of encountering a [ serious accident. "When emerging from j worth, tho driver noticed an obstruction ou ;…

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Small Debts Court. Tuesday, May 1. (Before Motors G. P. Scott, P.M, St. Thomas Loder and R. Faulkner, Js.P.)

Singleton Argus · Thursday 3 May 1900 · page 1

Bernard Tierney v. J.T. HornoClaim of £6 5s, spirits lost. Mr Shaw for plaintiff, and Mr Gould for defendent…

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Singleton-Caseilis Railway

Singleton Argus · Thursday 3 May 1900 · page 2

A correspedent writer from the Gouiburn River:—" When the Minister for Works does make his promised trip over the proposed railway routes to join Cassilis…

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A Farthing a Mile on Railway

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 4 May 1900 · page 2

A great railway "war" is progressing on the other aids of the Atlantic. According to recent accounts, it is now possible to cross the entire American continent for 25 dols…

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Railway Accident

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 5 May 1900 · page 2

ON the return of the Commissioners' special train a peculiar accident happened after passing Boggabri. The engive-driver looked over the…

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The Eddy Memorial Railway Orphanage

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 5 May 1900 · page 11

The above Institution is now in active operation. It will be remembered that at the unfortunate demise of the late Chief Commissioner for Railways, Mr. E. M. G. Eddy, a eubsoription was started…

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State Railways and Federation

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 5 May 1900 · page 2

MR. MCMILLAN'S recent address on the question of federating the railways and the debts has again brought this matter into…

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The Railway Commissioners

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 5 May 1900 · page 2

Messrs. Febon and Ki[?]aldie, Railway Commissioners, made their annual tour of the Northern line and branches during the past week. They were at Murrurondi on…

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Injured at the Railway Station

Singleton Argus · Saturday 5 May 1900 · page 2

An accident occurred at the local railway station on Thursday while some tracks were being shunted. Amongst those engaged was Mr Percy Bruderlin, and by…

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The Railway Accident

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 8 May 1900 · page 2

On inquiry at the hospital last night we learned that Mr Percy Bruderlin, who was injured at the railway station on Friday, was slightly better, although ho was not…

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