Big Railway Proposal
In the Legislative Assembly on Thurs day night three hours were taken up by discussion of a recommendation from the Public Works Committee for the…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1910
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Ploughing and Harvesting by Motor Traction. (By Cable). London
A party of Colonial farmers was pre sent at the Royal Agricultural Society's experiments in ploughing, and harvesting by motor traction. The results were…
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At about midday yesterday o fire was discovered on the Belmore Bridge. A quantity of dry horse manure had collected in one of the openings made for draining the water off…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Disaster in France. Heavy Loss of Life. London. Monday morning
A Sunday excursion train from Bordeaux, France, with 1100 passengers, travelling at 40 miles an hour, dashed into a goods train. The two front carriages, containing 32 young ladies…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Railway Employee's Arrest. a Thousand Pounds Cheque. London, Sunday afternoon
An employee of a London railway has been arrested at a Liverpool boarding-house. His lavish spending aroused the suspicion of detectives, who discovered £900 in the man's pockets…
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The Treasury exempts form the inland revenue tax motors which colonials bring into the kingdom for touring purposes…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Letter to the Editor. Maitland Trams
Sir:—The arrangement of our tram sections are, to my mind, far from satisfactory. To split the main street of a town into two half sections is unwise, both from the standpoint of finance and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bridge Over Anvil Creek
Mr. Jas. Fallick M.L.A. has been suc cessful in obtaining a grant of £200 to wards the erection of a new bridge over Anvil Creek on the main northern road…
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[?] News" says:—The [?] the Barraba Shire [?] D. Capel[?] together [?] williams and the shire…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THE 488 Miles Aeroplane Race. (By Cable). Paris
Le Blane Auburn, who were the only competitors left in the aeroplane face of 488 miles, reached Donia after a most exciting flight. Auburn was 39…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mishap to Mail Train. Newcastle
The mail train from Brisbane arrived here this morning 17 minutes late. On inquiry being made, it was ascertained that after the train left Singleton, and before it reached Whittingham, two of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Our Singleton Letter. Bridge Over Anvil Creek
Mr. James Fallick, M.L.A., has been successful in obtaining a grant of £200 towards the erection of a new bridge over Anvil Creek, on the main Northern road, at…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railways and Tramways
The railways and tramways earned [?] last financial year ended June 30, The workin gexpenses were £4,259,996. Deducting form the balance £2,411,287…
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Sir,—When the new timetable is arranged for the trams for Chruch-street as well as the others I do hope that the times fixed for the Sunday trams will be altered. It puzzles me very much…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Tram Sections
Sir,—Mr. Dawson's suggestion to alter the first section so as to end at High-street Station instead of the "Mercury" corner does not meet the situation. There are likely to be just as…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The French Railway Disaster. a Terrible Panic. London, Aug. 15
Particulars of the railway collision at t[?]ujon, France, show that a goods train from Royan overran the signals at Saujon, there the double line becomes single. The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Duplication
There will be an early proclamation by the State Treasurer regarding the money required by the Government for railway duplication purposes, the raising of which…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Singleton Argus Thursday, August 10th. Liberal Party's Railway Policy
In the course of his speech at Jerry's Plains on Saturday night, Mr Fallick, the Liberal candidate, made an announcement in reference to his party's policy for…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cut to Pieces on the Railway
The horribly mutilated remains of Wil liam Hocking, a casual hand working on the Albury-Wodonga railway, were found by the fertlers on Saturday morning on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Woolombi-sydney Road
The Immigration and Tourist Bureau has written to the Cessnock Shire Council asking that repairs be effected to the road between Wollombi and Wiseman's ferry. The…
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