Crossing the Channel. Successful Aeroplane Voyage. London, May 22
The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 28 May 1910 · page 2
Count Jacques de Losseps on a Bleriot monoplane flew from Calais to St. Margaret's Bay, on the English coast, in 30 minutes. The day was hazy, and Count de Lesseps saw the coast…
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The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 28 May 1910 · page 8
The attention of poodle residing in the districts to be served by those sections of the North Coast railway that are now under construction, has lately been attracted to the fact that some of the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Motor Cab Plays Havoc. Damage in Grocer's Shop
Singleton Argus · Saturday 28 May 1910 · page 5
Shortly after midnight on Wednesday the Victorian State motor-car dashed in to the shop of Mrs M. J. Daws and Sons, of Clarendon-street, South…
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The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 31 May 1910 · page 6
Khartum and Omdurmua ! There is a thrill for everyone of British blood in the very sound of the words. When Mr. Roose-velt arrives here he will find the place…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →MUSWELLBROOK – Merriwa Railway. Public Works Committee Enquiry. Mr Jas. Fallick, M.L.A., Gives Evidence
Singleton Argus · Tuesday 31 May 1910 · page 4
A portion of the minutes of evidence given before the Parliamentary Standing Commute on Public Works is now to hand, and we are able to publish the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Muswellbrook-Merriwa Railway
Singleton Argus · Tuesday 31 May 1910 · page 2
We publish elsewhere in this issue the evidence tendered by Mr Jas Fallick, M.L.A., before the Parliamentary Stand ing Committee on Public Works,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Shocking Accident. Boy Killed by a Tram
Singleton Argus · Tuesday 31 May 1910 · page 3
A terrible tramway accident occurred shortly after 1 o'clock on Saturday in Ronia-street, Brisbane, near the railway gates. It appears that a policeman…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Kurri. Change of Railway Route
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 1 June 1910 · page 3
The recent decision of the Cessnock Shire Council to urge upon the East Greta Company to extend their railway through the town of Kurri Kurri, to Weston, and join…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →East Motor Trial
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 1 June 1910 · page 5
Barney Oldfield, driving a 200-horse power Benz automobile at Indianapolis Speedway, covered a mile in 35 3-5 seconds…
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The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 1 June 1910 · page 5
A terrible tram accident has occurred at Oakland, California. Two trolley cars, occupied by women and children, going to a picnic, came into collision. Twenty-five…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →American Railway Freights
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 2 June 1910 · page 3
The United States Government has obtained an injunction restraining 25 railways of the Western Traffic Association from increasing freights, on the ground…
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The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 2 June 1910 · page 2
Quite a large number of people are in deadly earnest in a desire to see the Maitland tramway extended to East Greta, and thence towards the South Maitland coalfields, and from time to time…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Resourceful Magistrate. Court Held at Railway Station
Singleton Argus · Thursday 2 June 1910 · page 3
The Bourke police magistrate, whose district is so widely oxtended, has in the course of his duties to travel to Nyngan by the mail train. At Byrock…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Panics at Bull Fights. Spectators Trampled Underfoot. London
Singleton Argus · Thursday 2 June 1910 · page 1
During a bull fight at Saratarem, Por tugal, maddened bull leaped from the arena across the barrier, landing among the spectators. The guards were unable…
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Singleton Argus · Thursday 2 June 1910 · page 3
Two trams bound from Circular Quay Syney, to the La Perduse terminus, came into collision at The Avenue stop ping place, La Porouso, on Tuesday…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Reduction of Railway Fares and Freights
Singleton Argus · Thursday 2 June 1910 · page 3
The question of reduction of railway fares and freights was the subject of ad dresses by Messrs A. G. Huie and H.J. Fletcher at a public meeting in the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Railway Accident
Singleton Argus · Thursday 2 June 1910 · page 4
London, Tuesday. Two trolley-cars, carrying women and children, who were going to a picnic at Oakland, in Califor nia, came into collision. Twenty-five…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fell From a Bridge. Navvy's Unpleasant Adventure Paterson
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 3 June 1910 · page 5
A man named Anderson, employed on the first section of the North Coast railway, fell off the railway bridge last night. His cries attracted the attention of those living…
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The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 3 June 1910 · page 5
An elderly woman named Mrs, Smith was knocked down by a tram at St. Peter's and pinned beneath the wheels. She sustained terrible injuries and is unlikely to recover…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →[?]Ramatic Aeroplane Flights
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 4 June 1910 · page 7
[?] last year's excitement over Bleriot, [?]m, and the Channel crossing has been [?]tone by this week's struggle for the [?] Mail's" £10,000 prize for a London…
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