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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1907

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Big Motor Trip. Pekin to Paris. London

Singleton Argus · Thursday 20 June 1907 · page 2

The cars competing in the motor-car reliability trial from Pekin to Paris have reached Kalgan, 110 mileg northwest of Pekin, after travelling over…

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Recent Train Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 21 June 1907 · page 2

An inquiry into the cause of the recent railway accident was held at Werris Creek by a number of Sydney officials. A shunter has been suspended pending the result of their…

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Wrong Train Again!

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 21 June 1907 · page 4

An mailman wanting to go to Belfast bearded a train at one of the Irish stations, and after editing therein almost an hour was discovered by a porter, and…

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Our Singleton Letter. the Mail Train Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 21 June 1907 · page 2

On enquiry at the hospital this morning we learned that the guard, James Ryan, who was injured on Wednesday night as the North-Western mail was steaming into Singleton…

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Railway Smash at Werrls Creek. Narrow Escape of Several Passengers

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Friday 21 June 1907 · page 2

Early on Tuesday morning word reached town that a railway accident of a rather serious nature bad happened to the northern mail train while moving out of the…

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Railway Accidents

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Friday 21 June 1907 · page 7

The well-known northern railway guard, James Ryan, who resides at Stan more, met with a rather serious accident, at Singleton on Wednesday night…

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Railway Fares Reduced. Concessions to Country Travellers

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 21 June 1907 · page 3

The Railway Commissioners have bean in the happy position for some months past of granting concessions owing to the flourishing state of the railway revenue Some months back it will be…

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Bishop's Bridge

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 22 June 1907 · page 6

The monthly meeting of the Bishop'a Bridge and Sawyer's Gully Progress Committee was held at Mr. F. Moore's Wentworth Hotel on Monday evening. The president…

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Mail Train Derailed. Sensational Incident

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 June 1907 · page 14

A sensational railway accident happened at Werris Creek on Tuesday, being a disaster to the north-western mail, train which, left Sydney on Monday night at 7.20, but…

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Railway Guard's Skull Fractured

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 22 June 1907 · page 5

On arrival at Singleton of the north western mail train from Sydney, on Wednesday, the guard of the train, named James Ryan, was discovered on…

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The Maitland Tramway

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 22 June 1907 · page 4

The plans and specifications in connection with the long-promised and much desired tramway between East and West Maitland continue on view at the local courthouse, and continue to attract the…

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Very Latest Cables. London, Friday afternoon. Fatal Motor Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 22 June 1907 · page 5

Prince Pescara's motorcar swerved from the road between Naples and Caserta and dashed over the rocks. Prince Pescara, Duke Santangelo, Marquis Nunzeanto, Marchioness Garini, and the…

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Deputations to the Minister. the North Coast Railway. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 June 1907 · page 5

A deputation was introduced to the Minister of Works to-day by Mr. Bennett, M.L.A., advocating a deviation of the route of the North Coast railway at Largs. There were also…

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Railway Fares Reduced. Concessions to Country Travellers

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 June 1907 · page 5

The Railway Commissioners have been in the happy position for some months pass of granting concessions owing to the flourishing state of the railway revenue. Some months back it will be…

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Country Railway Fares. Reductions Granted

Singleton Argus · Saturday 22 June 1907 · page 5

The Railway Commissioners have been in the happy position for some months past of granting concessions owing to the flourishing state of the…

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Accident to Railway Guard. Serious Injuries

Singleton Argus · Saturday 22 June 1907 · page 5

The north-west mail tram has been putting up a record this week. In our last issue we referred to the railway smash at Werris Crook on Tuesday…

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Killed on the Railway

Singleton Argus · Saturday 22 June 1907 · page 4

A tragic death took place on Thursday afternoon at Flinders-street (Melbourne) railway station. As the St. Kilda train was leaving, a man was…

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Victorian Railways

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 24 June 1907 · page 3

Mr. Bent has engaged Mr. Charles H. Merz, consulting electrical engineer, to report on the electrification of railways in Victoria. Mr. Merz will visit Melbourne in…

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Pitnacree Road

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 25 June 1907 · page 4

Many complaints have been made regarding the state of the new deviation on the Pitnacree-road, especially during the recent wet weather, by reason of its having, cut up badly…

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The Condition of our Roads

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 25 June 1907 · page 2

We would respectfully call the attention of one Shire Councillors to the unsatisfactory condition of the roads under their control. We are aware…

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