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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1917

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Recruiting Train

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 18 August 1917 · page 2

On Wednesday 21 recruits who have joined the Recruiting Train, reached here by the 1 o'clock train from Tamworth. The officers, who…

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Allies' Attacks. Objectives Gained. Aeroplane Activity. London

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 18 August 1917 · page 5

Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reports:—The Allied attack on a front line of nine miles northward of the Ypres-Menin Road continued all day long the face of strong resistance…

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The Recruiting Train. the Volunteers

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 18 August 1917 · page 4

Of those who camp forward in response to the appeal for recruits made by the members of the staff of the Tamworth to Newcastle recruiting train, the following…

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Strikers Going Back. the Train Service. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 August 1917 · page 10

The train service during the afternoon was equal to yesterday's standing. It is officially stated that up to date about 500 men had returned to the loco branch and…

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Morthern Recruiting Train a Fine Reception Local Appeal Disappointing

Singleton Argus · Saturday 18 August 1917 · page 3

Judged from a spectacular point the reception accorded the Northern Recruiting Train by the Singleton people was a great success, and the speeenes…

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Strike. Three Thousand Volunteers. 100 Train Guards. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 18 August 1917 · page 4

Members of the office staffs of the shipping companies who have been taking the place of the wharf labourers since the strike commenced are to be withdrawn from the…

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Recruiting Train. Men and Staff Welcomed. a Great Reception

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 18 August 1917 · page 6

It was an inspiring Bight yesterday afternoon to gaze upon the great, cheering crowds of citizens aud school-children in the Town Hall, when the official welcome…

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Railways and Tramways Deputation of Employees. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 18 August 1917 · page 2

A deputation, representing a large number of railway and tramway employees, who stated they were members of the Loyal Orange Lodge, waited upon Mr…

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Motoring Notes

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 18 August 1917 · page 8
Also in The Maitland Weekly Mercury

Owing mainly to the entry of the U.S.A. into the war, several of the speedways in America, where all the great motor races take place, are…

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Studebaker Motor Cars

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 18 August 1917 · page 4

White's, in Sempill-street, west Maitland, announce by advertisement in this issue that are district agents for the Studebaker motor cars, 60 of when were…

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Trains and Trams

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 18 August 1917 · page 4
Also in The Maitland Weekly Mercury

During yesterday trains to the suburbs carried 43,000 passengers. Nearly 250 trams were running to-day…

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Trains and Trams. an Improved Service

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 August 1917 · page 11

The Commissioners state that 80 trains ran into Sydney on Saturday morning an increase of six on the previous day. A commencement was made yesterday in…

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200 Trams Running. Officers Dismissed. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 August 1917 · page 6

The Acting-Premier has announced that special steps are being taken to deal with all cases where pickets are preventing men from resuming work…

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Railway Workers. 400 Discharged. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 August 1917 · page 11

It is understand that all the men have been discharged by the Government on the Humula-Tumberumba railway. About four hundred men are affected…

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Trams Cease Running. Newcastle

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 August 1917 · page 10

This district has been practically paralysed. The trains have ceased, and the trains run very intermittently. The collieries have stopped, Walsh Island Government works…

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West Mailand Police Court. Monday, August 13. (Before Mr. C. H. Gale, P.m.). Trespassing on the Railway

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 August 1917 · page 3

William Henry Magettigan, 62, and Daniel Boyle, 37, were charged with having, on August 10, wilfully trespassed on the railway…

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Queensland Railway Strike

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 August 1917 · page 5

At the opening of a convent at Townsville' (Q.), Bishop Shiel in the course of his address, soundly condemned the Queensland railway strike, which, he believed to be the…

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Train and Tram Traffic. Volume of Passenger Traffic

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 20 August 1917 · page 2

No trouble is being experienced at the Randwick tram workshops. On Saturday between 360 and 370 men were at work there, and nearly every shop was working smoothly…

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