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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1901

646 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 11 of 33

Grants for Road Work

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 14 May 1901 · page 2

The Hon. W. Bennett has succeeded in obtaining special grants for the undermentioned works. Dungog-Gresford road, £1,500…

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Latest News by Wire. Sydney. Tram Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 May 1901 · page 3

Robert Richardson, who was knocked down by a tram in George-street last Friday, is still lying in the hospital in an unconscious condition…

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

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 14 May 1901 · page 3

SIR.— Seeing that you say the 3.5 train from Singleton to Newcastle is taken off, how are people going to get home when they come to your town to…

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The City Railway

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 15 May 1901 · page 2

Quite recently in receiving a deputation who urged the abolition of the Lithgow Zigzag, the Railway Commissioners made a sensation by…

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Railway Collision Near Bathurst. Two Men Injured. Much Destruction to Property. the Line Blocked. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 16 May 1901 · page 3

Late last night information reached 'Bathurst that a collision between two goods trains had occurred near Rydal, 34 miles from here. The news quickly spread, and much anxiety was felt in town as to the…

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Railway Collision near Bathurst. Much Destruction to Property. the Line Blocked

The Scone Advocate · Friday 17 May 1901 · page 2

LATE on Wednesday night information reached Bathurst that a collison between two goods trains had occured near Rydal, 34 miles from there. The…

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District News. Bishop's Bridge

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 18 May 1901 · page 6

The Progress Committee held its monthly meeting in O'Brien's room, when all the executive were present. Various letters were read and considered. After this part of the business a general debate ensued on…

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Proposed Withdrawal of Land for Road, Etc

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 18 May 1901 · page 2

A notification appears in our advertising columna having reference to the proposed withdrawal of an approximate area of I acre 3 roods from D. C. Norvill's homestead…

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The Rydal Railway Smash. Official Information

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 18 May 1901 · page 2

Mr. H. M'Lachlan, secretary to the Railway Commissioners, gives the following particulars concerning the railway collision near Rydal:—…

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The Railway Casualties

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 18 May 1901 · page 3

An inquiry has been held by the departmental officer and the outdoor traffic locomotive superintendents into the circumstances connected wit the recent railway collision at Rydal on Wednesday night,…

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A Fatal Tram Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 18 May 1901 · page 3

Shortly before one o'clock this afternoon an elderly woman was knocked down by a tram in Newtown Road, receiving fatal injuries. She was was crossing the road and passed behind one electric…

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Railway Collision near Bathurst. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 May 1901 · page 5

Late last night information reached Bathurst that a collision between two goods trains had occurred near Rydal, 34 miles from here. The news quickly spread, and muchanxiety was felt in town as to the…

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Railway Collision near Bathurst

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 18 May 1901 · page 5

A railway collision of a serious nature is reported to have occurred near Rydil, about 34 miles from Bathurst, about 8 55 p.m. on Wednesday…

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The Murderous Tram. Another Victim. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 18 May 1901 · page 4

A YOUNG man named Robert Richardson, who was knocked down by the electric tram in George-street on Friday last,, has not yet regained…

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Railway Inquiry

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 20 May 1901 · page 3

A Departmental inquiry of a searching nature is proceeding into the circumstances connected with the railway accident at Wyong a few days ago. A report which has been made to the Railway…

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Railway Accidents

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 20 May 1901 · page 2

NATURALLY the public who use the railways are nervous in the recollection that within a comparatively short interval of time four or five serious accidents have occurred on the…

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Another Railway Smash. The Murderous Railway. Three Officials Dismissed

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 21 May 1901 · page 3

ANOTHER railway smash, attributable, seemingly, to someone's neglect or carelessness, has occurred at Wyong. It seems that a long, empty stock train…

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The Royal Train

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 22 May 1901 · page 1

The train which conveyed the Royal party from Albury to Jennings was composed of the Governor General s State car, a dummy car, the…

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A Boer Attack on a Train

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 22 May 1901 · page 2

THE following is an extract of a letter written from Heidelberg by a sergeantmajor of Baden Powell's police to his wife at Hounslow. The letter bears…

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The Singleton Argus. Thursday, May 23Rd, 1901. Our Railways

Singleton Argus · Thursday 23 May 1901 · page 2

THE recent occurrences in connection with our railways call for unanimous remonstrance on the part of the Press of the State. On the one hand we…

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