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Railways, roads & transport, 1915

1,232 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 43 of 62

Railway Matters

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 1 September 1915 · page 4

The approaches to the now railway overhead bridge at Church-street formed the subject of an interview on the bridge to-day between Mr. McKenzie, resident engineer,…

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Returning Solders and Reduced Railway Fares

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 3 September 1915 · page 5

The Railway Commissioners have decided to issue tickets at reduced rates to one or two relatives of each returning soldier to enable them to meet the men at…

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Light Railways in the Trenches. How the French Bring Up Munitions

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 3 September 1915 · page 4

A tour of the French front from Verdun to Toul and Nancy has just been made by the Paris correspondent of the Exchange Telegraph Company, who writers…

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Visit From an Aeroplane

Singleton Argus · Saturday 4 September 1915 · page 6

Residents of Singleton will be afforded a novel and decidedly unique spectacle to-morrow (Sunday) morning, when M. Marduel, the French aviator,…

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Galata Bridge. Partly Destroyed

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 September 1915 · page 2

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

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District Intelligence. Bishop's Bridge

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 September 1915 · page 10

The 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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The Cross Roads of Love Chapter XXVL—Continued

Singleton Argus · Saturday 4 September 1915 · page 4

it certainly will not," returned Andro, hotly. "Aubrey is as capable of lying as you are, which is probably saying a great deal. If. however, Marion…

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Light Railways in the Trenches. How the French Bring Up Munitions

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 4 September 1915 · page 6

A tour of the French front from Verdun to Toul and Nancy has just been made by the Paris correspondent of the Exchange Telegraph Company, who writes:—…

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Railway Commissioner's Appeal

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 September 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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Motor Fatality. Woman Killed in Centennial Park

Singleton Argus · Saturday 4 September 1915 · page 7

Sydney, Friday. —John Craufurd, aged 28, was driving a motor car in Centennial Park late last night, when, a wheel skidded. The car dashed into…

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A Railway Concession. Wounded Soldiers' Relatives

Singleton Argus · Saturday 4 September 1915 · page 6

Sydney, Friday.—The Railway Commissioners have decided to issue tickets at reduced rates to one or two relatives of each returning soldier to enable them…

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Sea of Marmora. Railway Bridge Destroyed. Athens, Sept. 4

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 6 September 1915 · page 5

Seamen landed in the Gulf of Ismid from a British submarine and portly dynamited the railway bridge at Gebize, a town in Asia Minor, 28 miles south-east-by-east of…

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Railway Engineer's Death

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 6 September 1915 · page 4

The death occurred at his home at Brisbane, Queensland, a few days ago, of Mr. William Gibbins. Deceased, who was 85 years of age, was well-known in early…

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Sea of Marmora, Railway Bridge Destroyed

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 7 September 1915 · page 2

Athens, Saturday.—Seamen landed in the Gulf of Ismid from a British submarine and partly dynamited the railway bridge at Gebize, a town in Asia…

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Under the Wheels. Newspapers Stop a Train

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 7 September 1915 · page 1

How a bundle of newspapers led to a train being delayed 33 minutes was told at the last sitting of the Railway and Tramway Appeals Board. Two…

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Tram Accident. Several People Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 7 September 1915 · page 5

A tram accident, resulting in the injury of several persons, occurred in George-street West, Sydney, shortly before 8 o'clock yesterday evening…

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Super Tax and Motor Tax. to Be Re-imposed

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 7 September 1915 · page 2

There is every prospect that the super tax and motor tax which were introduced as emergency measures to meet the extraordinary circumstances arising out of the war…

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Tramway Men Off to the War. Presentation of Colours

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 7 September 1915 · page 2

Nearly 10,000 people witnessed the presentation of the colours is Sydney yesterday to 420 tramway men who have enrolled. The function took place in Belmore Park…

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Horses in Railway Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 7 September 1915 · page 4

A railway accident happened to a stock train near Carben siding, between Burren Junction and Wee Waa, on Monday afternoon. The train, which left Burren…

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Railway Level Crossings. Will Susan-street Be Closed?

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 7 September 1915 · page 2

Mr. H. S. Vogan, Divisional Engineer, of the Railway Department, visited Scone yesterday to take local evidence in opposition to the closing…

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