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Railways, roads & transport, 1907

1,226 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 54 of 62

Mercury Junior. the Rainbow Road

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 November 1907 · page 10

We followed, the Rainbow Road When the storm had grumbled by. The rainbow, stood by the big cast wood, With its top against the sky…

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Bridge Over The Williams. Deputation to the Minister. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 November 1907 · page 5

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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The Railway Settlement

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 9 November 1907 · page 5

Mr. Richard Bell, M.P., secretary of the Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants, on being interviewed said the neither himself nor the society's executive was thoroughly satisfied with…

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The Railway Dispute

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 9 November 1907 · page 5

[?] is widespread satisfaction at the [?] of the railway dispute, and it [?] produced a sharp advance in home railway stocks…

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Muswellbrook—Merriwa Railway. Chief Commission'm's Visit Muswellbrook [?]

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 November 1907 · page 14

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

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English Railway Crisis. Issuing Strike Notices. London. Nov. 2

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 November 1907 · page 3

After two further conferences with the directors of railway companies, Mr. Lloyd George, President of the Board of Trade, will invite the railway men's representatives…

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Nimrod's South Polar Expedition Ponies and Motor Cars

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 November 1907 · page 5

The China Navigation Company's steamer Changsha arrived at Sydney' on Saturday, morning from Japan and China, via ports, and steps were taken to tranship 15 ponies…

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Railway Accident at Gunnedah

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 November 1907 · page 13

A railway accident which might easily have been attended with disastrous results, occurred to the Moree train, near Breeza, early on Saturday morning. The train was approaching Breeza…

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Terrible Tramway Fatality. Explosion of a Boiler Engine-diver and Conductor Killed. Several Others Injured. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 11 November 1907 · page 3

A terrible explosion, resulting in the death of a tramway engine-driver, and the injury of several other persons, occurred at Concord this afternoon. A steam [?] from…

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News by Cable. London, Nov. 9. Railway Settlement

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 11 November 1907 · page 3

[?] committee of the Associated So[?] Engineers and Firemen has a settlement of the railway dispute [?] recommended that the new scheme…

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Bridge Players Superstitions

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 12 November 1907 · page 8

Bridge players, especially women, are notoriously superstitious. The most potent means of ensuring success is said to be that of playing the game with ringless fingers, even the plainest…

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The Maitland Tramway

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 12 November 1907 · page 4

The first rails of the East to West Maitland tramway were laid on the West Maitland side of the Victoria. Bridge this morning Excavation work is also being…

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Terrible Tramway Fatality. Explosion of a Boiler. Sydney

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 12 November 1907 · page 3

A terrible explosion, resulting in the death of a tramway engine-driver, and the injury of several other persons, occurred at Concord this…

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Terrible Tramway Fatality. Explosion of a Boiler. Engine driver and Conductor Killed. Several Others Injured

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 13 November 1907 · page 3

A TERRIBLE explosion, resulting in the death of a tramway engine driver, and the injury of several other persons, occurred at Concord on Monday…

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District News. Denman. Railway Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 13 November 1907 · page 7

There was a good and representative attendance of persons interested in the proposed railway from Muswellbrook to Merriwa in the local School of Arts on…

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A Comic Railway

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 13 November 1907 · page 4

The Uganda railway (says a contemporary) has always impressed us as being one which, to do it full justice, should be dealt with in comic opera. Named after a colony through…

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Deputations to the Minister. East Greta Railway Line. Cessnock Water Supply, Etc. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 14 November 1907 · page 3

Mr. Charlton, M.L.A., to-day introduced to the Minister of Works a deputation representing the Kurri Kurri and Cessnock Progress Committees, who urged the…

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A Railway Siding

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 16 November 1907 · page 4

Concerning the request from a deputation of residents of Wallarobba recently to use their best, endeavours to have a siding erected at Hilldale in connection with the North Coast railway, Messrs…

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Railway Collision. Defective Signalling

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 16 November 1907 · page 4

A serious accident, caused through a collision of trains due to a mistake in signalling, occurred at Laverton, Victoria, last evening. A number of passengers were injured. The down train at…

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Railway Settlement

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 16 November 1907 · page 5

[?] Leader" describes the railway [?]by disputes are referred to con [?] the Sedan of British trade union that it is not only a virtual…

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