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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1909

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Cross-country Railway to Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 3 April 1909 · page 3

A correspondent signing himself J.T Sumers had the following letter in reference to the above subject in the "Daily Telegraph" of Thursday last:—…

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Victorian Railway Commissionership. Mr Kirkcaldie not an Applicant. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 3 April 1909 · page 4

Mr D. K[?]ldie, one of the New South Wales Railway Commissioners, who has been mentioned as a probable applicant for the vacant…

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Railway Arbitration

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 5 April 1909 · page 3

[?] Croner who was selected as arbitator in the dispute between the Midland Railway Company and its employees, decided that 11 hours work should constitute…

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Jump From a Moving Train. Woman's Remarkable Escape

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 6 April 1909 · page 1

A woman and child had a narrow escape from death at tbc Arncliffe Railway Station on Saturday morning, and both were saved only by the presence of…

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The Tramway Viaduct

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 6 April 1909 · page 4

A start was made this morning with the work of completing the tramway viaduct alongside the Long Bridge, in accordance with the requirements of the Chief…

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Late News by Cable. Chinese London, April 5. Railway Loans

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 6 April 1909 · page 5

After heated conferences in Paris with a German group of bankers, the British-French group declined to participate in the loan to be made by the Deutsche Asiatische Bank to the…

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Bishop's Bridge Progress Committee

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 7 April 1909 · page 4

The annual meeting of the Bishop's Bridge and Sawyer's Gully Progress Committee is to be held at the residence of Mrs. .O'Brien on Monday evening, April 26…

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Cross Country Railway to Sydney

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 7 April 1909 · page 4

A CORRELPONDENT signing himself J. T. Somers had the following letter in reference to the above subject in the Daily Telegraph of Tursday last:—…

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English and American Railway Carriages

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 7 April 1909 · page 3

English and American railway practice show ranked differences in the construction of per[?]nent way locomotives, and station arrange[?] but none so great or so conservation…

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North Coast Railway Works

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 7 April 1909 · page 4

A few- days ago Mr. Thomas Judge, the well-known livery state proprietor, received a letter from Messrs. Smith, Timms, and Co., the contractors for the third section of…

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The Maitland Tramway

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 7 April 1909 · page 4

The period attached to the notice of resumption of the properties it is proposed to take in connection with the construction of the loop-line of tramway down to…

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Railway Amalgamation

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 7 April 1909 · page 5

In the of Commons a bill sanction [?] the amalgamation of the Great Nor[?] the Great Central and the Great East railway was read the second time by…

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Aeroplane for Australia

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 8 April 1909 · page 3

[?] Messrs. Tait have acquired the Australian rights of Mr. Wilbur Wright's aero[?] Mr. Colin Defries is now practising [?] central of the machine on the aeroplane…

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Great Railway Contract

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 8 April 1909 · page 3

The Arica-La Paz railway crosses the Andesem South America at a height of 12,000 it above sen-lovel. The Sir John Jackson, Ltd., Company, who secured the contract for 3,000,…

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Railway Revenue

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 8 April 1909 · page 2

The growth of passenger traffic from tho West Muitland railway station continues to be maintained, us the returns for the past month will show. The revenue from the couching…

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Maitland Tramway Service. Conference of Municipalities

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 8 April 1909 · page 4

A conference of representatives of the councils of the municipalities of Morpeth, East Maitland and West Maitland was held last evening in the Council Chambers, East…

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Railway Crossing Fatality

Singleton Argus · Thursday 8 April 1909 · page 3

At a magisterial inquiry on Tuesday into the death of John Boxell, who was run down by an engine at Wellington-street, Geelong, railway…

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Train Travelling

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 9 April 1909 · page 4

Railway travelling all over the world is fundamentally alike. It is only the details that differ. In Russia, for example, the "express'…

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Aeroplane for Australia

Singleton Argus · Saturday 10 April 1909 · page 6

The Messrs Tait have acquired the Australia rights of Mr Wilbur Wright's aeroplane. Mr Colin Defries is now practising the control of…

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Bishop's Bridge

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 10 April 1909 · page 8

On Wednesday evening a very successful concert was held in the public school, the proceeds of which are to be devoted towards establishing a library in connection…

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