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Railways, roads & transport, 1905

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Bathurst Road Race. Won by McMAHON

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 21 August 1905 · page 5

Great interest was taken in the Bathurst to Sydney road race, which took place on Saturday over a distance of 127 miles, as never since the introduction of professional road racing into…

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The Dunolly Bridge. (To the Editor of the Singleton. Argus.)

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 22 August 1905 · page 2

Sir,—At the public meeting held to decide and make arrangements for a fitting opening of the Dunolly Bridge, two secretaries were appointed Seeing…

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Robbery on a Train. Mail, Hags Tampered With. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 22 August 1905 · page 5

One of the cleverest and most audacious mail robberies that has taken place on the New South Wales railways for a long time was discovered this morning on the arrival…

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The Tramp's Revenge

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 22 August 1905 · page 4

Housekeeper: "Here, you! just you leave, or I'll set the dog—" Tramp: "Please, mum—" "Get out, I say!"…

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The Dunolly Ford Bridge

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 23 August 1905 · page 4

The committee appointed to make arrangements for the demonstration to celebrate the opening of the Dunolly Ford bridge met at the Council Chambers last night. Mr. Henry York (Mayor of Singleton)…

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Bathurst to Sydney Road Race. Welcome to the Winner

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 23 August 1905 · page 2

Mr. J. D. McMahon, of Lochinvar, the winner of Wallace-Continental Road Race from Bathurst to Sydney, arrive in West Maitland from Sydney by the mail train last night. He was…

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Cycling. Goulburn Road Race

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 24 August 1905 · page 3

Splendid entries have been received for the Goulburn to Sydney road race, which takes place on Sept, 16. Up till the hour of the closing of entries yesterday, 105 riders had nominated. All…

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Mysterious Train Robbery. Mail Bags Ransacked

Singleton Argus · Thursday 24 August 1905 · page 4

A remarkably daring robbery of mail matter was reported upon, the arrival of the train which- reached Sydney at 5.40 a.m. on Tuesday morning from the west…

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Leaping the Gap. Express Train's Narrow Escape

Singleton Argus · Thursday 24 August 1905 · page 2

The express, which arrived at Adelaide from Melbourne on Tuesday morning, had a narrow escape from a serions accident. A heavy goods train…

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The Dunolly Bridge. Preparing for the Opening Celebration

Singleton Argus · Thursday 24 August 1905 · page 3

The first committee meeting of persons concerned in the arrangements for the official opening of Dunolly Bridge, on the 9th proximo, was held…

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Robbery on a Mail Train. Still a Mystery

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 24 August 1905 · page 3

Further light has been thrown on the robbery of mailbags from the western mail train by the discovery of an opened letter on the railway line near Perth, a small town…

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Remarkable Escape. Man Palls From a Train. Only Slights Hurt. Armidale

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 24 August 1905 · page 3

Mr. S. H. Wickerson, proprietor of the Armidale "Argus," fell from the northern mail train last night, when returning from Glen Innes, where he had been in charge of the New England…

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John Bridge & Co., Ltd., Report

The Scone Advocate · Friday 25 August 1905 · page 3

On Thursday we brought forward in our second sale of the new season a catalogue consisting of 413 bales, which was a representative one, inasmuch as…

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Killed by a Motor Car

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 25 August 1905 · page 3

A verdict of accidental death was recorded on the body of an old man named William Barclay, who was run down by a motor car and fatally injured. The coroner added that no blame is…

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Bathurst Road Race. Won by McMAHON

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 26 August 1905 · page 9

Great interest was taken in the Bathurst to Sydney road race, which took place on Saturday over a distance of 127 miles, as never since the introduction of professional road racing into…

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The Dunolly Bridge. (To the Editor of the Singleton Argus.)

Singleton Argus · Saturday 26 August 1905 · page 4

SIR,—Being a constant reader of your valuable paper, I would like to draw the attention of the public to the report, re last committee meeting. At…

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The Squire's Motor Trip How Police-constable Muggins Had His Revenge

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 26 August 1905 · page 6

Sir John Darem, of Darem Hall Slumberton, was a country squire. The fact was beyond dispute, for not one of the orthodox qualifications to the title did…

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About the Dog. a Railway Dispute

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 26 August 1905 · page 3

According to the Paris correspondent of the London "Daily Telegraph," Mile. du Bardy, a "lyric actress," who is not quite so well known as the name she…

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Editing Adventure. Royal Motor Car Catches Fire

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 26 August 1905 · page 4

The day was crammed full of incident for King Alfonso, who for over fourteen hours took his fill of strenuous experience in the metropolis…

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Jubilee of the N.S.W. Railways

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 26 August 1905 · page 2

Elaborate arrangements are being made to celebrate the jubilee of the railways of this State. The first train that ran in Australia started from Redfern to Parramatta on…

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