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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1910

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Railway Strike. Vancouver

Singleton Argus · Thursday 21 July 1910 · page 2

Owing to a strike of 10,000 men at Toronto, Canada, the Grand Trunk Railway is tied up. The Minister for Labor intimated to the men and the company…

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Tramway Extension

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 22 July 1910 · page 4

The deputation to the Minister for Works requesting the completion of the tramway to the mining townships received a promise that the matter would be submitted to the Cabinet…

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The Great Railway Strikes. the Grand Trunk. London, July 21

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 22 July 1910 · page 5

The strike on the Canadian Grand Trunk [?]nes is causing great hardships. Cattle are [?]arrying in the cars which are held up, and [?]erishables are rotting…

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East Greta Tramway Extension. Deputation to Mr. Lee

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 22 July 1910 · page 7

A deputation, introduced by Mr. Gillies, M.P., waited on Mr. Lee, Minister of Works, in Sydney, yesterday, and urged the construction of a tramway line from…

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The Railway Loan

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 22 July 1910 · page 5

Speaking on the subject of the railway loan, the Treasurer (Mr. Waddell) says that during the next 12 months probably not more than £1,000,000 will be required for…

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Dreadful Railway Smash. Seven Persons Killed

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 22 July 1910 · page 3

A Railway accident occured on Monday [?], at Melbourne almost equally dis[?]ous in its effects to the catast[?]he at Braybrook on Easter…

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Details of Works Expenditure. Roads Construction

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Saturday 23 July 1910 · page 2

Clearing 743 lin. chains, £511. Medalling or gravelling 10, £36 Complete metal or gravel construction, including clearing, draining, and…

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Surprise for Fleet. Aeroplane Flies Oyer Sheerness. Mr Grace's Feat

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 23 July 1910 · page 5

Sheerness was greatly excited on Saturday (says "Lloyd's News" of May 8) by the clever manœuvres of a British flying man, who travelled well out to sea…

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Railway and Tramway Revenue

Singleton Argus · Saturday 23 July 1910 · page 2

Each week the revenue of the railways and train ways shows advances above the past records. For the week ended July 16 the former had an increase of £7739,…

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The Handcuff King. a Manacled Man Leaps From a Bridge. Rockhampton

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 July 1910 · page 12

Hanco, the "Handcuff King," who is at present appearing at Rockhampton with Carrol and Birch's Combination, created a tremendous sensation this afternoon by…

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American Railway Strike. Vermont and Grand Trunk Lines. London, July 19

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 July 1910 · page 3

The conductors, brakemen, and switchmen of the Central Vermont railroad, and the trainmen and conductors of the Grand Trunk,west of Detroit, Michigan, struck work last…

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English Railways Strike

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 July 1910 · page 5

[?] enginedrivers and firemen at Middle[?] Gateshead, South Shields, Carlisle, and [?] have struck work, brining about [?] dislocation of traffic…

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Terrible Railway Accident. [?]Torian Trains Collide. [?] Killed—110 Injured. [?] MELBOURNE, Monday Afternoon

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 July 1910 · page 7

[?] railway accident happened [?] three miles out of Melbourne, this [?] the 8.37 Elsternwick train [?] the 8.20 train from Brighton…

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American Railway Strike

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 July 1910 · page 5

[?] thousand are idle in the city of Mon[?] Huge quantities of merchandise are held [?] the Wabush railway system is disorganised…

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Runaway Railway Cars

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 July 1910 · page 5

An alarming accident occurred on the railway at Roscrea, King's and Tipperary counties, Ireland. A portion of an excursion train standing in a station in the…

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Railway Smash near Melbourne 9 KILLED, 110 INJURED

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Saturday 23 July 1910 · page 5

Another railway smash occurred in Victoria on Monday morning last, resulting in nine persons being killed and 110 injured. The list of killed…

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Victorian Railway Smash

Singleton Argus · Saturday 23 July 1910 · page 6

The Railway Commissioners are making investigations with a view to ascertaining whether a fog sigualler was stationed at the home signal on the…

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British Railway Strike. (By Cable). London

Singleton Argus · Saturday 23 July 1910 · page 3

The strike amongst the North Eastern railway men in England has spread to Scotland. Sixty thousand more men have walked out, and reported…

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Tram Strike in Perth. The Public Penalised. (By Telegraph). Perth

Singleton Argus · Saturday 23 July 1910 · page 4

The employees of the Perth (W.A.) Tram Company, to the number of [?] conductors and grip[?] have come out on strike, as a protest against the…

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American Railway Strike. London

Singleton Argus · Saturday 23 July 1910 · page 6

The Montreal correspondent of the "Daily Mail" reports that 11,000 men of the Grand Trunk lines are idle, including 7000 in the workshops…

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