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Railways, roads & transport, 1911

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Train Held Up. Vancouver, June 17

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 19 June 1911 · page 3

He mail-train from Portland to San Francisco, known as the Shasta, Limited, was held up and looted by robbers last night, but the booty was small. The passengers…

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A Train Derailed. Toronto, June 18

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 19 June 1911 · page 3

The train know as the International, Limited, was derailed yesterday. One passenger was kilted, and six were seriously injured…

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The Maitland Coalmines. Bridge Opening Ceremony

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 20 June 1911 · page 7

A large number of residents of Abermain and Sawyer's Gully had an enjoyable day on Saturday when they celebrated the occasion of the opening for traffic of a new…

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COMMERCIAL. John Bridge and Co.'s, Ltd., Report

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 20 June 1911 · page 2

Rabbit Skills.—The market was remarkable for the freedom with which buyers operated on all descriptions, but particularly on seasonable lines, which…

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Mysterious Railway Fatality Coroner's Enquiry

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 20 June 1911 · page 6

An enquiry into the cause of the death of the late Edward Blunt (who was run over by the Brisbane Mail train near the Muswellbrook railway station on Thursday night), and…

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Tram Collision

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 20 June 1911 · page 5

A tram collided with an overheat power waggon at tho Glebe late last night, as a result of which two men were injured and two others had narrow escapes…

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Railway Contracting

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 20 June 1911 · page 2

According to statements made before the Wages Board now sitting in Sydney, to deal with the claims of railway workers for higher rates of…

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Our Railway

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 20 June 1911 · page 2

When in Sydney last week, the Hon. Walter Bennett made inquiries as to when the first section of the railway is likely to be opened to…

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A Shocking Occurrence at Muswellbrook. Railway Ganger Killed

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 20 June 1911 · page 4

ON Thursday night, as the 11.15 Brisbane mail train was about to leave the local station, Ganger Edward Blunt was speaking to the Night Officer…

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Late Cables Johnson in a Motorcar Smash

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 20 June 1911 · page 4

London, Saturday.— Jack Johnson startled the inhabitants of the East End by driving through Whitechapel in a huge motor-car. The pugilist was…

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Railway Construction

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 20 June 1911 · page 2

The first sod of the Moree-Mungin[?] railway was turned by the Minister for Works on Saturday. The railway line between Fassifern and…

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The Railway Fatality. Coroner's Inquiry

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 21 June 1911 · page 2

An inquiry into the cause of the death of the late Edward Blunt (who was [?] over by the Brisbane express train near the Muswellbrook railway…

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The Railway Fatality

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 21 June 1911 · page 2

The report of the Coroner's inpuiry into the circumstances surrounding the death of Ganger Edward Blunt, which we publish in this issue, shows that the…

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Muswellbrook Railway Fatality. Probably Due to Dangerous Practice

The Scone Advocate · Friday 23 June 1911 · page 4

THE Muswellbrook Chronicle writes in reference to the death of Ganger Edward Blunt, as the result of injuries through being run over by a…

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Tramway Extension

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 24 June 1911 · page 4

A meeting will be held in the Town Hall on Monday evening in regard to tramway extension in Maitland, and all interested are requested to attend…

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Serious Railway Collision. No Loss of Life Sydney, Friday afternoon

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 24 June 1911 · page 16

A big railway smash occurred at Par[?] matta this morning. It apper's a train was standing in what is known as the "hack platform" line ready to star, for Sydney…

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Mysterious Railway Fatality. Coroner's Enquiry

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 24 June 1911 · page 7

An enquiry in to the cause of the death of the late Edward Blunt (who was run' over by the Brisbane Mail train near the Muswellbrook railway station on Thursday night), and…

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North Coast Railway

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 24 June 1911 · page 12

Giving evidence before the Gene[?] surers' Wages Board, sitting in Sy[?] J. Timms, a member of the firm of [?] Smith and Timms, said that his from…

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Motor Car Accident. (By Telegraph). Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 24 June 1911 · page 5

A motor car accident occurred at Gloucester last night to four commercial travellers, Messrs Davis, M. Charlton, H. Edwell, and Colin Millvey, who were…

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Sales of A, Motor Car

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 26 June 1911 · page 3

Frank Armitage, squatter commenced a Supreme Court action against the Cooper Engineering Co., England, claiming £1000 flamages for an alleged breach of agreement…

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