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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1905

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Railway Accident at Strathfield. a Drover Killed

Singleton Argus · Saturday 7 October 1905 · page 4

A sheepdrover named John Moloney 23 years of age, was run over by a train and killed at Strathfield railway station early on Thursday morning…

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The National Duma. Mail Train Wrecked

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 10 October 1905 · page 2

General Prince Obolensky, [?] General of Finland, has intimated to the Finns must send representative the National Duma in St.Petersburg…

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China's Railways

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 10 October 1905 · page 5

The "Morning Post" reported that the Honglong Government has lent China £1,000,000 is [?]deem the Hankau-Canton railway…

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The Tram System

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 11 October 1905 · page 2

Just as we were beginning to think that M. Bradford's criticism of the management of the tramways had been (somewhat ignominously) squelched by the Railway…

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Late News by Cable. London. Oct. 10. Russia's Strategic Railways

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 11 October 1905 · page 5

Semi-official advices from Askhabad state that Russia will shortly construct a duplieste strategic railway from Mery to Kyshk, on the Alghan border…

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The Richmond Vale Railway

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 12 October 1905 · page 2

In the, Legislative Assembly last evening, the Premier, replying to Mr. Gillies, said the Richmond Vale railway had been, completed and passed by the Railway…

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Railway Accident. Man Seriously Injured

Singleton Argus · Thursday 12 October 1905 · page 4

A serious and sensational accident occurred on the railway line near Carlton on Tuesday. John Johnson, 50, who drives a van bearing the name…

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Railway Alterations

Singleton Argus · Thursday 12 October 1905 · page 2

With the advent of warmer weather the Railway Comissioners are revising their tourist lines, and, while dealing with these, are also…

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The North Coast Railway

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 13 October 1905 · page 2

The "S. M. Herald" has dropped its halting attitude respecting the North Coast railway proposal and on Wednesday ventured to express itself…

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The North-west Mail train

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 14 October 1905 · page 2

Attention is directed to an advertisement by the Railway Commissioners, which appears in another column of this issue, announcing alterations in the…

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Tramway-car's Leap. Over a 70 Feet Cliff. Passengers' Marvellous Escapes

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 14 October 1905 · page 6

An accident occurred on the Isle of Thanet Tramways, on August 5th. making the third of a serious nature the line since it was opened…

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The Richmond Vale Railway

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 October 1905 · page 3

In the Legislative Assembly on Wednesday the Premier, replying to Mr. Gillies, said the Richmond Vale railway had been completed and passed by the Railway…

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Electrification of Railways. Chief Engineer's Report

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 October 1905 · page 16

The report of Mr. Deane, E[?]gmeer-in-Chief for Railways and Tramway Construction, upon the Inter-urban railways and electrification of railroads, was laid on the table of the Assembly last week…

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Grafton to Casino Railway

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 October 1905 · page 15

For some months past traffic has been carrie over the Grafton to Casino line, though it has not yet been handed over to the Railway Commissioners by the Public Works Department. The…

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Railway Traffic

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 October 1905 · page 3

The Commissioners are very pleased with the state of the railway traffic last week, The wool season is in full swing, and the number of bales coming forward is greatly in…

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North Coast Railway

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 October 1905 · page 12

One of our metropolitan dailies is indulging in somewhat clamorous obstruction to the proposal for the construction of the North Coast railway. It may be that this…

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Terrible Railway Accident. Three People Killed

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 October 1905 · page 5

A frightful accident occurred near Numurkah (Vic), on Thursday. A party of six. persons driving in a buggy across the railway line were run into by a special train…

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Murder in a Train

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 17 October 1905 · page 3

An inquest was held concerning the death of Miss Mary Money, who was recently murdered in a railway train, and whose body was afterwards found in a tunnel on the…

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Ghastly Discovery. Man's Head on a Railway Line

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 17 October 1905 · page 2

The ghastly discovery of a [?] head was made by a ganger on the railway line at Princes Bridge. Melbourne, on Sunday. The features…

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Brisbane. Run Over by a Train

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 18 October 1905 · page 5

'A' man was discovered this morning in the main tunnel of the central station at Brisbane with both lets cut off. Ho had evidently been overtaken by a train. He was…

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