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Railways, roads & transport, 1915

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City Railway. Construction May Start in July

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 18 March 1915 · page 5

The Acting Premier, Mr. Cann, Minister of Works, stated yesterday that in all probability a start will be made with the construction of the city railway on July 1…

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Motor Waggons for Germany. Navy Stops Delivery. Paris

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 18 March 1915 · page 5

The Paris "Matin" states that Germany, when preparing for war, ordered 8000 motor waggons from a United States firm, for the purpose of transporting troops from one…

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The Singleton Argus Thursday, March 18th. Railway "Accommodation."

Singleton Argus · Thursday 18 March 1915 · page 2

As was very generally predicted at the offset, the action of the Railway Commissioners in reducing the various train services has proved a source of…

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For Road-making

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 19 March 1915 · page 2

The engineer (Mr. G. F. Lindeman) recognises that where the traffic is heavy and constant, hard stone is necessary for street formation…

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A Railway Fatality

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 19 March 1915 · page 4

Whilst working in the vicinity of Regent-street gates this morning, John Bradwell, a navvy, was run down by one of the, East Greta Company's engines, and killed, death…

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Cessnock Motor Club

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 19 March 1915 · page 4

A meeting of the Cessnock Motor Club was held last Wednesday evening at Attwater's Hotel, when a large attendance was presided over by Mr…

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Hydro-aeroplane Wrecked. Copenhagen, March 14

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 March 1915 · page 12

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

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Wire Across the Road

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 20 March 1915 · page 2

The Reverend William Holiday was awarded £150 damages in connection with an accident. Plaintiff alleged that defendant, Mary Ann Hewitt, the owner of the…

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Shocking Railway Accident

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 20 March 1915 · page 2

A railway guard, named W. Duggan, residing at Goulburn, while engaged in shunting operations near Moss Vale, was knocked down and run over, both legs being cut off,…

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Nurses Motor Tour. Through the Belgian Lines

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 20 March 1915 · page 10

The sister of the typhoid wards in our hospital, Mr. H—in his motor-car, the Belgian priest, and myself started at 10 a.m. on January 12, armed with a passport…

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Siberian Railway. German Designs. Peking

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 March 1915 · page 2

Captain von Pappenheim, 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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The City Railway. Proposed Modifications

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 March 1915 · page 11

Mr. Griffith, Minister for Works, has supplied some interesting information as to certain important modifications made in the city railway scheme as the result of Mr…

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Tram and 'Bus. Fatal Collision

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 March 1915 · page 13

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

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Motor Waggons for Germany. Navy Stops Delivery. Paris

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 March 1915 · page 3

The Paris "Matin" states that Germany, when preparing for war, ordered 8000 motor waggons from a United States firm, for the purpose of transporting troops from one…

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The Doctor's Motor. Six Men Committed for Trial

Singleton Argus · Saturday 20 March 1915 · page 5

Percy Dalton, James Ryan, Henry D. Moore, Walter Smith. Jeremiah O'Connor, and Henry Archibald were charged at the Central Police Court, Sydney,…

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The Loner Bridge

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 22 March 1915 · page 4

A start was made to-day in connection with the work or replacing the metalled roadway across the Long Bridge, when workmen began the tarring of the metal, which had been…

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Letter to the Editor. Noxious Weeds on Maitland Roads

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 22 March 1915 · page 7

Sir,—Being one of the townspeople of Maitland I would very much like to see the town kept free from nexlous weeds; but 1 must says that almost every street and read…

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Victorian Train Smash. Many People Injured. Shunting Collision

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 22 March 1915 · page 8

Whon Ballarat station was thronged on Saturday evening with picnickers, who were [?]urrying to catch to returning special trains tun to Ballarat from various parts of the…

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Railway Fatality. Death of John Bradwell

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 22 March 1915 · page 2

The circumstances of the death of John Bradwell, a navvy, who was killed on the railway on Friday last at Regent-street, were inquired into this afternoon by the…

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Wool and Wheat. Haulage on the Railways

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 22 March 1915 · page 6

The high price at which wool is selling is causing a rush of consignments by rail from the inland districts of the State to the seaboard. For the week ending on…

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