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Railways, roads & transport, 1915

1,232 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 53 of 62

John Bridge & Co., Limited

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 10 November 1915 · page 4

A large number of delegates to the Country Press Conference, held in Sydney last week visited the wool stores of John Bridge and Company…

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Sydney Wool and Produoe Reports. FOR week onding; November 6, 1915: John Bridge and Co. Ltd., Report

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 10 November 1915 · page 1

Wool.—Prices for good medium and auperior wools continue in owners' favor. This upplies both to merino and to crossbred wool. There is, however, iucreasing…

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Railway Trip to Denman

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 10 November 1915 · page 2

Tho Churoh-school just built by the Koman Catholics of Denman, is to be opened next Saturday afternoon by the Right Rev. Dr. Dwyer, Bishop of…

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Gresford to Maitland Motor Service

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 10 November 1915 · page 4

Messrs, Grey and Hancock, who are now running a motor car service between Gresford and Maitand three times per week, intend shortly, to meet the alterations in the…

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Sydney to Brisbane. Luxurious Speed Train

Singleton Argus · Thursday 11 November 1915 · page 3

The new special fast express, which is to run between Sydney and Brisbane, will take up the running on Sunday next, November 14. The train…

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Railway Alterations. Special Northern Express. Reserved Seats

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 11 November 1915 · page 2

The new railway time-table which will come into operation on Sunday next provides for special express trains between Sydney and Wallangarra daily, conveying through…

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Attempted Train Wrecking. Youth Sentenced

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 12 November 1915 · page 5

In the Adelaide Criminal Court before Mr. Justice Goredon and a jury, Sydney Smith, aged 17, was arranged on a charge of having placed four steepers and in iron guage on…

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Anti-zeppelin Aeroplane. New British Machine. Christiania. Nov. 11

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 12 November 1915 · page 5

The "Aftenpostens" London correspondent describes the British anti-Zeppelin aeroplane of two-hundred horse-power, which rises eight thousand feet in twenty…

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Sydney to Brisbane. Luxurious Speed Train

The Scone Advocate · Friday 12 November 1915 · page 8

THE new special fast express, which is to run between Sydney aud Brisbane, will take up the running on Sunday next, 14th. The train is classed as one of the…

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Dispute Between Unions. Trouble at Randwick Tramway Workshops

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 12 November 1915 · page 3

The dispute existing at the Randwick tramway workshops between the members of the Australian and Amalgamated Societies of Engineers and the Electrical Trades…

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Anti-zeppelin Aeroplane. New British Machine

Singleton Argus · Saturday 13 November 1915 · page 6

Christiania Thursday.—The "Aftenpostens" London correspondent describes the British anti-Zeppelin aeroplane of two-hundred horse-power,…

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Passenger Train Service

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 13 November 1915 · page 4

To-morrow a new railway time-table will be brought into force on the Great Northern railway. The principal alterations in the passenger traffic will be found in an…

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Special Train to Denman

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 13 November 1915 · page 2

The special train in connection with the opening mid blessing of the school-church at Donman leaves the local railway station at 2 o'clock this afternoon, and will return…

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Speed of Motors

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 13 November 1915 · page 2

At last notices have been Greeted notifying the speed limit of motor cars within the Municipality of Muswellbrook, and it is to be hoped the…

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Overland Railway. Kalgoorlie to Fremantle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 13 November 1915 · page 2

Whilst Mr. Higgs would not make any further statement about the loan item of £100,000 for the kaigoorlie-Fremantle railway, saying that for the present he could…

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East Greta Railway

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 13 November 1915 · page 4

Commencing to-morrow (Sunday), a new time-table will be brought into force in connection with the running of passenger trains on the East Greta Coal Mining Company's…

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Railway Alterations. Special Northern Express. Reserved Seats

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

The new railway time-table which will come into operation on Sunday next provides for special express trains between Sydney and Wallangarra daily, conveying through…

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Motor Car Accident. the Driver Killed

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

As the result of a motor car accident in Dover-avenue, near the Stanmore railway station, at 11.30 last week, the driver, David Brodie, was instantly killed. A passenger,…

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Tramway Men. Dtscontent Tn Sydney

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

Owing to the increased cost of living the tramway employees in Sydney claim that the minimum rate under their award is not a living but a starvation wage. A meeting…

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Strike Troubles. Railway Engineers Out

Singleton Argus · Saturday 13 November 1915 · page 5

Nearly 300 engineers employed at the Randwick tramway workshops are on strike. When the men presented them solves at the works on Thursday…

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