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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1915

1,232 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 42 of 62

Railway Workers' Union

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 23 August 1915 · page 4

Mr. W. J. Wynne branch secretary of the Railway Workers' Union, informs us that the sum of £34, collected from the mem working on the railway duplication sections…

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Mishap to Tram

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 24 August 1915 · page 4

When the train which leaves the depot at 11 minutes past 8 reached the Maitland-road loop this morning, a pipe in the boiler of the motor burst. Another tram proceeding to…

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New Overhead Bridge

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 25 August 1915 · page 4

The new overhead bridge at Church street, according to a letter road at the West Maitland Council meeting last night, is to be opened for traffic on Friday next…

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Violent German Prisoner. Jumps from a Train

Singleton Argus · Thursday 26 August 1915 · page 1

Woodville Junction was the scene on Monday forenoon of a desperate dash for liberty made by a German prisoner named Schultz. A number of enemy…

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District News Letters. Bishop's Bridge

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 27 August 1915 · page 3

Tho euchre party and social and sale of gifts in connection with the Mothers' Thirty Thousand Fund, which took place at Bishop's Bridge on Saturday, proved in every way a…

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Violent German Prisoner. Jumps From a Train

The Scone Advocate · Friday 27 August 1915 · page 1

Woodvillle Junction was the scene on Monday, forenoon, of a desperate dash for liberty made by a German prisoner named Schultz. A…

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Ford Motor Cars. Latest Importations. Best Car on the Market

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 27 August 1915 · page 2

We have been shown a consignment of four 22 horse-power five-seater touring motor cars of the celebrated Ford pattern recently received direct from the…

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Ellalong Railway

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 27 August 1915 · page 2

Apparently there will shortly be a move made in connection with the railway to Ellalong, for coal mining purposes. During this week…

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The Cross Roads of Love Chapter Xxv

Singleton Argus · Saturday 28 August 1915 · page 4

The career of Bernard. Aubrey, the uncle of the young Laird of Ennismore, had boon an adventurous and romantic one. A great part of his life had been…

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Late War News German Submarine Sunk. Bombed by British Aeroplane

Singleton Argus · Saturday 28 August 1915 · page 6

London, Thursday Night.—A British aviator destroyed a German submarine by bombs dropped from an aeroplane. The submarine was completely…

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The City (Sydney) Railway

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 28 August 1915 · page 1

It is difficult to imagine any arguable justification for the construction of a new railway in the city of Sydney at the present critical juncture.. The…

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South Africa. Quick Railway Work. Capetown. Ang. 19

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 28 August 1915 · page 12

The reconstruction of the railway by extablishing the Union gauge has been completed between Walfisch Bay and the Union. The last section of 32 miles was…

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Railway Staff

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 28 August 1915 · page 8

At the West Maitland railway goods office on Thursday a presentation was made to Mr. Brace Stokes, one of the clerical staff, on the eve of his departure as a signaller with the…

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Railway Enlistments. Differences of Pay

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 28 August 1915 · page 9

In the Legislative Assembly. Mr. Hoskins asked the Treasurer: Is it a fact that employees from the New South Wales railways and other branches enlisted and have…

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Railway Commissioner's Appeal

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 31 August 1915 · page 4

The "heart to heart talk" to the railway officers of the State by Mr. Milne, the new Assistant Railway Commissioner, on Saturday evening, at the annual dinner of the…

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North Coast Railway

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 31 August 1915 · page 4

A thirteen-mile section of the North Coast railway, from Coff's Harbour to Raleigh, was opened yesterday. Members of the Coff's Harbour Chamber of Commerce made a trip,…

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Accident in a Motor Shop

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 31 August 1915 · page 4

Mr. E. W. Carrington, proprietor of the Carrington Motor Co., was seriously injured yesterday afternoon whilst repairing a car. The body of the car was raised and Mr. Carrington was attending…

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Galata Bridge. Partly Destroyed

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 1 September 1915 · page 5

The Exchange Telegraph Agency's correspondent at Athens states that a submarine blew up portion of the Galata-Stamboul bridge…

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Railway Refreshments

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 1 September 1915 · page 2

For some time the Premier has been in communication with the Railway Commissioners respecting the provision of an improved refreshment…

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East-west Railway. Untrue Reports

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 1 September 1915 · page 3

Mr. Archibald, Minister for Home Affairs, referred to a statement in the press that a shortage of stores involving £50,000 had been discovered in connection with the East-West Railway, and…

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