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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1906

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Killed by a Train

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 23 February 1906 · page 3

A woman, whose identity is not yet known, was knocked down by a train near Eveleigh this morning, and conveyed to the hospital, where an examination showed that the…

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Correspondence. the Deviation at Tulloch's—scone to Barry Road. (To the Editor of the Scone Advocate.)

The Scone Advocate · Friday 23 February 1906 · page 2

SIR,—Seeing that tenders have already being called for works on the above deviation, I feel constrained to offer a final protest against the…

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Ellalong-Congewai Road. [To the Editor.]

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Saturday 24 February 1906 · page 2

Sir,—I wish to draw attention to the state of the road between Ellalong township, and Congewai Road. The distance mentioned (about 1½ mile) is…

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The Very Latest. London, Friday afternoon. Turkish Railways

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 24 February 1906 · page 5

Subscriptions contributed by the Moslems enabled the Sultan of Turkey to build Hedjaz railway as far as the Tebuk each line, which is being constructed…

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Railway Commissioners

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 24 February 1906 · page 5

The Royal Commission, consisting of Judge Rogers, Mr. G. A. Wilson, and Colonel J. Burns, appointed to inquire into the causes of inharmonious relations existing between…

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Special Train Onfire

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 26 February 1906 · page 5

An accident occurred on Sunday on the main Hobart railway line. A special train conveying Mr. Williamson's Cpera Company and baggage from Lauceston, caught fire,…

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American Colleges and Secret Societies. Tied to a Railway Track

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 26 February 1906 · page 6

In an interesting article in the "Morning Post" on secret societies in American college life Mr. A. Maurice Low tells the full story of the recent strange affair at kenyon…

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Railway Fatality

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 26 February 1906 · page 5

An old man named Frederick Tressel was killed on the railway line near Rookwood…

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Latest News by Wire. 'A' Tram Collision

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 26 February 1906 · page 5

Two trams—one from Circular Quay to the Railway Station, and the other from the Station to the Quay—caine into collision near the new Railway Station at 5.40 this…

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The Very Latest. London, Monday afternoon. a Motorist Mobbed

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 27 February 1906 · page 3

Mr. W. K. Vanderbilt, the American millionaire, while motoring at "Pisa, Italy, knocked down a little girl, when the towns-folk mobbed the motor. Vanderbilt drew a…

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Killed on the Railway Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 27 February 1906 · page 2

An old man named Frederick Tressel was killed on the railway line this morning near Rookwood…

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Serious Tram Accident SYDNEY,Monday

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 27 February 1906 · page 2

A Serious collision occurred between two- trams in Pitt-street, near the railway station, this morning. persons wore injured, one rather sen…

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Railway Commissioners. Inharmonious Relations

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 28 February 1906 · page 5

The cross-examination by Mr. Shand of Mr. Oliver, the Chief Commissioner for the Railways, before the Royal Commission, showed pretty cle[?]rly the condition of affairs which exists between the…

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The Railway Commission. Mr. Kirkcaldie's Evidence

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

Mr. David Kirkealdie, in giving evidence an the Commission yesterday, said he was appointed Commissioner on October 5, 1897, Prior to his assuming the position of…

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The Railway Commission. Interesting Evidence. Sydney

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

The examination of Mr. D. Kirkcaldie, second Commissioner for Railways, occupied the Railways Commission the whole of yesterday. The witness related a number of…

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South Singleton Roads

Singleton Argus · Saturday 3 March 1906 · page 6

At the meeting of the South Singleton Conncil on Tuesday night the Mayor drew the attention of the Council to the bad state of Sixth Avenue. It…

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Special Train on Fire

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 March 1906 · page 14

An accident occurred on Sunday on the main Hobart railway line. A special train conveying Mr. Williamson's Opera Company and baggage from Launceston, caught fire…

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The Rush to London. Tramps and Workless

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 3 March 1906 · page 3

Mr J. S. Fletcher's "By the Writers of Babylon," the pathetic story of a Yorkshire couple[?] calamitous migration to London to seek the streets…

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The Very Latest. London, Friday afternoon. Motor Cars

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 3 March 1906 · page 5

The London General Omnibus Company is expending £1,000,000 in providing 350 motor cars, to be built in a year…

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The Railway Commissioners. Inharmonious Relations

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 March 1906 · page 7

The cross-examination by Mr. Shand of Mr. Oliver, the Chief Commissioner for Railways, before the Royal Commission, showed pretty clearly the condition of affairs which exists between the…

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