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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1907

1,226 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 3 of 62

Modern Smuggling. Pretty Woman and Motor

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 19 January 1907 · page 5

From Geiieva on October 14th, the correspondent of the London "Express" writer—The customs authorities on the…

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The North Coast Railway. Deputation to the Minister. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 19 January 1907 · page 7

A deputation from Taree protested to the Minister of Works to-day against the proposal of the Wingham people that the North Coast railway should deviate from Wingham…

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A Railway Smash Engine Derailed [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 19 January 1907 · page 4

There was a railway smash at Stanwell Park, on the Illawarra line, early this morning. A train composed of trucks was standing at the station,…

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Great Paris Motor Show. Brilliant Spectacle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 21 January 1907 · page 7

[?] correspondent of the London "Daily [?] writing from Paris on Friday, De[?] 7, gives the following interesting [?] of the great motor show by the French…

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Very Latest Cables. London, Sunday afternoon. Scottish Railway Disaster

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 21 January 1907 · page 5

The Court, of Inquiry into the recent railway collision at Elliott Junction, Scotland,' has censured the engine-driver (Gourlay) for not following definite precautions, and the…

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North Coast Railway

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 22 January 1907 · page 2

After meeting of the Wingham Railway League it was decided to send a deputation to Sydney to wait on Mr. Lee. Minister for public Works, in regard to the deviation of…

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Scottish Railway Smash. [By Cable.] London

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 22 January 1907 · page 2

The Court of Enquiry into the recent railway collision at Elliott Junction, Scotland, has tonsured the engine-driver (Gourlay) for not…

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The Muscle Creek Bridge

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 23 January 1907 · page 3

The bridge over Muscle Creek, which, though in the municipality, is in the Great Northern Main road, that the Council is endeavouring to have proclaimed a national work under section 128…

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Latest News by Wire. Press Association. Sydney. Killed by a Tram

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 23 January 1907 · page 5

A man whose name was supposed to be Ibbotson met with a terrible death in the Belmore-road, Randwick, about noon to-day. He was travelling on a tram, which was going…

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Latest News by Wire Press Association. Sydney. North Coast Railway

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 24 January 1907 · page 3

'A deputation from Wingham asked the Minister of Works to have the North Coast Railway taken to Wingham instead of Taree. The Minister refused to comply with the…

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The Railway Commissioners. This New Chairman

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 24 January 1907 · page 3

The Premier has made a further statement with reference to the constitution of the new Board of Railway Commissioners 'under the Act of Parliament passed last session…

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Fatal Tram Accident [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Singleton Argus · Thursday 24 January 1907 · page 2

A man, whose name is supposed to have been Ibbotson, was getting out of a tram near Randwick, in order to recover his hat which the wind had…

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East Maitland Railway Bridge

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 25 January 1907 · page 4

With respect to the proposal tp erect am overhead footbridge al the East Maitland railway station. Mr. John Gilles, M.L.A., has received a communication from the office…

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Bishop's Bridge

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 25 January 1907 · page 3

The Bishop's Bridge and Sawyer's Gully Progress Committee held their monthly meeting at Mr. J. Farrell's on Monday evening last. The president (Mr. G.E…

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Pitnacree Road

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 25 January 1907 · page 4

The matter of raising the deviation road, from East Maitland to Large, which goes through Porter's land, received the attention of Mr. John Gillies, M L.A., when in Sydney yesterday. A causeway is…

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The Railway Commissioners

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Friday 25 January 1907 · page 5

The Cabinet on Wednesday came to a decision regarding the appointment of Railway Commissioners. The names "have not been disclosed, but the Premier…

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Fatal Tram Accident

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Friday 25 January 1907 · page 2

A man, whose name is supposed to have been Ibbotson, was getting out of a tram near Randwick, on Wednesday, in order to recover his…

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Balloons Used to Pull Cars Up a Mountain. Austrian Inventor Makes Successful Trial of His New Railway

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Friday 25 January 1907 · page 3

That the balloon railway will supersede the [?]unicular system for the ascent of mountain's is the claim of Herr Balderauer, who has been…

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Maitland Tramway

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 25 January 1907 · page 4

Whilst in Sydney yesterday, Mr. John Gillies, M.L.A., interviewed the Minister of Works (Mr. C.A. Lee) in connection with the Maitland tramway and asked him for a…

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Railway Anomalies

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 25 January 1907 · page 4

The anomalies in the railway charges for the carriage of goods are many and various. Indeed they, are almost too numerous to mention, but it appears strange that in…

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