Bishop's Bridge
The Progress Committee of the above district held their usual monthly meeting at Mrs. O'Brieu's on Monday evening last. The following members were present: The president (Mr. G. Edwards) in the…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1904
582 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 1 of 30
Sensational Train Incident. a Guard Suffocated
J. LENNOX guard of a goods train that left Penrith during Tuesday night, lost his life through being suffocated by nitric acid fumes…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Carriage of Stock
The Railway Commissioners have informed the Stockowners' Association that they cannot see their way clear to make any reduction immediately on the carriage…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Appalling Catastrophe Fire in a Chicago Theatre. Six Hundred People Killed. Audience Caught in a Trap. Women and Children Trampled to Death. London
A fire of an appalling character, resulting in enormous loss of life, has occurred in Mr. Charles Frohmann's theatre, in Chicago, while a performance was taking place…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Appalling Catastrophe. Fire in a Chicago Theatre. Six Hundred People Killed Audience Caught in a Trap. Women and Children Trampled to Death. London
A fire of an appalling character, resulting in enormous loss of life, has occurred in Mr. Charles Frobroann's theatre, in Chicago, while a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Singleton. a Proposed Railway
Mr. F. A. Bennett, Mayor of Singleton, to-day received a telegram from the Secretary of the Parliamentary Public Works Committee, stating that the committee…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Story of the Road. a Settler's Experience
Mr. Alfred Barker, a well-known selector living at Yarral Farm, about 16 miles from Narrabri, when returning to his home on Tuesday evening was bailed up by five men just outside the town…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Singleton to Brandy Creek Road (To the Editor of the Singleton Argus.)
SIR.âIt may seem a strange asertion, but it is nevertheless true that the more some people endeavour to assist in having the road from Singleton to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Letter to the Editor. the Speed of Motor Bicycles
Sir,—I would ask through your columns whether there is any regulation with regard to the speed, etc., of motor bicycles going through our principal streets. It appears…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Proposed Singletongassilis Railway. Visit of the Public Works Committee
THROUGH the courtesy of Mr C. H. Dight, the member for this district, we learn that the Public Works Committee, in connection with the…
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A railway accident attended with loss of life has occurred in Kansas, in the United Status. A Passenger train, travelling At the rate of 30 miles an hour, collided with a cattle train 14 miles to the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Our Singleton Letter. Railway Inquiry Postponed
The Mayor of singleton (Mr. F. A. Bennett) received a telegram yesterday (Thursday) evening from the secretary of the Parliamentary Public Works Committee, stating…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Collision with a Tram
A horse attached to a van bolted in the Haymarket this morning, and collided with a tram. Great confusion prevailed amongst the passengers, and women screamed and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →How a Tramp Talks in Kentucky
A man whose garments appeared to be in the last stages of decomposition, whose hair was unkempt, whose shoes were worn and whose step was weary, shuffled up to…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Guyra. a Terrible Railway Accident
Geo. Bates and his son William, while returning home last night on a tricycle, were overtaken by the Brisbane mail. The boy William saw the train when it was almost…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Singleton-Cassilis Railway
We learn, through Mr C. H. Dight, M.P. for Singleton, that he has received a wire from Mr Charles Lyne, secretary to the Public Works Committee, to the effect that…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Serious Railway Collision. Thirty Passengers Killed. LONDON
A SERIOUS collision occurred to the westward of Topeka, U.S.A., yesterday, between a passenger train, travelling at a speed of about 30 miles an…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Collision with a Tram. Sydney
A HORSE attached to a van bolted in the Haymarket this morning, and collided with a tram. Great confusion nt once prevailed amongst the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A-train Incident. Miraculous Escape
SOME excitement was created on the 10.20 expross train from Dunedin to Chrietchurch recently by Kate Crimins, who jumped off the train about…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Shocking Railway Fatality. Man Cut to Pieces
ON Friday night, at about 10.15 pm, an accident occurred on the northern line at a spot between Guyra and Black Mountain, which resulted in the death…
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