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Railways, roads & transport, 1913

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Motor Boat Racing. International Contest. London, Sept. 11

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 12 September 1913 · page 5

The race for the International Motor Boat Trophy at Cowes, over a distance of 32 miles, was won by Des Pujolis (France), Maple Leaf being second. The average speed of the…

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Chief Railway Commissioner. Fined Again

The Scone Advocate · Friday 12 September 1913 · page 8

The Chief Commissioner for Railways was again, the defendant in seven cases heard before Mr. A. Elliott, Industrial Magistrate, in the…

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Aeroplane Accident. London

Singleton Argus · Saturday 13 September 1913 · page 6

A military aeroplane had just left the ground at Bucchebewin, Germany, in connection with some manoeuvres, when the pilot lost control, and the machine…

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Train Derailed

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 September 1913 · page 8

A railway disaster was averted by the narrowest margin near Windsor station near Melbourne, last week. The two front wheels of a moderately…

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Dual Fatality. Motor and Train Collide

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 September 1913 · page 13

A terrible accident occurred near the Adelaied abattoirs on the 4th instant, when a train ran into an abattoirs motor van, and killed the driver (C. Walker) and…

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Road Wanted

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 13 September 1913 · page 4

Residents of Aberdare and of Kearsley now township intend to send a joint deputation to the Works Department and shire Council in connection with the desired…

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Suicide Halts Train

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 13 September 1913 · page 7

Passengers on the train from New York for Washigton last month were attracted to a woman who stood near the tracks when the train stopped at Manhattan Transfer…

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Proposed New Railway. Walcha Road to Woodside

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 September 1913 · page 11

From Mr. R. A. price. M. L. A. for Gloucester, we have been favoured with a copy of the report of Mr. Thos. Kennedy on the proposed new railway line from Walcha…

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Serious Railway Accident. Train Crew Arrested. London, Monday evening

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 September 1913 · page 2

The engine of a train at Strabane, Ireland, filled with excursionists, became railed on a sharp curve, and rolled down an embankment…

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Motor Wrecked by Train. Millionaire and Friend Killed at Level Crossing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 13 September 1913 · page 6

Two men prominent in social circles in New York were killed on the night of Monday, August 4, owing to an electric passenger train, composed of nine carriages,…

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Tourists in Train Wreck. 15 Passengers Killed

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 September 1913 · page 14

Three British passengers were slightly injured in an accident near Esbjerg. Sweden, to a train most of the people in which were foreign tourists and emigrants. Fifteen…

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Shots at a Motor-car. Banker's Son Killed by Bandits

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 13 September 1913 · page 6

A motor-car going to Parto d'Anzio (a small seaport thirty-three miles from Rome) and containing the family of Signor Parish a banker, wa attacked by armed men in…

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West African Railways. an Important Line. London, Sept. 12

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 13 September 1913 · page 5

The romance of the Uganda railway promises, to be equalled in connection with the construction of a great rail artery, 550 miles long, from the newly discovered port named…

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Public Works New Railways Recommended

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 13 September 1913 · page 12

A number of reports or the Public Works Committee were tabled in the Assembly yesterday. The Committee recommends the…

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Day labour on Railway Construction

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 13 September 1913 · page 4

The Wollombo correspondent of the "Manning River Times" gives the following Illustration of day labour methods of railway construction on the North Coast line:—"On…

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Motor Boat Racing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 13 September 1913 · page 5

Maple Leaf won the third contest for the International Cup and secured the trophy…

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Maitland Coalmines. Railway Mishap

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 13 September 1913 · page 4

A slight mishap occurred on the East Greta railway near Standfrod-Mertryr Colliery early last evening as a result of which passenger traffic was somewhat interfered…

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Underground Freight Railway. How Chicago Deals with Its Congested Traffic

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 13 September 1913 · page 10

Chicago can claim the distinction of being the only city in tho world that can boast of an underground railway built expressly for carrying freight. Not a single…

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Railway Workers' Dispute

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 September 1913 · page 2

The directors of the North-western Railway Company after dismissing 150 men for refusing to handle goods have cancelled a large sections of goods traffic…

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British Railway Disaster. a Pathetic Incident. London Sept. 4

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 September 1913 · page 2

The task of identifying the victims of the terrible railway disaster at Aigsgill, Yorkshire, is proceeding. The ninth body was identified in the…

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