The Great Motor Race
Prince Borghese, the leader of the Peking to Paris motor race, has reached Kazan, Russia…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1907
1,226 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 32 of 62
Railway Station Disturbance a Youth Fined
At the Central Police Court, Sydney, on Monday a youth named Arthur Ross was charged with having behaved in a riotous manner at…
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Six trucks of blue metal arrived here yesterday from Waratah, for the repair of Muscle Creek Bridge, and the necessary repairs of the structure will probably be engaged in next…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Sketches. Longest, Railway Tunnel in the World
The Simplon Tunnel, begun in 1898, is the longest in the world, is a few yards more than twelve and a quarter miles, and passes under six thousand feet of solid…
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The monthly meeting of the Bishop's Bridge and Sawyer's Gully Progress Committee, was held at Mrs. O'Brien's last evening. The chair was occupied by the President…
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The Municipal Council has notified that the sum of £37 has been approved of to be issued for the maintenance of the portion of Main North-road and minor roads in…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Bicycle Road Races Clashing with Shire By-Laws
The shire council has evidently Killed bicycle road racing in Cessnock. The president of the council drew the bicycle club secretary's attention to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A Lady's Sacrifice. Motor-car Tragedy
Miss Brassey, a relative of Lord Brassey of Clock House, Edge, Malpas, lost her life the other evening in attempting to save a pet dog from being run over…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Tramway Demonstratior
The turning of the first sod of the Maitland tramway marks a distinct stage in the development of the district. The provision of tramway facilities will furnish an impetus to…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →The Maitland Tramway. the First Sod. Turned by the Minister of Works. an Interesting Ceremony
The first sod of the Maitland tramway line was turned by the Minister of Works the Hon. C. A. Lee), at the corner of Victoria and Lawes-street, East Maitland, on Friday,…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Railway Fares in Scotland
The railway companies in Scotland offer plenty inducements to cheap trippers. From an article by Mr. Sekon in "Chambers's Journal" for June we learn that on the North British…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Haunted Bridge. Young Man's Experience
On Saturday night a young man named Frank Maher, residing at the Evans Plains, our miles from Bathurst, reported to the police that while riding home and in toe…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Very Latest Cables. London, Sunday afternoon. Millionaire Motorist Killed
Mr. Erbacher, a young American millionaire, was killed in New Jersey while motoring…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Kaiser As Motorist
Before the motoring boom set in, the Kaiser (says "M.A.P.")) kept no fewer than 300 carriages in the Berlin stables. Some of them were superb, the decorative work on the State…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Peculiar Discovery. Letters Found on Railway Station. Quirindi
This morning 25 letters were found by a railway employee named Frederick Baskerville, in a drain carrying away the overflow from the tank supplies at the locomotives end of the platform. They are…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →"For the Man in the Country." Address on Railway Freights
ON Thursday evening last, Mr. R. M'Millan, editor of the "S. and S. Journal," delivered his promised address on railway freights in the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Interesting to Motorists
As will be seen by advertisement, people interested in motor care will have a good opportunity of obtaining information in that respect from Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railways and Tramways
The annual report of the Chief Commissioner for Railways for the period ended june 30 shows that the total working expenses of the railways for the 12 months was £2,499.7ll. as…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Glennie's Creek Railway Bridge
The new railway bridge over Glennie's Crook, near Singleton, will, it is estimated, cost £20,000 The tender of the Clyde Engineering Company has been accepted for the erection of the superstructure…
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The annual report of the railways and tramways shows that the year has been a most prosperous one. The net result of operations is a surplus of…
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