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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1903

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Railway Sleepers

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 21 February 1903 · page 4

As a sort of relief to the general gloom come large orders for railway sleepers from South Africa and else-where. But even this fails to give…

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Terrible Tramway Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 21 February 1903 · page 3

A terrible tramway accident occurred at Newark, New Jersey, U.S.A., yesterday. An electric tramear carrying High School pupils attempted to stop in approaching a railway level crossing which was…

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Along the Sydney Railway Line

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 February 1903 · page 12

Along the Sydney railway line, more particularly near the Hawkesbury River, and on the hills above Wyong large fires raged on Sunday and Sunday night; and the scene at night, viewed from trains, was one…

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Cooreel Bridge

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 24 February 1903 · page 2

On Saturday last, His Worship the Mayor, Ald J. Robson, waited upon the member for Durham and brought under his notice the dangerous…

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The North Coast Railway. Inquiry by the Public Works Committee. Length of Line, 310 Miles. Estimated Cost, £2,650,820

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 24 February 1903 · page 2

The Public Works Committee, under the chairmanship of Mr. J. M'Farlane, inaugurated an inquiry yesterday into a proposal that a railway line should be constructed from Maitland to South…

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Railways in Abyssinia

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 24 February 1903 · page 3

English ongincers have started to survey the route of a railway through Abyssinia to Adis Adebba, the capital. It is believed that the railway will traverse rich goldbearing country,…

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A Railway Deal

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 24 February 1903 · page 3

The Canadian-Pacific Railway Company has purchased the Beaver line…

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The Very Latest. London, Monday afternoon. Dutch Railway Men

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 24 February 1903 · page 3

The Dutch railway employes propose a strike to prevent the adoption of a Bill prohibiting railway strikes. Workmen's Unions, representing ninety thousand men, support the railway strike…

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Railway Strike

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 25 February 1903 · page 3

The Dutch railway employes propose to go on strike to prevent the adoption of a bill prohibiting railway strikes. Workmen's unions, representing 90,000 men, will support a railway strike…

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The North Coast Railway. Some Official Evidence

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 25 February 1903 · page 2

The inquiry by the Public Works Committee into the proposal to construct a railway line from Maitland to South Grafton was continued yesterday, Mr. J. M. 'Farlane, M.L.A., presiding…

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The North Coast Railway

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 26 February 1903 · page 2

Mr. H. McLachlan, the Secretary to the Commissioners for Rail ways, was the witness yesterday afternoon before the Pablic Works Committee in reference to the inquiry into expediency of…

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Dutch Railways

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 26 February 1903 · page 3

The soldiers who occupy the Dut[?]h railway stations to prevent a strike are furnished with ball cartridge…

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General of Railway Fencing

Singleton Argus · Thursday 26 February 1903 · page 2

Attention is [?] to the adver[?]is[?]ment sigued by Mr [?] E. [?] in this issue of the ARGUS. calling for tenders for the renewal of 2616 rods of railway fencing…

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Bishop's Bridge Progress Committee

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 27 February 1903 · page 1

The usual monthly meeting of the above Association was held at Mrs. O'Brien's on Monday night, when the following members were present:—Messrs. T. Dean (chair), H. Thompson, T.O'Brien, S. Apthorpe,…

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Dutch Railway Brigade

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 27 February 1903 · page 3

Dr. A. Kuyper, the Premier of the Netherlands, has introduced a bill to form a Railway Brigade to supply a regular service in the case of strikes…

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Railway Superannuation Fund

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 28 February 1903 · page 2

The feeling in faver of a f scheme of superannuation is daily growing stronger among rail-way men. They appear determined to help themselves in this question. On the 22nd…

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The Uganda Railway Completed

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 28 February 1903 · page 3

The Uganda railway from Mombassa, on the East Coast of Africa, to Victoria, on Victoria Nyanza, has been completed…

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North Coast Railway. Additional Evidence

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 28 February 1903 · page 4

Mr. H. McLachlan, the Secretary to the Commissioners for lailways, was the witness on Wednesday afternoon before the Public Works Committee reference to the inquiry, into the expediency of…

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Dutch Railway Strike. Ball Cartridge Issued to Soldiers. LONDON

Singleton Argus · Saturday 28 February 1903 · page 5

THE Dutch railway [?]rike threatens to awesome serious propor[?]ns. The railway stations in Holand are now occupied with soldiers, who are…

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The North Coast Railway

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 3 March 1903 · page 2

RENEWED inquiry is making into the project of constructing a railway from Maitland to South Grafton. Some time since the Public Works Committee conducted a similar inquiry…

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