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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1909

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Maitland Tramway. Proposal for Extension. Deputation to the Minister. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 July 1909 · page 5

Aldermen Cracknell, the Mayor of West Maitland, and Alderman Thursby, and Messrs. T. Goodyer, A. Thomas, J. T. Russell, W. M'Lauchiln, and J. Enright, were…

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Railway Fatality. Evidence at the Inquest

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 July 1909 · page 2

Mr. C. Hibble, the district coroner, held an inquest at the Newcastle Courthouse yesterday into the death of Joseph Tiernan (otherwise known as Player), who was…

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Railway Crossing

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 July 1909 · page 13

Sir,—It is well known that our railways employees are vested with a certain amount of officialism, but in some cases the bounds of "red-tapelsm" are…

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Maitland District "Newcastle Herald" Branch Office: High-street, West Maitland. the Maitland Tramway

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 July 1909 · page 6

The opinion expressed by Mr. Lee, the Minister for Works, in favour of the extension of the Maitland tramway to Rutherford, at least, is one that will be…

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Aerial Navigation. Aeroplane Trial Fails. the Motor Breaks Down. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 July 1909 · page 5

An attempt has been made by Lieutenant Latham to cross the Channel from France in an aeroplane. It failed, owing to an accident to the…

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Berlin Motor Disaster. Three More Deaths. Other Fatalities Feared. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 July 1909 · page 5

Three more deaths have resulted from the motor accident which recently took place during a long-distance bicycle race in the Old Botanic…

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Farmers' Association. Annual Conference. Railway Commissioner's Speech. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 July 1909 · page 6

The annual conference of the Farmers and Settlers' Association of New South Wales was continued to-day, the president Mr. It. Fatten, M.L.C., being it the chair…

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Railways and Producers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 July 1909 · page 4

The annual conference of the Farmers and Settlers' Association gave Mr. T. R. Johnson, the Chief Commissioner for Railways, an opportunity to give…

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Merriwa Railway. Deputation to the Minister. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 July 1909 · page 4

Mr. Thomas, M.P., on behalf of Mr. Fleming, M.P., to-day introduced to Mr. Lee, the Minister for Works, a deputation which urged the construction of a…

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Railway Disaster. Two Passengers Killed. Others Severely Injured. Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 26 July 1909 · page 5

The passenger train which left Roma for Toowoomba at 6.30 a.m. on Saturday was derailed shortly after midday on Saturday, at a spot about live midday…

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Helping the Railway Glut

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 27 July 1909 · page 4

The question of duplicating the main line of railway, and increasing the rolling stock, is obviously one which cannot be satisfactorily overcome…

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Railway Line Duplication. Statement by the Premier. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 27 July 1909 · page 5

Mr. Wade, the State Premier; was asked to-night if he had anything to say in reference to the duplication of the main trunk railway lines, the urgency of…

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Queensland Railway Accident. Toowoomba

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 27 July 1909 · page 5

The work of clearing the wreckage of the railway smash on the western line near M'Alister is still in progress. All the trains on service are now running to…

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Border Railway Rates. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 27 July 1909 · page 5

In February Mr. Wade, the Premier of New South Wales, and Mr. Kidston, the Premier of Queensland, acompacnied by the Railway Commissioners of the two…

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Industrial Court. Railway Employees' Claims. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 28 July 1909 · page 4

A appeal was made to Judge Heydon in the Industrial Disputes Court to-day on behalf of the New South Wales Railway Traffic…

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Aerial Navigation. Another Channel Crossing. Motor Fails at the End. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 29 July 1909 · page 5

Mr. Latham, the aeronaut who intended to attempt the crossing of the Channel in a monoplane at the same time as M. Bleriot, but who was…

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Aerial Navigation. the American Aeroplane. Trial at Washington. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 30 July 1909 · page 5

Mr. Orville Wright one of the two American brothers whose Inventions of aeroplanes have attracted much attention throughout the United States…

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Motoring in Antarctica

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 31 July 1909 · page 6

The driver of Lieutenant Shackleton's Arrol-Johnston car, employed in the British Antarctic expedition of 1907, writes giving his experiences of motoring in Antarctica…

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Railway Navy's Death. Coroner's Inquest

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 31 July 1909 · page 2

Mr. C. Hibble, the district coroner, held an inquest at the Newcastle Court house yesterday concerning the death of William Henry N[?], a navy, which…

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Railways and Tramways. Annual Report

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 2 August 1909 · page 5

The report of Mr. T. R. Johnson, the Chief Commissioner for Railways, for the year ended 30th June, 1909, has been issued…

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