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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1910

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Throwing Stones at Moving Train. Passenger Severely Injured

Singleton Argus · Thursday 3 February 1910 · page 3

Through some persons at present unknown throwing stones at a moving train on Monday night serious injury was caused to' Mr J. Matchett, of…

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The Railways

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 3 February 1910 · page 4

The Railway Department was able yesterday to give through service to Inverell by transhipping passengers at the Warialda bridge. On the other arm of the north-western…

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The Croydon Railway Disaster Cause a Mystery. London

Singleton Argus · Thursday 3 February 1910 · page 3

The cause of the accident on Saturday to the Brighton to London express at Stoats Nest, near Croydon, whereby seven people were killed, and 20 others…

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Railway Fatality. Drover Killed; Another Badly Injured. (By Telegraph). Sydney

Singleton Argus · Thursday 3 February 1910 · page 2

A fatal accident occurred at Goulburn railway, station this morning. A stock train arrived some time before The limited express, for which the lino was…

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Railways Blocked in Queensland

Singleton Argus · Thursday 3 February 1910 · page 2

The Queensland Railway Commissioner has received a wire from the traffic manager at Townsvillo, [?] trains on the Ayr tramline have been…

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Bad Roads

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 4 February 1910 · page 2

One result of the floods in the country districts is that a tremendous amount of damage has been done to a number of roads which…

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North-western Train Services

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 4 February 1910 · page 5

The Railway Department has now completed arrangements for the restoration of a daily train service from Moree to Irv[?]dl. It will be slower than the service which…

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Anarchistic Methods. Attempt to Wreck a Railway Bridge. a Dastardly Outrage

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 4 February 1910 · page 5

At West Maitland to-day Superintendent Saunders received the following somewhat sensational message from an official source:— Between 1 and 2 o'clock this morning some…

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After The Floods. Damage to Roads and Bridges. Departmental Repairs. Who Will Pay ?

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 4 February 1910 · page 2

The Minister for Works mentioned yesterday that officers of his department were busy in the flooded districts of the north-west repairing roads,…

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The North Coast Railway. Providing This Sleepers

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 4 February 1910 · page 5

Up to Saturday last, something like six thousand sleepers were stacked near the site where the Wingham railway station buildings will, in due course, be erected. At Taree on…

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Trams in Collision

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 4 February 1910 · page 5

Two tram cars, one stationary and the other moving, collided at the intersection of Hunter, and Elizabeth streets, this morning. A number of passengers in the standing car, who were…

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The Damaged Bridge. Kurri Kurri

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 5 February 1910 · page 5

Senior-Detective McHattie and the police are engaged investigating the explosion on the Aberdare line, nut so far have obtained no clue to the perpetrators. It was thought the…

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Strange Fatal Accident. Train Examiner's Mishap. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 5 February 1910 · page 14

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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Motors in Persia

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 5 February 1910 · page 3

The advent of motor-cars for the conveyance of merchandise is hailed by those interested in the development of trade with Persia as a certain…

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Two Miles a Minute. World's Motoring Record

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 5 February 1910 · page 4

A startling record was made at Brooklands on November 8 by Hemery, the famous and brilliant Continental racing motorist, who finished second in the last…

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Terrible Railway Accident. Three Men Killed. Melbourne

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 5 February 1910 · page 5

A serious railway accident occurred at Beaufort early this morning, resulting in three men. being killed, and a fourth being so seriously injured that ho is not expected to recover. The…

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

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 5 February 1910 · page 2

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

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Tram Collision. (By Telegraph). Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 5 February 1910 · page 6

A stationary tram from Botany was this morning crashed into from behind by another car, and a number of passengers were thrown from their seats. Pour…

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Cape to Cairo Railway

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 8 February 1910 · page 3

The progress of the Capo to Cairo railway reads almost like the history of a railway in another planet, so little known is the region through which it is being driven…

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Beaufort Railway Disaster. the Signalman's Story

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 8 February 1910 · page 5

The funerals of the men killed in the Beaufort railway smash, Victoria, took place on Monday, at Ballarat. They were largely attended. Driver Groon, who was so badly…

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