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Snowy Mountains & Monaro · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1905

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Train totality In England

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 4 September 1905 · page 2

Tea Grant Eastern Railway express running between London and Gromer, Norfolk was wrecked to-day at Witham, near colehester…

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The train wreck in England

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 4 September 1905 · page 2

Later details show that the train wreck Dear Colohester was brought about by a carriage becoming darailed while rounding a, surve…

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Bicycle Road Race. Goulburn to Ashfield

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 4 September 1905 · page 2

A very large field is expected for the Dunlop bicycle road race from Goulburn to Ashfield to be held on the 16th inst., under the patronage of…

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Great Motor Trip

Bombala Times and Manaro and Coast Districts General Advertiser · Friday 8 September 1905 · page 3

The motor car party, which passed through Bombala quite recently, have published a full description of their tour from start to finish. The…

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Deepest Gold in the World. New Chum Railway Mine. Reef at 4,226Ft

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Saturday 9 September 1905 · page 9

AN important report was received from the manager of the New Chum Railway mine, stating that good gold was showing in the stone…

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Goulburn to Sydney Road Bicycle Race

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 11 September 1905 · page 2

The Dunlop bicycle road race from Goulburn to Sydney is drawing near. The event is scheduled for next Saturday. Almost the whole of the…

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Railway porter killed

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 11 September 1905 · page 2

Patrick McElhone, a porter at Dubbo, was run over by a train and killed…

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Bicycle Road Race. Goulburn to Sydney

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 15 September 1905 · page 2

The Denlop bicycle road race from Goulburn to Sydney will be held to-morrow (Saturday). Cooma will be represented by Messrs. T. C. Robinson,…

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Bicycle Road Race. Goulburn to Sydney. Won by Make Robinson, of Cooma

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 18 September 1905 · page 2

The long-distance cycling road contest from Goulburn to Sydney took place on Saturday in splendid weather. It commenced at 8 a.m. from…

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Jubilee of N.S.W Railways

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 25 September 1905 · page 2

The fiftieth anniversary of the opening of the railways of New South Wales will be celebrated [?] an exhibition of railway appliances,…

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Commercial. John Bridge & CO's. Ltd. Report

Bombala Times and Manaro and Coast Districts General Advertiser · Friday 29 September 1905 · page 3

FURSKINS.— Opossum— A mild sensation was caused in the salerdom on Wednesday when we put up a new record for Monaro blacks, viz., 61s per dozen. Reds & blues…

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Road and Farm Improvement Cambrel-roof Barn. Boomy, Convenient Building Which the Handy Farmer Can Build for Himself

Bombala Times and Manaro and Coast Districts General Advertiser · Friday 29 September 1905 · page 1

In this design we show a barn plan form which more barns have been erected than from any other barn plan ever designed, says the Farmers'…

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Train Disaster in Russia

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 9 October 1905 · page 2

The mail train was wracked in [?], on the Dan, Russian, by which 27 persons were killed and 35 injured…

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Commercial. John Bridge & CO's Ltd Report

Bombala Times and Manaro and Coast Districts General Advertiser · Friday 13 October 1905 · page 3

FURSKINS.—Opossums—Out of 74030 skins submitted on the 4th instant, we offered 40494. Buyers were not so keen as they have been of late. Probably they…

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Farmer and Good Roads. What Is Being Done in New Jersey in the Interests of Better Highways

Bombala Times and Manaro and Coast Districts General Advertiser · Friday 13 October 1905 · page 1

"New Jersey is the most progressive state in the union in the construction and care of its wagon roads, and therefore the estimate of her road…

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Commercial. John Bridge & CO's., Ltd. Report

Bombala Times and Manaro and Coast Districts General Advertiser · Friday 20 October 1905 · page 2

FURSKINS.—The season proper may be said to have closed with the Termination of the weekly sales on the 11th instant on which date we brought forward another…

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John Bridge & CO's. Ltd. Report

Bombala Times and Manaro and Coast Districts General Advertiser · Friday 17 November 1905 · page 3

On Wednesday we brought forward a catalogue of 3,572 bales, of a generally superior class, and of higher average merit than our previous catalogues. A…

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A Lesson Ok the Art of Road Making. (To the Editor of the "Manaro Mercury.)"

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 17 November 1905 · page 2

SIR, I am the abade of John McAdam (you know, the illustrious road maker), and venturing to wander through [?] chanced to visit your…

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Railway men threaten to strike

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 1 December 1905 · page 2

The union railway men have resolved to strike on the first sign of the mobilisation of troops…

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Tramway accident in Sydney

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 8 December 1905 · page 2

A tramcar in George Street got beyond the control of the driver, and travelling at a great rate, collided with another car. Seven…

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