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Macarthur (Camden & Campbelltown) · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1907

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Motor Boat Accident. a Lady Drowned

The Wollondilly Press · Saturday 24 August 1907 · page 6

Dr Rawson, director of education for the county of Worcester, recently purchased a now motor-boat, and took it for its first spin on the Severn yesterday…

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Railway Men and the Tariff

The Wollondilly Press · Wednesday 4 September 1907 · page 4

Speaking at Newtown, the State Premier said:—"The Labour-Lyne tariff means less money to the wage-earner and producer, less…

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High Speed Sensations. Motor-track Racing at Brooklands

The Picton Post · Wednesday 4 September 1907 · page 6

Annesley Kenealy writes in the London "Daily Mail":— A mile in 37 seconds. The next mile covered in 35 seconds. And in a…

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Mystery of a Motor Supposed Elopement Interrupted

The Picton Post · Wednesday 4 September 1907 · page 6

What is supposed to be a case of elopement has been rudely interrupted. The untoward circumstance occurred at Brienne, near Lyons, on Tuesday,…

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High Speed Sensations. Motor-track Racing at Brooklands

The Wollondilly Press · Saturday 7 September 1907 · page 6

Annesley Kenealy writes in the Lo[?]don "Daily Mail":- A mile in 37 seconds. The next mile covered in 35 seconds. And in a…

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Increased Wages for Railway Men and Police. Announcement by Mr. Carruthers at Wagga

The Wollondilly Press · Saturday 7 September 1907 · page 8

Out of its splendid surplus the Government was able to do simple Acts of Justice, which had been neglected in the past…

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Mystery of a Motor. Supposed Elopement Interrupted

The Wollondilly Press · Saturday 7 September 1907 · page 6

What is supposed to be a case of elopement has been rudely interrupted. The untoward circumstance occurred at Brienne, near Lyons, on Tuesday,…

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Aeroplane Success. in Paris

The Picton Post · Wednesday 11 September 1907 · page 3

From Paris on July 17th the correspondent of the London "Daily Mail" wrote:— In the presence of M. Archdeacon…

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The Road Race

The Picton Post · Wednesday 11 September 1907 · page 4

The Goulburn to Sydney bicycle road race eventuated last Saturday. Great interest was manifested locally in the race, as one or two local riders…

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Goulburn-Sydney Road Race

The Wollondilly Press · Wednesday 11 September 1907 · page 2

A crowd of between 200 and 300. persons assembled at the Goulburn Post-office on Saturday morning to witness the starting of the competitors in the Dunlop road race…

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Water and Motors

The Picton Post · Wednesday 11 September 1907 · page 7

The ubiquitous motor-car has recently appeared in the Law Courts in a case involving the decision on a point different from those usually associated…

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Aeroplane Success. in Paris

The Wollondilly Press · Saturday 14 September 1907 · page 7

Prom Paris on July 17th the correspondent of the London "Daily Mail" wrote:- In the presence of M. Archdeacon,…

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Water and Motors

The Wollondilly Press · Saturday 14 September 1907 · page 3

The ubiquitous motor-car bus recently appeared in the Law Courts in a case involving the decision on a point different from those usually associated…

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Considerate Lady Motorists

The Picton Post · Wednesday 18 September 1907 · page 3

To be fair it must be confessed that as a rule women motorist drive with more consideration than men. They are apt to be more tolerant of the feeling…

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Prison for Motorist. Sentence on Chauffeur

The Picton Post · Wednesday 18 September 1907 · page 6

Nine months' imprisonment in the second division was the sentence dealt out to William Bracewell, a chauffeur…

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Considerate Lady Motorists

The Wollondilly Press · Saturday 21 September 1907 · page 3

To be fair It must be confessed that as a rule women motorist drive with more consideration than men. They are apt to be more tolerant of the feeling…

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Prison for Motorist. Sentence on Chauffeur

The Wollondilly Press · Saturday 21 September 1907 · page 6

Nine months' imprisonment in the second division was the sentence dealt out to William Bracewell, a chauffeur, at the Chester Assizes on Friday, 19th…

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Railway Guard and J.p

The Picton Post · Wednesday 25 September 1907 · page 7

Mr James Reed Bell, J.P., of Blaydon on Tyne. is the first railway guard to be raised to the magisterial bench. He is we learn train the' "Methodist Times," a…

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Burragorang Road

Camden News · Thursday 26 September 1907 · page 3

A few weeks ago it was announced through these columns that the Wollondily Shire engineer, Mr. W Val Miller, had asked his council to make application to the…

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Motor Car v. Wagon

Camden News · Thursday 26 September 1907 · page 3

On Saturday afternoon last as Mr John Fryer was coming to Camden with a wagon load of silver ore, within a short distance of the Gilmore Public School, some people…

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