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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1905

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Railway Strikers Reinstatement Refused

Singleton Argus · Thursday 21 December 1905 · page 3

The Victorian Cabinet has decided that it would not be in the interests of the morale of the service to reinstate as engine drivers or fire-men about 42…

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The Railway Inquiry. the Interim Report

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 22 December 1905 · page 5

The members of the Royal Commission yesterday forwarded to the Lieutenant-Governor the following interim report:— "We your Commissioners, appointed on…

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Officer's Fatal Mistake. Steps Out of an Express Train

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 23 December 1905 · page 6

On the arrival of the midnight train from London at New street Station Birmingham, at three o'clock on the morning of 2nd October a lady and…

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Railway Strikers. Reinstatement Refused

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 23 December 1905 · page 4

The Victorian Cabinet has decided that it would not be in the interests of the morale of the service to reinstate as engine drivers or firemen about 42 enginemen with good…

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Fatal Railway Accident. Guard Cut to Pieces

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 23 December 1905 · page 2

W Scully, a guard on the Manilla train was cut to pieces at West Tamworth on Thursday morning. Scully was taking truck numbers, when the mail for Sydney, which…

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Fatal Railway Accident

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 23 December 1905 · page 2

A fatal accident, by which a guard named W.Scully, who was in charge of the Manilla train, was cut to pieces, occurred at the West Tamworth station on…

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The Railway Coal Inquiry

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 December 1905 · page 3

The Royal Commission on railway affairs session was marked an Friday by a spirited denial by the secretary of the Lithgow Association that any money of bribe had been…

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The Australian Motorist

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 December 1905 · page 14

We have received a copy of the first issue of "The Australian Motorist by Road and Sea," a 24-page monthly magazine published in the interest of the large and…

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Fatal Railway Accident. Guard Cut to Pieces. Tamworth

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 December 1905 · page 6

W. Schully, a guard on the Manilla train, was cut to pieces at West Tamworth this morning. Schully was taking truck numbers, when the mail train for Sydney, which…

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The Pelaw-main to Minmi Railway Pelaw-main. Dec. 26

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 26 December 1905 · page 4

The most important work recently completed in the South maitland coahnining district is the construction of Messrs. J. and A.Brown'spelaw Main ti mianmi railway line, and on Fridaylast…

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Killed While Motoring

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 27 December 1905 · page 5

Mr. James Martin, a New York financier, was killed yesterday while motoring…

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The Maitland Coalmines. Railway Employees' Picnic

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 27 December 1905 · page 5

The principal holiday attraction in the South Maitland district was the East Greta railway employees' picnic, which took place at Cessnock on Boxing Day. A special train…

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Derailment of a Tram

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 28 December 1905 · page 3

Immediately upon receiving information of the rather sensational derailment about the Campbelltown to Camden tram on Boxing Day, the Railway Commissioners ordered an…

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Increased Tram Returns [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Singleton Argus · Thursday 28 December 1905 · page 2

During last week the tramway fares collected in Sydney amounted to £18,276, being an increase of £1068 as compared with the corresponding…

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Our Products Satisfactory Railway Figures

Singleton Argus · Thursday 28 December 1905 · page 2

The railway figures for the half-year are said to bo very satisfactory. Reasing the effect of the good season on the traffic, the Premier has been sing[?]…

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Theft From a Railway Train Culprit's Strange Behaviour

Singleton Argus · Saturday 30 December 1905 · page 1

On arrival at Parramatta on Tuesday of the 10.30 p.m. train from Sydney, a passenger named Walter Buga complained that a carry-all basket,…

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Train and Vehicle. Man's Thrilling Experience

Singleton Argus · Saturday 30 December 1905 · page 1

A storekeeper named Strauss, living at Toorak (Vic.) had a narrow escape from instant death while driving on Wednesdat. Whon crossing the…

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The Railway Inquiry. the Interim Report

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 December 1905 · page 16

The members of the Royal Commission last week, forwarded to the Lieutenant-governor the following interim report:— "We, your Commissioners, appointed on…

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The Mudgee Railway

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 December 1905 · page 5

The question of the extension of the Mudgee railway to Cobborn, via Gulgong, has been remitted to the consideration of the Public Works Committee. That body will next work enter upon an inquiry…

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The Pelaw-Main to Minmi Railway (From our Representative.)

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 December 1905 · page 14

The most important work recently competed in the South Maitland coalmining district is the construction of Messrs. J. and A. Brown's Pelaw-Main to Minmi railway lime, and on Friday last…

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