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Railways, roads & transport, 1916

1,310 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 49 of 66

Two Miles a Minute! France's New Aeroplane. Runs Rings Around the Fokker

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 16 September 1916 · page 6

Recently the French papers were allowed to state that France now possesses an aeroplane which has beaten the world's record for speed. By the courtesy of the French War Office, a…

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Fell Off a Train. Jolted Off the Platform

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 16 September 1916 · page 8

The death of, Henry George Harman, 60, storeman, of Clargo-street, Dulwich Hill, formed the subject of an inquest held in Sydney, yesterday by Mr. H. S. Hawkins,…

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Bridge Collapses. Canadian Catastrophe. Twenty People Drowned. Quebec

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 16 September 1916 · page 5

The centre span of a bridge across the St. Lawrence collapsed this morning while it was raised and fell into the river. Ninety men were thrown into the water, and twenty…

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Merriwa Railway (Merriwa "Standard," Sept. 9.)

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 16 September 1916 · page 3

Graziers and farmers have been anxious to know to what extent the railway might be available this season…

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Railway Engine Sheds

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 16 September 1916 · page 2

Our Aberdtan contemporary takes it for granted that the railway engine sheds from Murrurundi and Singleton are to be transferred to Muswellbrook So far as we are…

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State Railways Lines on Which There Were Losses

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 16 September 1916 · page 1

During last year 28 railway lines throughout New South Wales earned losses aggregating £401,704. The operations showed an improvement…

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Railway Men's Dispute. London

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 16 September 1916 · page 5

The Secretary to the Board of Trade is conferring with the executive of the railway men's union this afternoon…

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Railway Strike Riots. New York

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 16 September 1916 · page 13

Rioting has marked the strike of railway employees, which has caused delays in the operation of the surface and subway cars. Several thousand strike-beakers are being…

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South of the Somme. Important Railway Capture. Paris

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 16 September 1916 · page 12

[?] the "Times" paris correspondent says:—"The German efforts to check the French south of the somme signally failed. The positions won yesterday are of the…

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State Railways. Lines on Which There Were Losses

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 16 September 1916 · page 15

During last year 25 railway lines throughout Now South Wales earned losses aggregating £401,794. The operations showed an improvement of £63,000 over the previous…

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Alleged Slowing Down Railway Workers Protest

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 16 September 1916 · page 3

In the cost of living judgment recently delivered by Mr. Justice Heydon and Mr. Justice Edmunds, of the Industrial Court, mention was made of "slow, down" methods…

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Latest War News Germany's Perfidy Increasing Belgian Sufferings. Dastardly Railway Seizures. (Australian Cable Assn. Message) London, Thursday Night

Singleton Argus · Saturday 16 September 1916 · page 6

The company controlling the light railways in Belgium, which are performing important agricultural services, applied to Britain for permission to import the…

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Germany Ambitious. Post War Railway Scheme. (Austrailian Cable Assn. Message) Amsterdam, Thursday Night

Singleton Argus · Saturday 16 September 1916 · page 6

Germany is negotiating with Turkey for the post-war construction of a tunnel under the Bosphorus for the BerlinBngdad railway. Turkey prefers…

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Hebburn Railway Bridge

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 18 September 1916 · page 2

Mr. Griffith was then driven over the route of the proposed road, and he inspected the site of the proposed bridge over the Hebburn Company's railway. Mr. Griffith…

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Germany's Eastern Road. Badly Blocked. London

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 18 September 1916 · page 5

Although the enemy's communication with the Balkans is still open, via Servia, the Roumanian closing of the Danube is important, since hitherto the majority of…

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A New Motor Lorry

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 18 September 1916 · page 4

In order to cope with a growing business, the ramifications, of which necessitate long trips into the country Messrs. Guy Bros., the well-known carriers, have launched out and…

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A Soldier's Death. Knocked Down by Motor Car

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 18 September 1916 · page 6

The adjourned inquest touching the death of Robert Harold Morris, who was knocked down by a motor car near Rutherford camp on the 2nd instant, and who…

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German Hospital Train. Sickening Sights. London

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 19 September 1916 · page 5

Reuter's Amsterdam correspondent states that the other day it was discovered at [?] Chappelle that 150 wounded soldiers had died and 30 others had become mad…

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A Soldier's Death. Knocked Down by a Motor Car

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 19 September 1916 · page 2

The adjourned inquest touching the death of Robert Harold Morris, of West Wallsend, a member of the Expeditionary Forces, who was knocked down by a motor car near…

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Welsh Railwaymen. Patriotic Resolve. London

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 19 September 1916 · page 5

The decision or two Welsh railwaymen to suspend the strike was in response to the appeal of Mr. Thomas, who said it was the duty of the railwaymen to show…

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