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Railways, roads & transport, 1908

1,332 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 29 of 67

Railway Requirements

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 10 June 1908 · page 4

The Chief Railway Commissioner has arranged to receive a deputation from the Chamber of Commerce at the local railway station to-morrow with reference to various…

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Tramway Extension. Meeting at Kurri Kurri

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 10 June 1908 · page 8

'A' special meeting of the Progress Association was held at Lambie's Hotel last evening to consider the proposal for the extension of the Maitland tramway to the…

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Maitland Tramway League

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 10 June 1908 · page 4

A meeting of the Maitland District Tramway League was held in the Mayor's Room at the Town Hall last night. The President (Major W. Cracknell) presided over a…

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Railway Rates and Races

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 11 June 1908 · page 3

A deputation representing country race clubs wailed upon the Railway Commissioners in Sydney on Wednesday to urge the desirableness Of allowing reduced fares to…

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The Railway Commissioners. Visit to the District

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 11 June 1908 · page 2

To-day Mr. T. R. Johnson, Chief Railway Commissioner, and a somewhat large party, visited West Maitland by special train, and was met at Church-street railway station by…

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Danube-adriatic Railway

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 11 June 1908 · page 3

The draft scheme of a railway from the Danrbe to the Adriatic has been signed by the representatives of Russia and Turkey…

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The Local Railway Station

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 11 June 1908 · page 4

On Tuesday a number of prominent residents took advantage of the presence of Mr. James Fallick, M.L.A., in town to bring under his notice some im[?]…

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Maitland Tramway. Extension Urged. Deputation to the Minister. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 11 June 1908 · page 3

A large and representative deputation from East and West Maitland, including delegates from the mining townships of East Greta, Heddon-Greta, Stanford-Merthyr, and…

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Man's Narrow Escape. Dragged by a Tramcar

Singleton Argus · Thursday 11 June 1908 · page 2

A resident of North Sydney, named James Thompson, had a remarkable escape from a serious accident in Pittstreet, Sydney, on Monday night…

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Railway Requirements

Singleton Argus · Thursday 11 June 1908 · page 2

On Tuesday last, shortly after midday, a deputation representing the commercial and trading interests of Singleton, interviewed Mr J. Fallick M.P., at…

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Motor-racing Extraordinary Two Miles a Minute. London

Singleton Argus · Thursday 11 June 1908 · page 3

An exciting motor-match for £500 took place yesterday on the Brooklands racing track at Weybridge, in Surrey. The contestants were the famous…

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Across Australia. Transcontinental Railway

Singleton Argus · Thursday 11 June 1908 · page 4

The arrangements for the survey of the transcontinental line, which is to connect the railways of South Australia and those of the West, and thereby link…

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Raworth Road and Drain

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 12 June 1908 · page 4

Mr. R. E. Jones, Chief Local Government Engineer, to-day made an official visit of inspection to Raworth for the purpose of examining the road and drain which have…

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East Maitland to Waratah Road

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 12 June 1908 · page 4

Some time back the Tarro Shire Council communicated with the Public Works Department asking for a special grant for the repair of the road East Maitland to…

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£16,000 Stolen From Express Train Masked Robbers

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 12 June 1908 · page 7

In true Western style bullion said to amount to £16,000 was stolen one night last month from the New York-St. Louis express outside Pittsburg…

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Tramway Extension

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 12 June 1908 · page 4

The deputation which waited upon the Minister of Works yesterday to urge for the extension of the tramway to the South Maitland coalmining townships was very…

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Walgett Railway

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 13 June 1908 · page 4

Mr. Collins, M.L.A., has received a communication from the Under-Secretary for Public Works intimating that the Minister has approved of the conveyance of…

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The Maitland Tramway

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 13 June 1908 · page 4

Continued satisfactory progress is being made by Mr. Arthur Keevers with the construction of the bridge to carry the tramway which is being erected alongside the Long Bridge. On account of the…

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Railway Rates and Races

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 June 1908 · page 5

A deputation representing country race clubs waited upon the Railway Commissioners in Sydney on Wednesday to urge the desirableness of allowing reduced fares to…

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The Maitland Tramway. Extension Urged. Deputation to the Minister Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 June 1908 · page 4

A large and representative deputatier from East and West Maitland, inclu[?], delegates from the mining townships of East. Greta, Heddon-Greta, Stanford-Merthyr, and…

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