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Railways, roads & transport, 1910

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Accident to Railway Guard

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 14 September 1910 · page 4

News reached West Maitland this morning that Guard Martin McCann, an old servant of the Railway Department, and well known on the Maitland to Newcastle run, met with a serious accident at…

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Motor Car Fatality

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 14 September 1910 · page 5

Mr. Albert Hock, a well-known Liverpool cotton broker, has been killed in a motor-car accident, at Hadnet, and his wife was injured…

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The Railway Dispute

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 14 September 1910 · page 5

The vote taken by the men of the Great Northern Railway Company on the dispute with the company as to the inclusion of meal-time in the working-day of ten hours is interpreted as…

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Aeroplane in French Army

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 15 September 1910 · page 5

Aeroplanes in the French Army, manoeuvres compelled the Generals to modify the disposition of their forces…

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Train Passenger Taken 111

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 15 September 1910 · page 4

A woman named Lavender, a widow, residing at Pelaw Main, who was a passenger by yesterday's 5.13 p.m. train from Maitland, became ill on the arrival of the train…

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Railway Fatality

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 15 September 1910 · page 5

Mr. Martin P. M'Cann, one of the best-known railway guards in the Newcastle district, was knocked down by an engine at the Fassifern station yesterday morning, and sustained injuries…

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Shocking Tram Fatality at Sydney. Little Boy Killed. (By Telegraph). Sydney

Singleton Argus · Thursday 15 September 1910 · page 2

A shocking tram fatality-occurred in Elizabeth-street, near Belmore Park, this morning. It appears three boys were coasting…

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Shot in a London Train. Fierce Struggle in a Tunnel

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 16 September 1910 · page 7

A desperate struggle occurred in a train on the Metropolitan Railway between a passenger and a man who shot him and the tried to throw hins out of the…

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The March of the Motor

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 16 September 1910 · page 4

The march of the motor is well illustrated by a page of pictures in this week's "Qudenslander," which well illustrate the great practical use to which motor drawn…

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The Geology Along the South Coast Railway. Part I.

The Scone Advocate · Friday 16 September 1910 · page 6

THE passenger proceeding south to Nowra or beyond passes through the most interesting geological series within easy distance of Sydney…

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Aeroplane Speed Champion. Mr. Grahame White. Vancouver, Sept. 16

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 17 September 1910 · page 5

Mr. Grahame White, who won the blue ribbon at the Boston aviation carnival, met Mr. Glen Curtiss, an American airman, in a challenge contest at Boston for the speed championship…

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Sydney Markets. John Bridge and Co, Report

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 17 September 1910 · page 2

Habbitskins: Although this market was generally reported as being unchanged, we found it a bit firmer, especially for prime samples, one lot of 6 bags from the Monaro…

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Young Man's Terrible Death. Killed by a Passing Train

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 17 September 1910 · page 12

A shocking tragedy, involving the death of a well-known resident of Williamstown, occurred between Spotswood and Newport as the last trains to and from Williamstown…

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In and Around Sydney. Prospects in the Tramway Service

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 17 September 1910 · page 9

The authorities who conduct the tramway service never in ordinary circumstances have to face the diffi culty of a shortage of labour. The…

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The Geology Along the South Coast Railway. Part I.

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 17 September 1910 · page 7

The passenger proceeding south to Nowra or beyond passes through the most interesting geological series within easy distance of Sydney…

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Railway Police Dogs

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 17 September 1910 · page 6

The first police dog kennels to be established in Brilain are those of the North Eastern Railway's Hall police,who,owing to the frequency of thefts, attacks on policemen…

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Spanish Tram Accident. Novelist Electrocuted. London, Friday afternoon

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 17 September 1910 · page 5

Senor Macins Casonava, the eminent Spanish novelist, has been electrocuted through contact with the wires of the Madrid tramway. His was complertely earbonised…

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North Coast Railway

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 17 September 1910 · page 4

Headway continues to be made with the work on the first section of the North Coast railway, the weather being favour-able to continuous operations. but the…

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Motor Car Robberies. Money and Jewellery Stolen. Vancouver

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 17 September 1910 · page 5

A company of masked robbers held up two motor car parties at Portland, Oregon, and secured much money and jewellery…

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Railway Detectives

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 17 September 1910 · page 13

The railway detective goes through all sorts of weird and wonderful experiences, in the course of twelve months. If occasion demands, he would transform himself into a…

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