Newcastle Cup Train
A special excursion train was run to Newcastle from Singleton on Saturday for the convenience of sporting men, and was well patronised. There were 30…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1911
1,611 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 29 of 81
Crushed by a Train
James Greig the sinnalman at Redfern Railway Station, made a shocking discovery early on Saturday morning, when he found the mangled remains of Prank…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Aeroplane Fatality. How the Accident Happened. Paris, May 22
Hundreds of thousands, of people had gathered at the Issy aerodrome to witness the start of the Paris-Madrid aeroplane ace…
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About 8.30 last evening an accident of a serious nature happened to a navy named James Thempson, 44 years of age who is employed in O'Halloran's gang on the railway duplication works near…
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The Dungog Jockey Club are coming to the fore again, as they intend to add to the celebrations at the opening of the railway in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →London's Tram Cars
There have been £12,000,000 spent on the London tramways, and a loss of £70,000 on the year is reported on all the night ears and workmen's cars…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The State's Country Roads
Before local government was instituted in New South Wales, the mother State enjoyed the reputation of possessing generally much better made and kept roads than the other…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Our Sydney Letter. [From Our Correspondent.] the New Railways
One point of the viceregal speech will gratify residents in the northern districts, the expressed intention, namely, of the Minister for Works to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Railway Decentralisation Port Stephens Preferred To NEWCASTLE
The report of the Royal Commission appointed to inquire into the question of decentralisation in railway transit has been made available. The Commissioners are…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Tramway Proposals Committee
Mr. John Gillies, M.L.A., has received, a communication from the Tramway, Proposals Committee in Sydney as follows:—"Department of Public Works, Sydney, May…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Return Tickets
The Railway Department intimates commencing with Sunday next, 28th inst., the time-table for the winter months will be introduced, together with a new system…
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James Thompson, a navvy employed on the rallway duplication works at Thornton, was run over by a coal train at East Maitland on Monday night. His left foot…
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The engine of a crowded passenger train left the rails at Woolstancroton the North Shore line this morning, and the traffic was held up over an hour…
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A man where name was supposed to be J. Grant, a railway employee, was killed near the Redfern railway station this morning an engine knocking him down…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →East Greta Railway Complaint
The travelling public are complaining bitterly of the seating accomodations at the North Kurri Kurri railway platform (says our Mines' representative). There is only one platform seat…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →King's Motor Runs Over a Woman. (By Cable). London
While King George, the Queen, and the Prince of Wales were motoring from Buckingham Palace to the Naval and Military Tournament, in Olympiad…
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The report of the Royal Commission appointed to inquire into the question of decentralisation in railway transit was made available on Tuesday evening. The…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mudgee Railway Extension. Dunedoo to Coonabarabran
The Public Works Committee, sitting in Sydney on Tuesday, gave further consideration to the proposal for an extension of the Mudgee railway from…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Aeroplane Fatality
A pupil named Benson, aeroplaning at Hindon, fell from a height of 100 feet and was killed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Not by the Train
Breathless Would-be Passenger: "Station-master, when does 'the half-past 5 train leave?" Station-master : "Five-thirty."…
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