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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1918

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War Bridge Evening

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 22 June 1918 · page 6

A war bridge evening in connection with he Bolwarra girl's League will be held in the Bolwarra Public School on Tuesday night next…

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The Road to Town

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 22 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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German Troop Train Bombed. Ghastly Scene of Slaughter. Paris, Thursday Night

Singleton Argus · Saturday 22 June 1918 · page 2

Prisoners' letters show that the air [?]aid on Saarbrueken railway station on 15th May caused terrible wastage. One letter says the bombs fell on a trair…

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Malicious Damage on Railways

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 22 June 1918 · page 3

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

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New South Wales Railways

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 22 June 1918 · page 3

"The railways of New South Wales compare favorably in their management and the service rendered to the public, with any railway service in…

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Knocked Down by Motor

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 22 June 1918 · page 5

A boy named Jos[?]h Hemsworth who was knocked down in High-street to-day by a motor car, was admitted to the Maitland Hospital for treatment, He was riding…

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Railway Accident. Claim for Compensation

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 June 1918 · page 10

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

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American Circus Train. Collision Tragedy. Vancouver

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 24 June 1918 · page 5

A message from Chicago states that sixty-nine lives were lost when the Michigan central, with army equipment, crashed into the rear of Hagenbeck's circus train at…

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Stroud Road P.p.u

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 25 June 1918 · page 2

The meeting of members of the above and others interested, to consider the advisability of starting a co-operative bacon factory, will…

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Road-Opening Celebrations. SALISBURY—EC[?]ESTON

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 25 June 1918 · page 5

On Saturday last there was a very, pleasant gathering on the top of the range between Salisbury and Eccleston, the occasion being the opening…

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Motoring Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 25 June 1918 · page 6

On monday afternoon a collision between two motor cars in Rocky Point-road Kogarah resulted in one of the occupants of each of the cars being severely injured The names of those…

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Motor Fatality

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 25 June 1918 · page 5

Richard Miller, aged 60, died in the Sydney Hospital this morning as the result of injuries received through being run over by a motor waggon last night in Oxford-street…

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Dutch Railways. London

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 25 June 1918 · page 5

In the House of Commons Mr. Ronald McNoill, M.P. asked upon what terms Holland had agreed to allow Germany to use the railways at Limburg Is it in effect an…

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Terrible Railway Smash Over 100 Lives Lost. (Australian Cable Assn. Message.) Washington, Sunday Night

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 25 June 1918 · page 3

While Hagenback's Circus train was at Gary, Indiana, it stopped on the track owing to a hot-box. An on-coming empty Pullman train collided with it,…

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Railway Rates. Increase on the North Coast

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 26 June 1918 · page 4

The Minister for Works and Railways, Mr. Bull, states that the Cabinet has approved of the Railway Commissioners' recommendations to increase the coaching and goods…

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Special Stock Train

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 28 June 1918 · page 4

On Monday a special train consisting of 22 trucks of horses and cattle will be leaded at Tenterfield to the consignment of Messrs. John Hogan & Co., Newcastle saleyards. This large…

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North Coast Railway. Kempsey-macksville

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 28 June 1918 · page 4

There are at present 218 men employed on the Kempsey-Macksville section (the sixth) of the North Coast Railway; 373 was the maximum employed on this section…

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Freights and Fares. New Railway regulations

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 29 June 1918 · page 2

Exective approval has been given to a number of bylaws providing for alterations i9n railway rates and condition, oprating from July 1, viz:—…

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Dutch Railways. London

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 June 1918 · page 3

In the House of Commons, Mr. Ronald McNeill, M.P., asked upon what terms Holland had agreed to allow Germany to use the railways at Limburg. Is it in effect an…

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Killed by a Train. Boy's Shocking Death. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 2 July 1918 · page 2

A lad whose name is unknown, fell from a train between Marrickville and Sydney this morning. It is supposed he was passing between the carriages…

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