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Railways, roads & transport, 1914

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Letter to the Editor. the Great Northern Road

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 10 August 1914 · page 18

Sir,-In supporting most of Mr. W.T. Badgery's statements in your Saturday's issue, I might State, by way of explanation. that a Newcastle suburban municipality is seeking…

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Road to France. Attack on Liege. London Aug,9

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 10 August 1914 · page 19

An attack of Liege, via the river Veside, is impracticable, as the winding route would ill. suit a large army, and the tunnels and bridges are mined. The alternative routes…

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The "Sightseers' Train." an English Girl at Panama. Panama, June 1

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 10 August 1914 · page 20

On the day after my arrival at the town of panama I took a "sightseers" train an about that end of the Canal, comprising the locks of Miraflores and Pedro Miguel and the…

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Melville Bridge Road

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 11 August 1914 · page 4

Lieut-Col, Nicholson, M.L.A., has been officially informed by the Director-General of Public Works with reference to the letter dated June 13. presented by him on behalf…

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Motor Cars Captured. Amsterdam

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 11 August 1914 · page 5

The Germans captured three motor cars, carrying large sums of money and trying to cross the Russian frontier…

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Cape to Cairo by Motor. Fascination of the Bush

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 11 August 1914 · page 6

The special correspondent of the London "Daily Telegraph" wrote from Broken Hill South African on April 15 as follows:— From here to Abercorn is a far cry It is…

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A Local Railway Employee's Grievance. , a Differencs of Medical Opinion

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 11 August 1914 · page 2

In the Legislative Assembly on Tuesday, Mr Mac. Abbott, M L.A. for the Upper Hunter, asked the colonial Treasurer the following questions:-…

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Eclipse of the Sun. Observation by Aeroplane

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 13 August 1914 · page 2

Professor Todd, of Amherst College, sails from New York for Liban to-morrow (says the correspondent of the "Daily Telegraph" on June 20), to make the most complete observations…

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Motor Bandits Captured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 13 August 1914 · page 7

A desperate affray with Italian motor bandits is reported from Estaques, a little village near Marsellies (says the Paris Correspondent of the "Daily chronicle") As it…

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Road Race

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 14 August 1914 · page 4

The road race, held under the auspices of the Cessnock Bicycle Club last Saturday, from Cessnock to Abermain and back attracted 14 starters…

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Road Race

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 14 August 1914 · page 4

The road race, held under the a[?]pices of the Cessnock Bicycle C[?] last Saturday, from Cessnock to Ab[?] main and back attracted 14 starte[?]…

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Another "Flying Train." Speed of 500 Miles an Hour

The Scone Advocate · Friday 14 August 1914 · page 4
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Mr. Esson, a partner in the firm of Rodway & Esson Limited, of Birmingham, who is resident at Cape Town for reasons of health, has designed a train…

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Motor Cars and Highways

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 14 August 1914 · page 3

Some people seem to have very little knowledge of the effect of motor cars on roads, but keen observers maintain, and I think rightly, that the rapidly moving…

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Another "Flying Train." Speed of 500 Miles and Hour

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 15 August 1914 · page 6

Mr. Esson, a partner in the firm of Rodway & Esson Limited, of Binningham, who is resident at Cape Town for reasons of health, has designed a train…

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Motor Bandits Captured

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 15 August 1914 · page 4

A desperate affray with Italian motor bandits is eported from Estaques, a little, village near Marseilles (says the Paris correspondent of the "Daily Chronicle"). As a…

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Motor Cars Captured. Amsterdam

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 15 August 1914 · page 2

The Germans captured three motor cars, carrying large sums of money, and trying to cross the Russian frontier…

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Cape to Cairo by Motor. Fascination Op the Bush

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 15 August 1914 · page 7

The special correspondent of the London "Daily Telegraph" wrote from Broken Hill, South Africa, on April 15 as follows:—From here to Abereorn is a far cry. It is…

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The Railway Department Will Not Shorten Hands. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 15 August 1914 · page 4

The Railway Department denies the assertion that it intended to dispense with a number of employees. As a matter of fact the railways are…

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An Aeroplane Sighted

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 17 August 1914 · page 4

Between 12.30 and 1 o'clock yesterday several Maitland residents while conversing had their attention drawn to what appeared at first sight to one of them to be a big hawk, hovering away…

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