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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1907

1,226 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 53 of 62

Clergyman and Bookmakers. Lively Railway Incident

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 6 November 1907 · page 3

During a journey from Kiama last week by train, after attending the annual Methodist Conference, the Rev. W. H. Rogers, superintendent of the…

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Proposed Railway to Merriwa and Gassilis

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 6 November 1907 · page 2

The Chief Commissioner for Railways arrived here by the Brisbane mail train on Monday night with the object of making a personal inspection of the…

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Railway Accident near Breeza

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 6 November 1907 · page 4

A RAILWAY accident which might easily have been attended with disastrous results occurred to the Moree train, near Breeza, [?]rly on Saturday…

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Local and General. Holiday Railway Fares

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 6 November 1907 · page 4

The Railway Department intimates that cheap excursion tickets will be issued to all stations at which train is timed to call by train leaving West Maitland at 5.45 a.m. on Monday, November 11…

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News by Cable. London, Nov. 5. Railway Crisis

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 6 November 1907 · page 5

[?] M.P., secretary of the Amal[?] Society of Railway Servants, un[?] that the proposals of Mr. [?] President of the Board of…

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Muswellbrook-merriwa Railway. Visit of the Chief Commissioner. Muswellbrook

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 6 November 1907 · page 6

The Chief Commissioner of Railways, Mr. Johnson, accompanied by Mr. Harper, Traffic Manager, arrived in Muswellbrook on Monday night, and pursuant to arrangement…

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Bridge Over the Williams. Deputation to the Minister. Estimates of Cost to Be Prepared Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 7 November 1907 · page 3

Mr. Brown. M.L.A. for Durham, introduced to the Minister: of Works; to-day a deputation who asked that he would authorise the construction of a bridge over the…

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Railway Dispute

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 7 November 1907 · page 3

The "Daily Express" states that a settlement of the dispute between the railway companies [?] their employees is a matter of a few hours, at the settlement will be such that it will…

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British Railway Crisis. Vote for a Strike. London

Singleton Argus · Thursday 7 November 1907 · page 4

An overflowing meeting of railway men was held in the Albert Hall yesterday. Mr J.E.Ellis, M.P. (Liberal), who presided, said that the owners were…

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Railway Laborers-robbed. a Contemptible Thief

Singleton Argus · Thursday 7 November 1907 · page 3

A contemptible robbery has been, perpetrated on a number of railway workmen at Seven Hills A gang of about 40 men is at present engaged…

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British Railway Difficulty. London

Singleton Argus · Thursday 7 November 1907 · page 3

Mr R. Bell, M.P., the secretary of the Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants, unofficially learus that the proposals of Mr Lloyd George, the Presdient…

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Railway to Merriwa to Cassilis

Singleton Argus · Thursday 7 November 1907 · page 2

The Chief Commissioner for Railways arrived-at Muswellbrook by the Brisbane mail train on Monday night, with, the object of making a personal inspection of the country through which…

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The Corridor Train. Its Jubilee

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Friday 8 November 1907 · page 6
Also in The Scone Advocate

G. H. Archer writes in the "Daily Mail" of 20th August.— With the great increase in the number of corridor trains in the…

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Mail Train Derailed at Breeza

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Friday 8 November 1907 · page 2

The North-western train was derailed at Breeza on Saturday morning at 5 o'clock, just 16 miles from Werris Creek. The engine, drawing a tender, five…

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Maitland Tramway League

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 8 November 1907 · page 6

An executive committee meeting of the Maitland District Tramway League was held at the Mayor's Room, Town Hall, last evening. The Mayor (Major Cracknell) presided over the following members:—…

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The Railway Settlement

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 8 November 1907 · page 5

The president of the Amalgamated Society of Railwaymen considers that the conciliation scheme agreed to in an honourable settlement of the difficulty, as it establishes the principle of…

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Railway Settlement. Conciliation Boards Accepted. Unionism Not Recognised. London, Nov. 7

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 8 November 1907 · page 5

Mr. R. Bell. M.P., secretary of the Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants, speaking at the Sphinx Club yesterday, said that the result of the conferences which Mr. Lloyd George…

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Railway, Muswellbrook to Merriwa

The Scone Advocate · Friday 8 November 1907 · page 8

THE Chief Commissioner for Railways arrived at Muswellbrook by the Brisbane mail train on Monday night, with the object of making a personal…

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The Corridor Train. Its Jubilee

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 9 November 1907 · page 7

G. H. Archer writes in the "Daily Mail" of 20th August —With the great increase in the number of corridor trains in the…

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