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Railways, roads & transport, 1912

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Barrier Romance. a Woman, a Max and a Motor

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 28 March 1912 · page 6

The story of a woman in love is going the rounds at Broken Hill. It arose out of the report of an Incident alleged to have occurred recently. It is said that a man…

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Railway Duplications. Board to Supervise

Singleton Argus · Thursday 28 March 1912 · page 3

The Minister for Works (Mr Griffith) announced in the Legislative Assembly on Monday night that a board, consisting of the Minister for Railways, the…

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Mail Train Delayed

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 29 March 1912 · page 4

The Brisbane mail train, which usually reaches Maitland at about 7 o'clock, was an hour ans 40 minutes late this morning. The delay was caused on the Queensland side, and…

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Spanish Railway Men's Strike. Madrid

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 29 March 1912 · page 5

Four thousand railway men have struck work for a 25 per cent, increase of wages…

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The Railway

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 29 March 1912 · page 2

Mr R. A. Price, the irrepressible member for Gloucester, has been busy in the House of late, making some serious charges against the…

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Transcontinental Railway

The Scone Advocate · Friday 29 March 1912 · page 3

Referring to the question of a transcontinental railway, Mr. Philip favoured the line from Pine Creek, via Camooweal and Clonearry. That…

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DELAY Of TRAIN

Singleton Argus · Saturday 30 March 1912 · page 5

Just after the Tamworth to sydney passenger train had left the station yesterday it came to a sudden stop through an air-pipe breaking. After a…

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District News Letters. Miller's Forest. Roads in This District

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 30 March 1912 · page 3

A public meeting of the ratepayers of Miller's Forest, portion of a riding, Tarro Shire, was held in the Oddfellow's Hall, on Tuesday evening, Mr. Geo. King president…

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Sydney Wool Market. John Bridge and Co.'s, Ltd, Report

Singleton Argus · Saturday 30 March 1912 · page 7

For our seventeenth sale of the season, we brought forward on Tuesday, the 26th inst., a catalogue of 1200 bales, consisting for the unost part of passed in…

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Notes. Trams Traffic and Engineers

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 30 March 1912 · page 3

The traffic of Sydney is one of the most pressing questions the authorities have to deal with. It is some time since the trams ceased to be…

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The Chinese Railway Invasion. Old Fears Giving Way

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 30 March 1912 · page 11

Slowly the Flowery Land is being penetrated by the iron horse. Yet even to-day, wherever now teritory is opened up, the old foes of fear and hostility to change have to…

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North Coast Railway. Mr. Price's Changes

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 March 1912 · page 7

Charges of ineptitude and red-tapeism were made in the Legislative Assembly by Mr. Price in connection with the construction of the North Coast railway line. Mr. Price…

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Rail and Tram Traffic. Proposed Alterations. Extensive Scheme Outlined

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 March 1912 · page 16

The Railway Commissioners have forwarded for the consideration of the West Maitland Council a copy of plans prepared for the proposed alterations in the railway…

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Railway Fetters' Wages. Deputation to the Premier

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 March 1912 · page 3

A deputation from the fettlers of Newcastle district, and representative of the whole of the fettlers of New South Wales was received by Mr. M'Gowen, the State…

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Railway Duplications

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 March 1912 · page 4

The work of duplicating the main lines is one of the most urgent public needs of the present, time in the interests of the effective settlement of the country. Branch lines…

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Barrier Romance. a Woman, a Man and a Motor

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 March 1912 · page 6

The story of a woman in love is going the rounds at Broken Hill. It arose out or the report of an incident alleged to have occurred recently. It is said that a man…

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Motor Car Murders. Paris, March 30

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 1 April 1912 · page 5

The sale of revolvers has increased tenfold since the recent motor car murders. The frontiers are being closely watched, with a view to the arrest of the murderers, and…

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Railway Official Promoted

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 1 April 1912 · page 4

Mr. T. Hammond, night-officer at High-street. Railway station, has received well-merited promotion to the position of stationmaster of a station in the Hay district…

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

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 2 April 1912 · page 4

Rabbit Skins.—Values showed a farther improvement of a ½d per pound. Prime lines are now worth 12d to 13d. The continued upward movement in…

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Maitland Chamber of Commerce. Proposed Railway Alterations

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 2 April 1912 · page 2

A special meeting of the committee of the Maitland and District Chamber of Commerce was held in the committee room, Town Hall, yesterday afternoon, for the purpose of…

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