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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1904

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Serious Tram Disaster. Men Killed and Injured. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Singleton Argus · Thursday 7 April 1904 · page 3

A SERIOUS tram disaster occurred near Kensington Junction signal box a little before noon to-day. Trams that are bound to and from Co[?]gee…

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A Bridge of Coffins

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 8 April 1904 · page 3

When the British forces wore marching to Pekin in 1860, after the capture of the Taku forts, one of the rivers became be swollen with the heavy rains that it was…

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The Mono Railway

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 9 April 1904 · page 5
Also in The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette

It was intended to work the monorail line between Manchester and Liverpool by electricity at speeds as high as 110 miles an hour. The…

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An Adventure in a Motor Car

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 9 April 1904 · page 4
Also in The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette

In an interesting articlc in "Pearson's Magazine," Mr. B. Fletcher Robinson writes of the dangers and the delights of motor-racing…

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Serious Tram Accident

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 9 April 1904 · page 2

A terrible tram accident occurred on Wednesday morning at the Kensington Junction (Sydney) signal box, resulting in the death ol one passenger, and…

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Over Ninety Miles an Hour on English Railways

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 9 April 1904 · page 4

Mr. Charles Rous-Martin, writing in the "Engineer" on "British Locomotive Work in 1903," records a series of speeds of over ninety miles an hour attained on many…

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Fatal Tram Accident a Man Killed. Several Other Persons Injured. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 April 1904 · page 3

A sensational tram collision occurred about noon to-day. On enquiry at the Tramway Department, it was ascertained that two Coogee trams collided at…

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The Latest. Japanese Stores Landed. Attempts Made on Railway. A Breve Signalman. The Czar's Liberality. [By Cable.] London

Singleton Argus · Saturday 9 April 1904 · page 5

Advices from Tokie state that the Japanese transports with stores have entered the estuary of the Yalu River and effected a landing on the Korean…

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Railway Service Appointments

Singleton Argus · Saturday 9 April 1904 · page 4

THE following appointments and promotions have been made in the railway service:-T. D. Gillies, to be probationer, Cockle Creek, Traffic…

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The Late Tram Collision. Some Curious Claims

Singleton Argus · Saturday 9 April 1904 · page 4

MR. KNEESHAW, Superintendent of Tramways, upon being interviewed respecting the list of persons injured, or supposed to be injured, by the late…

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The Bridge at Dunolly

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 11 April 1904 · page 3

The Gummow Forest Company's tender has been accepted for section 2 of a steel truss bridge over the Hunter River near Dunolly Ford, Singleton…

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The Tram Fatality

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 11 April 1904 · page 3

The inquest was resumed this morning on the body of William Snelling the victim of the recent tram disaster at Randwick. The evidence is proceeding…

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The Projected Bridge

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 12 April 1904 · page 2

During their stay in Singleton on Saturday and prier to the meeting called for the same evening, the various Members of Parliament who visited us on the day…

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The Dunolly Bridge

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 12 April 1904 · page 2

Mr C. H. Dight, M.P., has received the following letter from the Public Works Department, dated Sydney 8th April, 1904: -Sir—With reference to your personal…

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The Dunolly Bridge. Tenders Accepted. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 12 April 1904 · page 2

TENDERS"are accepted for the erection only of a steel truss bridge over the River Hunter, near Dunelly Ford, Singleton (Section two). Messrs…

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Railway Matters

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 12 April 1904 · page 3

A large number of railway officials from the other States arrived in Sydney this morning, particularly from Melbourne and Brisbane, to attend the Inter-State Railway…

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The Recent Tramway Smash. (By Telegraph) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 12 April 1904 · page 3

THE inquest held on the body of William Snelling, killed in a recent tramway smash at Randwick commenced to-day but has not concluded…

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Railway Matters

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 13 April 1904 · page 5

The interstate railway conference was opened this morning…

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