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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1910

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Singular Disaster. Building Falls on a Train. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 25 January 1910 · page 5

A building at Charleroi, Belgium, collapsed, and fell upon a passing train. Six people were killed…

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Hankow Railway. Difficulty Overcome. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 25 January 1910 · page 5

Advices from New York state that the Hankow-Szechuan railway difficulty has been settled. Britain, France, Germany, and the…

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Railway Disaster. an Express Derailed. Many Persons Killed. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 25 January 1910 · page 5

An express train at Sudbury, in Ontario, becoming derailed, struck the Spanish River bridge. A first-class carriage and a…

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The Railway Lines. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 25 January 1910 · page 6

The railway authorities report that the railway line between Tamworth and Barraba is now clear, and the service has been restored, the bridge at Attunga…

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Broadmeadow-waratah Tramway

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 26 January 1910 · page 7

Sir,—I notice that after considerable agitation, the tramway to the Rosebery racecourse is a matter of fact. Knowing this, may it not be reasonable to ask…

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Ontario Railway Disaster. Seventy Victims. Twenty-five Burned. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 26 January 1910 · page 5

The death-roll by the railway disaster at Sudbury, in Ontario, is estimated at seventy. Twenty-five of the bodies were…

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Lord Kitchener. Need of Railway Extension. Perth

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 26 January 1910 · page 4

Lord Kitchener was last night entertained at a Stat banquet in the Legislative Council Chamber. In the course of an address he said:—…

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Casino-kyogle Railway. Opening Ceremony. Kyogle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 27 January 1910 · page 5

The Casino-Kyogle railway was opened by Mr. Lee, the Acting Premier, to-day. It is one of the many progressive works undertaken by this Government. Kyogle…

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North Coast Railway

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 January 1910 · page 6

The Gloucester Estate Company announce that the best lands of the Gloucester estate are now for private sale. The river frontages, which adjoin the town,…

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Snowstorms in England. Train Services Suspended. Tempest in the Channel. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 31 January 1910 · page 5

Severe snowstorms have been experienced in various parts of England. A tremendous downfall of snow occurred in Preston, Lancashire…

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Paris Inundated. Roadways Collapsing. Underground Railways Blocked. Many People Starving. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 31 January 1910 · page 5

A further violent fall of rain, accompanied by hail, has been experienced in Paris. The river Seine has risen 30ft. The…

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Railway Disaster. on the Brighton Line. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 31 January 1910 · page 5

An express train proceeding from Brighton to London, while travelling at the rate of forty miles an hour, broke a coupling hear Stoort's Nest…

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Repairing the Railways

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 31 January 1910 · page 5

The Railway Department has succeeded in sufficiently repairing the damaged railways in the flooded districts, to restore the ordinary service from Werris Creek…

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Morpete. Public Wharf and Railway Siding

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 1 February 1910 · page 6

The monthly meeting of the Maitland and District Chamber of Commerce was held in the Town Hlal on-Friday evening, when the principal subject matter for…

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Brighton Railway Mishap. Cause a Mystery. Theories Advanced. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 1 February 1910 · page 5

The cause of the railway accident at Stoat's Nest, on the line from Brighton to London, is a mystery. The express was still crossing the…

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Raworth-road

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 2 February 1910 · page 6

A deputation, consisting of Messrs. L. and H. M'Fadyen, A. Jury, and J. Epworth, waited upon the Tarro Shire Council yesterday, with a view to…

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The Railways. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 2 February 1910 · page 4

The railway authorities are running an ordinary service from Moree to Gravesend, and to-morrow will give a through service to Inverell. Passengers will have…

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Brighton Train Accident. Evidence at the Inquiry. Views of Experts. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 3 February 1910 · page 5

The evidence in regard to the recent railway disaster at Stoat's Nest, on the line from London to Brighton, showed that the points were…

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The Railway Service. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 3 February 1910 · page 6

The Railway Department report to-day that passengers, but not goods, were now being booked right through to Burren Junction, the flood damage…

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Railway Explosion. on Aberdare Line. Attempt on a Bridge

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 February 1910 · page 4

An explosion occurred on the Aberdare Company's railway line, between one and two o'clock yesterday morning, at a wooden bridge between Neath and Cessnock,…

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