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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1904

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In a Railway Carriage

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 13 August 1904 · page 6

Two Scotch tourists were one day going on a long journey, when one suddenly looked up very gla[?] "What's the matter?" asked [?]…

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The History of Australian Bushranging. [All Rights Reserved.] Part Ii. 1850 to 1862. Chapter Vi. Gardiner and Piesley. Frank Gardiner, "The King of the Road." Continued from last issue

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 13 August 1904 · page 6

Early in the month of July, 1861, Sergeant Middleton and Trooper Nosie, who were stationed at Tuena, the nearest police station to Fogg's, left…

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'A Runaway Tram

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 15 August 1904 · page 3

An electric tram crowded with passengers got beyond control when travelling down an incline at North Sydney this morning, and was only pulled up within a dozen feet…

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District News Letter. Bishop's Bridge

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 17 August 1904 · page 8

The usual monthly meeting of the Bishop's Bridge Progress Committee was held at Mrs. O'Brian's last evening, when the following members were present: Messrs. G. E. Edwards (chair), J. Farrell, A…

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Railway Accidents. a School Teacher Killed. Man Fatally Injured. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 17 August 1904 · page 5

A shocking fatality occurred on the IIlawarra railway, near Carlton, this morning, the victim being Miss Maude McBride, a teacher at Hurstville Public school. It is…

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Terrible Railway Accidents. a Woman Decapitated. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Singleton Argus · Thursday 18 August 1904 · page 3

A terrible fatality occurred this morning near the Carlton Railway Station, when Miss Maud M'Bride, who lived at Kogarah, and was a…

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The War. Russian Losses. Russian Warship Dismantled. Exported Loss of Japanese Ship. Railway Line Blown Up. Chunchuses Raiding. Russian Admiral not Dead. (By Cable.) London

Singleton Argus · Thursday 18 August 1904 · page 3

It is reported at St. Petersburg that the Russian losses at Port Arthur, on the 7th and 10th instant, were 7 officers and 248 men killed,…

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The Tramp Abroad

Singleton Argus · Thursday 18 August 1904 · page 2

Fowl roosts have been disturbed of late by tramps who have been abroad in the early hours of morning, and the police have been on the gui vive. Unfortunatively, the tramp…

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Lismore-tweed Railway

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 19 August 1904 · page 3

The Railway Commissoners will leave this evoning for Casino, in order to make their annual inspection of the Lismore-Tweed railway. The dairying industry in…

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Motor-car Humours

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 19 August 1904 · page 3

Restrictions on motor-cars on the Continent hare begun to border on the farcical. In Antwerp and Brussels regulations were mode that automobiles must not travel in…

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A Chainless, Gear Driven Motor Bicycle

The Scone Advocate · Friday 19 August 1904 · page 1

The '[?]Eolus' has its engine, which rotates in the same direction as the line of travel, securely bolted in a vertical position to the frame. Upon an extension of the…

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Bishop's Bridge

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 August 1904 · page 6

The usual monthly meeting of the Bishop's Bridge Progress Committee was held at Mrs. O'Brien's on Monday, when the following members were present: Messrs. G. E. Edwards (chair), J. Farrell, A…

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Business and the Motor. a Millionaire's Offioe on Wheels

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 20 August 1904 · page 6

The man whose income is a dollar a minute naturally believes in the maxim that "tima is money," Certainly Mr. Fiske, one of America's…

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Business and the Motor. a Millionaires Office on Wheels

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 20 August 1904 · page 3

The man whose income is a dollar a minute naturally believes in the maxim that "time is money." Certainly Mr. Fiske. one of America's…

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Railway Accidents. a School Teacher Killed. Man Fatally Injured. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 August 1904 · page 10

A shocking fatality occurred on the [?] warra railway near Carlton, this morning, the victim being Miss Maude McBride, a teacher at Hurstville Public school. It is…

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The Northern Railways

Singleton Argus · Saturday 20 August 1904 · page 5

Last night the Railway Commissioners passed through Singleton for Tenterfield, with the view of driving from that town to Casino via Drake…

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The History of Australian Bushranging. [All Rights Reserved] Part Ii. 1850 to 1862. Chapter Vi. Gardiner and Piesley. Frank Gardiner, "The King of the Road." Continued from last issue

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 20 August 1904 · page 6

Who dressed Gardiner's wounds and nursed him back to health has never been disclosed; but that he was nursed back to health in a comparatively short…

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Main Roads and Their Maintenance

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 22 August 1904 · page 5

The road from Bourke to North Bourke has just been added, to the list of roads which come under the operation of the Main Roads Management Act, a measure passed…

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The Railway Revenue

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 22 August 1904 · page 5

One of the most important documents that will be presented to Parliament to-morrow will be the annual report of the Railway Commissioners. In each succeeding quarter…

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New Railway By-laws

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 22 August 1904 · page 5

Attention was drawn in Saturday's Issue to the fact that a number of amendments had been made in the railway bylaws relat-ing to the fares chargeable to public…

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