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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1907

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Railway Fatality. Man Jumps from Train. by Telegraph Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 28 May 1907 · page 2

Upon arrival of the express train [?]from Sydney at Albury this morning, a passenger naimed Henry Batty, of lincolnshire,, England,, and…

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Railway Agitation

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 28 May 1907 · page 3

A large and representative meeting of landowners and others from all parts of the district was held at Wiseman's Ferry on Saturday evening,…

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Railway Demurrage

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 29 May 1907 · page 4

A new regulation is about to be introduced by the Railway Commissioners with reference to demurrage and storage. It is felt to be unreasonable that people living at a distances from the railway…

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New Railway Rates

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 29 May 1907 · page 4

Some further concession in railway rates were sanctioned at a meeting of the Executive Council held on Tuesday. It is provided that the minimum distance for which the single fare will be allowed to…

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North Coast Railway

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 29 May 1907 · page 4

The Railway Commissioners left Sydney on Tuesday night for Brisbane, en route to the North Coast, in order to make a tour of inspection over the Grafton-Twerd section of the North Coast railway…

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Fatal Tramway Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 29 May 1907 · page 5

A fatal tramway accident took place at Fremantle on Monday afternoon, resulting in the death of a passenger and the injury of a [?] and several other persons…

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Child Injured in a Train. Claim Against Railway Commissioners

Singleton Argus · Thursday 30 May 1907 · page 2

An -notion was concluded in the District Court, Sydney on Tuesday before Judge Murray and a jury [?] which Nellie M'Donnell of Camden…

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Train Robbers in Russia

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 30 May 1907 · page 3

[?] men armed with revolvers boarded a [?] tain on the Riga-Orel railway. They Eld a guard and driver, and wounded a [?] of the railway, robbing him of 40,000…

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Newcastle Tramways

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 30 May 1907 · page 2

The success of the electric trains in Sydney has given rise to a demand for the conversion of the Newcastle tram service to the electric system. It is, however, considered question…

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Latest News by Wire. Sydney. the Recent Tram Fatality

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 30 May 1907 · page 3

Louis Albert Wannick and Francis Lloyd appeared on remand at the police court this morning charged with being drunk whilst acting as conductor and driver, respectively, of a…

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Fatality at Fremantle. Tram Breaks Away

Singleton Argus · Thursday 30 May 1907 · page 4

A tramway smash, with fatal results, occurred at Fr[?]mental on Monday, evening in Marmion-street. A tram was descending High-street from Monument…

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Bishop's Bridge

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 31 May 1907 · page 3

Empire Day was celebrated by the above school in a most appropriate and enthusiastic manner. A subscription list was taken round by the pupils to the parents who…

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Muswellbrook Letter. the Muscle Creek Bridge

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 31 May 1907 · page 3

A special meeting of the Municipal Council was held last night for the purpose of considering terms submitted by Mr. O. G. Morton, the well-known civil engineer, of…

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Late Railway Picnic

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Friday 31 May 1907 · page 2

The Secretary (Mr. H. Owen) of the recent railway employees picnic held at Tamworth, has handed as a balance-sheet of the same which discloses the following…

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Light Feeder Railways

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 31 May 1907 · page 4

One of the most important questions for the development of the country is that of the construction of light feeder railways, both to make our existing main trunk lines more…

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Bishops Bridge

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 June 1907 · page 3

Empire Day was celebrated by the above school in a most appropriate and enthusiastic manner. A subscription list was taken round by the pupils to the parents who…

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The Late Fire on the Allandale Road. Coroner’s Inquest

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Saturday 1 June 1907 · page 3

An inquest was held on Wednesday last at the Court House, Cessnock before Mr. George Brown, J.P. District Coroner, touching the fire at the…

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American Railways. "High Finance," Low Efficiency

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 1 June 1907 · page 3

Sydney Brooks writes In the "Daily Mail"—Among the permanent problems of Amberican life and politics, the…

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Railway Improvements

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 1 June 1907 · page 4

With a view of giving additional comfort to passengers and the general public on the East Greta Company's South Maitland railway, the compuny has entered into a…

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The Maitland Tramway

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 1 June 1907 · page 4

Recently, it will be remembered, a public meeting was held at East Maitland in connection with the construction of the Maitland tramway, with the object of having the tram…

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