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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1901

646 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 15 of 33

The Dunolly Bridge. The Departmental Report

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 18 June 1901 · page 2

THE following is the report from the Public Works Department with reference to the Dunolly Bridge, received by Mr C.H.Dight.M.L.A.:—…

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Peace Negotiations. Train Runs the Gauntlet. A Bushmen's Fight. London

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 18 June 1901 · page 3

In connection with the reported appeals from his own people to sue for peace, it is said at Amsterdam that exPresident Kruger has been for several…

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The Boer War. Peace Negotiations. Train Runs the Gauntlet. a Bushmen's Fight. London

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 18 June 1901 · page 2

In connection with the reported appeals from his own people to sue for pence, it is said at Amsterdam that ex-President Kruger has been for several…

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Railway Trucking Yards at Blandford

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 18 June 1901 · page 3

A large and representative meeting of stock-owners and woolgrowers of the Blandford and Timor districts was held at Blandford on Thursday. Mr…

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De Wet Attacked. Severely Handled. The Railway Trouble. The Peace Overtures

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 18 June 1901 · page 3

Lord Kitchener reports that during the march from Vrede General Elliott engaged De Wet near Reitz on the 6th instant, and severe fighting ensued…

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The Dunolly Ford Bridge

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 19 June 1901 · page 5

Mr. C. H. Dight has received from the Minister of Public Works a copy of the report that has been made respecting the proposal to erect u bridge over the Hunter River at…

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Serious Accident on the Railway Line

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 20 June 1901 · page 3

A lad named Aubrey Harrison, employed by the Railway Department, was knocked down and run over by a train near Eveleigh this morning. When extricated he was still conscious, but had sustained…

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That Tram and Buggy Collision. Plaintiffs Recover Damages. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Thursday 20 June 1901 · page 2

THE hearing of the consolidated action brought by Dr. John Le Brun and John Walker against the Railway Commissioners to recover damages for…

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Scott's Creek Road

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 22 June 1901 · page 5

The Hon. R. G. D. FitzGerald, M.L A., has handed as the following official letter from the public Works Department respecting the above:—"Sir,—With reference to the…

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Canine Tramps

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 22 June 1901 · page 3

The street dogs of Constantinople are a eature of that city. They go about unowned and uncared for, and acquire a wonderful knack of looking after themselves…

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Serious Railway Accident

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 22 June 1901 · page 4

After a serious railway accident recently the injured passengers were taken to a station close at hand as fast as they could be freed from the…

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Kitchener's Narrow Escape. On the Railway Near Pan Station

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 22 June 1901 · page 1
Also in The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette

An officer, writing Home from Belfast, Transvaal, under date January 31, 1901, gives the following interesting account of the escape of Lord Kitchener on the railway…

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The Sydenham Railway Accident

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 22 June 1901 · page 2

The Expert Board appointed by the Rail way Commissioners to inquire into the cause of the accident which occurred at Sydenham, on the Illawarra line, in February last…

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Latest News by Wire. Sydney. Fire at Flemington Railway Station

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 25 June 1901 · page 3

A fire broke out at the Flemington railway station this morning, About 17 feet of the platform was completely destroyed, while the storeroom was also burned down. It is thought the outbreak was…

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The Singleton Argus Tuesday, 23Th June, 1901. Our Railways

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 25 June 1901 · page 2

The remarks by Mr Carruthers at Bexley, which appear in another column, have a much deeper significance than appears at first eight. The…

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The Railway Commissioners a Friendly Warning

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 25 June 1901 · page 2

SPEAKING at'Bexloy on Friday, Mr J. H. Carruthers said :" With all due respect to the Railway Commissioners, I think there are little signs of the…

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The Railway Commissioners

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 26 June 1901 · page 3

SPEAKING at Bexley on Friday, Mr. J. H. Carruthers said "With all due respect to the Railway Commissioners, I think there are little signs of the…

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A Railway Action

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 26 June 1901 · page 3

In the action Johnson v. the Railway Commissioners, defendants consented to a verdict for £400 being entered for the plaintiff…

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A Tram Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 26 June 1901 · page 3

An unknown man, crossing George-street this morning, was knocked down by the electric tram and conveyed to the hospital in an unconscious condition, where he was found to be suffering from a…

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