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Railways, roads & transport, 1913

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Children Drowned in a Motor Car. Famous Dancer's Lost Babies. Paris, April 20

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 June 1913 · page 9

The two young children of Mine. Isadora Duncan, to whom in groat measure is due the revival of, classical dancing, and their governess were drowned yesterday through…

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Aeroplane Disaster. London, June 14

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 16 June 1913 · page 5

An aeroplane disaster occurred at Brooklands. Gordon Bell was monoplaning with Lieutenant Kennedy, a naval airman, as a passenger, and was flying at the rate of 80…

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Main Roads Vote

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 16 June 1913 · page 4

The Cessnock Shire Clerk, Mr. P. Crampton, has received an intimation from the Works Department that a sum of £1250, being an advance from the main roads…

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Aeroplane Disaster

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 17 June 1913 · page 4

London, Saturday.-Gordaon Bell, while monoplaning at Brooklands with Lieutenant Kenneday, a naval airman, as passenger, reached a speed of eighty…

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Ravensworth Bridge

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 17 June 1913 · page 2

It was noticed, on Thursday afternoon that one of the piles of Ravensworth bridge, spanning Bowman's Creek, on the Great Northern Railway, had…

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Wet Weather. Further Rains; Bad Roads

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 17 June 1913 · page 2

After a couple of fine days, rain set in again last night. Although the fall has not been heavy, there was sufficient to keep the streets and back-yards muddy…

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The Maitland Coalmines. Bicycle Road Race

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 17 June 1913 · page 6

The first road race of the season, under the auspices of the Kurri District Bicycle, Club was decided on Saturday afternoon, over a 5½-mile course from Kurri to…

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Railway Motor Cars

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 17 June 1913 · page 4

A good deal of interest just now is centering on the M'Keen motor-cars, of which the department has imported five from America for use for suburban passenger…

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Motor Accident. Exciting Experience. Muswellbrook

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 17 June 1913 · page 5

An exciting motor-car accident happened on the Great Northern-road on Saturday afternoon. Mr. Gus Lipuian, with four other persons in the car, was proceeding to Aberdeen to…

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Thrown on to Railway Line. Girl Loses Four Toes

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 17 June 1913 · page 2

A serious accident happened at the Molong railway station about 1 o'clock on Saturday. Violet England, daughter of a rabbit-trapper, just after…

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Motor Cycle and Car Collide

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 17 June 1913 · page 2

At Fisher's-hill, near Geeloug (Vic.) on-Sunday, a motor cycle carrying Keith Edmunds and Ray Pearson, residents of Hawthorn, collided, with a…

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Tram Accidents in Sydney. a Woman Killed

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 17 June 1913 · page 3

For some time Sydney has been comparatively free from tram accidents. On Saturday the spell was broken, and the chapter of accidents reported must be…

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John Bridge and Co, Ltd., Report

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 18 June 1913 · page 1

Rabbit Skins—The boom continues. There are not enough coming forward for requirements, and values continue to soar skywards, this week's sales…

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Motor Car Accident

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 18 June 1913 · page 2

A sensational motor car accident happened on Saturday afternoon on the main northern road about a mile on Muswellbrook side of Aberdeen…

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Railway Policy. Ninety-eight Dismissals

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 18 June 1913 · page 2

Employees engaged in the workshops of the interlocking branch of the New South Wales railways to the number of 98, have been notified that their services…

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Tram Derailment

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 18 June 1913 · page 4

The tram traffic was disorganised to-day for some hours in consequence of a derailment, which occurred at the corner opposite the Windsor Castle Hotel, East Maitland…

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Railway Time Table. Steamer Traffic. Sydney and Maitland

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 18 June 1913 · page 7

The Newcastle and Hunter River Steamship Company's steamer leaves Newcastle for Sydney, awaits the arrival of the train leaving Maitland at 10. 10 p.m., and leaves…

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Railway Smash in Tasmani. Passenger Train Leaves Rails

Singleton Argus · Thursday 19 June 1913 · page 2

A serious railway accident occurred near Zeehan (Tas.) on Tuesday. A passenger train left the rails, and after bumping along a short distance some…

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"Threat to Kill." Ex-Constable Commi?ted for Train

Singleton Argus · Thursday 19 June 1913 · page 2

At the Melbourne City Court on Tuesday the charge against ex-Constable George Lewis Calwell of shooting with intent to murder. Constable Edward…

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Dismissed Railway Employees. Ministerial Criticism (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Thursday 19 June 1913 · page 2

Mr Holman, referring to the dismissal of 9S railway employees while the articles they were capable of making were being imported, said that the…

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