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Railways, roads & transport, 1913

1,906 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 76 of 96

Riotous Miners. Damage to Railway. Calumet (Michigan. U.S.A.)

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 October 1913 · page 3

A renewal of strike disorders is raging throughout the district. The miners on strike attacked a special railway car containing strike-breakers, broke the windows, and…

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American Railways. Unenviable Record. New York, Sept. 25

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 October 1913 · page 3

Mr. Charles Neil, ex-Labour commissioner, in the course of an address before the National Council for Industrial Safety, said that if the directors of railway companies in the…

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Australian Custom Frauds. Motor Car Prosecutions. London. Friday afternoon

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 October 1913 · page 3

In connection with the trial of several defendants charged by the Australian Customs with fraud in connection with the importation into the Commonweatlh of motor cars…

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Road Maintenance

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 6 October 1913 · page 4

Another month has passed by, and the few chains of metal between Victoria Bridge and Finedon's gardens are still unblinded and unrolled, and the question…

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A Hundred Miles' Coast. Most Remarkable Railway in the World

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 6 October 1913 · page 6

Unique among railways is the Lima-Oroya line in Peru. South America. In just over 100 miles it rises from sea level to an altitude of 15,665 feet, or to about that of…

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Motor Car Destroyed. Overturned and Burned. Muswellbrook

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 6 October 1913 · page 5

A motor car belonging to Mr. James William Middleton. of Goulburn, on a three weeks tour was being driven down Grass Tree Hill three miles from Muswellbrook…

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Mr. E. Lonsdale Killed. Run Down by a Motor Car

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 6 October 1913 · page 5

Word was received late on Saturday night of the death of Mr. Edmund Lonsdale, M.L.A. The late Mr. Lonsdale left his home at Haberfield, for Armidale on Friday…

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Bicycle Road Race

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 7 October 1913 · page 3

A 20 miles road nice under the auspices of the Kurri Amateur Bicycle Club was decided on Saturday afternoon. The course chosen was from Kurri to Hoddon Greta and…

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Motor Conspiracy Charges. Further Evidence. London, Monday evening

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 7 October 1913 · page 5

The hearing of the motor conspiracy cases was resumed to-day, Mr. Neale, of the Commonwealth Customs Department, was cross-examined by…

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Russian Railway Disaster. St. Petersburg

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 7 October 1913 · page 5

The Kieff-Petersburg express came into collision with an engine at Durnsk station. Fourteen persons were killed, and twenty eight injured…

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Latest News by Wire. Sydney, Tuesday afternoon. Killed by a Motor-car

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 7 October 1913 · page 5

At the adjourned inquest concerning the death of Mrs. Doddington, who was run over by a motor car at Randwick, Mr. Bathgate, who conducted the case for the Crown,…

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Death of Mr. E. Lonsdale, M. L. A. [?]Vn by a Motor Car

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 7 October 1913 · page 3

a received into on Saturday death of Mr. Edmund Lons. The [?] Mr. Lonsdale left Haberfield for Armidal on…

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Mr Lonsdale, M.L.A., KILLED. Run Down by a Motor Car

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 7 October 1913 · page 3

Mr Edmund Lonsdale, member for Armidale in the Legislative Assembly, was killed at Uralla on Saturday night. The late Mr Lonsdale left his home at…

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Motor Car Burned

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 8 October 1913 · page 2

Mr. and Mrs James William Middlebrook, of Goulburn, had a sensational experience on Sunday morning last it appears that they were on a…

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Railway Auction Sales. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 8 October 1913 · page 4

In spite. of the fact. that auctioneers have continually staled that the present, local tuber season is rapidly concluding, heavy arrivals to-day completely contradicted that…

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Newcastle (England) Municipal Tramways

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 8 October 1913 · page 4

Mr. Ernest Hatton, manager of the Newcastle on Tyne, Corporation Electric Tramways, has issued his yearly report, in which he states that the past year furnished a…

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Killed on the Railway

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 8 October 1913 · page 5

The mangled remains of a young man named Munroe were found on the railway line near Cowan early this morning. One leg was severed from the body. Deceased had…

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Railway Fatality. Tricycle and Express Train

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 9 October 1913 · page 5

A shocking railway fatality occurred about a mile from Wanguratta, on the Albury side, on Tuesday night, when the first division of the express train ran into a railway tricycle,…

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The Main Roads Grant

Singleton Argus · Thursday 9 October 1913 · page 2

Mr. Mark Morton, in Parliament on Tuesday, invited the Minister for Works to say whether he had yet received the report as to the amount of money to be…

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Killed on the Railway. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Thursday 9 October 1913 · page 2

The mangled remains of a man were found on the railway line near Cowra this morning. The remains were subsequently…

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