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Railways, roads & transport, 1911

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Motor Car Racing. Many Fatalities. Syracuse, New York

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 19 September 1911 · page 5

A racing automobile plunged from the truck at high speed, and killed eleven persons, several of whom were women. The tracks had been made wet to lay the dust Previous to the opening of the races many wero Injured, but the ruces proceeded…

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British Railway Disputes. The Commission Inquiry. London

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 19 September 1911 · page 1

The assistant manager of the London and North-Western Railway Company, the course of his evidence before the Railway Disputes Commission', admitted…

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Motor Boat Leaps Out of Water. New York

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 19 September 1911 · page 2

At Buffalo, New York State, two boys were fatally Injured and other spectators slightly hurt, when the famous motorboat. Dixie the Fourth, leaped, entirely…

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Motoring Fatality

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 19 September 1911 · page 2

In last issue reference was made to the receipt of a brief telegram from Mr A. Frasor, accountant of the Australian Bank of Commerce, Singleton, dated…

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Effect of Railway Stoppage. London, Tuesday night

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 20 September 1911 · page 5

Only there trains mil on the Grea Southern line to-day and the mails were not sent to England. Only one-fourth of the usual supply of…

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Labour Unrest. Irish Railway Strike. Regiments Ordblin to Dublin. Dublin, Sent. 19

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 20 September 1911 · page 5

Practically all grades on the Great, and Western lines in Ireland have struck, and the goods traffic is in a chaotic Condition…

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North Coast Railway

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 20 September 1911 · page 4

The heavy goods traffice on the Maitland to Dungog section of the North Coast railway continues. Two extra trains were run last week one yesterday. and in all probability…

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British Railway Commission. Employers' Case London. Sept. 19.'

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 20 September 1911 · page 5

Lord Hamilton, In the course of his evidence before the Railway Disputes. Commission yesterday, attributed the failure of teh conciliation scheme to the determination of…

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John Bridge and Co,, Ltd

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 21 September 1911 · page 4

The Hon. John Hughes, M.L.C., and Mr. E. O. Morath have been elected to the Board of Direetors of John Bridge and Company, Limited, wool, steek, and produce salesmen, sydney Mr. Hughes, as is…

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"Language" in the Train. (By Telegraph). Sydney

Singleton Argus · Thursday 21 September 1911 · page 2

At the police court this morning, Charles William Griffin, 27, pugilist, was fined £5 for using indecent language in a train, at Redfern yesterday…

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A Suggested Railway

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 21 September 1911 · page 5

A deputation which asked the Minister of Works to extend the railway from Grenfell to Warraderry, a distance of 17½ miles, said the landowners would give all tho necssary land free, would supply…

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Detrott Railway Strike. Detroit. U.S.A.

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 21 September 1911 · page 5

seventeen hundred men are on strike on the street railway for as increase of wages, and the town is without car services…

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Railway Commission. Men's Extravagant Demands, London, Sept, 20

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 21 September 1911 · page 5

Mr. W, H, Hvde, general manager of the Great Eastern Railway Company, in giving evidence before the Railway Disputes Commission, stated that the mon's demands were so…

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Hush Railway Strike. London, Sept. 20

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 21 September 1911 · page 5

The irish railway companies firmly resist the demands of the men, and they have declined the invitation to meet the executive of the Amalgamated Society of Railway…

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Motor Brigands

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 21 September 1911 · page 7

A strange and cruel act of motor brigandnge has been comimtted near Amiens (says the Paris correspondent of the London "Dally Telegraph.") Two men went to a…

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Killed on the Railway. Unknown Man Mutilated

Singleton Argus · Thursday 21 September 1911 · page 2

An unknown man was knocked down and killed on the Baukstown railway lino on Tuesday morning. It was apparent from a ticket found upon him…

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Railway Traffic Demoralised in Dublin. London

Singleton Argus · Thursday 21 September 1911 · page 2

Railway traffic In Dublin to-day Is demoralised. Attempts were made to run occasional trains by apprentices and clerks but the strikers hurled stones at the…

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Labor in Revolt. Irish Railway Men Strike. London

Singleton Argus · Thursday 21 September 1911 · page 2

The timberinen in Dublin have struck work owing to the masters declining to recognise the Irish Transport Workers' Union…

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Eireside Fancies. the Great Bridge Over Tub Zambesi

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 22 September 1911 · page 4

A complete description of the magnificent bridge erected by British engineers over the Zambesi is given in "Engineering." This bridge has a main span of…

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Transcontinental Railway

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 22 September 1911 · page 4

The great work of the construction of the transcontinental railway to link up western australia with eastern states, which was the understanding upon which…

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