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Railways, roads & transport, 1910

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North Coast Railway Works

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 18 May 1910 · page 4

Out of respect to the memory of his late Majesty King Edward VII, there will be a cessation of work along the first section of the North Coast Railway on…

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Letter to the Editor. Tuesday's Tram Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 18 May 1910 · page 5

Sir.— I have read your report upon the motor accident near Capper's. You say that my car slipped round the tram engine. Now, as a matter of fact, both the tram…

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Killed by Motor Car

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 18 May 1910 · page 5

An inquest was opened this morning on the body of Arthur Gullick, who died from injuries received as the result of a collision between a sulky in which he was being driven and a…

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Maitland Trams

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 19 May 1910 · page 2

As a mark of respect to the memory of the late King, the Superintendent of the Newcastle and Maitland tram lines (Mr. N. J. Murno) informs us that the head lights of the motors will…

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Railway Traffic Stopped

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 19 May 1910 · page 3

All the North-Eastern Company's trains will be brought to a standstill on Friday for ten [?] when the remains of the late King leave Westminster Hall…

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LONDON, Wednesday Evening. Turkey's Eastern Railway

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 19 May 1910 · page 3

Turkey, for strategical reasons, has abandoned the iden of extending the Bagdan railway to Alexandretta, and has reverted to the original plan of following the inland route from Adana…

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British Railway Passenger Traffic

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 19 May 1910 · page 3

Statistics for 1000 show the following decreases in number of passengers carried on the railways of the United Kingdom:—First-class, 1,565,103; second-class, 3,325,562; third-class, 8,367,825…

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M. Blerlot's Feats. How He Flew Above an Express Train

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 20 May 1910 · page 5

While Mr. Latham is waiting his chance to cross the Channel other aeroplonists are daily making progress in inland flying. Of these the most successful is M. Bleriot,…

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North Coast Railway

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 20 May 1910 · page 4

The steamer Electra arrived at Wingham with 63 tons of fishplates for the railway contractors. The main camp is not yet connected by rail with the contractor's whaif, but the work of laying the…

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Wise Tramp

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 20 May 1910 · page 6

He was nothing but a tramp, a modest, retiring, tramp, one of Nature's noblemen kind; and when in answer to his timid knock a young matron opened the…

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Workmen's Train

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 21 May 1910 · page 4

With reference to his representations to the Chief Railway Commissioner, regarding the 5.40 a.m. train from West Maitland, and the petition forwarded for a service…

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The Train Journey

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 21 May 1910 · page 5

Ten non-commissioned officers of the Grenadier Guards in which King Edward was formerly Lieutenant and Captain, carries the casket from the train, which was…

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The Grand Trunk Road

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 May 1910 · page 12

Mrs. F. A. Steel, a distinguished writer on matters Anglo-Indian, contributes an eloquent article on "The Grand Trunk Road of India," to the April "Windsor Magazine." In the course of it…

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Correspondence. Bad District Roads. [To the Editor.]

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Saturday 21 May 1910 · page 3

Sir,—I have travelled over the road from Wollong to Cessnock frequently of late, and think it is the worst and most neglected road I have seen for…

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Proposed Pilliga Railway. (To the Editor of the Chroniole.)

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 21 May 1910 · page 2

Sir,—In the "Herald" I noticed a paragraph under the above heading dated Narrabri, Monday 16th, as follows:…

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Railway Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 21 May 1910 · page 5

Alfred Garside, a railway fitter, was riding a tricycle at Junee last night, when he was run over by a stock train. He had several rib broken, besides sustaining severe internal…

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Letters to the Editor. Proposed Pilliga Railway

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 21 May 1910 · page 3

Sir,—In a Sydney contemporary I notice a paragraph, under the above heading, dated Narrabri, Monday 16, as follows :—"The decision of the Government to build…

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American Railway Wages

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 21 May 1910 · page 5

The Erie Railroad has adopted a wages agreement. Conductors and trainmen will receive slightly under the Baltimore seale…

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Railway Promotion

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 21 May 1910 · page 4

Almost everyone in this district, we venture to say (says the "Uralla Times") will regret to hear that Mr. S. Toting, the courteous and obliging station-master at Uralla, is advised to prepare to…

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For Women and Girls. for Those Who Motor

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 May 1910 · page 9

It is not enough for most people to have the hat well secured with an automobile veil, and the face left exposed to cutting blasts. For all motoring it is wiser to…

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