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Railways, roads & transport, 1914

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Local and General. Uralla Motor Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 12 February 1914 · page 4

News received from Armidale to-day with respect to the condition of Mrs. Mckee, who was seriously injured in the motor accident at uralla, on sunday, was of a more…

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Motoring

Singleton Argus · Thursday 12 February 1914 · page 4

Driving a Benz car recently on Brooklands track, England, Mr. L. G. Hornstead, the well-known English motorist, established two remarkable records. He…

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Charge of Manslaughter. a Motor Fatality

Singleton Argus · Thursday 12 February 1914 · page 2

The trial was commenced at Melbourne on Tuesday of Frederick D. W. Oatley, a station-holder of Cooma, on a charge of the manslaughter of Gordon…

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A Welcome Innovation. Iced Water in Railway Carriages

Singleton Argus · Thursday 12 February 1914 · page 3

Mr Hoyle, the Assistant State Treasurer, has recommended to the Railway Commissioners the initiation of a system for the supply of iced water to railway…

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Collision in Harbor. Excursion Steamer Sinks Motor Launch

Singleton Argus · Thursday 12 February 1914 · page 3

The motor launch Loney was run down and sunk by the ferry steamer Lady Rawson between Dawes Point and Milson's Point shortly after 8 o'clock…

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Armed Aeroplane

Singleton Argus · Saturday 14 February 1914 · page 3

London, Thursday.-The French airman, M. Prevost, made a monoplane hight at Villa Coublay yesterday, during which a passenger Whom he carried…

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Avalanche of Water. a Plucky Woman. Saves Train Load. Denver (Colorado)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 14 February 1914 · page 9

When the dam of the Great Horse Creek reservoir burst, a wall of water 100 feet high swept down, wrecking the bridge near Hudson shortly before the…

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Murder in a Train. Trial of John Starch Field. London, Feb. 8

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 February 1914 · page 3

At the trial of John Starchfield, who is charged with the murder of his son, aged 7, in a railway carriage, at Shoreditch, a timber porter, named Moore, gave evidence…

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By Order of the Czar. Chapter Iv. on the Road to Siberia

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 14 February 1914 · page 4

Fortunately for Dick Chetwynd's mission he was no stranger to St. Petersburg, and he had had some experience of official life in Russia, during both peace and war. He…

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Motorist Shot Dead. Hit with Dum-dum Bullet

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 14 February 1914 · page 5

M. Jenatzy, the famous motorist, who was when in England, nicknamed "The Red Devil," met with a tragic fate. He was one of a party who were big game shooting in…

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Cape to Cairo by Motor. Arrival in Johannesburg. a Land of Promise

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 14 February 1914 · page 7

The special correspondent of the London "Daily Telegraph" continues his narrative of the journey Cape to Cairo by motor:—JOHANNASBURG, Sept. 24…

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Canadian Railways. Ottawa, Feb. 13

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 14 February 1914 · page 2

The Commissioners appointed to inquire into the cost of the transcontinental railway have reported that the Commission having charge of the construction exercised no…

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Railway Timetable. Sydney and Maitland

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 14 February 1914 · page 6

Trains leave West Maitland for Sydney at 2.26 a.m. (Moree mail), 4.40 a.m. (Mondays excepted), 5.35, 6.48 a.m. (Brisbane express), 8.17, 11.13 a.m., and 5.37 p.m…

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Uralla Motor Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 14 February 1914 · page 4

Latest bulletins regarding the condition of Mrs. McKce, who was seriously injured in the Uralla motor car accident, show that in the opinion of the doctors she is…

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A Diabolical Bandit. Tragedy in Railway Tunnel. Over Forty Lives Lost. Juarez (Mexico), Feb. 7

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 February 1914 · page 3

It is reported that a Mexico and North-western train, with 41 passengers, ran into a burning tunnel, and the lives of all on board were lost…

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Railway Building. Two Miles a Day

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 February 1914 · page 11

Giving evidence before the Federal Royal Commission on Powellised Timber at Parliament House, Adelaide, on Wednesday, Joseph Timms, a railway contractor…

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Stolen Motor Car Recovered. an Arrest Effected

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 February 1914 · page 11

Senior-constable Dolman and Constable Chinner at Cessnock succeeded in effecting an arrest in connection with the motor-car valued at £250, the property of Mr. H…

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Bogus Policeman. Tram Conductor Fined

Singleton Argus · Saturday 14 February 1914 · page 3

A case in Which a young man address ed a woman in a familiar way, and represented himself as a policeman, was heard before the Redfern Police Court…

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The Long Bridge

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 16 February 1914 · page 4

The attention of the Minister of Works has again been drawn to the dangerous and disgraceful condition of tho roadway of the Long Bridge by Major Nicholson, M. L. A .,…

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Latest News by Wire. Serious Railway Accident. Sydney, Monday afternoon

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 16 February 1914 · page 5

Charles Mathieson (34), and unmarried, who has been residing in George-street, Sydney, was run-over at the Harris Park station on Saturday night by the down…

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