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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1905

684 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 21 of 35

The Dunolly Bridge. (To the Editor of the Singleton ARGUS.)

Singleton Argus · Thursday 7 September 1905 · page 2

Sir,—In your issue of the 31st ultimo, I noticed a communication by "Liberal," criticising the contents of a previous letter from my pen, with…

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Killed on the Railway

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 7 September 1905 · page 3

Edward Thomas Maher, a well-known, orchardist in the Paramatta district, was killed on the railway line, near Clyde shunting yards last night. Maher boarded the…

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The Dunclly Bridge

Singleton Argus · Saturday 9 September 1905 · page 4

SIR,—May I crave space in your journal to remove a lalse impression that is conveyed by the report of the meeting of the bridge opening…

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The Bridge Opening

Singleton Argus · Saturday 9 September 1905 · page 4

To-day will be a notable one in the history of Singleton, for shortly after noon the fine new bridge across the Hunter River, connecting Singleton…

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Brisbane Train Service

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 9 September 1905 · page 3

A proposal was recently made by the Queensland railway authorities that an alteration should be made in the week-end running or the mail trains between Sydney and…

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On the "L"[bridge] (Copyright.)

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 9 September 1905 · page 4

If I had my own way I never would have written his story. In the natural course of events a man's life is always bou[?] with some…

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Express Train Wrecked. London, Sept. 2

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 September 1905 · page 2

Six women and four men were killed in the railway accident at Witham, and 50 persons were injured. The train was approaching Witham at full…

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Dunolly Ford Bridge. Official Opening. Singleton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 9 September 1905 · page 5

Dunolly Ford Bridge, spanning the Huates River, and making a further connecting link with the town of Singleton and the village of Dunolly and district beyond, was formally…

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The Motor Eye. Temporary Blindness

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 9 September 1905 · page 3

Dr Mirovitch., of the French Academy, has been giving special attention to the eyes of automobilists and cyclists. He finds the curved position of the…

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Cyclist Killed. Collision with a Motor-car

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 9 September 1905 · page 3

The Portsmouth road at Esher was the scene of a sad accident on Saturday evening, 24th June, as the result of which Mrs Amelia Tesstingley, aged thirty-nine,…

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Tramways Versus Trains

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 9 September 1905 · page 3

A Birmingham correspondent of the London " Daily News " says there is a keen competition going on in the Black Country between trams and…

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Fast Railway Runs. Chicago and New York

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 9 September 1905 · page 5

The racing trains between Chicago and New York are exciting much interest. They make runs over very long distances, averaging over a mile a…

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The Railway Jubilee

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 September 1905 · page 6

While the Railway Commissioners and [?] are making arrangements for celebrate the jubilee of the opening of the ra[?] service of the State by way of [?]…

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The Bridge Briefly Described

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 11 September 1905 · page 4

The Dunolly Ford bridge consists of two steel trussed and has a length of 6 11 feet 4 inches, With the roads the total length is 1741 feet 4 inches. The longer truss is 154…

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Dunolly Ford Bridge. the Opening Ceremony. Singleton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 11 September 1905 · page 4

No more important event has taken place in the annals of the town of Singleton than that which happened on Saturday, when Mr. Charles H. Dight, ex-M.L.A. for the district…

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Witham Railway Disaster

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 11 September 1905 · page 5

The inquest on the bodies of the victims of the railway disaster near Witham, on the 1st instant, was concluded yesterday. The train, the down express of the Great…

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A Motor Car in a Bull Ring

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 11 September 1905 · page 7

Throughout Mexico during the three months and ten days preceding Easter, is held a carnival —half religious, half patriotic—known as the "Hundred-Day Fiesta." or "The Feast of a…

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The Brisbane Train

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 12 September 1905 · page 2

It Has been announced that the New South Wales Railway Commissioners cannot see their way to agree to the alterations desired by the…

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Cheap Road-Making

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 12 September 1905 · page 1

In the " Soil" columns of a recent " Daily Telegraph." will be found an account ot a cheap system ot country…

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Cycling. Goulburn Road Race

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 12 September 1905 · page 4

Owing to the fact that a recent attack of Influenza has left him in an unsatisfactory condition, it is uncertain whether J. D. McMahon, of Lochinvar the winner of the Bathurst to Sydney…

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