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Railways, roads & transport, 1912

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Chief Railway Commissioner. Friction with the Ministry

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 2 March 1912 · page 2

It is no longer a secret that there is solid ground for rumors which have been current for months past as to the existeuceof serious differences of opinion between the…

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Marauding Motorists. Paris, March 1

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 2 March 1912 · page 5

The motorists who recently shot a gendarme in the Place du havre to escape arrest for knocking down several people broke into a lawyer's house at Pontoise, 18 miles…

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North Coast Railway

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 2 March 1912 · page 4

It is an open secret (says the "C. R. Advocate") that Messrs. Briner and H. D. Morton, M's.L.A., have for some time been endeavouring to induce the Government to…

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Big Railway Smash. Several People Injured

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 March 1912 · page 11

A collision occurred on the Newne Junction-Welgan Valley line, the property of the Commonwealth Oil Corporation on the 22nd ultimo, between a railway motor car…

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Toll of American Railways

Singleton Argus · Saturday 2 March 1912 · page 3

Washington, Thursday.—The remarkable death-rate on the United States railways is exemplified by the figures for the months of July, August, and…

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Remarkable Feat. Parachutist Jumps From Aeroplane. St. Louis, March 2

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 4 March 1912 · page 5

For the first time in the history of aeroplanes, a man has leaped from an aeroplane and reached the ground in safety with the aid of a parachute. Captain Berry,…

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Latest News by Telegraph. Sydney, Monday afternoon. Muswellbrook-merriwa Railway

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 4 March 1912 · page 5

The tender of Mr. G. W. Sheddon, Mosman, has been accepted for the supply and delivery of ironbark timber for the Muswellbrook to Merriwa railway, part A, at…

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Concerning Tramps

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 4 March 1912 · page 6

Trumps do not figure in the directories, notwithstanding the antiquity of the profession and the number of its followers. Tramping goes back to long before the…

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Better Roads Wanted

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 5 March 1912 · page 4

The average condition of the roads of the country appears to have seriously deteriorated since the advent, of local government, and the incoveniences and perils to which…

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Leap From an Aeroplane Descent by Parachute

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 5 March 1912 · page 2

St. Louis, Saturday.—For the [?] time in the history of aviation a [?] leaped from an aeroplace and [?] the ground in safety by means of [?]…

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Stopping Train Traffic. Tientsin

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 5 March 1912 · page 5

One thousand five hundred Chinese troops stopped the trains to Peking. The Second Somersetshires deployed at Fengtai station, and ordered the Chinese troops to clear cut…

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Alleged Assault in a Train. jury Fail to Agree

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 5 March 1912 · page 1

At the Bathurst Quarter Sessions, James Gilligan, a well-known Coonamble resident, was charged with haveing assulted Eliza Leisk, in the Western mail…

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Railway Men's Unrest Complaints of Mismanagement. Strike Threatened. Sydney. Tuesday afternoon

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 5 March 1912 · page 5

The Chief Railway Commissioner has succeeded in creating the greatest, discontent and unrest, among all unions in the department, and unless the Premier agrees…

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The Railway Commissioner

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 5 March 1912 · page 2

Railway Commissioner Johnson is likely to be invested with the noble distinction of the "bullet" by the present Government, if recent rumors…

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The North Coast Railway

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 5 March 1912 · page 2

We have been reliably informed that an important proposal has been placed before the Government by a well-known English form of railway…

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Motor Tour

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 5 March 1912 · page 2

Dr C S. Bowker, accompanied by his brother, Dr Cedric Bowker, surgeon at the Woman's Royal Hospital, Sydney, started on a most…

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Chief Railway Commissioner. Friction with the Ministry. Mr Johnson's Unyielding Attitude

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 5 March 1912 · page 3

It is no longer a secret that there is solid ground tor rumours which have been current for months past as to the existence of serious differences of opinion…

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Muswellbrook-merriwa Railway

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 6 March 1912 · page 2

The tender of Mr W. G. Sheddon, Mosman. has been accepted for the supply and delivery of iron bark timber for the Muswell. brook to Morriwa railway, part A. at…

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North Coast Railway

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 6 March 1912 · page 4

It is an open secret (says the "C R Advocate") that Messrs Briner and H. D Morton, M'sL A., have for some time been endeavouring to induce the…

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The Railway Commissioner. Commissioner's Precarious Position. Will Be Removed If Necessary. Sydney, Wednesday afternoon

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 6 March 1912 · page 5

The State Cabinet met yesterday morning, and among the matters discussed was the railway policy. Nothing definite was decided…

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