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Railways, roads & transport, 1916

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Train Collision. Smash at Lidcombe

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 2 August 1916 · page 7

A [?]rain colision ceeetirred at Lidcomte as the resuit of which damage was dene to rolling steck, delay was caused to traille, and bwe passengers were injured…

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Railway Workers' Union

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 2 August 1916 · page 2

Mr. Justice Heydon had before him in the industrial Arbitration Court, the matter of the Railway Workers' and General Laborers' Association,…

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Railway Workers. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 2 August 1916 · page 5

The trouble between the two groups of workers engaged on the North Coast railway was brought to an and to-day, when Mr. Justice Heyden directed the…

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Thornton-aherdare Railway

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 2 August 1916 · page 5

At the Public Works Committee's inquiry into the Theralon-A berdare Junction railway project. at Cessnock on Monday, It was stated that the West Maitland political…

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Railway Collision. Driver of Goods Train Killed

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 3 August 1916 · page 3

A collision occurred on Wednesday on the Ballarat-Stawell railway the at Trawaling Victoria. A Stawell passenger train, lastead of…

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Historic Russian Bridge Destroyed by Fire. (Australian Cable Service.) London, Tuesday Night

Singleton Argus · Thursday 3 August 1916 · page 2

It is [?]ovted from Petrograd that the famous Old Palace Bridge over the Neva has been destroyed by fire…

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Thefts on the Railway Two Employees Convicted

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 3 August 1916 · page 2

At the Contral police Court Sydney, Arthur Joseph Miller, 27, was charged with stealing various articles [?] food, valued at 17/, and Andrew Leslie M'Cauley,…

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North Coast Railway. Progress of Works

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 3 August 1916 · page 2

The completion of the North Coast line is not nearly within sight yet. Work is proceeding on all sections between the Hastings River and Glenroagh, south of the clarence,…

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Cancellation Rescinded. Railway Workers and Labourers' Union. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Thursday 3 August 1916 · page 2

Judge Heydon to-day ordered the descision of the cancellation of the Kailway Workers and General laborers Association, since that "union did not…

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Special Train for Soldiers

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 4 August 1916 · page 4

In order to relieve the Taree mail on Saturdays, in consequence of the large number of soldiers in camp at Rutherford getting away for the week-end, the railway…

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Road to Victory. London, Thursday morning

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 4 August 1916 · page 5

The "Times" correspondent in Paris writes:—"France faces a third year of war serenely and determinedly, feeling that the Allies are on the way to victory."…

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On Road to Kovel. Germans Desperately Resist. Sudden Collapse Unlikely. London

The Scone Advocate · Friday 4 August 1916 · page 2

The "Times" correspondent at the Stokhod headquarters (Mr. Stanley Washbura) reports that the most furious fighting is in…

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Motor Smash. Several People Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 4 August 1916 · page 8

A motor smash occurred at Derricks Hill, two miles from Barmedman, on Wednesday afternoon, Mr. James Thom's motor, driven by H. Burns, containing Mr. Thom…

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British Aeroplane Raid. Reuter's Cable. LONDON

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 5 August 1916 · page 5

The Admiralty announces a successful attack by a aeroplane squadron against an enemy aerodrome in western Belgium and ammunition sheds at Mierelbeke. Two tons…

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Travelling on Prohibited Train

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 5 August 1916 · page 4

The fact that four passengers were dealt with at the Newcastle police court for travelling on a prohibited train should act as a warning to others. Inspector Anderson,…

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Train Collision. Smash at Lidcombe

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 5 August 1916 · page 3

A train colisio occurred at Lidcombe as the result of which slighs damage was done to rolling stock, delay was caused to traffic, and two passengers were injured…

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Railway Officers. No Sympathy with Strikers

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 5 August 1916 · page 2

The president (Mr. B. Cumming), in his annual address to the Railway and Tramway Officer's Association, pointed out that the association had never stood on a higher…

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Thefts on the Railway the Employees Convicted

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 5 August 1916 · page 5

At the Central Police Court, Sydney, Arthur Miller, 27, was charged with stealing various article of food, valued at 17/, and Andrew Leslie M'Cauley…

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North Coast Railway. Progress of Works

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 5 August 1916 · page 5

The completion of the North Coast line is not nearly within sight yet. Work us proceeding on all sections between the Hastings River a and Glenreagh, south of the Clarence,…

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Proposed New Railway. Enquiry at Cessnicok

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 5 August 1916 · page 10

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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