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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1900

569 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 29 of 29

Don't, Road This

Singleton Argus · Thursday 20 December 1900 · page 2

The large shops of Singleton advertise in a big way up to Christmas, and E. K. LAMBERT cannot stand this. So apply all ads. in the fancy line to me, reduce the…

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Latest News by Wire. Sydney. Fatal Railway Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 20 December 1900 · page 3

Thomas Watson, aged 12, was knocked down and run over by an engine at the railway crossing at Erskineville this morning. The body was mangled beyond recognition, and the head was severed from…

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Don't Road This

Singleton Argus · Saturday 22 December 1900 · page 4

The large shops of Singleton advertise in a big way up to Christmas, and E. K. LAMBERT cannot stand this. So apply all ads. in the fancy line to me, reduce the…

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Cycling. Motor Cars

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 24 December 1900 · page 4

The American Military Attache at Paris, speaking to an American pressman of tho employment of automobiles at the recent French manoeuvres said: "The extent of which self-propelled vehicles were…

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Don't Road This

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 25 December 1900 · page 2

The large shops of Singleton advertise in a big way up to Christmas, and E. K. LAMBERT cannot stand this. So apply all ads in the fancy line to me, reduce the…

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To Lapland by Railway

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 25 December 1900 · page 4

It is now possible to get into the heart of Lapland by railway. Not that I recommend the attempt, remarks a writer in "Leisure Hour." It is a long three days'…

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Additional Cheap Train

Singleton Argus · Saturday 29 December 1900 · page 2

Attention is directed to advertisement announcing the running of an additional cheap train on 31st December, leaving Singleton at 9.20 p.m. Tickets available…

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Raced the Train Against Fire

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 December 1900 · page 8

William S. Night recently told a very strange story of a chair car in a Chicago Great Western railroad train that was afire and full of passengers with the train at full…

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Cycling. Motor Car

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 December 1900 · page 10

The American Military Attache at Paris, speaking to an American pressman of the employment of automobiles at the recent French manoeuvres said: "The extent of which self-propelled vehicles were…

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