Accident to a Train
An accident happened to a special train returning to Culcairn from the Corowa Show. The engine struck an obstruction on the line and caused the brake-van to leave the rails…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1909
1,317 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 40 of 66
Late News by Wire Sydney, Saturday afternoon. Killed by a Train
A fettler named H. Lets was run over by a train between Ashfield and Summer Hill and killed instantly…
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The delay in carrying out the construction of the branch line of tramway down Church-street to the railway station, received the attention of Mr. John Gillies,…
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[?] regard to the recent request of a deputation for an extension of the Maitland tramway to Rutherford, Homeville, and Telarah, the member for Maitland has had an…
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[?], the arbitrator in the case between the employees and the Great Eastern Railway Company, grants the men extra rate for overtime, for which they have…
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The tenders which were opened in June last for the second section of the North Coast railway from Dungog to Gloucester, have not yet been finally dealt with, but…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Chinese Railways. United States' Participation. London
Reuter's correspondent at peking re ports that Mr Fletcher, the United State Charge d'Affairs, and the Chinese Foreign Office have settled the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Railway Extension Meeting
To-night, a meeting will be held in the council chambers for the purpose of urging the construction of a more direct line of railway between Singleton and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Very Latest Cables. Motor Races and Records. Fatalities in America and on the Continent. London, Sunday Afternoon
Louis Strang, driving a Black car, at Indianapolis, U.S.A., won the hundred mile race in 1 hour 32 minutes 40 seconds, the world's previous record being 1 hour 44 minutes 10…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Our Singleton Letter. Railway Movement
A public meeting for the purpose of advocating more direct railway communication with Sydney was held in the Singleton Council Chambers on Saturday evening, the Mayor…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Bridge at Mayfield
In the course of a few days the bridge across the railway cutting through the Great Northern Road at Mayfield should be option for traffic. The structure itself has been completed, and the approaches filled…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Gundy Bridge Opening. Saturday Next
FINAL arrangements have, we learn from Gundy, been made for the official opening of the Gundy bridge on Saturday next. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Turkeys on the Road
The unusual sight in these parts of a mob of turkeys being driven was witnessed in John-street on Friday afternoon. The consignment, comprising 63…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Floods in Victoria. Widespread Devastation. Train Hangs in Mid-Air
Further-reports show that the Victorian floods are the most serious in that State since 1870. Immense areas are submerged,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Motor Speed Mania. U.S. Death Roll. London, Monday afternoon
The New York correspondent of the "Daily Telegraph states that 138 persons were killed in motor car accidents in the United States on Thursday, making over 250 for the week…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Correspondence. Duplicating Our Railways. (To the Editor of the Scone Advocate.)
SIR,—Mr. Johnson, the Chief Commissioner for Railways, has told us that our single lines of railway for about 150 miles out from Sydney…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Damage Along the Railway
The railway history of Victoria contain few instances of disaster by flood. Last week's flood is one of the biggest events of the kind experienced…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Singleton to Sydney. Agitation for More Direct Route. Railway League Formed
A public meeting, convened by the Mayor of Singleton, was held at the council chambers on Saturday night last, for the purpose of advocating the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Child and Tram
Edith Pinkham, aged 5 years, while crossing Argent-street, Broken Hill, on Saturday afternoon, roll in front of a steam tram, going at a rapid speed. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →World's Motor Record
A motor [?]race over 100 miles in Indianappolis, America, was done in 1 hour 32min. 40 sec., which constitutes a world's record…
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