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Snowy Mountains & Monaro · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1903

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Cooma Bicycle Road Race. of Nine Miles

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 20 July 1903 · page 2

A bicycle road race has been arranged to take place on Wednesday 29th inst. the course being from the nine-mile post on the…

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Bicycle Road Race at Cooma

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 31 July 1903 · page 2

The first road race under the suspices of the newly formed Cooma branch of the New South Wales League of Whealman was ridden on Wednesday, and attracted…

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The Royal Bridge. (To the Editor of the "Manaro Mercury.")

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 3 August 1903 · page 3

SIR,—I noticed a few weeks ago in the column of the "Mercury" that tenders were promised to be called during July by the Works Department for the…

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Dunlop Road Race

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 10 August 1903 · page 2

The annual Goulburn to Sydney conference which finished at Ashfield, 131[?] miles, was run to-day for [?] prizes, the first being £20 and…

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Intent killed by a tram-car

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 10 August 1903 · page 2

An infant of twelve months named Emily Haywood got on the tram line in Elizabeth Street, Redfern, and was knocked down by an…

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The Royal Bridge. (To the Editor of the "Manaro Mercury.")

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 17 August 1903 · page 2

Sir,—I see that tenders are at last called for the erection of the Royal bridge, and I must congratulate the "Mercury" for its persistent advocacy of this matter. We REFORM…

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Fire on Paris railway

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 17 August 1903 · page 2

Another fire occurred to-day on the Paris underground railway. The flames, however, were quickly extinguished…

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The train outrage

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 31 August 1903 · page 2

Opinion in Vienna consider that the largest train outrage was the work of anarchists…

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Train wrecking excites fear

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 31 August 1903 · page 2

The dynamiting of the Budapest-Constantinople train has aroused intense indignation at Constantinople, where it is feared it will lead…

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The proposed transcontinental railway

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 31 August 1903 · page 2

The Premier of Western Australia will to-morrow introduce Bill in the W.A. Legislative Assembly, authorising [?]…

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Cooma Storekeepers and the Railways. (To the Editor of the "manaro Mercury.")

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 18 September 1903 · page 2

SIR,—There is at least one individual who is wrathful over the fact that in my recent letter in defending myself and fellow storekeepers from a serious and wicked…

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Short Story. Crossin' the Bridge

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Saturday 26 September 1903 · page 9

We were sitting round the store, swapping yarns" with the Four Corners storekeeper, who had recently been elected sheriff, and was thus…

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Railway collision at Lawson

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 28 September 1903 · page 2

The mail train for the west collided with the rear [?]rriage of a goods train near Lawson on Saturday night. A train was sent from…

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SYDNEY, Monday. Fall of rock on railway line

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 28 September 1903 · page 2

A fall of rock occurred yesterday on the Northern Railway at Awabe, 84 miles from Sydney, b[?]ing the rails to a depth of…

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The Central Railway Station

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 28 September 1903 · page 2

The State Premier, Sir John [?] laid the foundation of the Central (Sydney) railway station, this afternoon. The ceremony was…

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Railway accident

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 23 October 1903 · page 2

A girl eight years of age fell out of a train at Redbank, Queesland yesterday. THe train was stopped and the girl picked up,…

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Amateur Road Championship

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 26 October 1903 · page 2

Till twenty miles amateur road cycling clampionship was won by Video in 55 min. 43 1-5 sec.; Toase came second in 57 min. 30…

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Railway station gardens

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 26 October 1903 · page 2

Railway station gardens awards, outside the suburban area are:— Nowta 1, Thirlmore 2, Valley Heights and Falconbridge were…

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Railway collision in England

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 26 October 1903 · page 2

The L[?]ds express collided with a light engine and drove it into the tunnel at Sowerby. Several carriages of the express were derailed…

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Train wrecking in Kansas. LONDON

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 2 November 1903 · page 2

The Topeka express train has been wrecked at the Apishapa bridge, by which thirty persons were injured. It was the work of…

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