"The Broken Road" Story Op the Frontier. Vividly Descriptive
In the "Daily Mail" of 17th July George Gascoyne writes:—If you would understand aright the haunting attraction of the Indian…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1908
1,332 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 21 of 67
Glendon Bridge Repairs. The following letter has been received by the Patrick Plains Shire:— Dept. or Public Works. May 6th. 1908
Sir.—Referring to the letter of 12th March presented on your behalf by Mr J. Fallick M.P.. in regard to a special grant for Glendon Bridge repairs. I am…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Railway Station
After many applications, extending of period of several years, the authorities have last determined to illuminate the railway station with gas, a notification having been race…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Letter to the Editor. the Railway Traffic
Sir,—Dam thoroughly in accord with the remarks of Alderman Tickell, made by 1min at the meeting of the East Maitland Council on the 5th instant in regard to the very…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →New York to Paris Motor Race. Strange Adventures
Signor Antonio Scanfoglio, one of the competitors, writes to the London "Daily Mail" from Denison (Iowa), under date March 5 as follows…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →World's Motor Records. Ormond (Florida), March 7
Cedrino yesterday drove a motor-car 256 miles in 201 minutes 27 2-5 seconds. Continuing, he covered the 300 miles in 233 minutes 44 seconds. Both of these times…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →The Murrurundi Railway Collision. Result of the Inquiry
The report of the Special Board of Inquiry appointed to investigate the causes of the railway collision at Murrurundi on the 17th April, in now available…
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Wednesday's "Government Gazette*' contains a new: bylaw issued by the Chief Commissioner for Railways providing for several alterations…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Murrurundi Railway Smash Findings of the Board
The report of the Special Board or Inquiry appointed to investigate the causes of the railway collision at Murrurundi on the 17th April was made…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Hudson Bay Railway
Sir Wilfrid Prime Minister, has introduced into the Canadian Parliament a bill subsidising the constructtion of a railway from Winnipeg to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Murrurundi Railway Accident. (By Telegraph). Sydney
It. his been stated that persons injured by the Murrurundi railway disaster have sent in claims to the Railway Commissioners totalling about £12,500…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Tram Crashes Into Coach. Driver Killed and Others Seriously Injured
On Thursday afternoon a fatal aceident happened near Bulli. Thomnson Bennett's coach was on its way home to Woonona from Wollongous, to which…
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Passengers by the mail train from Sydney to-day were greatly inconvenienced by a long delay at Wyong, consequent on an engine failure. A tube of the boiler burst, and the train was delayed until…
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That the Maitland district is making substantial progress is a fact evident in many directions, but nothing shows it more forcibly than the railway traffic returns. Here there has been wonderful…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway By-laws
Inspector Haslan proceeded against E. Brownlow for having travelled between Muswellbrook and West Maitland in a carriage set apart for ladies. Defendant pleaded…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Belayed Train
The passenger train from Sydney to Tamworth, due at Singleton at 9 minutes past 3 yesterday afternoon, did not arrive at Singleton till 5 p.m. It…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Letter to the Editor. Railway Resumsption
Sir,—"Traveller" has evidently not learned much In the art of reasoning for all his travelling. His observations re the railway resumption in your Issue of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Railway Telegraph Service
Consequent on the wonderful growth in the railway traffic, and the large number of trains bandied daily, totalling between 120 and 130 for the 24 hours when the coal trade is in full working…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railways of the Commonwealth. 13,000 Miles Journey
The railways of the Commonwealth, according to the returns presented in the Commonwealth Year Book, totalled 13,258 miles at the end of 1906. New South…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Inventor of the Motor
Twenty-five years ago a young man with a scheme for a carriage to be run by a gasoline motor called upon a large manufacturer of vehicles and farm implements. The young…
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