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Railways, roads & transport, 1906

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East Greta Railway Freights

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 24 December 1906 · page 4

The Railway Department at the present time apply a 20-mile minimum rate for freights from Morpeth and Maitland to stations on the East Greta line, and the…

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Run Over by a Train Both Legs Amputated

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 25 December 1906 · page 2

An employee at the Bathurst Railway Gas Works, Joseph Edwards, met with a terrible accident at the railway station about 2 o'clock on Sunday…

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Railway Rates and Freights Concessions to the Public

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 25 December 1906 · page 4

In his Budget speech, the State Treasurer announced that the Railway Commissioners proposed to make a reduction amounting to £150,000 in…

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Suicide on the Railway

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 25 December 1906 · page 1

An old man named J. Hansen lay down on the railway line at Railway Town, Brokon Hill, on Saturday, and a train of trucks went over him,…

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The Railway Appointments From Across the Sea [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 25 December 1906 · page 2

With reference to the personnel of the new Railway Commissioners, it is statod, in some quarters, that Mr Kirkcaldio will be the Chief…

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Serious Motor Accident Lady Killed and Man Injured

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 25 December 1906 · page 2

A motor, car driven 'by the. owner Mr D. Sheehan, was slowly descending a hill at Healesville (Vic.) on Sunday, when the bruke refused to act. Miss…

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Railway Collision

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 26 December 1906 · page 3

A train on the railway from Minneapolis, Minnesota, to Sault Saint Marie, Ontario, came into collision with an engine at Engerlin, North Dakota. The train was derailed…

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Bridge Dynamited. Express Waits the While

The Scone Advocate · Friday 28 December 1906 · page 5

On the Brighton and South Coast Railway the other day a bridge over the line was destroyed by dynamite, while the 5 o'clock express from Brighton waited a…

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The Railway Commissionerships

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Friday 28 December 1906 · page 2

With reference to the personnel of the new Railway Commissioners, it is stated in some quarters that Mr. Kirkaldie will be appointed the Chief Commissioner,…

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Mismanagement on the North­ern Railway

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Friday 28 December 1906 · page 2

We have received from Mr. W. E. Abbott, of Wingen, a lengthy communication on the above subject, which, unfortunately, space will not permit us to…

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North Coast Railway

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 28 December 1906 · page 3

In our country news the other day it was stated (says the "Herald") that a section of the Grafton people intended to agitate for the construction of the North Coast railway…

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Lover's Terrible Separation. Serious Motoring Accident. a Sad Spectacle

The Scone Advocate · Friday 28 December 1906 · page 8

MELBOURNE, Monday.—Pathetic circumstances surrounded the lamentable motoring accident, which occurred yesterday on Black Spur,…

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Great Motor Rage. Many Spectators Injured

The Scone Advocate · Friday 28 December 1906 · page 6

The New York correspondent of the London "Daily Mail" thus describes the motor race of 6th October:—The contest for the Vanderbilt Cup…

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Correspondence. Mismanagement on the Northern Railway. (To the Editor of the Scone Advocate.)

The Scone Advocate · Friday 28 December 1906 · page 7

SIR,—On the roth of October, in the House, Mr. Gillies asked a question as to the imposition of differentia' rates on the Northern Railway, and…

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Bridge Dynamited. Express Watts the While

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 29 December 1906 · page 3

On the Brighton and South Coast Railway the other day a bridge over the line was destroyed by dynamite, while the 6 o'clock, express from Brighton waited a…

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Great Motor Race? Many Spectators Injured

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 29 December 1906 · page 4

The New York correspondent of the London "Daily Mail" thus describes tho motor race of fith October:— THo contest for the Vanderbilt Cup…

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New Railway Rates

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 29 December 1906 · page 4

Some departments from existing rates and arrangements on the railways are notified. The present method of charging far picnic trains at so much per individual has been…

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Terrible Railway Disaster

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 December 1906 · page 9

Reuter's correspondent at Atlantic City telegraphs details of a terrible disaster to a Philadelphia electric train at the trestle bridge at Pleasantville. The death roll is…

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Railway Station Held Up

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 31 December 1906 · page 5

[?]rists attacked Miedzyrze station, on [?]istula railway. They ordered the em[?]es to stand up while they forced open safe with dynamite. The robbers stole…

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Railway Tricycle Accident. Woman Killed and Man Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 31 December 1906 · page 5

At Seymour, Victorian, on Saturday, a fearful railway accident occurred to a line-rep[?]ier named Charles Taylor 40 years and his wife, 28 years. The couple were travelling on a railway tricycle to…

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