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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport
1,317 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 54 of 66
Miss Violet Gordon Charlesworth, the story of whose doings has provided so great a sensation, is proving a veritable will-o'the-wisp (says a London paper of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Government are in a quandary regarding tho seriousness of the position just now in New South Wales in regard to the handling of the railway…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Wright brothers, in a talk about the future of the aeroplane, have stated that they believe the air machine will not only be developed as a vehicle of sport,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Captain Ferber, the French Army officer who, under the name of "M. de Rue," was one of the best-known figures in the aviation world, was killed in a deplorable accident on the morning…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Everything must have a beginning, but in many cases that beginning is so "wrapt in mystery" as to preclude the possibility of discovering it Through the progress of…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →"Remarkable figures, illustrating the productiveness of his farm, were given by Councillor Thos. Strickland at the Warragul Shire Council meeting," states…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The body of James Stubbs, a train conductor, was discovered at the rear of the Randwick Rifle Range with a bullet wound in the head and a revolver lying by his…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →So far nothing definite has been arrived at as to when the work of constructing the branch line of tramway down Church-street will be undertaken. During the week Mr. J. Gillies M.L.A.,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The seriousness of the railway in view of the prospective abundant harvest, was again emphasised by Mr. John Fraser, the engineer for existing lines, when…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Some twenty-four years ago the late Mr. W. H. Vanderbilt—father of the elder and grandfather of the younger of the present Vauderbilt generations—was being interviewed by a reporter for a…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →A correspondent informs us that before Mr. C. W. Gale, P.M., at Gresford, on Wednesday last, seven persons were proceeded against by the Wallarobba Shire Council for driving within the Shire…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A motor, car travelling at a high rate of speed, crashed into an electric wire standard on the tram track at Elwood Swamp, between Brighton and St. Kilda, on…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The New York Central Railway has let contracts that extend to a total of £17,000,000, including £5,000,000 for the purchase of locomotives and of passenger and freight cars. This is…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A slight interruption was caused to the tram service this morning owing to one of the motors leaving the rails. The accident occurred near the Hunter River Hotel, East Maitland, to the tram…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Because of the dearth of news as to the progress of the railways, correspondents have been concluding that the present Chief Commissioner for railways has not been spending more than…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →At a public meeting held in Sydney a few days ago, a strong case was made out in favor of a big reduction in rail way charges. Mr Peter M'Naught…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A very serious motor car accident happened near this Elwood Swamp, on the St. Kilda-road, Melbourne, on Saturday night. A motor car going at high speed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War Office is organising a new factory at Aldershot for the manufacture of engines for dirigible balloons and aeroplanes…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →That was a very shu[?]by trick with [?]ing played upon Larkin. Larkin was a great student of [?] which lie outside of the ordinary. One of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →? conference of the New South his Country Storekeepers Association, [?] is an annual growl at the conditions [?] enable city storekeepers , through the…
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