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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1907

1,226 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 61 of 62

A Serious Railway Collision. Passengers Severely Injured. Cowra

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 23 December 1907 · page 5

A railway accident resulting in eight passengers being severely injured occurred a little before midnight on Sunday night at the railway station platform but by good fortune no…

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Christmas Train

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Tuesday 24 December 1907 · page 2

A cheap excursion train (2d per mile first-class and 1d second class) leaves here to-night at 10.20 p.m. for Sydney. From all accounts a good number of local…

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Late Railway Smash

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Tuesday 24 December 1907 · page 2

An official inquiry into the cause of the late railway smash was conducted at the Singleton station on Thursday, the sitting lasting from 9 a.m. till late in the evening…

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Railway Accident. Several Persons Injured

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Tuesday 24 December 1907 · page 4

There was a railway accident a little before midnight on Sunday night at the Cowra railway station, when a run-away goods car dashed…

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Railway Accident Several Persons Injured, Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 24 December 1907 · page 2

There was a railway accident a little before midnight on Sunday night at the Cowra railway station, when a runaway goods car dashed into a mixed…

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Transcontinental Railway Survey. Sir John Forrest's Suggestion

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 24 December 1907 · page 2

Interviewed at Perth on Sunday, Sir John Forrest expressed satisfaction at assent having been given by the South Australian Parliament to the survey of…

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Shocking Railway Fatality

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 24 December 1907 · page 2

A fatality occurred at Albury railway station on Saturday night. John E. Simcock, aged about 3o years, enginefitter in the South Australian…

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Muswellbrook-Merriwa Railway

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 25 December 1907 · page 11

In the Legislative Assembly, on Thursday last, Mr. Fleming asked the Secretary for Public Works,—(1) Has the report of the Railway…

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A Single Line Railway

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 25 December 1907 · page 6

The Lartigue railway runs between Listowel and the well-known southern watering-place, Ballybunion, in the county Kerry. It Is the only one of it's…

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The Railway Curve. Its Extreme Danger

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 25 December 1907 · page 8

Mr G. A. Sekon, editor of the "Railway Magazine," writes in the London "Daily Mail" of 17th October:—In a little over fifteen months the…

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Motor Roads

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 27 December 1907 · page 5

A company is in course of formation to promote a bill in Parliament sanctioning the construction of motor roads between London mid Windsor, at a cost of £1,215,000. It is proposed to charge…

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Bishop's Bridge Rages

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 27 December 1907 · page 5

A race meeting, promoted by Mr. E. O'Brien, took place at Bishop's Bridge on Boxing Day, and attracted a large attendance from various parts of the district. The fixture was well managed, and…

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Heavy Railway Traffic

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 27 December 1907 · page 4

Business at the West Maitland railway station continues on the increase, and the staff of officials is kept constantly busy attending to the requirements of the public…

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Railway Crossing Delays

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 27 December 1907 · page 4

For some time frequent complaints have been made concerning the inconvenience which people are put to through delays at Rose, Abbott, Devonshire and Elgin-street railway crossing, caused by shunting…

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Railway Time Table and Fares Trains From Maitland

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 27 December 1907 · page 6

Trains leave West Maitland railway station (Church-street) daily for the places named, calling at intermediate stations, as follows:— For Newcastle.—2.51, 5.45, 7.0, 7.55, 8.15, 10.5…

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Concessions to Railway Workers

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 27 December 1907 · page 5

The Midland Railway has conceded all employees a working week of six days, with extra pay for work on Sundays…

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Closing a Road

Singleton Argus · Saturday 28 December 1907 · page 4

Attention Is drawn to a Government notice in our advertising columns, referring to a Government Gazette notice of 11th December, 1907, calling for objections…

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Railway and Tramway Traffic Substantial Increase

Singleton Argus · Saturday 28 December 1907 · page 4

The traffice on the railways on Boxing Day showed a substantial] increase, as compared with Boxing Day, 1906. This year 1,3,741 more passengers were…

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Railway Accident in India

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 28 December 1907 · page 5

Advices have been received from Lahore that two North-Western trains came into collision, and twenty, including four Europeans, were killed. The station-master has been arrested…

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Serious Railway Collision. COWRA

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 28 December 1907 · page 10

A railway accident resulting in eight passengers being severely injured occurred a little before midnight on Sunday night at the railway station platform, but by good fortune no…

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