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

Railways, roads & transport, 1908

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The Mile-end Road. Captain Cook's House

The Picton Post · Wednesday 1 January 1908 · page 2

Romance, under the benign guidance of the London County Council, has visited the Mile-End road. On 9th October at No. 88, tie eye of all…

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The Railway Curve. Its Extreme Danger

The Picton Post · Wednesday 1 January 1908 · page 7

Mr G. A. Sekon, editor of the "Railway Magazine," writes in the London "Dally Mail" of I7th October:— In a little over fifteen months the…

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The Railway Curve. Its Extreme Danger

The Picton Post · Wednesday 1 January 1908 · page 3

Mr G. A. Sekon, editor of the 'Railway Magazine," writes in the London "Daily Mail" of 17th October:— In a little over fifteen months the…

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Nattai Bridge

Camden News · Thursday 16 January 1908 · page 1

Mr. F. W. A. Downes M. P. furnishes the following communication from the Public Works Dept, for general information: "With reference to previous…

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The Oaks Railway League

Camden News · Thursday 16 January 1908 · page 5

The executive committee held their regular fortnightly meeting on Saturday last. Present: Messrs. Devitt (chair), Moulder J. O. Moore and Bellinger. Amongst the…

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Death on a Motor Car. the Chauffeur Expires

The Wollondilly Press · Saturday 18 January 1908 · page 3

Realising on 14th November that he was losing consciousness, and that the steering wheel of the motor-car which he was driving was out of his control,…

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Motor Car Accident at Bong Bong Bridge. Four Tourists Injured

The Wollondilly Press · Wednesday 22 January 1908 · page 3

A secrious accident happened to the occupants of a motor car on the Moss Vale side of the Bong Bong Bridge about (5 o'clock last (Tuesday) evening. The…

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The Olympic Motor Show. Opened by the Duke of Connaught

The Wollondilly Press · Saturday 25 January 1908 · page 7

The opening of the Motor Show at Olympia this morning (llth November) by the Duke of Connaught was a purely informal affair, and there were no…

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The Wollondilly Dress (Late "Bowral Free Press.) 25.1.08. The Motor Smash. Further Particulars

The Wollondilly Press · Saturday 25 January 1908 · page 4

The motor smash which occurred near the Bong Bong bridge, on the road Bowral to Moss Vale, on Tuesday evening last, was thrilling in the extreme. The party consisted of Mr. Charles Edwards, of…

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Motor Accidents in Brussels. a Countess Seriously Injured

The Picton Post · Wednesday 29 January 1908 · page 7

Brussels, 10th November.—Two serious motor-car accidents occurred in Brussels to-day, one already having proved fatal, and the other…

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Motor Accidents in Brussels. a Countess Seriously Injured

The Wollondilly Press · Saturday 1 February 1908 · page 3

Brussels, 10th November.—Two serious motor-car accidents occurred in Brussels to-day, one already having proved fatal, and the other,…

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The Wollondilly Press (Late "Bowral Free Press.") 1.2.08. Albion Park Via, Robertson Railway. Surrey to Be Started at Once

The Wollondilly Press · Saturday 1 February 1908 · page 4

Mr. W. McCourt, M.L.A., for Wollondilly, has for some considerable time been urging the Minister for Works to purvey a line of railway from Albion Park via Robertson to the Southern line. This line, if…

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Horse That Stood Still. Strange London Scene. Road Blocked for Two Hours

The Picton Post · Wednesday 5 February 1908 · page 3

The typical American mule had a rival on September 20th, in a case of a horse at Charing Cross, which for pure "cussedness" in staying; power could…

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The Olympic Motor Show. Opened by the Duke of Connaught

The Picton Post · Wednesday 5 February 1908 · page 3

The opening of the Motor Show at Olympia this morning (11th November) by the Duke of Connaught was a purely informal affair, and there were no…

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Smoker Delays a Train

The Wollondilly Press · Saturday 8 February 1908 · page 2

Entering a suburban train near Paris, a smoker who had just lighted an excellent cigar was forced to leave a non-smoking compartment, and searched the…

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The Deadly Motor. a Woman Killed. Driver Attempts Suicide. Crowd Restrained by Soldiers

The Wollondilly Press · Saturday 8 February 1908 · page 7

A fatal motor-car accident had an extraordinary sequel in the Riviera di Cheaia yesterday (wrote the correspondent of the London "Daily…

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The Proposed New Railway. Albion Park Via Robertson

The Wollondilly Press · Wednesday 12 February 1908 · page 2

At the annual meeting of the Kiama Tourist Association, in the discussion in connection with the proposed opening up of coalfields, the secretary, mentioned that…

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Across Two Continents. Pekin to Paris in a Motorcar. Some Strange Experiences

The Picton Post · Wednesday 12 February 1908 · page 2

The motor-car ride of ten thousand miles from Pekin to Paris was one of the great events of the year now drawing to a close. It was…

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The Oaks Railway League

Camden News · Thursday 13 February 1908 · page 1

The regular fortnightly meeting of the executive committee was held on Saturday, Mr. Moulder presiding. The secretary laid before the meeting an estimate of revenue…

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The Deadly Motor. a Woman Killed. Driver Attempts Suicide. Crowd Restrained by Soldiers

The Picton Post · Wednesday 26 February 1908 · page 6

A fatal motor-car accident had an extraordinary sequel in the Riviera di Cheala yesterday (wrote the correspondent of tho London "Daily…

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