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Railways, roads & transport, 1909

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Chief Commissioner for Railways

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 October 1909 · page 8

The Minister for Railways was asked in the Legislative Assembly this week to supply information concerning the position, the pay, and the experience of Mr. T. Johnson at the time he received…

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North Coast Railway. Second Section Started

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 October 1909 · page 6

[?] has been started on the second section of the North Coast operations having been commenced at the tunnel at Stroud Hill, about three miles from…

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The Singleton Argus Saturday, October 2. Notes of the Day Railway Construction

Singleton Argus · Saturday 2 October 1909 · page 4

Mr Waddell, the State Treasurer, in his budget statement on Wednesday night, in referring to the duplication of railway lines, made it apparent that the…

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Late Cables. London, Saturday. Aeroplane for Australia

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 5 October 1909 · page 3

Messrs J. and N. Tait's aeroplane for Australia has been shipped by the R.M.S. Orontes…

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Aeroplane Contests at Berlin. Chief Prize Winners. London, Monday afternoon

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 5 October 1909 · page 5

M. Rongier, a French aeroplanist, has won prizes at Berlin aggregating £3000 for distance. altitude, and passenger carrying. Mr. Latham. an English competitor, gained the prize for the…

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Very Latest Cables. Australian Cricketers. Scottish Motor Tour. London, Monday afternoon

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 5 October 1909 · page 5

The Duke and Duchess of Fife (Princess Royal) have entertained at their Scottish seat, Mar Lodge, Aberdcenshire, the Australian cricketers, who are on a motoring four in Scotland. as…

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Tram Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 5 October 1909 · page 5

A young girl attempted to alight from a moving tram in George—street. Sydn[?] this afternoon, and was striking the blocks,…

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Tram Traffic

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 5 October 1909 · page 5

Seven hundred thousand passengers were carried on the city trams yesterday. The receipts were £966 in excess of last Eight—Hour Day…

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Smashed by a Motor

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 5 October 1909 · page 2

Matthew M. Govern, a resident, of Castlereagh-street, Sydney, was knocked down by a motor-car on Saturday after noon, and seriously injured. It appears…

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Muswellbrook to Merriwa. Railway Commissioners' Inspection

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 5 October 1909 · page 1

The Chief Railway Commissioner, with Mr. Harper (Commissioner), visited Merriwa last week in connection with their statutory report on the…

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Canadian Pacific Railway Land

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 5 October 1909 · page 3

The Canadian Pacific Railway Com pany has sold nearly 1,000,000 acres of irrigated land to an American syndicate, which offers to purchase an additional…

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Road to Pump Well

Singleton Argus · Thursday 7 October 1909 · page 2

The following tender has been, accept ed by the Public Works Department:— Construction of road in approach to pump well for Singleton water supply,…

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Local and General News. North Coast Railway Station Buildings

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 7 October 1909 · page 2

Following are the amounts of the [?] tenders for the erection of the station buildings on the first section of the North Coast railway :— W. L. Robinson. West Maitland (lowest), £5815…

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China's Western Railway

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 7 October 1909 · page 3

The railway from Peking to Kalgan has [?] opened. It was built by Chinese en[?] from the earnings of the northern [?] of china. The chief engineer is…

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Train in Blazing Forest. Refugees Burned to Death. Sixteen Killed

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 8 October 1909 · page 6

Vast forest fires are again again in Michigan, wiping out entire villages and inflicting terrible loss of life (says a New York message of October 16). Owing to…

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Condemned Railway Sleepers

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 8 October 1909 · page 5

A Select Committee of the Legislative Assembly appointed at the instance of Mr. Gilbert, M.L.A., to make inquiry concerning losses sustained by Mr. J. S. Gam in respect of the…

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On the Cape to Cairo Railway a Woman's Journey to the Present Terminus

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 8 October 1909 · page 7

Every traveller in South Africa nowadays includes in his programme, it possible, the Victoria Falls (writs Gertrude Page, in London "Mail"). At the…

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Crimes Against Motor Cars

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 8 October 1909 · page 6

A new form of crime is now attracting the attention of the Paris police (says a Paris message of October 20). Within the last ten days no fewer than…

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Star Journeying. Literary Tramp's Desire. I.

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 9 October 1909 · page 6

How wonderful it would be if one could travel as the Imagination travels! I often go along on a star-lit night and think how it would be to go from…

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Muswell Brook—merriwa Railway

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 9 October 1909 · page 3

It is interesting to note that the Chief Commissioner for Railway has had occatoin to change his views upon the proposed line of railway from Muswellbrook to…

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