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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1903

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A Railway Strike in Spain

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 9 September 1903 · page 5

Three thousand workers on the Southern Railway, Madrid, have struck. It is expected the strike will spread considerably…

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A Jump From a Train. Aboriginal Prisoner's Escape

Singleton Argus · Thursday 10 September 1903 · page 3

On Tuesday afternoon an aboriginal was being taken to Wollongong by train from the south in charge of a policeman, and shortly before the…

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North Coast Railway

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 10 September 1903 · page 2

The proposed railway from Maitland to South Grafton, along the North Coast, was further considered on Wednesday afternoon by the public Works committee…

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Railway Accident. Two Men Severely Injured

Singleton Argus · Thursday 10 September 1903 · page 3

In attempting to cross the railway line no r Pymble station, in a sulky, on Tuesday afternoon, James Flood and Geo. Eldridge, residents of…

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The Electric Tube Railway. [By Cable.] London

Singleton Argus · Thursday 10 September 1903 · page 3

THERE has been another scare in Paris regarding the Electric Tube Railway, owing to a pissenger's umbrella fallug upon the permanent…

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Proposed North Coast Railway

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 11 September 1903 · page 2

The Public Works Committee on Thursday further considered the North Coast railway proposal, which is estimated to cost over £2,500,000. The witness examined by the…

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A Bad Road. (To the Editor of the Singleton Argus.)

Singleton Argus · Saturday 12 September 1903 · page 7

SIR,—Travelling around Glendon and Lower Belford the other day, I was very much surprised to find the roads in some places very good,and, at the…

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North Coast Railway

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 12 September 1903 · page 7

The proposed railway from Maitland to South Grafton. along the North Coast, was further considered on Wednesday afternoon by the Public Works Committee…

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The Railways

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 12 September 1903 · page 9

Up to the end of June last there were 3138½ miles of railway open for traffic, which had cost altogether £41,654,977. The interest charge on the debt amounted to…

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Child Killed by a Train

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 15 September 1903 · page 3

ALEXANDER LELEU, aged 6, was run over and killed by a train at Rosewater (S.A.) on Saturday afternoon. The parents of the child live near…

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Late News by Mail. Social and General Items. Bridge Fever

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 16 September 1903 · page 3

The "season" is over, Parliament is on the eve of rising, the King is about to start for Marienbad, and the West End of London is going into Holland covers. In this…

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North Coast Railway. Further Evidence in Favour

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 16 September 1903 · page 6

Mr. J. H. Young, formerly M.L.A. for the Manning aud Minister of Works, was examined by the Public Works Committee relative to the proposed railway line from…

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North Coast Railway. Benefits to Be Gained

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 17 September 1903 · page 2

The proposed line of railway from Maitland to South Grafton was further considered by the Public Works Committee on Wednesday afternoon. Mr.Frank Clarke, M.H.R., in evidence, said he…

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Accident on the Railway

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 17 September 1903 · page 3

A telegram from Yass states that at 2 o'clock this morning, while a goods train was proceeding past the junction station towards Downing the draw-bolt in a truck snapped…

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Train Aerograms

The Scone Advocate · Friday 18 September 1903 · page 2

In the near future it may be expected that there will be a telegraph office on express train from which passengers can despatch messages by wireless telegraphy…

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Letter to the Editor: the Bicycle Road Race

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 19 September 1903 · page 5

Sir,—"Will "Bike Rider," your correspondent of last night's issue kindly gave his name and address through your columns, and we will be too pleased to state why the Speedwell riders decline to…

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Late News by Mail. Social and General Items. Bridge Fever

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 19 September 1903 · page 11

The "season" is over, Parliament is on the eve of rising, the King is about to start for Marienbad, and the West End of London is going into Holland covers. In this…

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North Coast Railway. Further Evidence in Favour

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 19 September 1903 · page 14

Mr. J. H. Young, formerly M.L.A. for the Manning and Minister of Works, was examined by the Public Works Committee relative to the proposed railway line from…

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A Railway Accident. Trucks Smashed to Pieces

Singleton Argus · Saturday 19 September 1903 · page 4

On Thursday morning while the goods train was proceeding past the junction station, towards Bowning, the drawbolt in a truck snapped and wound round…

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Mudgee to Cobborah. Proposed Line of Railway. "When Money was Again Procurable."

Singleton Argus · Saturday 19 September 1903 · page 4

A LARGE deputation, under the auspices of the Mudgee Railway League, recently waited upon the Minister for Public Works, and urged…

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