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Railways, roads & transport, 1914

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Railway Seized. London, Aug. 2

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 3 August 1914 · page 5

A small German force seized Luxembourg Railway station and several railway bridges, to ensure the passing of military trains across the bridges…

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Threatened Strike Fifty Thousand Railway Men. Chicago, Aug. 1

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 3 August 1914 · page 6

A strike of 50,000 railway men in the United States has been fixed to take place on September 7, unless the railway companies grant the demands of the men for increased…

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Germans Lose Heavily. the Aeroplane in War. (By Cable.) London

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 4 August 1914 · page 2

It is roported that that Germans lost 25,000 men while digging trenches fronting the German-French positions. A French aviator has been dropping…

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The Railway Mishap. Injured Persons

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 4 August 1914 · page 1

Further particulars are available concerning the accident to the suburban train at Newcastle at 7.40 a.m, on Friday which ran into the dead end of…

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The State Roads

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 5 August 1914 · page 2

The badly formed roads of New South Wales are continually the subject of adverse comment and the latest, [?]itic thereon is the Governor…

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Correspondence. Main Roads Maintenance (To the Editor)

The Scone Advocate · Friday 7 August 1914 · page 1

Sir,—The main roads of this State are in an execrable condition, yet one of the foremost duties of any Government is to keep open the…

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The National Railway. Vital Link Missing.—Condobolin-Broken Hill Cap. An Analysis of the Position, and an Array of Convincing Facts. Iv. Situation Summarised, and Reviewed

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 7 August 1914 · page 5

It is a trite old aphorism, but one indisputably true, nevertheless, that the strength of a chain is the strength of its weakest link. This is peculiarly…

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The National Railway. Vital Link Missing.—Condobolin-Broken Hill Cap. An Analysis of the Position, and an Array of Convincing Facts. Iv. Situation Summarised. and Reviewed

The Scone Advocate · Friday 7 August 1914 · page 4

It is a trite old aphorism, but one indisputably true, nevertheless, that the strength of a chain is the strength of its weakest link. This is peculiarly…

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Letter to the Editor Upkeep of Northern Road

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 8 August 1914 · page 4

Sir In the Muswellbrook letter in todays Mercury Councillor J. C. White is Credited with making this statement "I don't see Why the Great Northern-road should…

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One-class Railways

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 8 August 1914 · page 9

A reputation from the Political Labor League waited upon the Minister for Railways (Mr. Hoyle) regarding the conditions under which…

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The National Railway. Vital Link Missing.— Condobolin-Broken Hill Cap. An Analysis of the Position, and an Array of Convincing Facts. Iv. Situation Summarised. and Reviewed

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 8 August 1914 · page 3

It is a trite old aphorism, but one indisputably true, nevertheless, that the strength of a chain is the strength of its weakest link. This is peculiarly…

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Courtship in Spain. How to Meet a Girl. Tram Car Chaperones

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 8 August 1914 · page 4

It is in the question of courtship and marriage that Spain shows its individuality most. One hears it said that in England it is love that makes marriages, and that in…

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Railway Officer's Department

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 8 August 1914 · page 4

Mr. J. J Traynor. who has occupied the position of goods clerk at the cessneck Railway station for several years, has resigned, in the to take a position at port Augusta. Mr…

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Railway Outrage. Ottawa,. Aug. 0

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 8 August 1914 · page 5

An attempt was made to blow up the canadian Northern railway with dynamite near Fielding station Parry Sound The explosive was discovered before any…

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Railway Strike. Queensland Trouble

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 August 1914 · page 4

On Saturday night, with the exception of two or three men, all the employees, at the Townsville station, including the guards, foreman, shunters,, checkers, porters, and…

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Railway Mishap. Several Passengers Injured. Newcastle

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 August 1914 · page 10

Passengers by a train from Maitland to Newcastle this morning had a sensational experience. As the train was slowing up on coming into the city station many passengers…

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Railway Seized. London, Aug. 2

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 August 1914 · page 12

A small German force seized Luxembourg Railway Station and several railway bridges, to ensure the passing. of military trains across the bridges…

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Motoring in the Alps. Across the Cheat Passes. Villach (Austria), June 20

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 August 1914 · page 6

Since I wrote at Klagenfurt our adventures in the little car have been many and delightful. For one thing, the worst of the ruin seems to have gone over us, and we…

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Motor Boat Patrols. Ottawa, Aug. 4

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 August 1914 · page 2

The Dominion Cabinet was again in session. Ministers are awaiting news momentarily, of a hostile move on the part of…

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Railway Smash in United States. 25 Killed and 25 Injured

Singleton Argus · Saturday 8 August 1914 · page 4

Joplin, Missouri, Wednesday.- A serious railway accident occurred to-day, in which 25 persons were killed and 25 in. jured, six of them, it is feared, fatally…

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