Railway Matters
Mr. T. Johnson, Chief Railway Commissioner, accompanied by Messrs. D. Kirkaidie and H. Richardson. Assistant Commissioners: J. Harper,…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1907
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The Great Motor Race
LONDON, Monday.—The French tricar in the Pekin to Paris road race was abandoned by M. Pons in the Gobi Desert, owing to exhaustion of…
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LONDON, Monday.—Mr. Edge, in a 60-horse power Napier car, travelled 1581 miles in 24 hours on the Brook-lands course at Weybridge, Surrey…
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There were no foreign-going sailing vessels under the cranes yesterday, the masters remaining firm in their determination not to berth their vessels under the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Maitland District "Newcastle Herald" Branch Office: High-street, West Maitland. Maitland Tramways
A public meeting, resided over by the Mayor of West Maitland, Major Cracknell, was held in the council chamber, town hall, last evening, for the purpose of arranging…
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LONDON, Wednesday.—Prince Borghese, of Italy, who is leading in the motor car race from Pekin to Paris, has arrived at Irkutsk…
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Rev. J. T. Baglin, of Footscray (Vic.), has given an interviewer a vivid description of his sensational ride on the coupling bar of at ralway train, brief…
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A large deputation was introduced to Mr. Lee, the Minister for Works by Mr. G. Jones, M.P., to-day the object being to urge for the construction of railway…
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LONDON, Thursday.—The motor race for the Grand Prize at Dieppe, France, was won by Nazzaro, the Italian motorist, in a F.I.A.T. car. He…
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Mr. J. H. F. Waller, President of the Maitland Chamber of Commerce, has received the following letter from the office of the Railway Commissioners:—…
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Two coal trains, drawn by Government engines, collided in the railway yard at East Greta Junction yesterday morning, at about 4 o'clock…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Our Sydney Letter. the Wonderful Growth of Our Wool Exports.—some Interesting Figures of Long Ago.—the Unfortunate Tram Driver.—where There Seemed a Grave Doubt.—does One Crime Beget Another ? — the Danger of "Sight-seeing" Cliffs. Sydney
New South Wales' export of wool last season totalled 2,090,200 bales, valued at about £30,000,000. As Steerforth remarked to Master Copperfield—"Goodness, how…
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The annual conference of the Farmers and Settlers' Association was continued to-day. After the luncheon adjournment…
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Intending competitors are reminded that entries for the Great Northern Speedwell Road Race, from Singleton to Newcastle, 50 miles, to be run on…
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LONDON, Friday.—Prince Borghese, the leader in the great motor race from Pekin to Paris, has arrived at Tomsk, in Western Siberia, 2809 miles…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Our Sydney Letter. the Unfortunate Tram-driver.—new Zealand Football and Staying Power. — the Albert Medal, and Brave Ex-fireman Pearce.—do We Eat Too Much?—after the Feast Comes the Famine.—the Risks of the Old Who Live Apart. Sydney
A good deal has been written of the unfortunate tram-driver. But he deserves it, since, if he has night duty just now he is extremely unfortunate. It is said that…
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The first sad of the Maitland tramway will be turned at East Maitland to-morrow afternoon by Mr. C. A. Leo, the Minister for Works, in the presence of…
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LONDON, Thursday.—The Russian Council of Ministers has decided to ask the Duma to sanction the duplication of the Siberian railway…
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The condition of every main road in the country after a few days of fine weather is such, says "Engineering," as to justify almost every expression that may…
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The passage in the House of Representatives of the West Australian Railway Survey Bill brings the Commonwealth nearer to the time when it will…
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