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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1907

1,226 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 37 of 62

The Tramway

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 27 August 1907 · page 2

The work of constructing the tramway from East to West Maitland in being diligently proceeded with, Lawes-street is now ready for the rails to be laid, while the excavation work in George-street is almost…

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Increased Wages. for Railway Men and Police

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 27 August 1907 · page 3

In an address at Wagga Mr. Carruthers dealt at considerable length with the financial and land policy of the Government. In connection with the former he explained the…

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Motor Vehicle Wrecked

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 27 August 1907 · page 3

[?]r char-a-bane, containing 28 passengers. [?]had was wrecked when descending a hill [?] Sheffield. Three people were killed, [?]emainder were injured, several seriously…

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Muscle Creek Bridge

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 28 August 1907 · page 6

The work of repairing Muscle Creek Bridge is now nearly completed, and in the opinion of a practical expert it will in its renovated condition last five years, and at the expiration of that time…

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North-Western Train Service

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 28 August 1907 · page 4

For several years past, and particularly during recent months, on account of a splendid season, the traffic on the North-Western railway line has shown considerable development. The…

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Railway Tenders

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 28 August 1907 · page 4

The Railway Commissioners opened tenders yesterday for a number of works and services. Among them were tenders for the construction of stationmasters' residences at Currabubula and Ardglen,…

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Railway Disaster in France. Carriages Smashed to Matchwood. London

Singleton Argus · Thursday 29 August 1907 · page 3

A terrible railway accident is reported from Southern France. The express train from Bordeaux to Paris, when about a mile from Coutras, which is 26…

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Increased Wages. For Railway Men and Police

Singleton Argus · Thursday 29 August 1907 · page 1

In an address at Wagga Mr Carruthers dealt at considerable length with the financial and land policy of the Government. In connection with the…

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Drag for Levelling Roads

The Scone Advocate · Friday 30 August 1907 · page 5

The illustration given herewith is taken from the Road Red Book of New York. The lower "split log drag" is made as shown by using two…

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The Maitland Tramway

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 30 August 1907 · page 4

Mr. J. Haycroft, assistant engineer for railway and tramway construction, this morning completed the work of surveying Church-street, down which the brunch line in connection with…

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Increased Wages. for Railway Men and Police

The Scone Advocate · Friday 30 August 1907 · page 8

IN an address at Wagga Mr. Carruthers dealt at considerable length with the financial and land policy of the Government. In connection…

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Bishop's Bridge

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 31 August 1907 · page 11

The monthly meeting of the Bishop's and Bridge Sawver's. Gully Progress [?] was held at Mr. A. G. Edwards', Sawyer's Gully, on Monday evening last. The president…

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Drag for Levelling Roads

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 31 August 1907 · page 6

The illustration given herewith is taken from the Road Red Book of New York. The lower "split log drag" is made as shown by using two…

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Collapse of a Bridge

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 31 August 1907 · page 5

A section of 800 feet of the Quebec bridge, Canada which is a [?] and half long, collapsed when traversed by a train laden with iron material…

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The Oily Street. Another Motor Nuisance

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 31 August 1907 · page 3

In a case at Lambeth, a motor-'bus driver, in the service of Messrs Thomas Tilling. Limited, was summoned by Mr C. W. Tagg, Town Clerk of Camberwell,…

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Muswellbrook. Fatal Railway Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 31 August 1907 · page 5

Joseph Fenwick, porter at the railway station, Muswellbrook, for nine months, was crushed between the buffers while coupling the trucks of a luggage train at 1 o'clock…

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Increased Wages. for Railway Men and Police

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 31 August 1907 · page 13

In an address at Wagga Mr. Carruthers dealt at considerable length with the financial and land policy of the Government. In connection with the former the explained the…

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[?] Disaster at Quebec. Bridge Collatses. [?] One Workmen Killed. London, Aug. 31

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 2 September 1907 · page 5

[?] 92 men who were about to mend [?] across the St. Lawrence, which at Quebec, for the evening 61 Apparently the cause of the…

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Rules of the Road for Motorists

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 3 September 1907 · page 5

If your brake falls to work at a critical moment, run into something cheap. If you desire to make an impression on a young lady run over her…

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Appalling Bridge Disaster. Great Loss of Life. London

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 3 September 1907 · page 1

A section of eight hundred feet of the great cantilever bridge, said to be the largest of its kind in the world, which is being constructed across the…

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