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Railways, roads & transport, 1909

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The Road to Fortune. a Return of £17 16s 6d Per Cow

The Scone Advocate · Friday 12 November 1909 · page 4

"Remarkable figures, illustrating the productiveness of his farm, were given by Councillor Thos. Strickland at the Warragul Shire Council…

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The Road to Fortune. a Return of £17 6S 6D Per Cow

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 12 November 1909 · page 7

"Remarkable figures, illustrating the productiveness of his farm, were given by Councillor Thos. Strick[?]nd, at the Warragul Shire Council meeting," states the 'Melbourne…

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A Servian Railway

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 12 November 1909 · page 4

Engineers are surveying the railway from Servia to the Adriatic. The Adriatic terminus will be at Medua, and the route will be via Prishtina and Scutari. The construction of the line will…

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Motor Car Speeds. Racing at Atlanta. London, Thursday afternoon

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 12 November 1909 · page 4

A Strang Fiat cur has won the 10 mile [?]at Atlanta, U.S.A., in seven minutes, two seconds and covered one mile in 37.7 seconds. (A Stanley Steamer car was driven one mile in…

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North Coast Railway

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 12 November 1909 · page 2

The earthwork on the third section of the North Coast Railway is now practically completed as far as the 13-mile peg, and it is expected…

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North Coast Railway

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 12 November 1909 · page 2

Mr. Hutchinson, Chief Engineer for Railway Construction, is well-pleased with the progress being made with the North Coast…

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Railway Workers

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 12 November 1909 · page 2

The organiser for the Railway Workers Union, Mr. DAn O'Sullivan, reports that the question of non-unionists working side by side with unionists is creating a good deal of…

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Aviator Killed in Paris. Aeroplane Turns Somersault

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 November 1909 · page 12

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…

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No Passengers Killed. a Year's Record in Train Accidents

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 13 November 1909 · page 4

During the year 1908 no railway passengers lost their lives in accidents to the trains in which they were travelling, while the number injured, viz., 283, is…

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The Road to Fortune. a Return of £17 6s 6d Per Cow

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 November 1909 · page 3

"Remarkable figures, illustrating the productiveness of his farm, were given Councillor These Strickland at the Warragul Shire Council meeting," status the "Melbourne Argus."…

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Action Against Railway Contractors

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 November 1909 · page 14

Robert Cameron Murdoch sued J. Randle Carey Frederick Carson and J. D. Simpson, trading under the name, style, and firm of Carson Carey, and Simpson, for goods sold and delivered,…

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Dog's Remarkable Tramp

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 November 1909 · page 10

A remarkable case of a dog who travelled alone a distance of upwards of 600 miles recently occurred, writes a correspondent. A shearer living in Sydney some…

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Canadian Railway Disaster. Fifteen Persons Killed. (London

Singleton Argus · Saturday 13 November 1909 · page 3

A disaster occurred on the Vancouver railway line yesterday. An electric pas senger train came into collision with a freight train between Vancouver and…

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President Taft's Motor Trip

Singleton Argus · Saturday 13 November 1909 · page 4

President Taft of the United States, has returned to Washington from a great motor car tour over a distance of 13.000 miles…

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The Railways. References in Parliament

Singleton Argus · Saturday 13 November 1909 · page 4

In the Legislative Assembly on Thurs day evening Mr Fitzpatrick asked the Treasurer, if, in view of the strike, the Railway Commissioners were possessed…

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Holiday Railway Traffic

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 16 November 1909 · page 4

The disturbed state of the district industrially was [?] in the holiday traffic on the railway yesterday, which showed a considerable falling of compared with the returns in connection with…

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North Coast Railway

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 16 November 1909 · page 5

As a proof of the far-reaching effects of the present industrial upheaval, Mr. Brown (paymaster for Smith, Timms, and Co., railway contractors) stated at Wingham that if the strike is…

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Dog's Rem[?]able Tramp

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 16 November 1909 · page 2

A remarkable [?] of a dog who travelled alone[?]ance of upwards of 600 miles re[?] occurred, writes a correspondent [?] shearer living in…

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Railway Sanitation

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 16 November 1909 · page 2

"Rack a Rock" complains that the sanitary arrangements at the Dungog cutting, first section, are deficient. One of the we's. erected by the…

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Railway Contractors and the Hospital

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 16 November 1909 · page 2

At the present time the resources of the Dungog Hospital are being taxed to the utmost, both in finances and accommodation. The reason of this abnormal state of things…

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