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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1910

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The Wambool Railway Accident

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 22 March 1910 · page 2

The railway accident which occurred at Wambool, near Bathurst, on Friday morning, when the western mail from Nyngan came into collision with the…

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North Coast Railway. Maitland-Paterson Section

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 22 March 1910 · page 2

A train, comprising engine and carriage, was run on the first section of the North Coast Railway from Maitland to Paterson on Saturday afternoon, when…

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Thrilling Motor Capsize

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 22 March 1910 · page 2

A sensational motor-car accident happened on Rock's-hill, about 15 miles from Bathurst, on the Orange-road, on Saturday afternoon…

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Dreadful Railway Accident. LONDON

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 23 March 1910 · page 3

Vancouver particulars of a disastrous railway collision and loss of life have been received. It is announced that 42 persons were killed and 80 injured,…

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German State Railways

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 23 March 1910 · page 6

The State railway systems of [?] are managed upon two general prin[?] First, they are to serve the general [?]ests of domestic and external trade. [?]…

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Awful Railway Smash. Forty-five Killed, Twenty-one Wounded. London, March 22

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 23 March 1910 · page 5

While a train at Marshalltown, I owe (U.S.A), was taking a curve at high speed, it became derailed. When the train left the mails the sleeping carriage and the…

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United States Railway Strike

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 23 March 1910 · page 5

In the United States western railroads' dispute a co[?]promise has been reached. The matter of seniority in employment has been granted, and that of an increase in wages…

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The Train Murder

Singleton Argus · Thursday 24 March 1910 · page 2

Examination of the bullets found in the head of Mr Nesbitt, cashier of Widdrington Colliery, who was murdered and robbed in a Newcastle train, and in the…

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Attack on a Train

Singleton Argus · Thursday 24 March 1910 · page 2

The unrest in Thessaly,which is due to the practical serfdom of the peasants and the action of the Military League, culminated in the Peasants near Laissa…

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North Coast Railway. Progress of the Work

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 24 March 1910 · page 2

The time is within measurable distance when over 100 miles of the North Coast railway, as far as the Manning River, will be open for traffic, for the great work is…

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Points for Motor Drivers

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 24 March 1910 · page 3

Though the average driver of both private and public carriages now shows more skill and more consideration for other users of the road than was formerly the case (says a…

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Railway Disaster

Singleton Argus · Thursday 24 March 1910 · page 2

A railway disaster has occurred near Marshalltown, in Iowa, in the United States. The train was running round a curve at a high speed, which caused a…

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Easter Monday Railway Excursion

Singleton Argus · Thursday 24 March 1910 · page 2

On Easter Monday tickets at cheap excursion rates will be issued at Singleton, and intermediate stations, by all trains timed to arrive at Cockle Creek…

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Wambool Railway Collision. a Guard Suspended

Singleton Argus · Thursday 24 March 1910 · page 2

The report of the departmental board which Investigated the circumstances of the Wambool railway collision has been forwarded to the Minister for Railways,…

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Kaiser's Private Train. Furnishings of the Imperial Saloon

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 26 March 1910 · page 5

Like King Edward, the Kaiser has a private train for his personal use. It is of quite recent construction, and is generally made up of nine cars. The Imperial saloon…

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Case Against Shire Council. Dispute About a Road

Singleton Argus · Saturday 26 March 1910 · page 5

In the Equity Court on Wednesday, Mr. Justice A. H. Simpson gave his re served judgment in the case in which F. J. L. Measures and F. H. King,…

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Fatal Railway Accident at Cardiff. Young Woman's Death. Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 26 March 1910 · page 5

A fatal railway accident occurred at Cardiff this morning, by which a young woman named Mary Johnson, aged 24, was cut to pieces. It appears that deceased, who worked at Scotts,…

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Public Telephone at Railway

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 26 March 1910 · page 3

The Singleton Progress Association has been successful in its advocacy of a public telephone bureau at the local railway station, the Postmaster-General's Department…

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Record Railway Travelling

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 26 March 1910 · page 4

The policy of the Railway Department, as shown by the timetable, is to induce people from intermediate stations to avoid the long-distance trains as far as possible—a very desirable thing in the interests…

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Railway Fatality at Cessnock. Man Cut to Pieces. Cessnock

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 26 March 1910 · page 14

John Williams, 64 years of age, was run over and killed by a passenger train on the Aberdare line a little after 8 o'clock on Friday evening. The spot where the…

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