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

Railways, roads & transport, 1913

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Seaweed Tyres Fob Motors

The Picton Post · Wednesday 27 August 1913 · page 3

Motorists may now look forward hopefully to a possible reduction in the cost of new tyres if the latest discovery as to the manufacture of rubber from…

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Railway on a Glacier. Alaskan Venture

The Wollondilly Press · Wednesday 27 August 1913 · page 2

An Alaskan railway, the Copper River and North-western, runs for nearly seven miles over the lower end of the Allen Glacier, partly covered in this part with moraines…

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Railway Returns

The Wollondilly Press · Wednesday 27 August 1913 · page 4

We have received the annual report of the Cheif Commissioner for Railways for the year ended 30th June last. From it we take the following…

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Seaweed Tyres for Motors

The Wollondilly Press · Saturday 30 August 1913 · page 3

Motorists may now look forward hopefully to a possible reduction in the cost of new tyres if the latest discovery as to the manufacture of rubber from…

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Railway Requirements. Deputation to Chief Commissioner

Camden News · Thursday 4 September 1913 · page 6

The Chief Commissioner for Railways, Mr. Johnson, was in Camden on Tuesday, paying his yearly visit of inspection to the local station and railway yards. The mayor…

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The Railway Commissioner's Report. How It Affect Camden. To the Editor

Camden News · Thursday 4 September 1913 · page 12

Sir,—I would like to again draw the attention of your readers to the excessive character of railway charges. The Chief Commissioner's report for the year ending…

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Railway commissioners Report. How It Affects Picton. To The Editor of the Picton Post

The Picton Post · Wednesday 10 September 1913 · page 5

Sir.—I would like to again draw the attention of your readers to the excessive character of railway charges. The Chief Commissioner's report for the…

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The Yerranderie Railway. Chief Commissioner Inspects Rival Routes. Trirlmere-blue Gum Route Favoured

The Picton Post · Wednesday 10 September 1913 · page 4

Mr. Johnson, Chief Commissioner for Railways, visited The Oaks on Friday. The Commissioner had been to Yerranderie having travelled via…

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Seaweed Tyres for Motorcars

The Picton Post · Wednesday 17 September 1913 · page 7

Motorists may now look forward hopefully to a possible reduction in the cost of new tyres if the latest discovery as to the manufacture of rubber…

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Picton Railway Station Telephone

The Picton Post · Wednesday 17 September 1913 · page 6

For some time past efforts have been made by the W[?]ll[?]ndilly Shire Council to induce the Chief Commissioner for Railways to connect…

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Mikado As Motorist

The Picton Post · Wednesday 17 September 1913 · page 5

Slowly but steady Western institutions, ever since the demise of Emperor Weiji, has been stealing a march upon the inner recess of the forbidden…

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"Hello!" Saved a Train

The Picton Post · Wednesday 1 October 1913 · page 5

On March 23rd last a cablegram from Atlanta, America, stated that a man dreamt be saw a bridge collapse. He was so impressed that he went to the…

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Papier-mache Motor-cars

The Picton Post · Wednesday 1 October 1913 · page 7

Now that papier-mache is used so extensively in other industries there seems to be opportunity for employing it with profit in the manufacture of…

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Brick Roads

The Picton Post · Wednesday 8 October 1913 · page 7

For more than one hundred and fifty years bricks have been used for paving in several of the principal towns in Holland, and since 1872 it has been…

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Science Notes & News Gas for Motor Cars

The Picton Post · Wednesday 8 October 1913 · page 7

Natural gas as motor-car fuel is being experimented with in West Virginia, where the largest gas wells is America are located. The gas is…

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Fuel of the Future. Motorists Faith in Alcohol

The Picton Post · Wednesday 22 October 1913 · page 3

The Marquis of Crowe presided at the opening of the Imperial Motor Transport Conference at Olympia. Sir Boverton Redwood, Bart.,…

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Ball Bearings Used on Railway Car

The Picton Post · Wednesday 5 November 1913 · page 7

A railroad passenger car fitted with ball bearings is reported to be giving entire satisfaction on a railway in Sweden, where it bas been in service…

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Motor Tours Across the Southern Tablelands

The Picton Post · Wednesday 5 November 1913 · page 3

The Southern Tableland of the State offers a number of lovely motoring and cycling tours, several of which are unexcelled in, the whole of Australia…

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The Life of To-day. Unwanted Motors and Dwarf Houses. why Men Don't Marry

The Wollondilly Press · Wednesday 5 November 1913 · page 3

"Which all is said and done, a nation's life must c[?]me from the land, from its own land, or someone else's. And it is better that it should come from its own," writes Allen…

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Motor Tours Across the Southern Tablelands

The Wollondilly Press · Saturday 8 November 1913 · page 3

The Southern Tableland of the State offers a number of lovely motoring and cycling tours, several of which are unexcelled in the whole of Australia…

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