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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1907

1,226 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 59 of 62

Grasshoppers Stop Train

Singleton Argus · Thursday 12 December 1907 · page 2

A train from Bendigo was considerably delayed on Monday night between Pyalong and High Camp owing to grasshoppers on the line. The train, which was heavily laden with sheep for the…

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Tramway Construction

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 12 December 1907 · page 2

The work of laying the tramway line through the busiest of ou main and practically our only through are will soon be in progress. The fact that there are no parallel streets to…

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Carlingford to Singleton Railway Deputation to the Minister. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 12 December 1907 · page 3

A large deputation representing almost every' centre of population between Armidale and Sydney waited upon the Minister of Works this afternoon to ask for the construction of a line…

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Railway Employees and Politics. Dicussion in the House

Singleton Argus · Thursday 12 December 1907 · page 2

In the Legislative Assembly on Monday. Mr Hollis secured the suspension of the Standing Orders in order to discuss his motion on the business paper.-"That in the opinion of the…

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A Proposed Railway. Morrisett to Minimbah

Singleton Argus · Thursday 12 December 1907 · page 2

A deputation, appointed by the leading residents of Rothbury and Pokolbin, will shortly visit Sydney for the purpose of drawing the attention of the…

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Singleton-Carlingford Railway

Singleton Argus · Thursday 12 December 1907 · page 2

To-day, at 12.15 p.m., Mr Lee, the Minister for Works, has arranged to receive, in Sydney a deputation including representatives from Singleton and…

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Grasshoppers Stop a Train

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 13 December 1907 · page 2

On Tuesday lost the train from Bendigo to Melbourne was stuck up by grasshoppers. The insects were 6 inches deep on the rails, and…

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U.s. Cure for Train Delays

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Friday 13 December 1907 · page 5

That the American mail service is as yet by no weans perfect is made abundantly clear by a statement according to which the American railroads during the…

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Torryburn Road. to the Editor

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 13 December 1907 · page 7

Sir,—I noticed in the report of the last meeting of the Wallarobba Shire Council where some of our Councillors were strongly in favor…

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Railway Employees and Politics

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Friday 13 December 1907 · page 9

In the Legislative Assembly on Monday, Mr. Hollis secured the suspension of the Standing Orders in order to discuss his motion on the business paper.[?]…

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A Tramp Cat. Earns His Hombe

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Friday 13 December 1907 · page 5

Aside from her own nine lives, a per cat which had been saved from the fate of being a prowling alley tabby by little Mary Stelow saved the Stelow family,…

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Maitland Coalmines. Stanford-merthyr Tramway Extension

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 13 December 1907 · page 4

The movement for the extension of the Maitland tramline to the coalmines district has been enthusiastically taken up by the residents of Stanford-Merthyr. Mr. H…

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U.s. Cure for Train Delays

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 14 December 1907 · page 5

That the American mail service is as yet by no means perfect is made abundantly clear by a statement, according to which the American railroads during the…

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Additional Cheap Train Christmas and New Year Holidays

Singleton Argus · Saturday 14 December 1907 · page 4

A cheap train to Sydney, at 2d and 1d per mile (first and second class respectively) is announced in connection with Christmas and New Year…

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A Tramp Cat. Earns His Home

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 14 December 1907 · page 5

A side from her own nine lives, a pet cat which had been saved from the fate of being a prowling alley tabby by little Mary Stelow saved the Stelow family,…

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Serious Railway Collision. Passengers' Narrow Escape

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 December 1907 · page 13

A serious railway accident occurred on Sunday morning near Kilkivan Junction. A special tram, which ran from Brisbane to Rockhampton in connection with the visit of the English…

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Tramway Construction

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 December 1907 · page 4

The work of laying the tramway line through the busiest part of our main and practically our only thoroughfare will soon be in progress. The fact that there are no parallel streets to…

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Proposed New Railway Line. Minimbah to Morrisett Via Cessnock. Local Railway League Created

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Saturday 14 December 1907 · page 3

On Tuesday evening last a preliminary meeting of residents was held in the School of Arts, Cessnock, for the purpose of learning something of…

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Railway Accident in Sydney. Brakes Fail to Act. Suburban Train Crashes Into Stop Buffers. No Serious Damage Done. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 16 December 1907 · page 5

An accident which might have been attended with much more serious-consequences, occurred at the Control Railway Station this morning. The 8.15 a.m. train from Homubush, which runs through…

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Tramway Construction

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 16 December 1907 · page 4

Apropos of the suggestion that tramway construction work should be carried on during hours when the traffic in High-street is lightest, the Brisbane "Daily Mail" of…

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