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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1907

1,226 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 23 of 62

The Railway Commissioners

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 10 June 1907 · page 2

Our Railway Commissioners find travelling in the r special trains much more comfortable and expeditious than traversing the route of is proposed new railway by what is presumably…

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Ben Bridge and Carver

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 11 June 1907 · page 4

THE Inverell Times, in its report of the rough riding contest between Ben Bridge and W. Carver (Well Known here), says:—Ben Bridge toed the…

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Railways and Tramways. The Week's Revenue

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 11 June 1907 · page 3

The railway revenue for last, week amounted to £93,586, as against £78,186 for the corresponding period of last year—an increase of £15,400,…

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Motor Car Race

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 11 June 1907 · page 3

Three French' motor cars, with ono Dutch, and one Italian, have started in the race from Poking to Paris…

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Serious Motor Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 13 June 1907 · page 3

Mr. J. K. Mackay, the well-known Australian cricketer, was run over by a motor cycle at Johannesburg, and seriously injured. (Strange to say the above information came…

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Late News by Cable. London, June 12. Siberian-american Railway

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 13 June 1907 · page 3

The St. Petersburg correspondent of Reuter's Agency corrects its statement that the Czar has sanctioned the concessions for the construction of a railway from Kansk, Siberia…

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Railway Collision. At Orange Station

Singleton Argus · Thursday 13 June 1907 · page 2

An accident happened on Tuesday night at Orange railway station in consequence of the mail train from, Forbes being turned into the wrong road. A…

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Death of a Tram Guard. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Thursday 13 June 1907 · page 2

Joseph Gardiner, a tram guard, admitted to the Hospital on Saturday night last suffering from internal injuries resulting from an accident, died…

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The Motorcar. on the Riviera

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Friday 14 June 1907 · page 4

"C," writes in the "Westminster Gazette":— The chief thing that struck us was the extraordinary change that has come…

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The Spinning Top Railway. Marvellous Invention

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 14 June 1907 · page 2

The mechanical wonder of age, the product of the genius of an English engineer, was exhibited to a wondering meeting of the Royal Society at Burlington House last month (says…

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Maitland Tramway

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 14 June 1907 · page 4

Another step towards the consummation of the tramway from East to West Maitland has been made. In the last issue of "Government Gazette" the Minister of Works invites tenders for…

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Siberian-American Railway

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 14 June 1907 · page 2

It is announced that the Czar has refused to sanction the Siberian-American railway…

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North Coast Railway

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 14 June 1907 · page 5

Speaking in Sydney recently to a deputation Mr Carruthers promised that the tenders for the first portion of the North Coast Railway would be issued…

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Train Detention

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 15 June 1907 · page 4

The Brisbane mail train was three quarters of an hour late this morning, owing to the vagaries of some cows which got into trouble on the bridge over Black Creek, near Branxton, blocking the passage of…

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Tenders for Roads

Singleton Argus · Saturday 15 June 1907 · page 4

Attention is drawn to the advertisement in theis issue relating to tenderes invited for the up-keep of roads in the shire, full particular of…

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Quiet Siesta on the Train Line

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Saturday 15 June 1907 · page 2

The passengers by the 3.40 train, on Saturday afternoon last, witnessed an unusual sight—a man lying asleep between the rails, with…

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Railway Street

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Saturday 15 June 1907 · page 3

A correspondent, signing himself “A Resident,” asks for information concerning the widening and formation of Railway-street. He writes:—…

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Motor-car Fatality. Driver Committed for Manslaughter

Singleton Argus · Saturday 15 June 1907 · page 5

The inquest concerning the death of Rev. J. W. Gillett, of St. Matthias Church, Paddington, who was run over and killed by a motor-car, at Elwood…

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Accident to a Cricketer. Mackay Injured by a Motor Car. London

Singleton Argus · Saturday 15 June 1907 · page 4

J. R. M. Mackay, the Sydney cricketer, has been run over by a moter cycle at Johannesburg, and seriously injured…

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Continental Motor Race

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 17 June 1907 · page 3

The race the German Emperor's Cdp [?] 300 miles the first international race for trophy, was decided over the Hamburg [?] yesterday,a nd was won by Nazzaro…

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