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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1903

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Science. Motor Cars

The Scone Advocate · Friday 1 May 1903 · page 1

THE ingenuity with which the guardians of the public' health find oat fatal objections to all forms of popular entertainment,…

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Victorian Railways. Latest

The Scone Advocate · Friday 1 May 1903 · page 2

IT is understood the Victorian Railway Unions will adhere to their determination not to sever their connection with the Trades Hall. Should…

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Important Train Alterations

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 2 May 1903 · page 4

By the courtesy of Mr. K. Richardson, our local Stationmaster , we have been fur Dished with the following particulars with reference to the new railway timetable…

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A Girl Dies in the Train

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 2 May 1903 · page 2

A telegram from Cooma in Tuesday last states that PO[?] the arrival of the mail train at that place , it was reported that a girl named Either Hyde, aged 13, daughter of…

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A Military Train Wrecked (By Cable.) London

Singleton Argus · Saturday 2 May 1903 · page 5

A MILITARY train has been blown up by dynamite near Salonica, and the engine and carriages damaged…

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Railway and Tramway Earning

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 2 May 1903 · page 2

The report of the New South Wale Railway Commissioners of the operations of the Railways and tramways during the quarter ended March 31, Shows a decrease in the…

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Shocking Railway Accident

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 2 May 1903 · page 2

A shocking accident occurred on the railway on Sunday last at a spot some distance on the Giri[?]ambone ride of the Wilga Tank, by which fireman was cut in halves. the…

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Melbourne. the Railway Difficulty

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 2 May 1903 · page 3

The Commissioners of Railways have received the reply of the Carriage Builders' Society, setting out that that body agreed that all its executive officials, except the President and Secretary, shall…

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The Baghdad Railway. London, April 27

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 May 1903 · page 2

Sir. A. J. Balfour, the Prime Minister, stated the House of Commons on Thursday that the Government had lately considered an alternative proposal designed to secure international control throughout…

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Alterations in the Railway Time-Table

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 May 1903 · page 4

Alterations are to be made in the passenger train time-tables beginning on Sunday next, May 3. The following trains will be altered slightly intermediately: 9.5 a.m. Sydney to Tamworth; 3.45 p.m…

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Railway Cleaning Shed

Singleton Argus · Saturday 2 May 1903 · page 4

We learn that It is [?] mence the re-[?] of an [?] cleaning [?] near the Singleton Railway station. on place of land [?]…

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Victorian Railway Dispute. the Men Stand Firm. No Chance of Government Weakening. Melbourne

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 4 May 1903 · page 2

The Commissioner for Railways (Mr. Fitzpatrick), this morning received the following reply from the Amalgamated Society of Railway Employes "Re your letter of the 30th ultimo, we beg to inform you…

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Melbourne. the Railway Crisis

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 5 May 1903 · page 3

There have been no frosh developments so far in connection with the railway trouble in Victoria…

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Victorian Railway Trouble

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 5 May 1903 · page 3

Mr. Irvine, Premier of Victoria, yesterday addressed the executive officers of the railway societies who decline to withdraw from affiliation…

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The Railway Crisis in Victoria. a Serious Position. But a Strike Improbable

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 5 May 1903 · page 2

Up till last night, the railway trouble in Victoria had not been settled, though there was a growing fooling that there would be no strike. To…

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The Singleton Argus. Tuesday, May 5Th, 1903. Victorian Railway Orisis

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 5 May 1903 · page 2

AT the time this article is written the sister State of Victoria is passing through a crisis that bids fair to paralyse railway traffic and business…

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—THE— Muswellbrook Chronicle O, sacred weapon, left for truth's defence Sole dread of folly, vice and insolence, Reverent we touch thee! but with honest zeal To rouse the henchman of the public weal. Wednesday, May 6, 1903. Our Sydney Letter. The Railway Situation

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 6 May 1903 · page 2

Grave misgivings are being expressed as to the probability of a suspension of the train service between Sydney and Melbourne…

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The Victorian Railway Matter

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 6 May 1903 · page 2

EVENTS are still undecided in the matter of the Victorian railway mon. But in this instance indecision and a delay in settlement furnish reason for hope that the catastrophe…

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Victorian Railway Dispute. a Serious Situation

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 6 May 1903 · page 3

Mr. Irvine, the Victorian Premier, had a further interview with the officials of the different railway societies affiliated with the Trades Hall yesterday. The officers said they could not accept the Premier's…

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Victorian Railway Trouble. Employees Still Firm. But Willing to Confer. Decision of the Cabinet. Men to Withdraw or Be Dismissed. Parliament to Be Summoned

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 7 May 1903 · page 2

The efforts of the Premier, Mr. Irvine, to induce, the representatives of the railway employees to comply with the wishes of the Government in respect to affiliation with the Trades Hall proved…

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