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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1905

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Letter to the Editor. a Railway Nuisance

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 22 February 1905 · page 5

Sir,—Permit me per medium of your columns to call attention to the unnecessary delay to which the public are subjected at the railway crossings…

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Stock Killed on the Railway

Singleton Argus · Thursday 23 February 1905 · page 1

A claim for £150 against the Railway Commissioners was brought by William Rutter Hindmarsh, a Robertson farmer, in the District Court, Sydney,, on…

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New Railway Rates. Interstate Agreement

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 24 February 1905 · page 3

The close of a long interstate war of rates is signalised by the publication in the "Gazette," of two railway bylaws providing new rates for the conveyance of…

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The Malting of Roads

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 25 February 1905 · page 12

The roads inquiry branch of the United States Department of Agriculture does excellent service in collecting and disseminating information on the construction and…

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Died in the Train

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 25 February 1905 · page 6

An awfully sad death occurred in the Brisbane mail train on Friday night between West Maitland and Singleton, the victim being Mr. Francis H. B. Turner, the well-known…

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The Train Was Late, Though

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 25 February 1905 · page 4

Mrs. Outskirts—I hear your husband indulges in racing. Mrs. Suburbs—Oh, yes! "Did he ever win?"…

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At a Railway Station

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 25 February 1905 · page 5

A railway booking-clerk was taken down rather neatly the other day. He handed as change to a passenger a sixpence with a hole in it, and on…

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Now Railway Rates. Interstate Agreement

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 25 February 1905 · page 5

The close of a long interstate war of rates is signalised by the publication in the "Gazette," of two railway bylaws providing mw rates for the conveyance of…

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Revolution in Russia. Mob Law at Baku. Railway Traffic Suspended. Trouble at Warsaw. [By Cable.] London

Singleton Argus · Saturday 25 February 1905 · page 5

Order lias at length been restored at Baku, in Southern Russia, on the Caspian Sea. Much blood -was shed before the officials were able to regain…

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The Motor Run. End of the Trial

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 27 February 1905 · page 2

The motor reliability contest from Sydney to Melbourne was concluded on Saturday, the finish being witnessed by a large crowd. R. James and J. H. Gard tied in the motor cycle class, Roes, Stevens,…

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North Coast Railway

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 28 February 1905 · page 3

A deputation has been arranged to wait on the Premier on Thursday to urge the early construction of the North Coast railway. It is understood that the deputation…

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North Coast Railway. Disputation to Mr.carruthers. Proposal Warmly Approved Of. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 2 March 1905 · page 3

A very large and respresentative deputation of members of parliament and delegates representing various centres, waited on the Premier to urge the construction of…

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The Very Latest. London, Wednesday afternoon. Italian Railway Men

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 2 March 1905 · page 3

The railway employees in Italy, being legally forbidden to strike, are now attaining their ends By observing minutely the red tape regulations, and take excessive…

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North Coast Railway

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 3 March 1905 · page 2

Including Mr Bennett, M.L.A. a large representative deputation of members of Parliament and delegates, representing the various centres,…

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North Coast Land Settlement and Railway League

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 3 March 1905 · page 1

A branch of the above was formed in Wingham last week, when speeches were made strongly advocating the throwing open of…

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The North Coast Railway

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 4 March 1905 · page 4

MR. CARRUTHERS gare a sympathetic reply to the deputation which on Thursday represented the desirableness of constructing the North Coast Railway. This project has often…

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A North Coast Railway

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 4 March 1905 · page 3

Mr. macFarlane, in introducing the deputation to the Premier concerning the desirableness of constructing the North Coast railway, said its object was to advance substantial reasons why an early…

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Hand to Hand Fighting, Railways Blocked. LONDON

Singleton Argus · Saturday 4 March 1905 · page 6

Early on Tuesday morning last, five companies of Russian infantry surrounded the Japanese outposts at the railway brige near Shapingtai, north…

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John Bridge,& Co's Report

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 7 March 1905 · page 4

For our sale on Wednesday we brought forward a catalogue of 686 bales of about equal quantities of scoured and greasy. We found the…

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St. Andrew's Church, Bishop's Bridge. Laying the Foundation Stone

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 7 March 1905 · page 2

An interesting ceremony, that of laying the foundation stone of the new brick church at Bishop's Bridge, which is to fill the place of the historic wooden structure destroyed,…

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