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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1909

483 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 7 of 25

The Western Railway. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 April 1909 · page 6

The proposed duplication of the Great Western line between Emu Plains and Biaxland will shortly be inspected by the Public Works Committee,…

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Tramway Matters

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 April 1909 · page 6

The residents of Campbell's Hill, Rutherford, and Mayfield are of opinion that the Maitland tramway should be extended to Mayfield, and intend to lay their claims…

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Tramway Matters

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 19 April 1909 · page 6

Alderman W. H. Foster, Chairman of the conference recently convened to deal with representations to the Tramway Department relative to tramway matters, has…

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Fassifern Train Service

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 April 1909 · page 7

Sir,—The present train service on the Newcastle-Fassifern line is wholly unsatisfactory. I am a resident of Cardiff only eight miles from Newcastle, the…

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Broken Hill Trials. Proceedings at Albury. Damage to a Railway. Charge Against Rosser and Lyons. Albury

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 April 1909 · page 4

The Albury Circuit Court was opened this morning before Mr. Justice Pring. The Crown was represented by Messrs. E. S. Lamb and. A. M. Pitt, instructed by…

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Summons Division. Railway Cases

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 April 1909 · page 7

James Shepley, of Adamstown, and George Sayers, of Adamstown, were each fined 10s, with 6s costs, in default seven days' imprisonment, for leaving a…

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Trades-union Congress. One Class on Railways. Sydney

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

The Trades-union Congress continued its session to-day at the Trades Hall, Mr. Thyer presiding. Mr. E. W. Cutler moved, "That an…

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Railway Contracts. Question of Sub-letting. Sydney

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

A deputation of representatives from the Labour Congress, comprising Messrs. A. M'Dougal, R. Hawe, P. Bowling, D: Sullivan, P. Marshall, and D. Black,…

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Tramcar Collision. Sydney

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

Two train cars collided this afternoon while crossing the points at the junction of Broadway, and the Globe-road. Four passengers, Elizabeth Selby, of the city,…

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Maitland Circuit Court. Railways on Public Places. Municipal Claim for Rent

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

The hearing of the civil cases in the Maitland Circuit Court was continued yesterday at East Maitland, before his Honor Mr. Justice Cohen…

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Pyrmont Bridge

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 April 1909 · page 4

The Sydney Harbour Trust notify that when the master of a vessel requires the Pyrmont Bridge to be opened, the operator-in-charge must be signalled by means of a steam…

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Toronto. Tramway Matters

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 April 1909 · page 3

Nothing further has been done in connection with the proposed resumption by the Government of the Fassifern to Toronto tramway. Mr. E. J. King, secretary…

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Railway Coal Contracts. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 April 1909 · page 5

The Railway Commissioners have dealt with the coal contracts for the year, commencing on 1st July next. The largest demands are connected…

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Tramway Matters

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

The work of erecting a handrail and footway on the tramway viaduct at the Long Bridge has been hustled by the officer in charge of the work, and should…

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Railways and Tramways. Quarterly Report. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 April 1909 · page 6

Mr. T. Johnson, the Chief Commissioner for Railway and Tramways, has issued his report for the quarter ended 31st March. The miles of Railway in use at the date…

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Railway Amalagamation

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

LONDON, Monday—The bill introduced into the House of Commons for the amalgamation of the Great Northern, the Great Eastern, and the…

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Bad Language in Tram Cars

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 28 April 1909 · page 7

Sir.—I was very pleased to read your paragraph regarding bad language on tram cars, and think the department or the police should takes prompt action…

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Railway Finance

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

The commercial character of the railway systems of the various Australian States is frequently emphasised. The managers have placed on them the…

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Railway Robbery

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

LONDON, Wednesday.—While travelling by train between San Remo (Italy) and Lugano (Switzerland) a German princess was robbed of…

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North Coast Railway. Navvies on Strike. Paterson

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

The navvies employed on the Maitland Dungog section of the North Coast Railway ceased work this morning, and appear determined to secure better…

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