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Railways, roads & transport, 1910

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Australian Railway Extension

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 26 January 1910 · page 4

Lord Kitchener's utterances and criticisms on Australian railway extension are deserving of careful consideration, as they deal with subjects of highest importance to national…

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Tramway Extension

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 27 January 1910 · page 2

We are informed by Mr. John Gillio's, M.L.A.,that tenders are being invited for the construction of the branch line of tramway from High-street to Church-street railway station. In…

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Accident on Railway Works. Premature Explosion

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 28 January 1910 · page 2

On Tuesday last Dungog was startled by the report that an explosion had occurred on No. 1 section of the railway works, and…

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Train Communication at Last

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 January 1910 · page 7

SYDNEY, Saturday.—The first train from Narrabri for the past week, arrived early this morning, and safely crossed the eight miles of line which had been washed away. The…

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A Runaway Train. Sixty Miles an Hour

Singleton Argus · Saturday 29 January 1910 · page 1

A special inquiry was commenced at Speneer-street (Melbourne) railway offices on Wednesday relative to a sensational incident which happened on…

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The Railways

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 January 1910 · page 7

The Railway Department has received the following reports from the Hooded districts:— Barraba: Line dealing with traffic as far as Appleby, which is the station three miles from…

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Railway Disaster. Quard Saves Many Lives. London Jan. 24

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 January 1910 · page 2

The train which was derailed at Sudburne Ontario, was an express. A first-class carriage and the dining car plunged 30 feet into the river, and the second-class cars…

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Manchurian Railways. Refusal of Neutralisation. London, Jan. 22

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 January 1910 · page 2

Japan, in the refusal of the proposal of Mr. P. C. Knox, United States Secretary, of State, to neutralise the railways of Manchuria, declares that such neutralisas…

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Australian Railway Extension

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 January 1910 · page 4

Lord Kitchener's utterances and criticisms on Australian railway extension are deserving of careful consideration, as they deal with subjects of highest importance to national…

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The North Coast Railway. Effects of Heavy Rains

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 January 1910 · page 6

The heavy rains experienced sin[?] was resumed on the North Coast [?] have prevented much progress being [?] since the Christmas holiday…

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Runaway Railway Trucks

Singleton Argus · Saturday 29 January 1910 · page 6

Twenty-six ten-ton railway trucks, an loaded with metal, bolted during shunting operations in the yard adjoining Eveleigh (Sydney) workshops on Thursday,…

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Strange Fatal Accident. Train Examiner's Mishap. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 31 January 1910 · page 3

Robert William Jones, a resident of Goulburn, a train examiner, met with a strange fatal accident on the second division of the Melbourne express. One car of the train had…

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The Railways

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 31 January 1910 · page 3

The Railway Commissioners expect that it will be possible to resume the ordinary train service from Werris Creek to Moree to-day…

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Railway Fatalities. Carriage Flung on Paltform. London, Jan. 30

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 31 January 1910 · page 3

[?] railway accident occurred at Stoats, the next station to Croydon. The [?]wighton to London express train, running of the rate of 40 miles an hour, broke to…

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Damage Near Dunolly Bridge

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 1 February 1910 · page 2

The enormous height of the Hunter river at Singleton recently, when the town only just escaped a flood, was responsible for some damage in the…

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Snowstorms in England. Train Services Suspended. London

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 1 February 1910 · page 4

Severe snowstorms have been experienced in various parts of England. A tremendous downfall of snow occurred in Preston, Laneashire. The train…

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Crowdon Railway Disaster. Cause a Mystery. London, Jan. 31

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 1 February 1910 · page 5

on cause of the accident on Saturday to the [?] to London express at Stoats Nest [?] whereby seven people were killed, 20 others injured, is a mystery. The…

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Railway Fatalities. Carriage Flung on Platform. London

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 1 February 1910 · page 2

A serious railway accident occurred at Stoats, the next station to Croydon, yesterday. The Brighton to London express train, running at the rate of 40…

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Raworth Road. [?] to the Shire Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 2 February 1910 · page 2

Yesterday afternoon a deputation consisting of Messrs. L. and H. M'Fadyen, A Jory, and J. Epworth waited upon the Tarro Shire Council, with a view, as…

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Train Examiner Killed. Peculiar Fatal Accident

Singleton Argus · Thursday 3 February 1910 · page 4

Robert William Jones, a resident of Goulburn, a train examiner, met with a strange fatal accident on the second division of the-Melbourne express. One…

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