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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1911

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Railway Accident at Goulburn. Man Badly Mutilated

Singleton Argus · Thursday 8 June 1911 · page 2

A shocking accident occurred at an early hour on Tuesday morning at the Goulburn railway station, the victim being Mr Charles Percival Champion, aged…

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Shocking Tram Accident

Singleton Argus · Thursday 8 June 1911 · page 4

London, Tuesday.—While a tram crowded with workmen was descending a nill at Stalybridge, Cheshire, to-day, In rounding a curve it jumped the metals, and…

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Maitland Tramway Extension. Visit of Tramway Proposals Committee. Tour of Inspection

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 9 June 1911 · page 4

With the object of inquiring into the proposed extension of the Maitland Tramway system to the South Maitland coalfields and also from Regent-street to…

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Railway Collision

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 9 June 1911 · page 5

A Leeds-Liverpool excursion train collided with a stationary train at Stalybridge, telescoping two untenanted carriages. Flying wreckage injured. several passengers,…

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MR. McGOWEN on the Continent Housing and Underground Railways. London, Thursday night

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 9 June 1911 · page 5

Mr. J. S. T. McGowen, Premier of New South Wales, has inspected the housing of workmen at Krupp's has visited Siemen's works, and has inspected the railway…

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North Coast Railway

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 9 June 1911 · page 7

The history of the North Coast Railway dates back several years, and presents instances of vicissitudes and diversities that no other line…

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Wireless Telephony Communication with a Moving Train

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 10 June 1911 · page 11

The first, "railphone" installation for wireless inductive telephony and signalling to from moving trains was inaugurated at Stratford-on-Avon on Thursday last…

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Tramway Extension. Opposition at Kurri Kurri

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 10 June 1911 · page 3

A public meeting of the residents of Kurri was held in the Central Hall on Thursday. evening to further discuss the question of the proposed extension of the…

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Maitland Tramway Extension. Visit of the Tramway Proposals Committee. Tour of Inspection

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 10 June 1911 · page 6

The members of the Tramway Proposals' Committee (Messrs. F. Flowers, M.L.C., Acting Chief Secretary, and S. W. Conyers, Assistant Engineer for Tramway…

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Local Railway Returns

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 10 June 1911 · page 7

The coaching traffic at the Singleton railway station during May produced a revenue of £791, representing 2075 tickets, as against £611 and 1708 tickets during the corresponding month of…

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Motor Car Mystery

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 10 June 1911 · page 7

The "motor-car mystery" has certainly been the subject of most general conversation in all companies this week. It looked like shipping shocker tragedy at first, and…

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New Railways. Recommended to Parliament

Singleton Argus · Saturday 10 June 1911 · page 3

Reports by the Public Works Committee on the Inquiries Into proposals to build railways from Tullamore to Tottenham, from Forbes to Stockinbingal,…

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Railway Collision

Singleton Argus · Saturday 10 June 1911 · page 3

Vancouver, Thursday.—A serious train wreck occurred on the Newhaven railway near Fairfield, in Connecticut, yesterday. Four freight (goods) trains…

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Railway Revenue

Singleton Argus · Saturday 10 June 1911 · page 3

The railway revenue for the week, to June 6, was loss by £1964 than the return for the corresponding week of last year. The figures were £108.300 against…

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Result of a Tram Accident

Singleton Argus · Saturday 10 June 1911 · page 6

Mrs Kennedy, of Young-street, Annandale, who fell from a tramear at the Mosman Wharf, Circular Quay, on the 22nd of last month, died in the Sydney…

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Railway Returns for May

Singleton Argus · Saturday 10 June 1911 · page 4

The coaching traffic at the local railway station during May produced a revenue of £791, representing. 2075 tickets, as against E644 and 1703 tickets during…

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Railway Collision. London

Singleton Argus · Saturday 10 June 1911 · page 4

Twenty-two persons have been injured in a train collision at the Angleur railway. station, Belgium…

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Transcontinental Railway

Singleton Argus · Saturday 10 June 1911 · page 4

The Home Affairs Department is preparing plans and a draft bill so that Parliament may be able to authorise the construction of the transcontinental…

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Tram Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 12 June 1911 · page 2

A carter named John Branch, residing in Fitzroy-street, East Maitland, was injured in a train Melbourne-street this afternoon. He was driving a cart along the street, and apparently…

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Traction Engine and Roads

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 13 June 1911 · page 2

It will be remembered that at the last meeting of the Municipal Council reference was made to the way the traction engine used by the Patrick Plains Shire…

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