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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1874

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Election News. Mr. Stevens at Lake Macquarie Road

The Newcastle Chronicle · Tuesday 8 December 1874 · page 2

Mr. STEVENS addressed a crowded mooting on Saturday evening last, at the Minor's Arms Hotel, Lake Macquarie Road. Mr. Alderman Hall occupied the chair, and…

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From the Herald. Frightful Railway Accident

The Newcastle Chronicle · Thursday 31 December 1874 · page 2

London, December 25.—An express train on the Great Western Railway left the rails near Skipton. "The [?]arniages were precipitated into a canal, and thirty persons were killed…

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