Manchuria Campaign. Luxurious Railway Carriages. Officers' Privileges Curtailed. LONDON
Singleton Argus · Saturday 13 May 1905 · page 6
General Linievitch, Commanderin-Chief of the Russian forces in the East, has forbidden his officers the use of luxurious railway carriages…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Our London Letter. (From Our Special Correspondent). Thorns in the Unionist Side. —Pretty Fanny.—the Verb "To Wankle." — Eight Pounds for Nothing.—the Burden of the Rates.— Russia's Attitude Towards England.—the Australian Mails.—the Kaiser Under the Limelight.—king Edward's Journey.—journalistic Prosperity in England.—the Toll of Motor Accidents.—the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.—a New Hamlet. London, April 6th, 1905. The Balfour Ministry
Singleton Argus · Saturday 13 May 1905 · page 6
Impartial observers agree that the Balfour Ministry appears to be nearing its fall. The Unionists lost scat after seat at the bye-elections, but were…
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Singleton Argus · Tuesday 16 May 1905 · page 2
If the enterprising contractors for the bridge now in course of erection across the Hunter River do not possess the patience of the often quoted…
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The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 16 May 1905 · page 3
A tempest in the Mediterranean played havoc with the motor boats engaged in the race from Algiers to Toulon. Several of the boats sank, and their occupants were rescued…
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Singleton Argus · Tuesday 16 May 1905 · page 1
A great railway disaster has occurrcd in Pennsylvania (U.S.A.). To avoid a shunting engine near Harrisburg, the driver of an…
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The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 17 May 1905 · page 8
The usual monthly meeting of the Bishop's Bridge and Sawyer's Gully Progress Committee was held at Mrs. O'Brien's last evening, when the following members were…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Where Railway Travellers Are Measured
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 18 May 1905 · page 3
In Switzerland they have been experiencing some of the difficulty which is experienced in England with respect to half-fare tickets fon children under 12…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →That Motor Car Accident. (To the Editor of the Singleton Argus.)
Singleton Argus · Thursday 18 May 1905 · page 2
Dear Sir,—I was amused at the paragraph from the pen of your Glendonbrook correspondent, appearing in your issue of 16th inst.,…
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Singleton Argus · Saturday 20 May 1905 · page 6
Ihe first girder is now in position on the new bridge being built across the Hunter River by the contractors, Messrs Gummow, Forrest, and Co.,…
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Singleton Argus · Saturday 20 May 1905 · page 1
A remarkable sight was witnessed receutly by passengers in one of the down trains oh the Uganda railway (Africa), writes a newspaper…
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The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 20 May 1905 · page 8
The annual Easter meeting was held in the church on Thursday last. The rector (the Rev. G. F. Rushforth) presided, and there was a large attendance…
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The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 20 May 1905 · page 4
He was a stolid countryman, with enough love of the horse to hate the "[?]y-car," of which, however, he had only heard as yet. His first…
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The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 20 May 1905 · page 7
We are on the eve of great changes in the street traffic of London. Within the past few days a great stride forward has been made by the introduction of motor cabs…
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The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 20 May 1905 · page 4
A public meeting was held on Thursday at Taree to consider matters relating to the construction of the North Coast railway. Alderman J. H. Stewart, the Mayor,…
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The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 May 1905 · page 5
It is, as far as can be ascertained, the desire of the Government to construct to piecework the four short railway lines, viz., from Bogan Cafe to Trundle, Manilla to Barraba, Temora…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Our London Letter. Our Special Correspondent). the Passing of the Omnibus.— Advent of the Motor Bus and Motor Cab.—object Lessons Fob Australian Cities. —Revolutionising Street Traffic—england's Declining Drink Bill.—japan and England As Allies.—how Will the Alliance Affect Australia?—the Aliens Immigration Question.—the Y.M.C.A. and Smoking.—conditions of the Colonial Conference. — How Will They Affect Imperial Preference ? LONDON, April 13th. The Motor Omnibus
Singleton Argus · Saturday 20 May 1905 · page 8
One of the most important cuterprises in street transportation in recent years has been the development of the motor omnibus. It is a…
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Singleton Argus · Saturday 20 May 1905 · page 1
In accordance with the decision of the State Cabinet to proceed with the construction of certain railways, for which appropriations…
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The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 24 May 1905 · page 1
It is, as far as can be ascertained, the desire of the Government to construct by piecework the four short railway lines, viz., from Bogan Cafe…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Official Correspondence. The following items of correspondence from official sources have been handed to us for publication:— N.S.W. Government Railways, Office of the Railway Commissioners, Sydney, 16th May, 1905
The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 24 May 1905 · page 2
SIR.—With reference to your letter of the 23rd March last relative to the weighbridge at Muswellbrook Railway Station, I am directed to inform you…
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Singleton Argus · Thursday 25 May 1905 · page 2
A fire occurred at the residence of Mr W. Chapman, Maitland road on Tuesday moring, which was fortnately, cheeked in time to avert serious…
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