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Railways, roads & transport, 1917

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New Railway Rates. Newcastle Suburban Area

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 1 November 1917 · page 3

A new Scale of railway passenger fares came into operation to-day between stations in the metropolitan and Newcastle suburban areas. The rates are lower than…

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Motor Car Overturns. Passengers Seriously Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 1 November 1917 · page 6

A car, carrying six people, met with a terrible accident between Mullumbimby and Billinudgel late on Tuesday. The occupants were Mr. W. J. Milgate, a retired…

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Mallinson's Oil Sheep Dip. "John Bridge" Accept Agency

The Scone Advocate · Friday 2 November 1917 · page 1

Woolgrowers and others will be interested to learn that John Bridge and Co's. Queensland house has accepted the agency for the popular…

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Our Railways

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 2 November 1917 · page 5
Also in The Scone Advocate

"The stockowners of New Mouth Wales are deeply and unanimously dissatisfied with our railways. So, too, are the wheat farmers. We have no heard…

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Aeroplane to Melbourne Lieut. Stutt Resumes Voyage. Mr James Takes Train. (By Telegraph.) Albury

Singleton Argus · Saturday 3 November 1917 · page 4

Lieutenant Stutt and his mechanic arrived in their aeroplane at 9.18 this morning and left an hour later for Melbourne…

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Northern Train Service

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 3 November 1917 · page 2

The Railway Department has decided to again alter the running times of the services on the Northern line, which it is proposed shall…

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Railway Fettle[?] Killed. Mail Train Collides with Trolley

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 November 1917 · page 8

Five men belonging to a gang employed railing on the Temora line were returning from Temora, to their camp, riding on a She[?]ld trolley, when they were suddenly confronted, in…

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Fall Out of Train

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 3 November 1917 · page 2

When the Tamworth mail train bound to Sydney, was running between Allandale and Lochinvar on Wednesday afternoon a little boy,…

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Fall Out of a Train. Little Boy Seriously Injured

Singleton Argus · Saturday 3 November 1917 · page 3

When the Tamworth mail, bound to Sydney, was running between Allandale and Locbnivar on Wedesday afternoon, a little boy, Joseph Benham, 4 years of…

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Eall Out of a Train. Little Boy Seriously Injured

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 November 1917 · page 8

When the Tamworth mail, bound to Sydney, was running between Aliandale and Lochinvar on Wednesday afternoon, a little boy, Joseph Benham, 4 years of age,…

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Stock on the Road. Rights of the Pastoralist

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 3 November 1917 · page 6

A question of interest to pastoralists and sheepowners was made the subject of a special case heard before Mr. Justice Pring, Mr. Justice…

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Stock Ok the Road. Rights of the Pastoralist

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 November 1917 · page 3

A question, of interest to ppasto[?] and sheepowners was made the subject of a special case heard before Mr. Justice Pring, M.r. Justice Sly. and Mr. Justice Gordon,…

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The Latest Fighting Road Makers' Titanic Task. London

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 November 1917 · page 13

Reuters correspondent at British nead-quarters in France states that the British in conjunction with the French on the left attacked this morning the German…

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Muswellbrook Letter. (From our Representative.) a Nuisance on Great Northern Road—straying Stock. Muswellbrook

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 3 November 1917 · page 3

At the monthly meeting of the Muswellbrook Shire Council held yesterday, a letter was received from the Aberdeen Progress Association, stating that there is at…

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Motoring Notes

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 3 November 1917 · page 3

Official sources show that there are 40,344 cars, 2,200 commercial vehicles and 22,180 motor cycles now running in Australia. As regards motor cars,…

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Hotel Premises. Test Case Before Full Court. The Railway Hotel

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 3 November 1917 · page 8

A case of more than ordinary importance to hotel licensees and ownors was on Wednesday argued before the Full Court, consisting of Mr…

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Our Railways

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 3 November 1917 · page 5

"The stockowners of New South Wales are deeply and unanimously dissatisfied with our railways. So, too, are the wheat farmers. We have no heard…

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New Railway Timetable

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 3 November 1917 · page 4

Under the new railway time-table the early morning train for the North Coast will leave Sydney at 6.40 a.m. arriving at Newcastle at 10. 47 a.m. and at Taree at 4.55…

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Motors for All

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 3 November 1917 · page 6

"I have watched the growth of the motor Industry in the United States," writes Mr. Hamilton Fyfe in the "Daily Mall." "I have seen the ownership of pleasure cars spread…

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