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Railways, roads & transport, 1902

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A Goddess of Africa St. Geo Rathborne Chapter Xii. on the Road to Hades

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 8 November 1902 · page 4
Also in The Muswellbrook Chronicle

When he had thus made sure of the quart or So of glistening gems that may have once bedecked the form of the ugliest of idols. Rex found that…

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Tragedy near Sydney. a Tramguard Kills His Wife. Determined Attempt at Suicide. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 November 1902 · page 6

A sad domestic tragedy occurred at Erskineville early last evening. Shortly after 6 o'clock, Ernest Russell, tramguard, living at 29 Amy-street, shot his wife, Rachael, killing her…

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Narrabri-Wee Waa Railway Line

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 November 1902 · page 8

A large and representative meeting was held in the School of Arts, Wee Was, on Tuesday to protest against the delay in opening the Narrabri West-Wee Waa railway for the purpose of carrying…

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A Sydney Tragedy. Tramguard Kills His Wife. Domesticc Unhappiness Through Da[?]oing

Singleton Argus · Saturday 8 November 1902 · page 6

A SAD domestic tragedy occurred at Erskine[?] on Wednesday evening. Shortly after 6 o'clock, [?] Russell, tramguard, living at 20 A[?]-street,…

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The Railway Fatality

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 10 November 1902 · page 3

At the inquest on the body of Reuben Rider, who we run Over and fatuity injured on the North Shore railway line on Saturday, Constable Mankey deposed that he and deceased…

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A Tram Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 10 November 1902 · page 3

An elderly woman named Emily Saunders was knocked dowd by an electric tram at Pyrmont this morning and received a nasty out on the head, She was removed to her home in an unconscious condition…

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A Fatal Train Accident

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 11 November 1902 · page 2

A man named Joseph Jones, who was arrested at Brisbane, and charged with being illegally on premises was conveyed to the railway station, where…

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Killed by a Train. Prisoner's Leap to Death. BRISDANE

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 11 November 1902 · page 1

[?]- incident occurred on [?] ladc[?]pilly railway platform at 9o'clock yesterday morning. Joseph [?], who was arrested on a charge…

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Age of London Bridge

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 12 November 1902 · page 6

London bridge is seventy-one years old, for it was opened by william IV. and Queen Adelaide on August l, 1831. Their majesties went in grant procession from Buckingham…

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Latest News by Wire. Sydney. Illness of a Railway Commissioner

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 12 November 1902 · page 2

Mr. Kirkcaldie, the second Railway Commissioner was seized with, an attack of apoplexy on Monday, and his condition is serious, though no immediate danger is anticipated…

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Killed by Tram. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Singleton Argus · Thursday 13 November 1902 · page 3

Mrs Eaily sanders of Harris-street Pyrmont, who was Shocked down by on elcetric iron on Monday, died to-day…

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Railway Fatality Near Guyra. a Man Mangled

Singleton Argus · Thursday 13 November 1902 · page 3

A TERRIBLE railway accident was reported at Armidale on Tuesday night. Samuel Burnett, of the Telegraph Department, was ran down by…

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The Cross-Country Railway. the Public Works Committee at Quirindi

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 14 November 1902 · page 4

On Wednesday the Public Works Committee, comprising Mr. J. McFarlane, M.L.A. (Chairman), Hon. J. Hughes, M.L.C., Alex. Kethel, M.L.C., J. S. Hawthorne, M.L.A., and J. S. T. McGowen, M.L.A.,…

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Railway Extension

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 14 November 1902 · page 2

The prospects for the early construction of the North Coast Railway, to connect Maitland with Brisbane, have perhaps never been…

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Bridge over Hall1's Creek

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 15 November 1902 · page 4

Mr. W.M. Fleming, M.L.A., is in receipt of the following letter [?]re the above:- Public Works Department, Sydney, 7th November. 1902. Replying to your letter…

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A True Story of an Armoured Train. Within a Yard of Death. (From the "Pall Mall Gazette.")

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 15 November 1902 · page 5

"Sergeant, you will be in command of the train. I shall be on the verandah of the farm over there If anything untoward happens, turn…

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Fatal Railway Accident

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 15 November 1902 · page 13

Reuben Rider, a single man, residing at Christie-street, St. Leonards, was terribly injured by a train on Saturday afternoon, and was admitted to the North Shore Cottage Hospital in a serious condition…

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Bishop's Bridge Improvement Committee

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 17 November 1902 · page 4

SIR,—In reply to a letter signed by Mr. J. A. Spinney, commenting as usual on the veracity of my quarterly report, I must (although it is scarcely necessary as far ag the public are concerned) show…

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The Railway Revenue

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 22 November 1902 · page 2

The railway reveuue continues to fall off week by week, a result that is directly [?]atritatable to the [?]drought and the consequest decressed production of the State…

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