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Railways, roads & transport, 1910

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Dunolly Bridge Park

Singleton Argus · Saturday 4 June 1910 · page 6

Singleton now possesses a new park. The plot of land at the approach to the Dunelly Bridge has been vested in the Council by the Department, and…

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Great Aeroplane Race. London to Manchester

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 June 1910 · page 13

The flight from London to Manchester is accompanied (writes the "S.M. Herlad's" London correspondent), and the "Daily Mail's" £10,000 prize, long on offer, has…

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Fell From a Bridge. Navvy's Unpleasant Adventure. Paterson

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 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 attached the attention of those living…

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Restraint of Railways. American Manager's Answer. London, June 3

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 4 June 1910 · page 5

[?] Washington correspondent of the "Times" [?] that the scope of the Government's , against 25 western lines forming the West-infic Association is not only against…

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The Maitland Tramway. Extension to East Greta Required

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 4 June 1910 · page 8

A meeting was held in the Town Hall Dost evening for the purpose of considering the advisableness of extending the Maitland tramway service to East Greta. The…

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Killed on the Railway

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 4 June 1910 · page 5

John O'Keeffe was run over by a truck while shunting at Goulburn last sight and killed instantly…

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North Coast Railway Navvies, Disastrous Polling Day

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 June 1910 · page 6

The general secretary of the Political Labour League, Mr. J. Grant, has received a complains from Mr. Donald Macgregor, president of the P.L.L., and the branch of the Railway Workers'…

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Splendid Railway Earnings

Singleton Argus · Saturday 4 June 1910 · page 1

For a long time past railway earnings have been in the neighbourhood of £100,000 per week, and have given pro mise of a record year for the department…

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Transcontinental Railway. (By Cable). Montreal

Singleton Argus · Saturday 4 June 1910 · page 6

It is stated that Sir William Van horue, chairman of the Canadian Pacific Railway will shortly visit Australia to advise the Commonwealth Government…

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Tram Fatality

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 6 June 1910 · page 3

A man who fell off a tram in the city on Satur-day night and was fatally injured was identified to-day as a patient at the Parramatta Asylum. He was named Marr, and had been granted font…

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Sensational Smash. Train Runs Down Coach

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 7 June 1910 · page 2

A sensational accident occurred at the gates near Bungendore on Saturday morning. Just as the Captain's Flat coach reached the place the train dashed…

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The Motor Car. 1900—1910

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 7 June 1910 · page 4

The survivors of the Thousand Miles Trial of 1900 who were gathered together at Northampton recently can now appreciate to some degree how historic that…

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Motor and Cart

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 7 June 1910 · page 5

A motor cur and a milk curt collided in Pitt-street this morning, the occupants being badly shaken and both vehicles damaged…

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The Railway Struggle. the Presidents Discrimination. London, June 6

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 7 June 1910 · page 5

The action taken by President Taft against the Western Railroads, by obtaining an injunction restraining them from raising their rates, is due to their filing of collective schedules of…

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Killed on the Railway. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 7 June 1910 · page 2

Patrick Morris aged 48 a railway fettler was found on the railway line be tween Hornsby and Waitara having been struck by a train. He was dead his…

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Railway Coal Tenders

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 7 June 1910 · page 1

The Railway Department has dealt with the coal requirements for the next financial year, 1910-1911. In addition to the existing contracts, the following…

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Railway Shunter Killed. Shocking Accident at Goulburn

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 7 June 1910 · page 3

A fatal accident occurred on Saturday night at the Goulburn railway station, when John Gregory Keefe was run over by a truck while shunting. Keefe was…

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Railways and the Interest. (To the Editor)

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 7 June 1910 · page 2

Sir, —At the Liberal Conference a mo tion was carried in favor of rating for water and sewerage being based on un improved land values. This is but…

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Railway Fares. Proposed Differences in Charges

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 8 June 1910 · page 3

A new issue of the railway passenger fares and coaching rates book will become effective on the 1st July. The opportunity afforded by the re-issue of the book has been taken to revise the…

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An Abandoned Swag. a Tramp's Joke. Singleton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 8 June 1910 · page 5

The police were informed yesterday that an abandoned swag had been found under Redbourneberry Bridge on the Commons bank of the river. The discovery was made…

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