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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1908

1,332 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 8 of 67

Singleton Letter Glendon Bridge

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 6 March 1908 · page 5

On the occasion of the recent fresh in the Hunter River, Ireferred, in one of my letter, to the damage which had been done to Glendon Birdge, By the flood…

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Very Latest Cables. London, Thursday afternoon. Train Thief Sidentified

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 6 March 1908 · page 5

Meddi, an export train thief, has been identified as the assailant of Miss Susan Lowe, an Englishwoman, who was murderously attacked and robbed in the Turin express train, on January…

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Chinese Railway Sloan

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 6 March 1908 · page 5

The Cha-Kiang railway loan dispute has been settled, and is the last of a serious question between Great British and China…

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Robbed in a Train. (By Cable). London

Singleton Argus · Saturday 7 March 1908 · page 4

The sum of £30.000. in bank notes and shares, was stolen from Herr Meyerstein a resident of Glessen while travelling past the Colo[?] railway…

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Late News by Cable. lONDON, March 6. Balkan Railways

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 7 March 1908 · page 5

The dispute between Austria-Hungary and [?] regarding the right of the former to construer railway through the Novi-Bazar province Turkey has been virtually settled…

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Local Railway Improvements

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 7 March 1908 · page 4

Having personally experienced the inadequate facilities provided for crossing from the island platform to the Church-street railway station, especially on Fridays and Saturdays, and the…

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Transcontinental Railway

Singleton Argus · Saturday 7 March 1908 · page 3

The Premier of West Australia, at the annual dinner of the National Liberal League at Perth, in referring to the transcontinental railway, said that,…

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Football Tram. (By Cable). London

Singleton Argus · Saturday 7 March 1908 · page 4

It is stated that the Rugby Union football team visiting New Zealand will comprise 2S players, including eight international footballers. Mr A. F…

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Motor Car Trips

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 9 March 1908 · page 2

A pleasant motor car run from Maitland to Gloucester, a distance there and back of about 140 miles, was made yesterday by Mr. Campbell, barrister, and a party of other gentlemen from Sydney, the car used…

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North Coast Railway

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 9 March 1908 · page 2

The Sydney representative of the "Clarence and Richmond Examiner" states that the rumour previously reported that some of the surveyors are likely to be taken off the…

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Balkan Railways

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 9 March 1908 · page 3

France unreservedly approves of all the Balkan railway schemes…

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Bridge Timber

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 10 March 1908 · page 2

It will be seen by advertisement that tenders will be received up to March 16th for the supply and delivery of timber for Singleton and Elderslic bridges…

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Maitland Tramway

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 10 March 1908 · page 4

For the construction of the terminal loop and sidings a East Maitland in connection with the Maitland tramway, the lowest tender received was that of Mr. P. Stubbins, the amount of which is £1517…

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The Railway Commissioners

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 10 March 1908 · page 5

Mr. Johnson, Chief Railway Commissioner, denies the reported dissension amongst the Commissioners…

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New Motor Record

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 10 March 1908 · page 5

At the Ormond motor races, on Florida Beach (U.S.A.), one competitor, Mr. Berlin, drove a 60-h.p. Renault car 100 miles in 72 minutes 56 seconds-a world's record…

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Latest News by Wire. Sydney. Railway Fatality

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 10 March 1908 · page 5

A railway porter named Hash was killed at Young this morning through being crushed between the burrers and some waggons…

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Railway Smash Near W1ngen. Two Carriages Derailed. a Number of Passengers Injured- One Seriously Hurt. Quirindi, Wednesday

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 11 March 1908 · page 5

Early this morning the North-Western mail train from Morce to. Sydney was smashed up between Wingen and Blandford. Two carriages left the line suddenly, the road is still…

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Maitland-Kurri Road

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 12 March 1908 · page 2

The Municipal Council notify that the road at Tester's, between East Greta and Heddon-Greta, damaged by the recent floods, has been repaired, and is now open for traffic…

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The Railway Smash

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 12 March 1908 · page 3

It is reported that a number of passengers injured in the Northern Railway disaster intend to institute legal proceedings against the Government for the recovery of substantial…

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Railway Amalgamation

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 12 March 1908 · page 3

The Court of Appeal has upheld the decision of Mr. Justice Lawrence that the proposed joint scheme of the Great Northern and Great Central railways for the amalgamation of…

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