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Railways, roads & transport, 1913

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The Maitland Coalmines. Railway Excursions

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 30 January 1913 · page 2

The secretary of the Kurri Chamber of Commerce, Mr. J. H. Shephard, is in receipt of a letter from the, Newcastle chamber asking co-operation in an effort about to be made…

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Terrible Railway Smash. Five Men Killed. Train Dashes Into Debris

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 31 January 1913 · page 5

A complete block to traffic has occurred as the result of a sensational accident about two miles beyond Murphy's Creek, on the main line to Toowoomba…

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Railway Disaster, at Toowoomba. Four Workmen Killed. Stock Train Over Embankment. Double Railway Smash

The Scone Advocate · Friday 31 January 1913 · page 2

A serious railway accident occurred rear Toowoomba, Queensland, late last night. A stock train was derailed, and…

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Train Dangers in America. 180,123 Casualties Last Year

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 31 January 1913 · page 6

According to statistics, says the New York correspondent of the "Daily Telegraph," America has more train accidents and loses more lives in railway accidents than any other…

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Latest News by Telegraph. Sydney, Friday afternoon. Chief Railway Commissioner

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 31 January 1913 · page 5

Mr. Thomas irons, managing director of the C[?]de Engineering Works, speaking at ta farewell banquet on the eve of his departure for Europe, remarked that it had…

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North Coast Railway

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 31 January 1913 · page 4

Tuesday next, February 4, has been fixed for the official opening of the second and third sections of the North Coast, Railway from Dungo[?] to Taree. The day has been…

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Railway Deputies

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 31 January 1913 · page 5

The British Board of Trade declares that the Midland Railway Company has violated the 1911 agreement in one out of 20 alleged victimisations…

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Shocking Railway Fatality. Near Wingen. Death of Mr. Thos. O'brien

The Scone Advocate · Friday 31 January 1913 · page 2

It Is a long time since our community received such a shock as it did on Wednesday evening last, as the news spread, which it did very…

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Main Roads and Motor Cars

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 1 February 1913 · page 8

Shire councillors have come in for rebuke from Sydney's senior morning paper. "Deny the fact as councillors may," says the "Herald," "no…

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Aeroplane Feats. Paris

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 1 February 1913 · page 5

At the Academy Sports Ground, Garvus was awarded 10,000 frames for his aeroplane feats…

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Convenient Train

Singleton Argus · Saturday 1 February 1913 · page 4

It is not generally known that Singleton people can leave here by the 7 o'clock train in the morning and be in Sydney by about 1 o'clock. This,…

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Mail Train Burnt. a Heavy Loss

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 February 1913 · page 11

A fire broke out in the carriage shed at the Wallangarra railway station at 3 a.m. on Friday. The Sydney mail train, which was waiting to convey passenger's in Friday's…

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Train Dashes Into Sulky. Well-known Man Killed

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 February 1913 · page 6

Mr. Thomas O'Brien, a prominent resident of the Scone district for many years and recently licensee of the Durham Hotel, Wingen, was cut to pieces by the…

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Tram Smash in Queensland. Driver Unconscious

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 1 February 1913 · page 5

At 3.30 on Friday afternoon the Ipswich road tram, inward hound, 16ft the rails near the corner of Cornwall-street and Ipswich-road, and swerving to the side of the road…

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Tramp Convention. New Orleans, Jan 31

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 1 February 1913 · page 5

The National Convention of Hoboes (tramps) was held here yesterday. it was decided that the members should adopt the suffragists methods in order to secure their…

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Railway Concession. Constantinople

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 February 1913 · page 3

The new Turkish Government has granted a German group a concession in connection with the Stamboul-Pera railway under the Golden Horn…

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Shocking Railway Fatality. Scone Resident's End

Singleton Argus · Saturday 1 February 1913 · page 5

A shocking railway fatality occurred at Wingen on Wednesday evening, whereby a well-known and popular resident of Secene, Mr Thomas O'Brien, lost…

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Railway Smash. Five Men Killed; Several Injured

Singleton Argus · Saturday 1 February 1913 · page 4

A live stock and goods train, which left. Toowoomba (Q.), shortly before 9 o'clock on Wednesday night, was partly derailed on the Toowoomba side of…

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A Motor Car Collision. One Woman Killed. Others Injured. Melbourne

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 3 February 1913 · page 5

While a party, consisting of Mrs. Donald, Nurse Ryan, Miss Calshaw, and Roy Parkinson, were taking a walk along the road at Aspendal[?], Victoria, late last…

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Electric Railways. Progress in THe United States

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 3 February 1913 · page 6

Speaking with regard to tramway matters generally, Mr. Badger, manager of the Brisbane Tramway Company, who has just returned from a visit to England and…

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