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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1900

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Proposed Railway from Grafton to Casino

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 September 1900 · page 11

The inquiry upon the expediency of constructing a line of railway from Grafton to Casino was concluded by the Public Works Committee on Monday, and the following motion was adopted:—"That,…

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Fatal Railway Accident

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 22 September 1900 · page 2

A fatal accident occurred on the railway at Curlewis on Monday morning, by which a railway firman, named Frank Bagnall, met with his death. It appears that he was…

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Holler Bearings for Railways. A Saving of One-half

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 22 September 1900 · page 3

Every cycle[?] which is at present in the market is fitted with ball bearings in every part, but the system of ball or roller bearings has made astonishingly slow progress…

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A Land Without Tramps

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 22 September 1900 · page 5

Why do we never see a tramp in Germany? There are poor people enough and many must be out of a job now and then. Yet Germany is a nation without tramps. Is America…

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A Railway Station Robbed

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 24 September 1900 · page 2

The Grenfield Railway Station was burglariously entered on Saturday night and a safe removed, carried some distance, and deposited on Maequario Fields Estate, where it was broken open by hammers…

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A Big Road Ragger

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 25 September 1900 · page 2

Yesterday Mr R.J. M. Fadden of Singleton, forwarded by rail a heavy waggon, for farm and road work, to the order of Mr W. A. Wright, of Bieihan, Blandford,…

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The Singleton Argus Tuesday. September 23Th, 1900. Train Arrangements

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 25 September 1900 · page 2

THE changes -which will tako place next month in the running of the northern mail service will generally be a convenience to the people of…

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The New Train Service

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 26 September 1900 · page 4

The new time-table coming into force next month maintain several appoint [?] affecting [?] of Maitland, [?] in request to the main and through [?]…

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Train Time-Table proposels

Singleton Argus · Thursday 27 September 1900 · page 2

In connection with the suggestion. we made in our last issue, to the e[?]ect that, under the new time-table, the 12.00 o'clock train which. leaves hero daily for Maitland…

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The Transvaal War. Attempt to Destroy a Railway. Mr. Kruger Charged with Being a Thief. Transvaal State Documents. Pursuit of De Wet. Boers Destroying Arms and Stores Boers Urged to Yield. London, Sept. 26

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 27 September 1900 · page 3

The locomotives which Lietuenant-General French found at Bab[?] on his occupation of the town are valued at £500,000. [43 locomotives were captured at Baberton and…

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The New Railway Time-table

Singleton Argus · Thursday 27 September 1900 · page 2

It is not si faet that the railway timetable is being altered to suit persons who desire to attend the prospital coucert on October 11th. The. promoters do not…

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Motorman's Lung is Upon Us

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 28 September 1900 · page 5
Also in The Scone Advocate

The newest disease on the tapis is motorman's lung, which does not confine itself to motormen exclusively. All those [?] who are so fond of [?]ting on the front…

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Road Contracts

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 29 September 1900 · page 2

We would intending tenderers for the various road contracts advertised in our business columns, that tenders for these close with the Clerk of Petty Sessions at Quirindi…

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The New Train Service

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 September 1900 · page 11

The new time-table coming in to force next month contains several important of Maitland, particularly in regard to the mails and through passenger trains…

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The Building of a Great Railway

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 29 September 1900 · page 1

The series of articles in " Feilden's Magazine " describing the Great Central Railway Extension to London readies the fourth instalment in the November issue…

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Transvaal Railways

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 September 1900 · page 13

The capture of rolling-stock at Barber ton and Avoca in an illustration of the trend of the war says "Uitlander," in the Argus. When Lord Roberts crossed the Vaal, the Beers withdrew their…

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Narrabri to Walgett Railway

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 September 1900 · page 14

The report of the Public Works Committee on the proposed railway from Narrabri to Walgett, with a branch to Collarendebri, was laid on the table of the Legislative Assembly…

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Rumored Railway Changes

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 29 September 1900 · page 2

Speaking with reference to local railway matters, the Newcastle Herald says: "if it turns out to be true that Mr. W.G. Kitching, the District Superintendent of…

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A Lion In a Railway Carriage

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 29 September 1900 · page 5

A story of a Temarkable lion adventure is gold in the East African and Uganda Mail. Mr. Ryall. a well-known district superintendent of police, was killed by a lion…

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