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Railways, roads & transport, 1910

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Sensational Railway Accident

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 26 March 1910 · page 7

The second division of the Western mail train which left Bathurst on Thursday, 17th inst., at midnight for Sydney, met with a sensational accident at Wambool, 15 miles from Bathurst. [?]…

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German State Railways

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

The State railway systems of Germany are managed upon two general principles. First, they are to serve, the general interests of domestic and external trade and…

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Points for Motor Drives

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

Though the average driver of [?] and public carriages now shows [?] more consideration for other users of [?] than was formerly the case [?]…

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Man Cut to Pieces on the East [?]reta Railway Line. Coroner’s Inquiry

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Saturday 26 March 1910 · page 4

An inquest was held on Monday morning last, at the Court House, Cessnock, touching the death of John Williams, a miner, who was run over…

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The North Coast Railway. Works Making Good Progress

Singleton Argus · Saturday 26 March 1910 · page 6

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

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Maitland Tramway

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 29 March 1910 · page 4

Messrs. Champion and Dunbar, the successful tenderers for the construction of the branch line of tramway down Church-street to the railway station, expect to make a start with…

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Always and Tramways, Works in Progress

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 29 March 1910 · page 7

[?] the North Coast railway, the [?]red cost of railways under constructed authorised is 4½ millions sterling. Railway construction branch of the…

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Letter to the Editor. a Later Tram Wanted

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 29 March 1910 · page 5

Sir,—At later tram is wanted from East Maitland to connect with the tram from Morpeth that brings passengers for the last train to Newcastle. Without running any…

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Maitland Bowlers Easter Trip. a Slow Train

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 30 March 1910 · page 6

The Members of the Maitland Bowling Club had their annual trip to Sydney during the Easter holidays to try conclusions with their Sydney friends, and to make sure of…

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District News Letters. Bishop's Bridge. a grand concert in [?]

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 30 March 1910 · page 4

[?] of a picnic fund [?] the children was held here in the school on Wednesday evening, March 23, There was a large attendance, the school…

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Tamworth Railway Facilities

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 30 March 1910 · page 4

A deputation representing the Tamworth district, introduced by Mr. H. Levien, M.L.A., waited on the Chief Commissioner for Railways and Tramways in Sydney on…

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Kankool Railway Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 30 March 1910 · page 5

As the result of a joint inquiry held into the railway accident at Kankool, near Murrurndi, on 18th instant., it has been reported to the Chief Commissioner for…

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Railway and Tramway Construction

Singleton Argus · Thursday 31 March 1910 · page 1

At present there are a number of tramways under construction in the state, including seven extensions, com prising a length of 26¼ miles…

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Railway Collision on the Continent

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 31 March 1910 · page 3

A passenger train collided with a military train at Multhesin, Rhine province. The passengers were uninjured, but twenty soldiers were killed, and 100 injured, 40 seriously, and…

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Tramway Extension

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 31 March 1910 · page 2

Mr. John Gillies, M.L.A., is in receipt of a letter from the Public Works Department relative to a personal representation regarding the extension of the Maitland tram way from Regent-street to…

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United States Railway Dispute

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 31 March 1910 · page 3

The Pennsylvania railroads have decided to increase the wages of 100,000 employees by six per cent…

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Canadian Northern Railway

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 31 March 1910 · page 3

The Lieutenant-Governor of British Columbia, the, Hon. James Densmuir, has assented to the bill relating to the extension of the Canadian Northern Railway to Barclay Sound…

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The Forecast. Motor Car Catches Twice

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 31 March 1910 · page 3

Meteorological Bureau, Thursday. New South Wales: Rain, confined to the North coast; elsewhere fine and warm generally, but a cool and strong southerly change AN EXTRAORDINARY FIRE. 'A' motor car owned by (Miss M. Myers, of Paddington, caught fire in a remarkable way last night, and had a narrow escape from total destruction. The car was…

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Terrible Railway Fatality. Young Woman Cut to Pieces

Singleton Argus · Thursday 31 March 1910 · page 1

A shocking railway fatality occurred at the Cardiff railway station, some miles out of Newcastle, on Saturday, a young woman named Mary Johnson being run…

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Holiday Railway Bookings

Singleton Argus · Thursday 31 March 1910 · page 2

Bookings at the local railway. station during the recent Easter holidays show a slight increase on the preceding year, and some idea of the exodus southwards…

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