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Railways, roads & transport, 1910

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Record Aeroplane Flight. Mile and a Half in a Circle. Mr. Farman's Latest Triumph

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 7 January 1910 · page 5

The longest flight ever achieved in an aeroplane was accomplished to-day by Mr. Henry Farman at Issy, the distance covered being 2½ kilometres (2734 yards) in a…

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Motorists Attacked by Wolves. Desperate Defence. Fusillade From Disabled Car

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 7 January 1910 · page 5

The "Matin's" daily report of the progress of the round-the-world motor race (says a Paris message of March 22) today contains the following :—…

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Manhatton Suspension Bridge. a Costly Enterprise. London. Tuesday afternoon

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 January 1910 · page 3

The Manhattan suspension bridge, the fourth over the East River between Brooklyn, New York, and Manhattan Island, costing £5,200,000 lias been opened…

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Motor Car and Tram Collide

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 8 January 1910 · page 5

An accident occurred in King-street this morning, a motor car colliding with a tram, the occupants of the former being thrown out, but not severely injured. The car was badly…

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About Railway Tickets

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 8 January 1910 · page 5

Some interesting particulars about railway tickets, ancient and modern, are given by a contributor to the "Railway Magazine." The earliss: tickets…

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Killed by a Train

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 10 January 1910 · page 3

George Mullins, aged 95, employed in the Interlocking Department at the Central Railway Station, was knocked down by a train near Redfern tunnel this morning, and sustained…

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London Tramway Profits

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 10 January 1910 · page 3

The profits on the London tramways for 1909 amounted to £645,000…

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Singleton Train in Collision

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 11 January 1910 · page 2

The level crossing at Tarro railway station was the scene of a collision be tween a passenger train and a milkcart on Saturday morning, resulting in the…

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Train Crashes Into Cart. a Lieutenant Injured

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 11 January 1910 · page 2

Lieutenant W. E. James, who had been to Castlemaine (Vic.) to make arrange ments to go with his company to the Kitchener camp at Seymour, was, in…

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Railway Accident at Wood Ford. Mountain Train in Danger. Narrow Escape from Loss of Life. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 11 January 1910 · page 2

The train from the Blue Mountains, which usually arrives in Sydney at 9 o'clock, this morning had a narrow es cape. The engine became derailed near…

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Motor Car Mishap

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 11 January 1910 · page 5

A motor car was overturned at Contennirtl Park to-day. The driver escapuil, hut the owner, Mr. Joseph Harper, had soveiiii rii a fractured besides sustaining severe abrusious mid bhock…

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Manchurian Railways

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 11 January 1910 · page 5

The Japanese press unanimously condemns the American proposal for the neutralisation of the Manchurian railways. The press states that there is no justification for interference…

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North Coast Railway. the Supply of Sleepers

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 11 January 1910 · page 5

The work of securing sleepers for the Taree— Gloucester section of the North Coast railway is now being entered upon in earnest in the immediate vicinity of…

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Terrible Railway Accident. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 11 January 1910 · page 2

John Mullins, laborer, employed on the railway, attempted to cross the line this morning near the entrance to the Regent-street (Redfern) tunnel. He was…

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Plenty of Railway Trucks. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 11 January 1910 · page 2

The strike is not causing any hind rance in the carriage of wool and wheat on the railways, as was feared a few weeks ago by pastoralists…

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A Governor in Danger. Tampering with Railway Points

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 11 January 1910 · page 1

A sensation happened during the visit of the State Governor of Tasmania (Sir Harry Barron) on Friday to the west coast of Tasmania…

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Renard Road Train. Trial in Queensland

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 12 January 1910 · page 7

For the purpose of linking up towns off the railway line with the nearest railway centre, the Queensland Government has decined to make a trial of the Renard road…

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The Belmore Bridge

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 12 January 1910 · page 4

Complaint is made of the dange[?]ous condition of the decking of the Belmore Bridge. Many of the planks are loose and protrude above the surface of bridge flooring, and the ends of the boards where…

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Manchurian Railways

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 12 January 1910 · page 5

The "Novce Vremya" (St. Petersburg), in criticising the proposals of the United States Secretary of State, Mr. P.C. Knox, for the neutralisation of the Manchurian railways,…

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Manchurian Railways

Singleton Argus · Thursday 13 January 1910 · page 3

The Japanese press unanimously condemns the American proposal for the neutralisation of the Manchurian railways. The press states that 'there is…

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