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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1907

1,226 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 58 of 62

Local and General Gloucester Railway Station

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 3 December 1907 · page 2

The Gloucester railway station is to be opposite the sale yards, on the loft hand side of the road leading, to the Manning, a most…

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Singleton to Calingford Railway

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 3 December 1907 · page 2

As will be noted, by an advertisement in our columns, a deputation comprising representatives, from Patrick Plains Shire Council, the Singleton Municipal…

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Indian Railway Strike

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 3 December 1907 · page 3

All the Indian railway men that came out on strike in support of their demand for better conditions have resumed work…

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Presentation to Railway Officials

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 4 December 1907 · page 3

ENGINE driver Mitchell and Fireman Costello, who were in charge of the down north western mail train when it became derailed at Breeza on 2nd…

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Railway Smash

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 4 December 1907 · page 5

A mineral train in a collision with a passenger train smashed three coaches of the latter on the north junction of the Taff Vale railway. Thirty-one persons were injured…

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Run Over by a Tram

Singleton Argus · Thursday 5 December 1907 · page 1

Gilbert Turner, a five-year-old boy, residing with his parents at Pyrmont, is a lucky child, for on Monday afternoon he was knocked down by a cyclist and…

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Electrification of Railways, a Growing Necessity

Singleton Argus · Thursday 5 December 1907 · page 4

The Electrical Association of New South Wales entertained at dinner on Saturday evening Air C. H. Merz who recently arrived in Australia to…

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Serious Railway Collision. London

Singleton Argus · Thursday 5 December 1907 · page 2

A passenger train came into collision with a mineral train on the north junction of the Tall Vale railway. Three of the coaches of the passenger train…

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The Shale Mine the Erection Ok Railway Link

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Friday 6 December 1907 · page 2

Matters in connection with the shale mine have been very quiet of late. Teams have been engaged to cart the shale, and before very…

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Late Breeza Railway Accident

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Friday 6 December 1907 · page 5

On the occasion of the Breeza railway accident the passengers by the infated train, recognising the splendid behaviour of the driver, W. M…

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The Maitland Tramway League

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 6 December 1907 · page 6

A meeting of the committee of the Maitland District Tramway League was held in the Mayor's Room, Town Hull, last evening. The Mayor (Major Cracknell) president of the…

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The First Corridor Train

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 7 December 1907 · page 6

The "Great Western Railway Magnzine" for September claims for that company the credit of producing the first complete corridor-train, combining the…

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New Road Over Line at Aberdare

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Saturday 7 December 1907 · page 2

Last Tuesday, a deputation of coalcarters waited on the President of the Shire Council for the purpose of complaining of the action of the…

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Motor Smash. Car Turns a Double Somersault. Driver Killed. Exciting Struggle with Photographers

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 7 December 1907 · page 6

An untoward incident, which had a fatal termination, marred the success of the Brookiands automobile race, meeting on Saturday, 14th September…

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Proposed New Railway Line. From Near Singleton to Morrisett Direct, Via Cessnock

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Saturday 7 December 1907 · page 2

There is a movement foot among leading, residents of the parishes of Rothbury and Pokolbin for the purpose of drawing the Minister…

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The Age of Railway Directors

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 9 December 1907 · page 2

The "Daily Chronicle" recently. published an Interesting article on the directors of the railway companies engaged in the present struggle. It points out that…

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Serious Railway Collision. Passengers' Narrow Escape

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 9 December 1907 · page 4

A serious railway accident occurred yesterday morning near Kilkivan Junction. A special train, which ran from Brisbane to Rockhampto in connection with the visit of the English…

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Railway Collision. Special Dashes into Goods Train

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 10 December 1907 · page 2

A railway accident occurred on Sunday morning near Kilkivan Junetion (Q.). A special train which was run from Brisbane to Rockhampton in…

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Local and General North Coast Railway

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 10 December 1907 · page 2

In reply to a question in the Assembly on Friday last the Hon. the Minister for Public Works said tenders for the construction of the…

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Railway Stock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 11 December 1907 · page 5

Sixty thousand Great Northern stock changed hands in a single deal in view of the pooling with the Great Central…

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