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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1906

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Railway Commissioners

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 11 May 1906 · page 3

No official announcement is yet forthcoming as to the intentions of the Government respecting the Railway Commissioners, but the idea that Mr. Oliver is to be retired is…

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Tenambit Road

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 12 May 1906 · page 4

Mr. Gillies, M.L.A., who recently made application to the Works Department, at the request of the Tenambit Progress Committee, for a grant in connection with the road at that palce, has received a…

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Band at Dunolly Bridge

Singleton Argus · Saturday 12 May 1906 · page 4

Weather permitting, the Singleton Town Band will perform on the Dunolly side of the bridge at 3 p.m. tomorrow.*…

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Ideal Homes. a Superb Suburb. By Train and Tram and Ferry. A Historic Estate Yields to Residential Needs

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 12 May 1906 · page 5

The growth of a great city is one of the irresistible forces of civilisation. Just as a sturdy tree will drive its roots deep and wide through the…

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Manilla—ggabri Railway

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 12 May 1906 · page 4

The Minister of Mines and Agriculture (Hon. S. W. Moore). who was accompanied by Mr. A. E. Collins, member for Narrabri, passed through in the Brisbane mail train last night, en route for…

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East Greta Railway Crossing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 12 May 1906 · page 4

Another sorious accident occurred at the railway crossing at East Greta Junction shortly before 8 o'clock last evening. It appears that Mr. J. O' Hearn, son of Mr. M.O.Hearn, was riding a bicycle…

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North Coast Railway

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 12 May 1906 · page 4

The Parliamentary party which is about to make an inspection of the country through which the proposed North Coast Railway will pass, will, it is expected, pass through…

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Railway Commissioners

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 12 May 1906 · page 10

Matters in connection with the Railway Commissioners remain as they were, and in the absence of anything authoritative a good deal of speculation is being indulged in. The…

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North Coast Railway

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 14 May 1906 · page 4

A parilamentary party arranged for the Purpose of affording members of the Legislative Assembly an opportunity of seeing for themselves the country through which the North Coast Railway line has…

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Attempt at Train Wrecking

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 15 May 1906 · page 2

An attempt at train wrecking was made on the Daylesford-Woodend line (Vic.) last week. A ganger named Ley was travelling the line on his…

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Railway Comfort

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 15 May 1906 · page 4

Improvements which will be greatly appreciated by railway travellers between Melbourne and Sydney and Adelaide have been decided on by the…

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North Coast Railway Legislators on Tour

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 15 May 1906 · page 2

A Parliamentary party left sydney by the 5.10 p.m. train on Sunday with the object of going over the [?] of the proposed North Coast [?]…

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Railway Freights

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 16 May 1906 · page 5

[?] departmental committee on railway [?] reports that no undue preference has [?] afforded to foreign and colonial as [?] with home produce. The farmers…

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Sight and Hearing. Railway Men's Disabilities. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 17 May 1906 · page 3

A deputation, consisting principally of members of Parliament, including Messrs. Fegan, Nobbs, and E. W. O'Sullivan, was introduced to the Premier to-day on the…

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Fooling the Tram Companies. [?]Bats Who Made a Living [?] Off Cars

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Friday 18 May 1906 · page 3

How an acrobet with a genuine broken neck made a living by tumbling from street cars and [?]ing the claim agents, doctors, and everybody…

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Moree-Inverell Train Service

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 19 May 1906 · page 4

Mr. F. J. Thomas, M.L.A., waited upon the Railway Commissioners yesterday, to urge an improved train service between Moree and Inverell. The principal request is fora daily train service, in lieu…

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Correspondence. Ellalong to Congewai-road. [To the Editor]

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Saturday 19 May 1906 · page 4

Sir,—I see by a report from the Works Department that the above road is in god order, and that the teams [?] by tracks to avo[?]…

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Sight and Hearing. Railway Men's Disabilities. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 19 May 1906 · page 7

A deputation, consisting principally of members of Parliament, including Messrs. Fegan, Nobbs, and E. E. O'Sullivan, was introduced to the Premier to-day in the…

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The Railway Service. Sight and Hearing Tests

Singleton Argus · Saturday 19 May 1906 · page 5

On Thursday a deputation of 30 members of the Legislative Assembly urged upon the Premier the neccessity of a change in the system of…

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Tram Without a Driver. a Novel Sight

Singleton Argus · Saturday 19 May 1906 · page 4

The spectacle of a tram careering down the Double Bay Hill, Sydney, without a driver, was witnessed on Wednesday. It travelled fully…

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