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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1918

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Minister for Works Pays Courtesy Visit. and Gives Assurance Re Dry Road Bridges

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 11 June 1918 · page 2

Before entering upon tho business paper the Hon. R. T. Ball, Minister for Works and Railways, who happened to be in town, and…

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Russia. Trans-siberian Railway. London

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 11 June 1918 · page 4

Reuter's Moscow correspondent reports:— On June 1 the German troops sent to the French front from the french front from the Ukraine were replaced by Austrians…

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Malicious Damage on Railways

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 12 June 1918 · page 4

The Railway Commissioners report a renewal of the practice of wilfully and maliciously damaging the fittings of railway carriages, a number of cases having recently…

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Speed of Motor Cars

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 13 June 1918 · page 2

Steps are being taken by the authorities to rigidly enforce the regulations for controlling the speed of motor cars, several complains having been recently made…

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Curious Railway Change

Singleton Argus · Thursday 13 June 1918 · page 2

On Monday last an alteration of a rather extraordinary nature came into force in connection with the departure southward of the Brisbane mail from…

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July Sheep Sales. Invitation From "John Bridge."

The Scone Advocate · Friday 14 June 1918 · page 4

Producers from this district, who intend visiting Sydney for the forthcoming sheep sales, are cordially invited by John Bridge and…

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Train Derailed

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 15 June 1918 · page 4

A message received in Adelaide from Hergott announced that mixed train, which left Maree, on the Great Northern line, at 7.30 o'clock on Friday, ran off the ralls…

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July Sheep Sales. [?]Nvitation From "John Bridge."

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 15 June 1918 · page 7

Producers from this district, who [?]ntend visiting Sydney for the forthcoming sheep sales, are cordially in[?]ited by John Bridge & Co. to give…

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Irish-american Troops to Train in Ireland. Combing Out Aliens. (Australian Cable Assn. Message.) London, Thursday Night

Singleton Argus · Saturday 15 June 1918 · page 2

It is understood that the IrishAmerican troops will train in Ireland. This, it is hoped, will give an impetus to recruiting…

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Railway Accident. Claim for Compensation

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 15 June 1918 · page 7

Sydney Charles Cyril King, 22 years of ago, who was employed by the Railway Commissioner as a ticket inspector in the Railway Department, met with an accident in…

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East Maitland Police Court. Motorist Charged

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 15 June 1918 · page 6

At the East Maitland Police Court on Friday, before Mr. A. Gates, P.M., Edward Augustus Fifth, was charged with driving a motor car to which a tail-light was not…

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Russia. Trans-siberian Railway. London

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 15 June 1918 · page 3

Reuter's Moscow correspondent reports:—On June 1 the German troops sent to the French front from the Ukraine were replaced by Austrians…

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Overbridge at Paterson Railway Crossing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 17 June 1918 · page 4

some few weeks ago the Durham District Council of the Farmers and Settlers' Association approaches the Railway Commissioners relative to the pressing need of an…

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Railway Transfer

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 18 June 1918 · page 3

Mr. O.J. Kirkman, of the night staff at Ravensworth railway station, has been transferred to Thornton, and Mr. M. Isles has taken up duty in his stead…

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Cessnock Shire Council. Proposed Roads Board. Cessnouk

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 20 June 1918 · page 2

At Monday's meeting of the Cossnock Shire Council the president, Councillor Johns, submitted a minute embodying a protest against the proposed establishment of a…

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News by Wire. Railway Shunter Killed. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 20 June 1918 · page 4

Johm Cameron, railway shunter, was knocked down by a tramcar at Glebe last night, and sustained injuries which resulted in his death this morning…

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Limberg Railway. London

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 20 June 1918 · page 4

Reuter's correspondent at the Hague says that it is stated that the increased traffic on the Limberg railway amounts to 72 train loads daily from Germany to Belgium…

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Russian Railways. London

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 20 June 1918 · page 5

In the House of Commons, replying to Mr. Lee Smith, Mr. Balfour said an Aeroplane mission had arrived in Russia, with a view to studying the possibility of assisting the…

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The Road to Town

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 21 June 1918 · page 5

Here is the private in quite a different mood, but equally effective: The road to town is young with Spring, And brave with new green grasses…

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Cessnock and Suburbs. Tramway Proposal. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 21 June 1918 · page 2

A proposal to link up Cessnock and sub-urbs by tramway was discussed at a meeting held in the Council Chambers, Cessnock, on Wednesday evening, at which the shire…

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