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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1919

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Railway Rolling Stock. Made in Australia

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 29 October 1919 · page 4

The Chief Railway Commissioner (Mr. Fraser), was a guest at an annual dinner of the Chamber of Manufactures at the Sydney Town Hall on…

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Rail and Tram Accidents. Commissioners Issue a Return

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 29 October 1919 · page 6

The New South Wales Railway Commissioners have compiled a return of rail and tram accidents during the year ended June 30, which shows that there were no fatal…

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South Maitland Railways

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 29 October 1919 · page 4

The superintendent of the South Maitland Railways, Limited (Mr. R. St. Vincent Hoyes) announces that commencing on Saturday next passengers will be charged…

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Soldiers Run Over. While Asleep on the Road

Singleton Argus · Thursday 30 October 1919 · page 3

An English paper reports that three soldiers, having gone to sleep in the early hours of the morning on the roadway near Dunstable, were run over by…

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North Coast Railway. Loading Arrangements

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 30 October 1919 · page 6

Messrs. Badgery Brothers, the well-known stock salesmen of Sydney, have been in communication with the Railway Commissioners with the view of endeavouring to obtain on…

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East West Railway. Locomotive Drivers Strike

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 30 October 1919 · page 6

A Port Augusta telegram states that, owing to the engine-drivers at the railway shops ceasing work, the whole of the workshops have closed down for want of…

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Victorian Revenue. Deficit on Railways

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 30 October 1919 · page 7

In his budget speech the Victorian Treasurer stated that the revenue for the past financial year amounted to £12,786,589, being in excess of the estimate by £683,426…

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Railway Tragedy. Holocaust of Smugglers. London, October 26

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 30 October 1919 · page 5

The Berlin correspondent of "The Times" reports that 40 people are dead as the result of a railway collision in Silesia. Harrowing accounts are given of the salving…

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Strike on Transcontinental Railway. Passengers Stranded in the Wilderness

Singleton Argus · Thursday 30 October 1919 · page 2

At 5 o'clock on Tuesday afternoon the Transcontinental train from Kalgoorlie to Port Augusta was at Kitchener, about 200 miles from Kalgoorlie…

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Bishop's Bridge

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 November 1919 · page 14

The final meeting of the Girls' Patriotic League, over which Miss Mackay presided, was held in the scshol-room on Thursday afternoon last. The report presented shewed…

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Dungog Train Service

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 1 November 1919 · page 4

With regard to the extra train to and from Dungog, leaving Dungog at 8 a.m. and Newcastle at 4.5 p.m., Mondays to Fridays, and 5.45 on Saturdays, Mr. W. Bennett, M.L.A.,…

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Cycling. Road Race at Cessnock. Cessnock

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 November 1919 · page 3

The cessock Bicycle Club conducted a road race on Saturday over a course from the Cessnock Hotel to the Chelmsford Hotel, Kurri, and back, a distance of about 18…

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Greater Efficiency. Working of Railways and Tramways

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 1 November 1919 · page 3

The efforts of the Railway Commissioners to achieve greater efficiency in the working of the Railway and Tramway Department, and to create better relations…

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Railway and Tramway Revenue. a Quarter's Progress

Singleton Argus · Saturday 1 November 1919 · page 5

The report of the Railway and Tramway Commissioners for the quarter ended September 30 last shows a railway revenue of £3,125,099, or an increase of…

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Railwaymen's Request. Share in Management. London, October 24

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 November 1919 · page 12

The Government, under certain conditions, is inclined to accede, the railwaymen's request for a share in the management of…

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Railway Tragedy. Holocaust of Smugglers. London. October, 26

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 November 1919 · page 5

The Berlin Correspondent of "The Times" reports that 40 people are dead as the result of a railway collision in Silesla. Harrowing accounts are given of the salving…

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Rail and Tram Accidents. Commissioners Issue a Return

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 November 1919 · page 5

The New South Wales Railway Commissioners have compiled a return of rail and tram accidents during the year ended june 30. Which shows that there were no fatal…

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Half a Million Loss. Working Ok Federal Railways

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 November 1919 · page 11

The loss on the working of the commonwealth railways during the year ended June 30 last was £1,44,190, in addition to the interest on the capital invested, nearly…

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Victorian Revenue. Deficit on Railways

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 November 1919 · page 5

In his budget speech the Victorian Treasurer stated that the revenue for the past financial year amounted to £12,786,589, being an excess of the estimate by £683,426…

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East Maitland Railway Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 1 November 1919 · page 4

The inquest touching the death of the women who died in the Maitland Hospital, yesterday, as the result of injuries received on the railway at East Maitland, was…

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