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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1915

1,232 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 55 of 62

Seething Discontent. in Railway and Tramway Service. Redress Demanded

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 20 November 1915 · page 3

One of the largest meetings of railway and tramway men held in Sydney for many years past took place at the Trades Half on Thursday night. The first meeting room was…

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Overland Railway. Kalgoorlie to Fremantle

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 November 1915 · page 8

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

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Threatened Railway Strike. Government's Efforts

Singleton Argus · Saturday 20 November 1915 · page 8

Mr Estell, in the Legislative Assembly on Wednesday, in reply to several questions regarding the threatened strike of engineers in the stilway…

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New Guinea. Aeroplane Exploration. Stockholm, Nov. 20

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

Dr. Erik Ojiebjerg described to the Anthropological Section of the Geographical Society his proposal to explore the unknown regions of New Guinea by means of…

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News by Wire. Motor Accident. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 22 November 1915 · page 5

A motor car containing several persons was being driven to Rooty Hill yesterday, when the wheels skidded, and the car became unmanageable. Most of the passengers were…

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Watering the Tram Lines

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

Mr. N. J. Munro, District Superintendent of Tramways, has received notification from the Hunter District Water and Sewer[?] Board that until further notice the water used in…

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Railway Gardens

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

Every year competition are held in connection with railway station. The prizes this year have been awarded as follow:—Section 1: Waitara, 1; Chatswood, 2; Petersham,…

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Motor Despatch Riding. Exciting Adventures

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 23 November 1915 · page 2

Norman Dufty, grandson of Mrs. L. H. Dufty, of East Maitland, writing from Clearing Station, Northumbria, under date September 20 says:—"You will see by the above…

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Imperial Motor Garage

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 23 November 1915 · page 4

Mr. E. Niddrie, proprietor of the Imperial Mator Garage, near the Imperial Hotel, intimates by advertisement In this issue that a taxi-cab meets all trains, day…

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Heartily Sick of It. Discontent Among Railway Men

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 23 November 1915 · page 5

Replies have been received from the Premier and the Chief Commissioner for Railways, in answer to the demands of the Amaigamated Railway and Tramway…

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Killed on the Railway. Well-Known Grazier's Death

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 23 November 1915 · page 4

Gerald Thomas Griffith, a well-known grazier, of Bulgandra, in the Albury district, was killed in the Albury railway yard on Saturday morning. No…

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A German Insult. Nemesis on a Tramcar. The Danger of German Money

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 23 November 1915 · page 3

Sydney, Monday.—On a city tram line an exciting incident led to a short shrift being given to a supposed German who tried to take a point at the…

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Italian Bridge Collapses. One Hundred Casualties. Rome

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 24 November 1915 · page 5

The River Salso rose suddenly after a cyclone and the flood carried away a bridge at Licata upon which many stood watching the torrent. One hundred…

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Local and General News. Merriwa Railway

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 24 November 1915 · page 2

The railway authorities are in bad odour at present with residents of Merriwa and district, owing to the fact that the erection of railway station buildings…

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North Coast Railway. the Fifth Suction

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 24 November 1915 · page 6

Work on the fifth section of the North Coast, railway is progressing. At Wauchope all the concrete foundations for the bridge have been completed, and the gang has…

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Lewisham Railway Tragedy. Verdict of Suicide

Singleton Argus · Thursday 25 November 1915 · page 2

Sydney, Tuesday.—A verdict of suicide was returned in, the case of Irene Cecily Lehane, 18 years of ago, of Leichhardt, who was found dead on the…

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John Bridge Again. Royal Run of Prices

The Scone Advocate · Friday 26 November 1915 · page 8

Outstanding prices for wool have, it is pleasing to report, been no novelty lately, but it is not often that an extensive catalogue reveals…

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New Guinea. Aeroplane Exploration. Stockholm, Nov. 20

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 27 November 1915 · page 2

Dr. Erik Ojiebjerg described to the Anthropological Section of the Geographical Society his proposal to explore the unknown regions of New Guinea by means of…

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Italian Bridge Collapses. One Hundred Casualties. Rome

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 27 November 1915 · page 3

The River Salso[?]rose suddenly after a cyclone, and the flood, carried away a bridge at Licata, upon which many stood watching the torrent. One hundred…

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Turkish Railway Station. Successfully Bombed. Pilot's Narrow Escape. London

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 27 November 1915 · page 3

It is officially reported, that two British aeroplanes successfully attacked the railway station at Ferejik near Enos on the 19th inst. The enemy's fire brought down…

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