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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1902

586 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 23 of 30

A Motor Fire Engine

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 27 September 1902 · page 3

A motor fire engine has been experimentally tried in London…

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The Sen[?] Railway Case. Money Attached by the Queensland Government

Singleton Argus · Saturday 27 September 1902 · page 4

It has transpired that when Campbell was com[?]tion for [?] on a charge of per[?]ry in connection with his [?] against the Bri[?] Commiss[?]…

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A Bridge Blown Up. Dynamite Outrage

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 30 September 1902 · page 3

ABOUT 8 p.m. on Saturday a bridge on the Lyell Blocks (Tas.) tramline, which is used for conveying ore from the mine for delivery to the smelters…

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The China Railways

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 1 October 1902 · page 3

All the northern railways of China—these in British hands as well as those under Russian control-have been restored to Chinese authority.'…

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Roads in Pokolbin District

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 2 October 1902 · page 4

The Secretary of the Pokolbin Progress Committee sends for publication the following official letters received by Mr. John Gillies, M.L.A., from the Public Works Department:…

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The Chinese Railways. [By Cable] London

Singleton Argus · Thursday 2 October 1902 · page 3

ALL the northern raliways of China these in British hands, as well as those under Turkish control, have been restored to Chinese authority…

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Roads in Pokolbin District

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 October 1902 · page 6

The Secretary of the Pokolbin Progress Committee sends for publication the following official letters received by Mr. John Gillies, M.L.A., from the Public Works Department:—…

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MINING [?] Train Wrecking Threatened. (By Cable) London

Singleton Argus · Saturday 4 October 1902 · page 4

THERE has been a great mining [?] at petric Colliery, Glamong [?] Wales. One thousand miners struck in protest against the employment of…

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Mountain Railways of South America

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 4 October 1902 · page 3

The romance of mountain railways by no means ends with their construction, and travelling upon railways at a very high altitude is not…

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Railway Reform in Victoria

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 7 October 1902 · page 2

Severe railway reform has commenced in Victoria. All free passes will be abolished…

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Erection of Railways

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 7 October 1902 · page 2

A return shows, that under the Lyne Government, the Ministers had two hundred and ninety six miles of railways built, while four hundred and…

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A Peculiar Railway Accident. Victorian Management

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 7 October 1902 · page 3

AT Tallarook (Vic.) railway station on Friday night, after dark, the coupling beetween an engine and the first carriage of a train had been overlooked…

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Railway Reform in Victoria Free Passes to be Abolished

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 7 October 1902 · page 2

MR BENT, Minister for Railways, has come back from the general election like a giant refreshed. His purpose now is to make the Minister more…

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District News. Bishop's Bridge

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 9 October 1902 · page 3

The usual monthly meeting of the Bishop's Bridge Progress Committee was held at Mrs. O'Brien's on Monday evening. The President (Mr. [?]O'Connell) presided, and the following members…

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Victorian Railway Reform Lines Run on Commercial Principles

Singleton Argus · Thursday 9 October 1902 · page 2

VERY great diss[?]ction has been casual among the V[?]orian railway employees by the action of the Minister in [?] the [?]sion…

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The Scone-Gundy Road. Another Step Forward

The Scone Advocate · Friday 10 October 1902 · page 2

While on a short visit to Sydney during the present week, Mr. Seaward (Hon. Sec. Gundy Progress Association) took advantage of the…

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Peculiar Railway Incident

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 11 October 1902 · page 2

A peculiar railway incident occurred at Tallareok (Vic.) railway station on the night of Friday week. It appears that in the darkness the coupling between the engine…

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The Victorian Railways Sharp Retrenchment

Singleton Argus · Saturday 11 October 1902 · page 4

MR Best, the Victorian Minister for Railways, has decided that every railway employee shall have one free pass a year for himself, his wife and three…

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The Railway Service. Appointments and Promotions

Singleton Argus · Saturday 11 October 1902 · page 4

THE following appointment and promotions have been made in the railway service:-Appoinments (on probation only): T. P. Carroll,…

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Bishop's Bridge

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 15 October 1902 · page 6

The first quarterly meeting of the Bishop's Bridge Improvement Committee was held on Monday night, at the residence of the secretary, in the presence of a large attendance of the local residents. The Chairman,…

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