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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1914

1,556 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 49 of 78

Enginedriver's Mistake. Railway Collision. London, Sunday evening

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 July 1914 · page 3

The South-Eastern train, crowed with city men, came into collision with the Hastings express between London Bridge and Cannon-street…

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Railway Smash Averted. Three Thousand Lives in Danger. Thoughtful Action. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 July 1914 · page 4

The plucky action of a guard named Godding was probably the cause of saving the lives of a large number of passengers who were on a train which was under his…

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The Railways. Minister's Investigations

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 July 1914 · page 4

Mr. Hoyle, Minister of Railways left Sydney last night for Melbourne and Adelaide, with a view to investigation the system of workshop construction and control in those States. He…

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Railway Accident. Man Loses a Leg

Singleton Argus · Saturday 4 July 1914 · page 3

A shocking accident? occurred at the Control Railway Station, Sydney, on Tuesday, when Guy Sullivan, aged 20, who lives in St. Peters, bad his right…

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The Railway Service. Nearly Another Accident. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 4 July 1914 · page 4

The axle of an engine drawing a goods train snapped between Wambool and, Locksley. The train ran back some distance…

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Train Guard's Death

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 6 July 1914 · page 4

Charles Burless, guard on the Taree mail train from Sydney, was fatally injured while endeavouring to enter the brakevan when the train was leaving…

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Accident to a Train

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 6 July 1914 · page 5

While a train between Parramatta and Auburn was travelling at a good spend this morning, the coupling between two second-class carriages snapped. The passengers…

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Italian" Train Mystery. American Lady Shot. Arezzo. May 27

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 6 July 1914 · page 2

The express train which left Florence for Arezzo, was the scene of what may yet prove to be a tragedy. When the train stopped at Arezzo one of the travellers, on…

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"Killed on the Railway."

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 6 July 1914 · page 5

An unknown man was run over by the 16.15 passenger train from Kiama about a mile South of Wollongong railway Station on Sunday morning, and frightfully mutilated. The…

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The Engineers. Threaten Trouble on Railways. Unionist Campaign

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 6 July 1914 · page 2

The decision of the Amalgamated Society of Engineers not to work With non-unionists eligible to become members may cause a trouble which was unexpected at the…

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Railway Construction

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 6 July 1914 · page 5

The Premier stated on Saturday that the Minister of Works misunderstood the nature of his announcement at Cootamundra last Tuesday regarding railway…

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Motor Car Stolen. Daring Theft

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 6 July 1914 · page 2

The theft of a motor car valued at 500 and its recovery under sensational circumstances was reported to the police in Sydney on Saturday night, Mr. Samuel Ford…

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Railway Matters

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 6 July 1914 · page 4

In response to the request of the Municipal Council and the Chamber of Commerce, Mr. Moore, from the engineer-in-chief's office, railway department, Sydney…

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Railway Robbery. Paris

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 6 July 1914 · page 5

Count Muravieffe, it member of the staff of the Czar of Russia, when travelling in the Paris express, was robbed of a despatch box, containing £5000 in jewels and £200 in cash…

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Land Slip on Railway. Goods Train Collides. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 7 July 1914 · page 2

The wet weather caused a land slip on the coma line, between Burbong and Queanbeyan. On Saturday a goods train ran into…

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Letters to the Editor. East Maitland Railway Station"

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 7 July 1914 · page 6

Sir,—The completion of this up-to-date station has apparently got on the nears of at least one who very generously invites the whole district to inspect it, providing…

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Sad Motor Fatality

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 7 July 1914 · page 5

Raymond Cruickshank (26), who had Just returned to Australia after several years' residence In Canada, was returning home from Sydney to Barmedman with his…

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Local and General. Railway Timetable

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 7 July 1914 · page 2

"We ("Manning Times") have it on reliable authority that there is every probability of the railway timetable between Taree and…

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Daring City Thieves. Seize Motor Car

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 7 July 1914 · page 4

A' motor car valued at £500, was stolen from outside the Sydney Hospital on Saturday night. The owner reported his loss to the police and was standing in the…

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Girls in a Motor. a Serious Charge

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 7 July 1914 · page 3

Joseph Smith was charged at the Central Police Court, Sydney, on Friday, with having. committed a capital offence on a girl of 16, at Kogarah, on…

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