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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1916

1,310 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 39 of 66

Carlingford Railway

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 25 July 1916 · page 2

In connection with the proposed new railway line from Singleton to Sydney, by way of Carlingford, Mr Binnie, of Merannie, has written to the Baulkham…

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Produce Trade. "John Bridge" Leads

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 26 July 1916 · page 1

According to the official figures for the past six months ending 30th June last, no less than 277,889 hides were catalogued at the Sydney…

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Shots Fired. Excitement in a Train

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 26 July 1916 · page 4

Excitement was caused at the Redfern [?] way Station last evening by the firing of a shots which entered a train just then [?] from a platform…

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French Aeroplane Post to Educate Germans. Paris

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 27 July 1916 · page 5

The proclamation dropped in Berlin by Lieutenant Marehall, the French aviator, on his record flight over Germany, on the 24th of July, declared that the Central Powers…

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Breach of Railway By-laws

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 28 July 1916 · page 5

When Frank Kennedy, of west Maitland was charged at Newtown Police Court to-dat, with a breach of the railway by-laws a ticket-collector, Thomas Rathborne, gave…

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Railway Workers' Dispute

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 28 July 1916 · page 5

The dispute Which brought about a strike on a section of the North Coast railway and at Canterbury was mentioned in the Industrial Court to-day, when…

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The Proposed Railway Alterations

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 28 July 1916 · page 2

The work of cloning level crossings in the municipality and the marking of over head bridges in place of them, decided upon by the Railway Commissioners some…

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French Aeroplane Post to Educate Germans. Paris

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 July 1916 · page 7

The proclamation dropped in Berlin by Lieutenant Marchall, the French aviator, on his record flight over Germany, on the 24th of July, declared that the Central Powers…

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War Miracles in Polesie Swamps. General Who Lifted Army 3 Feet of Ground. 330 Miles of Log Roads Over Perilous Bogs

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 July 1916 · page 14

Know now what kings fool like! I have experienced the emotion—emotion which, was pertaining to my arrival at the positions of a regiment in a cur borrowed from a…

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Motor Traffic Regulations

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 29 July 1916 · page 2

New regulations published in the Govreument "Gazette" of the 21st instant, concerning motorists, should be carefully perused by all those…

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Railway Collision

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 29 July 1916 · page 7

A railway collision occurred at West Tamword shortly after 2 o'clock on Wednesday morning, when the No. 2 Brisbane limited express collided with a truck containing…

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Bombing Railway Centres. Pushing Forward. London

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 July 1916 · page 12

Sir Douglas Haig reports:—Heavy fighting still goes on in the northern outskirts of Longueval village and Delville Wood. The remainder of the main front in unchanged…

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Proposed New Railway. Thornton to Aberdare

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 July 1916 · page 14

Member of Public Works Committee sat in United on Monday and took evidence with regard to the expediency of constructing a line of railway from Thornton to…

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Motoring Mishap. Car Falls 80 Fret

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 July 1916 · page 9

Mr. John Spira was motoring in Mel-bourne with his wife and daughter, aged 10 years, and they were about to cross the bridge over the Darebin Creek, Alphingon,…

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Railway Mishap. Commissioners' Special Derailed

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 July 1916 · page 11

A special train, consisting of an engine and four carriages, met with an accident at about 2 o'clock at Byrock on Wednesday afternoon. On the train were Mr. J. Fraser (Acting…

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Railway Collision. Brisbane Express Dashes Into Truck

Singleton Argus · Saturday 29 July 1916 · page 6

A railway collision occurred at West Tamworth shortly after 2 o'clock on Thursday morning, when the No. 2 Brisbane Limited Express collided with…

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Sydney Wool Sales. "John Bridge " DATES, 1916

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 1 August 1916 · page 2

Thursday, August 3rd. Tuesday, September 12th. Wednesday, September 27th. Wednesday, October 11th…

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Proposed New Railway. Enquiry at Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 1 August 1916 · page 2

The Parliamentary Public Works Committee sat at the Cessnock Court House on Monday when evidence was taken in regard to the proposal to construct a railway from…

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Rail and Tramways War Fund. Nearly £28,000. (By Telegraph.) Sydney, Monday

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 1 August 1916 · page 2

The receipts to date for the Railway and Tramway War Fund are nearly £28,000…

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Railway" Fatality. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 1 August 1916 · page 2

The body of John Irwin, of Mount Druitt, was found yesterday on the railway line betweon Blacktown and Rooty Hill. He had been knocked down by a…

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