Produce Held Up. Railway Mismanagement. 100 Trucks at Clyde, 10 at Alexandria (By Telegraph.) Sydney
Singleton Argus · Saturday 26 October 1918 · page 7
Although upwards of 100 trucks of chaff, hay, and potatoes arrived at Clyde, only 10 were forward at Alexandria yards to-day. Buyers are…
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The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 28 October 1918 · page 4
The coastal steamer Fitzroy, which arrived at Sydney late last night, brought three members of a fishing party that had come to grief off Barrenjocy, the fourth…
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The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 28 October 1918 · page 5
Whilst the motor mail car was coming from Denman to Muswellbrook on Saturday evening, a bolt came out of the driving gear causing control to be lost, and the car overtured…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Aeroplane Stability. Machines That Fly Themselves
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 29 October 1918 · page 5
Few people realise the degree of stability which has been attained in the aeroplanes of to-day. It is a common belief that it its engine stops, or any other mishap occurs,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Letter to the Editor. Increased Railway Charges
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 29 October 1918 · page 3
Sir,—Railway fares and freights are to be increased again. That is the third general increase. In the hard times which threaten when the war is over we will see the old bullock teams…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Appeal Dismissed. Railway Workers' Award
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 29 October 1918 · page 2
The State Full Bench of the Industrial Court dismissed the appeal of the Railway Commissioners for a variation of the award governing the Government Railways, Group…
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The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 29 October 1918 · page 4
The increased railway fares and freights, and the half-penny increase in the two-section fare on the tramways, will come into operation on Friday next, November 1. The…
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The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 29 October 1918 · page 7
Mr. Howard Dimmock, of Glendonbrook, met with a strange mishap while motoring into Singleton it few evenings ago. When near Glendon bridge some object struck the…
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The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 31 October 1918 · page 4
After a long illness, extending over 22 years, the death occurred in the Riverview Private Hospital this morning of Mrs. Bridge, wife of Mc. William Bridge, a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Train and Team Fares Increases Authorised
Singleton Argus · Thursday 31 October 1918 · page 3
Authority was given to the Railway Commissioners at a special meeting of the Executive Council on Monday to impose additional charges in fares and…
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The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 31 October 1918 · page 4
Commencing to-morrow (Friday) the fares for working men, members of the Defence Forces, and civilian rifle clubs on the trams in Maitland will be: One or two sections, 1½d;…
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The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 31 October 1918 · page 7
Mr. Roland Michael Allsopp, the victim of the accident in the railway yards yesterday, through being crushed between the buffers of carriages, was 35 years of age He was the…
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Singleton Argus · Thursday 31 October 1918 · page 2
Sir,—Railway fares and freights are to be increased again. That is the third general increase. In the hard times which threaten when the war is…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Wonder Aeroplane
Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 1 November 1918 · page 5
The Royal Air Force will soon have swarms of a new type of aeroplane at the battlefront, which is likely to add greatly to the difficulties of the Germans…
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The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 1 November 1918 · page 4
Farmers complained bitterly to-day because there were no tracks available when required for loading bay, as a result of which they were compelled to stand by with…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Limburg Railway. Hun Traffic Ceases. London, Wednesday Night
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 1 November 1918 · page 5
The German railway traffic through Dutch Limburg has been discontinued. The use of the railway was granted to Germany in June, and through Lord Robert…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Merriwa Train Service
The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 2 November 1918 · page 2
The "Standard" utters a protest against the "go slow" policy of the railway authorities in connection with the running of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Increased Team and Train Fares. Unpopular in City. Sydney
Singleton Argus · Saturday 2 November 1918 · page 2
The increased tram fares came into operation to-day, 2½d being charged for two sections instead of 2d. Considerable inconvenience arose, and, there was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Violent Windstorm Much Damage Done Mail Train's Narrow Escape. Many Roofs Dislodged
Singleton Argus · Saturday 2 November 1918 · page 5
On Wednesday evening Singleton was visited by a windstorm of a violence such as has not been experienced for many years past. The weather…
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The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 2 November 1918 · page 1
The proposal to issue life railway passes to Federal and State Ministers, which was made at the Premiers' Conference last May, is strongly…
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