Heavy Railway Traffic
Traffic on the railway from West Maitland has been the heaviest on record so far, and still the busiest day has to come, for Boxing Day is generally marked by a large exit of people to Newcastle…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1908
1,332 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 67 of 67
The Maitland Tramway
Mr. Frank Ward, honorary secretary of the Maitland Tramway League, has received the following letter, through Mr. John Gillies, M.L.A., from the Public Works Department:—"I am…
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PERHAPS the most reassuring discovery revealed during the debate on the railway estimates at the close of the session, was the fact…
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Bridge (says "Miranda," from London) has become responsible for a pathetic modern figure in the "substitute." Upon some women it seems to devolve to constantly…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →India and the Motor Car. the Grand Trunk Road
The motor-car has given a zest to life in our great Indian Empire (writes Robert L. Jefferson, F.R.G.S. in the "Daily Mail.") Everybody who can afford it buys a car…
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A young man named Harry Bryant, a ranway employee, was out shooting with two mates yesterday afternoon. He wounded a hare, and throwing his gun on the ground…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →North Coast Railway Satisfactory Progress. the Wages Question
Favoured by fine weather, and free from the hindrance of labour troubles, Messrs. Carson, Carey and Simpson, contractors for the North Coast Railway works between…
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There was a, big exodus of people from the district on Boxing Day on holiday bent. The booking at the Church-street station totalled 62 to Newcastle, in addition to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Cape to Cairo Railway. a Woman's Journey to the Present Terminus
[?] in South Africa nowadays [?] in his programme, if possible, the [?] Falls. At the cost of much dis[?] much heat, dust, nad weariness, he…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Accident on the Railway. Five Persons Injured
A serious accident happened at Benalla (Victoria) shortly before midnight on Christmas Eve to a party of 11 persons, who wen returning to Winton on a…
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The heaviest independent span of any bridge has just been completed over the River Wear at Sunderland. This bridge has two decks, the upper carrying the…
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George Sewell, a miner, residing at Grahamstown, was killed on the railway time near Cootamundra on Tuesday morning. Sewell was a passenger on the…
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To-morrow (Friday) the railway refreshment rooms at Singleton will come under new management, Mrs E. R. Reay being the successful tenderer for the…
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