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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1906

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The North Coast Railway. Second Reading Carried by 'A' Large Majority

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 27 October 1906 · page 5

The Minister of Works, in the Negislative Assembly on Wednesday, moved the second [?]ading of the North Coast Railway Bill. He said he believed that after hearing the…

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Successful Railway Proposal

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 27 October 1906 · page 4

There is reason for satisfaction throughout the State that the Government has not been daunted by journalistic and political opposition, but has persevered with its proposals…

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Railway Freights

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 27 October 1906 · page 12

A report supplied by the Hail way Commissioners in reply to the representations of a deputation which waited on the Chief Secretary (in the absence of the Premier), on…

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Transcontinental Railway. an Adelaide View

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 27 October 1906 · page 6

Politically and commercially it would be the height of folly for the Central State to allow the Pine Creek line-to meander away to Eastern Australia and never come south;…

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East Greta Railway

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 27 October 1906 · page 14

Many people are under the delusive notice that if the Government resumed the East Greta railway the way would be paved for satisfactory improvement in the passenger…

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The East Greta Railway and the Freights

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Saturday 27 October 1906 · page 2

The East Greta Railway came into notoriety re freights over a misleading paragraph that appeared in the “S.M. Herald,” of the 10th inst.; and in order…

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Shocking Railway Accident Porter's Terrible Fate

Singleton Argus · Saturday 27 October 1906 · page 7

At Hawksburn (Vic.) Railway Station on Wednesday a porter named John Thomas Tulloch, 19 years of age, attempted to cross the line from one…

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The Tramway League

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 29 October 1906 · page 2

Those interested in the construction of the tramway between Maitland aud tho mining townships are reminded that a meeting will be held in the Town Hall to-morrow (Tuesday) evening, when…

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Letters to the Editor. East Maitland to Kurri Kukri Tramway

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 30 October 1906 · page 6

Sir,—It is now just about the right time for the citizens of Maitland to awake to the fact, and urge upon the Government the advisability and necessity of constructing a…

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Fatal Fall From a Tram

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 30 October 1906 · page 3

Mrs Eliza Ellen Kearsley, an elderly woman living with iher daughter, Mrs Elizabeth Jager, at Balaclava, near Melbourne, was swung from the…

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Railway Collision Eight Passengers Injured

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 30 October 1906 · page 4

Two trains collided at the Molong railway station. on Friday night, which resulted in eight persons being injured', four of whom are Sydney…

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North Coast Railway

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 31 October 1906 · page 4

A Brisbane contemporary in dealing with the subject of the North Coast railway in a recent article takes a very different view of the water carriage competition from that taken…

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Maitland Tramway League

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 31 October 1906 · page 3

A public meeting of the Maitland Tramway League wan held in the Council Chamber, Town Hall, last evening. The Mayor (Mr. W. J. Enright, B.A.) presided, and the…

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Tramway Inquiry Report

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 1 November 1906 · page 3

The report of the Board of Inquiry, into the tramway men's grievances was handed to the Chief Commissioner of Railways last night. The contents have not yet been…

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Peculiar Railway Accident Two Arms Broken

Singleton Argus · Thursday 1 November 1906 · page 1

George Lee, residing at Epping, and William Sharp, living at Ashfield, had their right arms broken on Monday evening, while travelling in the…

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The North Coast Railway

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Friday 2 November 1906 · page 2

PARLLAMENT is about to ask the people to sink £3,000,000 in a rail­way. This is so stupendous a sum to be thrown down in one lump by…

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Motor Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 2 November 1906 · page 3

A motor omnibus skidded on Waterloo Birdge, broke 70 feet of the parapet, and nearly plunged into the Thames…

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Tram Employees' Grievances

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 2 November 1906 · page 3

The report of the board appointed "to inquire into the grievances of tramway employees, which was made available yesterday, is generally a vindication of the…

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North Coast Railway Bill. Mr. Bennett Speaks

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 2 November 1906 · page 5

In the Assembly last week when the second reading of the North Coast Railway Bill was under consideration, Mr Bennett, addressed the House as follows:…

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Glass Bridge

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Saturday 3 November 1906 · page 4

Colorado is about to astonish the world with a [?] bridge. Across the gorge of the Wonderful Grand canon of the [?] River [?] Canon…

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