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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1914

1,556 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 26 of 78

Tramway Extension. Campbell's Hill League Meets. Deputation to Meet Mr. Conyers

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 8 April 1914 · page 6

The question of the extension of the Maitland tramway to Rutherford Homeville, and Telarah, was discussed at a meeting of the Campbell's Hill Tramway League held at…

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Exciting Railway Mishap

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 8 April 1914 · page 5

The southern-bound mail was running nearly two hours late, and a goods train bound from Goulburn to Harden, standing in Bowling yards, had to shunt back on…

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Risked Death Twice. Leaps from Moving Train

Singleton Argus · Thursday 9 April 1914 · page 3

The youth who on Saturday escaped from the custody of the police has not been recaptured. The prisoner, at the time of his escape, was being taken…

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Mail Train and Trolley Collide. a Narrow Escape

Singleton Argus · Thursday 9 April 1914 · page 2

A party of six railway employees, including a paymaster and his a?istant, accompanied by Constable Harcombe, while riding on a trolley on the North…

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Motor Trip to Yanco

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 9 April 1914 · page 4

The President of the Northern Agricultural Association (Mr. 1. Onslow Thompson) left Singleton yesterday morning in his motor car on a trip to Yanco, which is…

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North Coast Railway

Singleton Argus · Thursday 9 April 1914 · page 2

The fourth section of the North Coast railway is completed as far as Kendall, 35 milos from Taree. The line will soon be open as far as Wauchope, about…

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Long Motor Trip

Singleton Argus · Thursday 9 April 1914 · page 2

Mr. I. Onslow Thompson left Singleton yesterday morning in his motor car on a trip to Yanco, which is somewhere about 400 miles south of Sydney. Mr…

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Obstruction on Railway. Boy Committed for Trial

Singleton Argus · Thursday 9 April 1914 · page 3

Raymond Harold Price, 16 years of age, was before the West Maitland Police Court on Monday, on a charge of having maliciously placed a piece of…

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A Narrow Escape. Train Collides with Trolley

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 10 April 1914 · page 3

A party of six railway employees, including a paymaster and his assistant, accompanied by Constable Harcombe, while riding on a trolley on…

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Engineer's Report—Upper Hunter Road. The Engineer reported:—

The Scone Advocate · Friday 10 April 1914 · page 2

Re Road Suggested Down Taylor's Creek.—An inspection has been made of the country which would be traversed by a road to leave the…

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Uniform Railway Gauge

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 10 April 1914 · page 2

It was perhaps inevitable that the attention of the Premiers' conference should have been occupied with the question of bringing into…

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Motor Trip

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 10 April 1914 · page 2

Mr H. E. Elliott, solicitor, of this town, left Dungog early on Thursday morning last for a trip to Quirindi. He was accompanied by…

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Aeroplane Disaster. Men Tortured and Killed. (By Cable.) London

Singleton Argus · Saturday 11 April 1914 · page 4

Sergeant Deane, of the Army Flying Corps was killed at Brooklands while, making a final flight as a pupil before receiving a pilot's certificate…

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The Northern Line. Dining Cars and Extra Train

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 11 April 1914 · page 7

A deputation to Mr. J. Harper, Chief Commissioner for Railways, who was accompanied by Mr. J. Fraser, Assistant Commissioner, and the heads of…

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Getting a Move On. Jerusalem's Trams

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 11 April 1914 · page 5

"Quite an outery has been raised concerning the concessions said to have been granted to a French financier for what is called the 'modernising' of Jerusalem," says the…

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North Coast Railway

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 11 April 1914 · page 2

The construction of the fourth section of the North Coast railway has been completed as far as Kendall, 35 miles from Taree, and a service was…

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The Tram Service

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 11 April 1914 · page 4

The District Superintendent of Tramways (Mr. Munro) informs us that on Monday the usual tram service will be observed, with the exception there will be no trams running…

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Baby Trampled Upon

Singleton Argus · Saturday 11 April 1914 · page 4

The infant daughter of Mrs. R. A. Phibbs, of Albury, whose husband died (three months ago, wandered into a stable near her mother's residence, and…

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Taree Train Service

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 13 April 1914 · page 4

For some considerable time past (says the "Manning River Times" of the 11st inst.), certain Taree, Wingham, and northern district residents have been agitating for a…

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Fall From a Tram

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 13 April 1914 · page 5

John Kendall, 45, a resident of 'Warren,' at present staying at Larkins' Hotel, Sydney, fell from a tram in George-street, near Abercrombie-street, last night. Traffic Constable Cullen…

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