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Railways, roads & transport, 1910

1,527 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 56 of 77

Evening Train

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 22 September 1910 · page 2

Replying to a request for the running of a late train for the convenience of intending students at the Maitland Technical College, the general manager of the East…

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The Bairnsdale Tragedy. Prisoner Jumps from Train

Singleton Argus · Thursday 22 September 1910 · page 1

Ernest Peeck, who is to stand his trial on a charge of murder at the Bahnsdals Supreme Court, was being conveyed on Monday from Melbourne to be attempt in…

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Excursion Train Derailed. 150 Persons Injured (By Cable). Lisbon

Singleton Argus · Thursday 22 September 1910 · page 2

A train conveying 420 excursionists was derailed near Oporto, Portugal, and 150 excursionists were injured…

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Railway Disasters. Express Trains Collide. London. Sept. 21

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 22 September 1910 · page 3

A disaster has occurred on the railway at Rottenmana, in Austria, where express from Rome and Vienna cross. Overlooking a signal, which was sot…

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Railway Collision

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 22 September 1910 · page 3

Twenty-five persons have been killed in a railway collision on the Wabash Valley line, at Fort Wayne, Indiana, U.S.A…

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Midland Railway of W.A. Reconstruction Scheme. London, Sept. 21

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 22 September 1910 · page 3

The Midland Railway Company of western Australia, has issued a reconstruction scheme for redeeming the Government debentures, the prior liens, and the five per…

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Sequel to a Tram Accident Driver's Attempted Suicide. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Thursday 22 September 1910 · page 2

At Newtown, this morning, Thomas Patrick Crowe, driver, of the tram which crashed into a trolley in Elizaboth-street recently, attempted suicide…

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Railway Works. Liberal Government's Programme

Singleton Argus · Thursday 22 September 1910 · page 3

When Parliament was dissolved last week the Public Works Committee also came to and end. Among the matters under consideration by the committee in…

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Richmond Railway Accident. Prosecution of Employees

Singleton Argus · Thursday 22 September 1910 · page 2

The Victorian Attorney-General stated on Tuesday that as the Railway Commissioners had refused to accept his advice to prosecute employees whose…

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Paris Railway Accident. London

Singleton Argus · Thursday 22 September 1910 · page 4

An accident, in which 25 people were injured, happened, at the Gare St. Lazare, Paris, yesterday. An express from Dieppe did not slow up when entering the…

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Our Railway System Criticised London

Singleton Argus · Thursday 22 September 1910 · page 4

Newspaper correspondents in Dublin, discussing the proposal that the State should take over the Irish railways, quote the "Sydney Morning Herald" and the…

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Train Wrecked in Ohio

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 23 September 1910 · page 5

In the wreck of a train on the Eric rail road at Spencerville, Ohio, one man was killed and 25 people were injured…

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Fall of an Aeroplane. Airman's Skull Fractured. London. 922

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 23 September 1910 · page 5

While aeroplaning at the Folkstone meeting the machine on which Mr. G. Barnes was flying turned a somersault, and fell to the ground from a height of 50ft…

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Railway Disasters. Forty-two People Killed. Vancouver, Sept. 22

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 23 September 1910 · page 5

In the Wabash Valley accident 42 people were killed and seven were injured. The conductor of one of the trains stopped with his flag a third trolley car…

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The Geology Along the South Coast Railway. Part Ii

The Scone Advocate · Friday 23 September 1910 · page 6

The next area of geological interest stretches from Wollongong, round the base of the cliffs, to Kiama, and then west up the Shoalhaven Valley. This…

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King Edward and the Railways

The Scone Advocate · Friday 23 September 1910 · page 4

The "Railway Magazine" recalls that his late Majesty was a familiar figure on nearly every main line in the three kingdoms, and his keen interest in the…

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A German Aeroplane Fleet

Singleton Argus · Saturday 24 September 1910 · page 6

London, Thursday.—In view of the success of the French aeroplane at the recent army manocuvres, Germany has decided to create an aeroplane fleet, and…

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John Bridge and Co

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 24 September 1910 · page 15

In the front rank of the great woolbroking houses of Sydney stands the 40-year-old firm of John Bridge, and Company, limited, of Circular Quay, whose palatial…

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John Bridge and Co, Report

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 24 September 1910 · page 2

Our Brisbaneoffice wires that the wool sales opened there with 37,083 bales avallable. Good to superior greasies were 5 percent higher than August rates; medium…

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Shot in a London Train. Fierce Struggle Ina Tunnel

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 24 September 1910 · page 9

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

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