Our Railways
Our railways are one of our great national assets, and upon their wise extension and successful management the prosperity of the country largely depends. Owing to the…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1907
1,226 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 33 of 62
That Tramway
This morning there was information at sunny street corners where Maitland's few unemployed usually congregate to uphold the rights of labour and the verandah posts. Down the…
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the chairmen of the Great Eastern and [?] Eastern Railway Companies at their [?] intimated the boards of directors would st the demands of the railway men…
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Some weeks ago the Maitland and District Chamber of Commerce wrote the Railway Commissioners relative to the train service between Tamworth and Sydney, suggesting that the…
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It is pointed out by a representative of the East Greta Coal Company, Ltd., that the paragraph "which appeared in our issue of Tuesday, the 80th ultimo, is somewhat in…
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Mr. P. J. Martin, Tarro Shiro Clerk, has received a letter from Mr. W. J. Hanna, Under-Secretary of, Public Works, per Mr. J. Gillies, M. L. A., with reference to the new road to the Kurri Kurri Hospital…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Local and Genera News. Motor Cars
The Motor Garage of Sydney have an advertisement in this issue announcing that their representative will be at Rooney's Hotel on Tuesday next, when…
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Inspector Dunbar, who will supervise the construction of the tramway from East Maitland, on behalf of the department, has arrived, and it is expected an early start will be made with…
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On Saturday night a young man named Frank Maher, residing at the Evans Plains, four miles from Bathurst, reported to the police that while riding home and in toe…
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The new railway bridge over Glennie's Creek will, it is estimated, cost £20,000. The tender of the Clyde Engineering Company has been…
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The third annual Great Northern Speedwell Road Race took place this afternoon from Singleton to Newcastle, a distance of 50 miles. The weather was bleak and rain threatened,…
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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 £2,499,741, as…
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Mr. John Gillies, M.L.A., has received the following letter from the Public Works Department:—"With reference to that portion of letter of 10th instant, presented by you,…
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A telegram to the "S.M. Heraid," dated Perth (W.A.), Thursday, states:—The special correspondent of the London "Daily Telegraph," who is travelling with Prince…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Floods in Western Australia. Railway Traffic Suspended. Perth (W.a.[?]
Mr. George Smith, general manager of the Midland Railway Company, is now at Mocra directing aper[?]ations for the restoration of traffic on the company's line between Watheroo…
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With a view to on couraging the export of apples, the Railway Commissioners have passed a bylaw reducing considerably the freight on that fruit…
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A journey on the footplate of the engine that palls the longest non-stop train in the world is vividly described in the June Number of "Pearson's Magazine." The train in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Is Bridge a Game of Skill or Luck ?
Mr. Dalton, says a writer in the "Daily Mail," the leading bridge authority in England, remarks in one of his books that there is no game of cards in which skill meets with…
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Two cars collided in the Criterium de France motor race, killing five and injuring two persons…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Train Falls Into a Gully. Guard Killed, Others Injured
On Saturday night, while a heavy goods train was proceeding up a steep grade on the Auckland-Rotorua line (N.Z.), all the trucks and the passenger…
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