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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1901

646 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 24 of 33

The Motor Car Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 27 September 1901 · page 3

The captain on the Dutch staff who was injured by the upsetting of a motor car ut Valkenburg, during the Dutch military [?], has succumbed…

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The Motor Plough

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 27 September 1901 · page 4

Dr. Gatling's invention, if it performs what is claimed for it, will revolutionise ploughing and agriculture generally. His…

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Bishop's Bridge

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 28 September 1901 · page 4

The anuual meeting of the Bishop's Bridge Cricket Club was held on Friday evening. Mr. S. Aptheorpe presided. The majority of the old members were present, also a good number of others who…

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(Copyright.) Topical Articles. Transcontinental Railway

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 28 September 1901 · page 5

Among the great national enterprises which will probably be sent ahead by Federation, and which will give splendour to the birth of the…

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Topical Articles. (Copyright) Transcontinental Railway

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 28 September 1901 · page 3

Among the great national enterprises which will probably be sent ahead by Federation, and which will give splendour to the birth of the…

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The Motor Car

Singleton Argus · Saturday 28 September 1901 · page 4

Seeing what we did of the motor car in this district, it will be interesting to note that the tests which the Molbourne Post Office authorities have been making with…

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The Vlakfontein Disaster. White Flag Treachery. Train Derailed. General Kekowich at Work

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 1 October 1901 · page 3

Details of the reverse at Vlakfontein state that the intention of the British force, was to capture fifty roving Boers. On the guns opening…

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Bull and Motor Car

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 1 October 1901 · page 3

At a bull fight at Rayonne, in Spain, a red automobile was used by the toreadors instead of horses. The bull decided to face the motor…

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The Railway Time Tables

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 2 October 1901 · page 2

We have received from Mr. Calcott, the station master at High-street, a sheet supplying the times of trains on the northern, north-western, and Sydney lines from October 6, 1901, until further notice…

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Perth Tramways

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 2 October 1901 · page 3

The Perth Electric Tramway Company is issuing £150,000 5 per cent first mortgage debentures at 97 1/2…

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Jumped From a Train

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 5 October 1901 · page 3

George Lemon, aged 27, was brought to Sydney to-day by the Illawarra train suffering serious injuries. According to accounts given by passengers the man jumped out of one of the windows when the train…

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The Railway Time Table

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 5 October 1901 · page 10

We have received from Mr. Calcott, the station master at High street, a sheet supplying the times of trains on the northern, north-western, and Sydney lines from October 6, 1901, until further notice…

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A Sydney City Railway

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 5 October 1901 · page 16

Mr. O'Sullivan has kept his promise to submit a proposal for extending the railway into the city, and both the Sydney morning papers yesterday had a plan of the…

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The Road Monster

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 7 October 1901 · page 3

Creaking, squeaking, grumbling, grinding, Smoke an dust together blinding, Rumbling, grambling, groaning, pumping, Slowly, surely,bumping,thumping—…

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The Very Latest. London, Monday afternoon. a Railway Van on Fire

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 8 October 1901 · page 3

A luggage van on the Highland express train Inverness to Perth, got on fire. The guard took refuge outside and sigualled the driver with a red lamp. The smoke obscured the signals, and when…

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The Motor Car

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 8 October 1901 · page 2

Mr Townsend has just returned to town after 90 mile run with a Winton moter car. On the journey the car crossed the Hunter River twice, and gave everyone…

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Road Contracts

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 9 October 1901 · page 2

Following is a list of lowest tenders for 1901 1902 contracts, opened by the District Engineer on Monday last:—No. 1, Great northern Road (fresh…

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Eight Hours For Railway Employees

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 9 October 1901 · page 2

THE Premier, on Saturday, had an interview with the Railway Commissioners on the question of the adoption of the eight-hours system throughout…

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The Tramway Employees

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 10 October 1901 · page 3

A deputation representing the Tramway running' staff interviewed the Railway Commissioners to-day and urged that the eight hour system should be extended to them. One speaker said they did not wish…

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Man Cuts His Throat in a Railway Carriage

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 10 October 1901 · page 3

A man named Frederick Darrah cut his throat last night in the up-mail tram between Goulburn and North Goulburn. Two other male passengers who were him in the carriage, gave the alarm…

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