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Railways, roads & transport, 1915

1,232 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 6 of 62

Germans Destroy Bridge. Kill Own Soldiers. Amsterdam

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 January 1915 · page 3

The Germans blew up a railway bridge at Harselt, but omitted to notify the railway authorities with the result that a military food train fell into the canal and fourteen…

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Railway Accident

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 23 January 1915 · page 2

Another railway accident occurred near Harden railway station yesterday (Friday) morning. The Melbourne Express, which left Sydney on Thursday night, struck a…

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Rail and Tram

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 23 January 1915 · page 2

The quarterly report on the New South Wales railway and tramway services, which was issued on Thursday, shows that the rev[?] for the quarter has decreased by…

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Confederate in Motor. London, Jan. 22

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 23 January 1915 · page 5

There is trustworthy evidence that a motor car at King's Lynn and Snettisham used its headlights to indicate where the German airship should drop bombs…

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Motor Fatality. Several Persons Also Injured

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 January 1915 · page 11

Just after the Metropolitan Fire Brigade had finished its usual weekly demonstration. In Victoria Parade, Melbourne, a serious accident occurred, one person being killed and…

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Railway Guard Killed

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 January 1915 · page 11

George Quinn, a railway-guard, was killed in a shockingly sudden manner on the railway line, at Hawkesbury, on Friday afternoon, by the North-western mail train…

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Railway Workers' Conference. Timber-getters' Aims

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 January 1915 · page 13

Important resolutions were carried at Friday's session of the annual conference of the Railway Workers and General Labourers' Association of New South Wales, presided over…

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North Coast Railway. the Fifth Section

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 January 1915 · page 5

A number of workmen have been transferred from the sixth to the fifth section of the North Coast railway. On Sunday last another batch of workers arrived from the…

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Railway Accident in New Zealand. (By Cable.) Wellington,N.Z

Singleton Argus · Saturday 23 January 1915 · page 7

An accident occurred on the Te Ringamotu Timber Company's railway line to-day. A train consisting of a number of oat…

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Railway Alterations. Trains and Hands Reduced

Singleton Argus · Saturday 23 January 1915 · page 7

Owing to the falling-off in traffic because of the war and the drought, the Railway Commissioners have been compelled to reduce expenditure. The…

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Another Railway Smash. Express Collides with Truck. (BY Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 23 January 1915 · page 6

Another railway smash occurred near Harden this morning early. The Melbourne express which left Sydney last night struck a truck which…

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The Road to Berlin. Diplomat's Statement. New York, Dec. 9

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 25 January 1915 · page 8

M. A. Zadde, who arrived at Washington today as a member of the staff of the Russian Embassy, said he left Petrograd quite lately, and at that time there was a conviction that the…

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Commander Samson. Daring Exploits with Armoured Car and Train. North-eastern France. Dec. 8

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 25 January 1915 · page 3

If there is one man who has enjoyed the war it is Commander Samson. One branch of the Service has not been sufficient for him. In the morning he is an airman…

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The Tram Service

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 25 January 1915 · page 4

It has been the custom, owing to the quietness that usually prevails, consequent on many people leaving town for the seaside to discontinue the running of the…

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North Coast Railway

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 25 January 1915 · page 4

The Minister for Works says he intends to push the completion of the fifth section of the North Coast railway with the utmost exertion in order that the Macleay River…

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Main Road Maintenance

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 26 January 1915 · page 4

In an article in another column of this issue upon main roads maintenance, appears the name of Councilor Forrester as an advocate of motor traction for conveyance…

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Main Roads Maintenance. Shire Councils Problems

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 26 January 1915 · page 6

Accompanying the Cessnock Shire engineer, Mr. G. F. Lindeman, on a recent inspecting of some of the most important roads of c riding of the shire one was…

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A Shire Motor Car

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 26 January 1915 · page 4

The acquisition of a motor car for the use of the Cessuock shire engineer, Mr. Lindeman, has proved to be a sound investment. Mr. Lindeman, it should be stated, undertook…

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Motor Lorry [?]he Expeditionary Force. (To the Editor of the Chronicle)

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 27 January 1915 · page 2

Dear Sir,—In response to an urgent request for motor lorries from British Red Cross Society, our head branch, Sydney, hopes to send twelve from New South Wales…

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Local & General News. Denman Races—motor Ambulance Wanted

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 27 January 1915 · page 2

The Denman Race Club have set their laces towards procuring a motor ambulance for the Australian forces at the frent, as the result of the race meeting to be held on…

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