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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1909

1,317 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 26 of 66

Train Wreckers. Attempt at Guyra

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 1 June 1909 · page 2

A dastardly attempt was made at Guyra on Saturday night to wreck the northern mail by placing two large pieces of timber across the rails…

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Tramway Stops

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 1 June 1909 · page 2

Sir,—In the interests of the department controlling the tramway service between East and West Maitland, I wish to draw attention, and to the public generally, to a matter requiring…

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North Coast Railway Crossing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 1 June 1909 · page 4

It will be of interest to the travelling public to know that the contractors for the construction of the first section of the North Coast Railway, intend making a…

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Train Derailed

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 2 June 1909 · page 5

The engine of a newspaper train, together with three refrigerating oars, ran oft the line early this morning between Wingello and Penrose, some distance from…

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Train Wreckers. Attempt Near Armidale

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 2 June 1909 · page 2

A DASTARDLY attempt was made at Guyra on Saturday night to wreck the northern mail by placing two large pieces of timber across the rails…

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Maitland Tramway

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 3 June 1909 · page 2

Mr. John Gillies, M.L.A. is in receipt of a communication from the public works Department, acknowledging the request with regard to a deputation to the Minister of Works in reference to the…

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Light Lines of Railway. Police of the Government

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 3 June 1909 · page 3

On the subject of light and narrow-gauge railway lines, which is of considerable interest in many parts in New south Wales where districts are only debarred from…

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Manchurian Railways. Defence by Japan. London. June 2

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 3 June 1909 · page 3

Dr. Morrison (correspondent of the "Times" at pecking) and a special correspondent of the "Times" were sent to Tokio, and there they jointly investigated the dispute…

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Road to Kurri Hospital

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 4 June 1909 · page 4

In reply to a letter, from the Tarro Shire Council, presented by Mr. M. Carlton, M.L.A., applying for a special grant for the road leading to the Kurri Kurri Hospital…

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Kurri Kurri-Mulbring Road

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 4 June 1909 · page 4

In response to the request of residents of the locality, who have prepared a largely-signed petition, the Minister of Works has agreed to meet a deputation from the…

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Tram Strike in Philadelphia

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 4 June 1909 · page 5

At the Tramway strike in Philadelphia a policeman has been shot, and many non-unionists dragged from the cars and unmercifully beaten. A hundred of the strikers…

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Tender for Railway Bridges

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 4 June 1909 · page 2

The tender of Vale and Sons, Auburn, has been accepted for the manufacture, supply, and delivery of steel bridges and approaches for…

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The Aeroplane Problem

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 5 June 1909 · page 13

A Parliamentary return showing what is expended by various nations upon airships and aeroplanes, and experiments in aerial navigation, illustrates how little this…

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A Rotten Bridge

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Saturday 5 June 1909 · page 2

At the last meeting but one of the Cessnock Shire Council, it was decided to effect certain alterations to the bridge over Black Creek…

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Train Wreckers. Attempt Near Armidale

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 5 June 1909 · page 11

A dastardly attempt was made at Cuyra on Saturday night to wreck the northern mail by placing two large pieces of timber across the rails…

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Maitland Tramway Extension

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 5 June 1909 · page 4

In reference to the request of the Campbell's Hill Tramway Extension League made to the Minister of Public. Works to receive a deputation from Rutherford,…

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The Railway Police Court Case

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 5 June 1909 · page 4

A Case in which a [?] interest was taken was tried at Quirindi police court yesterday, when the Railway Commissioners proceeded against Davenport…

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Russian Railway Loan

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 5 June 1909 · page 5

The Russian railway Joan has been covered twofold…

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South African Railways

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 5 June 1909 · page 5

The Central South African Railways Company is constructing 400 miles of railway line in the Transvaal and 60 in Orangia st a cost of £1,4000,000…

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Canadian Railway Progress

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 5 June 1909 · page 5

The "Montreal Herald" reports that the Canadian Pacific Railway Company is spending six million dollars (£1,200,000) in the enlargement of the terminals at Fort…

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