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Railways, roads & transport, 1915

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Kurri Bicycle Club. Road Race

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 March 1915 · page 15

A five miles road race was ran on Saturday under the auspices of the Kurri Amateur Bicycle Club. There were 17 starters. The course was from Kurri to Heddon Creta…

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Rumania and the English. the Road of Honour

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 13 March 1915 · page 5

The "Daily Mail" correspondent at Burcharest writes that M. Take Johnesen was the chief speaker at a banquet given by the Rumanian committee of National Onion and…

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Motor Boat Burnt. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 13 March 1915 · page 5

A fire occurred on the Cronulla Ferry Company's motor boat Advance, as a result of which the vessel was burned to the water's edge, and sank while being dragged…

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Siberian Railway. German Designs. Peking

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 13 March 1915 · page 5

Captain von Pappenhe[?]m, a German military attache and his party, who escaped from Tsing Tao have left Peking after procuring Chinese passports for an alleged…

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Cycle and Motor Trades. New Clause Refused

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 13 March 1915 · page 7

In the Industrial Court, Mr. Justice Edmunds declined to introduce a new clause in the award governing the cycle, motor, and electroplating trades (manufacturing…

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Strategic Railways. the Gauge Problem

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 March 1915 · page 11

The Prime Minister (Mr. Fisher) in Melbourne again referred to the proposed strategical railway, and especially to the financial aspect of the proposition. He said no…

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Strategic Railway. Commercial Advantages Outlined

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 March 1915 · page 7

Other aspects of the proposed strategic railway to those already put before the public were referred to by the Prime Minister, Mr. Fisher, in Melbourne on Tuesday…

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The Council's Siding. Visit of Railway Estate Agent

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 March 1915 · page 7

For some consideerable time correspondence has been going on between the West Maitland Council and the office of the Chief Railway Commissioner with reference to the…

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Railway Fatality. Man Cut to Pieces

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 March 1915 · page 7

A shocking railway accident occurred close to Canterbury Station. Henry Geddinigs, 56, one of the labourers employed on the extensive railway construction works…

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Along the Railway Line

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 March 1915 · page 8

The whole country along the northern line between Sydney and Newcastle was enveloped in suffocating smoke on Monday, and bush fires are raging nearly every mile…

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Congestion on the Railways. Some of the Causes

Singleton Argus · Saturday 13 March 1915 · page 8

A deputation from the Maitland Chamber of Commerce waited on Inspector Evans, representing the Railway Department, on Thursday concerning the congested state of the Maitland railway…

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Hydro-aeroplane Wrecked. Copenhagen, March 14

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 15 March 1915 · page 5

Fishing boats have rescued the crew of a German hydro-aeroplane which was wrecked at Jutland…

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Tram and Bus. Fatal Collision

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 15 March 1915 · page 8

On Saturday afternoon an extraordinary accident occurred at Adelaide. A tramear and a motor bus collided, and both were burnt out. It happened in Hanson-street…

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The Long Bridge

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 16 March 1915 · page 4

The dangerous condition of the Long Bridge, through the plunking being left unprotected, was emphasised yesterday afternoon after the storm Mrs. Geoge Hudson…

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Desperate Mission. Attack on Siberian Railway

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 16 March 1915 · page 4

Peking, Friday Evening.—Captain von Pappenheim, a German military attache, with a party which .escaped from Tsing. tau after, the Allies' bombardment, is…

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Spec[?]al Train From Den Man

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 17 March 1915 · page 2

To afford residents of Denman and neighbourhood an opportunity to visit the Upper Hunter Show, to be held on the local Showground, next week,…

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Road Metal for Cessnock Shire

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 17 March 1915 · page 4

Councillors of the Cessnock Shire yesterday examined samples of stone known as diorite, which was obtained from Mount View. The engineer, Mr. G. F. Lindeman…

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Railway Men's Claims. Before Industrial Court. Some Concessions Made

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 17 March 1915 · page 1

An appeal by the N.S.W. Amalgamated Railway and Tramway Service Association for increased wages for certain workers was disposed of by…

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Railway Fatality

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 17 March 1915 · page 5

Micheal O'Sullivan and Cecil Mallon were accidentally killed on the trans-Australian railway line near Kalgoorile. They were travelling on an open truck. During…

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The Lone Bridge

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 18 March 1915 · page 4

After a long delay in replacing the motalled roadway across the Long. Bridge, it would seem that an early start is now about to be made with the work, as a…

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