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Railways, roads & transport, 1910

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Lorado Railway Robberies. Repulsed by Train Crew. Vancouver, Friday afternoon

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 3 September 1910 · page 5

[?] of candits held up the Colorado passenger train. As a result of a fusil[?] shots between the robbers and the train the engine-driver was wounded, and one…

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Market Report John Bridge and Co. REPORT

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 3 September 1910 · page 8

The usual fortnightly sales of furred skins which were held on Wednesday the 31st ultimo, afforded another striking illustration of the popularity of John Bridge and Coy,…

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Using a Motor Car. Peculiar Anomaly in the Law

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 September 1910 · page 14

A curious anomaly in law was disclosed at the Bendigo Court on Thursday Charles Smith Was charged with having had in his possession a motor car, valued at £600, the property of…

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North Coast Railway

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 September 1910 · page 14

Fine weather has of late favoured the contractors for the first section, of the North Coast railway, with the result that they have been enabled to push along the…

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Our Railway Policy. London. Aug. 27

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 September 1910 · page 2

The Sydney correspondent of the "Times" has written for that journal an account of the programme which Mr. Wade, Premier of New South Wales, has placed before the electors…

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The Making of a Motor Car

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 September 1910 · page 12

That the motor-car is an entirely modern product will speedily become evident if one just glances at the photographs of some of the quaint contraptions which, only some…

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Richmond Railway Collision. the Jury's Verdict

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 September 1910 · page 13

The inquest conducted by tile Coroner (Mr, Cole) into the death of Sydney Dauncey Wellington, who was killed in the 'Richmond (Vic.) railway accident, was concluded on Friday. The…

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Correspondence. Minimbah-morrisett Railway. [To the Editor]

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Saturday 3 September 1910 · page 5

Sir,—I am pleased to see by your last issue that Cessnock residents recognise the importance of the proposed Minimbah-Morrisett railway…

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Railway Strike in Adelaide. The Trouble Spreading. (By Telegraph). Adelaide

Singleton Argus · Saturday 3 September 1910 · page 4

A strike of united laborers began at Adelaide yesterday morning. Recently the men struck as a protest against the "overbearing" manner of Ganger…

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French Murder Sensation. Tramp's Tardy Confession of a Terrible Crime

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 5 September 1910 · page 6

A sensation has been caused in France (says Reuter) by the confession of a tramp. Joseph Bourreau, that he is the murderer of the Brierre family at Coranceiz, near…

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Naples Railway Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 5 September 1910 · page 5

An express train killed Bundelto Griffoni, a Neapolitan painter, and three companions, who were driving over a railway crossing…

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Motor Traffic Fatalities

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 5 September 1910 · page 5

Motor busses and taxicabs on Saturday run over and killed five persons in London…

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Sydney. John Bridge & Co's Report

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 6 September 1910 · page 3

Tallow.—Generally speaking, values were 5s lower, demand being, however, keen and well distributed. Sheepskins.—A scene of great…

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An Aeroplane Line. Trans-sahara Service. London, Sept. 5

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 6 September 1910 · page 5

General Bran, French Minister for War, is inaugurating a service of aeroplanes Colomb Bechar, in Southern Oran, Algeria, and Timbuctoo, on the Niger, stations…

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Richmond Railway Disaster. Special Board's Report

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 6 September 1910 · page 7

The special board appointed to inquire into the Richmond railway accident, Victoria, has presented its report to the State Premier. It is of a very technical character, but it…

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Letters to the Editor. Railway Superannuation Fund Administration

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 6 September 1910 · page 6

Sir,—Will you permit me through your columns to suggest to the Premier the absolute necessity for framing a regulation extending the present definition of an employee entitled to the benefits…

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Heroic Railway Porter. Risked His Life for Another

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 6 September 1910 · page 5

"How did the lad get on? Was he injured? I told him to lie flat," were the first words spoken by Leading Porter Allen on Monday night as his mates lifted him,…

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British Railway Dividends

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 6 September 1910 · page 5

Dividends on ordinary shares of British railways averaged 3.15 per cent, last year compared with 2.99 per cent on 1908…

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John Bridge and Co, REPORT

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 7 September 1910 · page 1

Tallow—Catalogues aggregated 282 asks—the smalles total for some time, Out of this number 100 were passed in. A few lines of exceptional quality…

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The North Coast Railway. Serious Accident. Paterson

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 7 September 1910 · page 5

A man named Peter Kent, employed on the North Coast railway works, met with a serious accident yesterday. He was working on scaffolding in Wallarobba tunnel, when a truck passing…

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