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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1912

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North Coast Railway

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 21 May 1912 · page 5

We are informed that the Stroud Hill Tunnel on the North Coast railway is now sufficiently open and railed to allow the contractor's small engine to pass through…

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Railway Requirements

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 21 May 1912 · page 4

Our railway managers appear to have a very inadequate idea of the requirements of the Maitland public for the book timetables for which there is a special demand…

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Railway Disaster. Terrible Scenes and Pathetic Incidents. Paris, May 20

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 21 May 1912 · page 5

The Post Office train which was partly wrecked at Maccadet Bridge, was crowded with people in evening dress on their way to the Casino at Enghien les Bains…

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North Coast Railway the Second Section

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 21 May 1912 · page 3

Prospects of an early completion of the second section of the N. Coast Railway to Gloucester look a little brighter just now from a variety of…

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Damages for Motor Smash

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 21 May 1912 · page 3

At the last sitting of the Small Debts Court, Dungog, before Walterus Brown, Esq., PM.,, James McGovern, a storekeeper from the tunnel camp,…

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Serious Tram Collision Several Passengers Injured. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 21 May 1912 · page 2

Shortly after 8 o'clock this morning two crowded Dreadnought trams were proceeding in opposite directions, and in passing Centennial Park they came into…

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Railway Thieves. (By Telegraph). Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 21 May 1912 · page 2

During the week end railway t[?] made some good hauls, and secured [?] gage to the value of £75…

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Fatal Railway Accident at Grasstree

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 22 May 1912 · page 2

The District Coroner, Mr. Thos. Border, commenced an inquiry at the local court house, on Tuesday night 14th instant, into the cause of death…

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Muswellbrook-Merriwa Railway

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 22 May 1912 · page 1

The following official letter was received last week by Mr. Allan McRae:—Public Works Department…

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The Railway

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 22 May 1912 · page 2

Rumour says the "first sod" of the Muswellbrook-Merriwa railway-will be "turned" at Denman. But it looks very much as if that interesting…

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Motor Fatality in Germany. a Prince Killed. Berlin, May 21

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 22 May 1912 · page 5

Prince George, the eldest son of the Duke of Cumberland. was killed in a motor accident yesterday. He was motoring from mecklenburg to…

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Motor Trains. Feeders to Railways

Singleton Argus · Thursday 23 May 1912 · page 3

The new Victorian Premier has already made an important departure in order to provide the back country towns and settlements with quick transit to…

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Railway Smash

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 23 May 1912 · page 5

A shunting smash occurred at Waterfall railway terminus last night. Four loaded coal waggons and the guard's van were derailed, and the permanent way was also…

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Remarkable Ocean Railway. the Oversea Line to Key West

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 23 May 1912 · page 6

One of the most remarkable railways in the world is the recently completed Key West Extension of the Florida East Coast Railway. Key West, which is built on a little island…

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Brisbane Tramway Co

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 23 May 1912 · page 5

The shareholders of the Brisbane Electric Tramways Investment Co., Ltd., resolved to Increase the capital to £825,000, by creating 15,000 shares £5 shares. The…

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Australian Railways

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 23 May 1912 · page 5

Lord Emmett, Parliamentary Under-Secretary to the Colonies, president at a meeting of the Society of Arts, and, in commenting on a paper read by Mr. Jenkins on…

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Restless Railway Servants. Premier's Non-Committal Letter

Singleton Argus · Thursday 23 May 1912 · page 3

The grand council of the Railway and Tramway Employees' Unions, which is composed of those unions whose members work in any grade of the railway…

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Injured by Motor Car. Grocer's Assistant Gets £250 Damages

Singleton Argus · Thursday 23 May 1912 · page 3

Arthur Cecil Hambly, grocer's assistant, of Kogarah, was the plaintiff in a case before Judge Backhouse and a jury of four, in the Sydney District Court, on…

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French Railway Smash. Pathetic Incidents

Singleton Argus · Thursday 23 May 1912 · page 1

Paris, Tuesday,-Further detail of the railway collision at Maccadet Bridge (briefly reported in our cables of last issue) state that the Pont Oise train was…

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Prince Killed While Motoring

Singleton Argus · Thursday 23 May 1912 · page 3

Berlin, Tuesday.—Prince George, the eldest son of his Royal Highness the Dake of Cumberland, was motoring at Mecklenburg, en route to Copenhagen…

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