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Snowy Mountains & Monaro · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1907

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Go-as-you-please Road Race

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 24 May 1907 · page 3

A go-as-you-please road race from the Captain Hotel, Mocre Park, to the Cooges A[?]um, took place yesterday…

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The English Cricket Tram. Players Likely to Come

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 24 May 1907 · page 4

The London 'Daily Mail' of April 10 says:—'We are advised by a cablegram received yesterday that the in…

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The Motor Heart

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 7 June 1907 · page 4

The very latest disease discovered by the medical profession is known as the motor heart. Motorists with hearts…

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Wrong Train Again

Delegate Argus · Friday 21 June 1907 · page 2

An Irishman wanting to go to Belfast bearded a train at one of the Irish stations, and after pitting therein, almost an hour was discovered by a porter, and…

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Motor-Car accident

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 21 June 1907 · page 2

Mr. H. Maddrell, of Manar, Braidwood, was driving a motor our yesterday which collided with a dray laden with wood. The…

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Road damaged by a miner

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 24 June 1907 · page 2

A miner, for wilfully damaging a road, has been fined £20 at Tumberumba, in default three months imprisonment…

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General Cables. LONDON, Saturday. Motor Car accident

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 24 June 1907 · page 2

A terrible motor car accident has occurred has [?] and Italy. The motor of Prince P[?]…

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The Honest Tramp

Delegate Argus · Friday 28 June 1907 · page 2

The watched stamp [?] along in his [?] suddenly his dull [?] which the [?]…

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Motorpathia Cerebralis

Delegate Argus · Friday 28 June 1907 · page 2

Every innovation that appears in our midst brings its own draw[?], with it. The yachtsman suffers from r[?] the mountaineer from ma[?]montagne…

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Five Little Motor-cars

Delegate Argus · Friday 5 July 1907 · page 2

Five little motor-care, Starting at the door, One wouldn't go at all, And then there were four…

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What Illish Railways Do

Delegate Argus · Friday 5 July 1907 · page 2

As a countillongland is very rich in the matter of railways, and the railway companies of th[?] Kingdom represent an accum[?] of wealth which is glimply…

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Up Snowdon by Motorcar

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 15 July 1907 · page 4

In January, 1904, Mr. Harvey du Cros, jun., made a Snowdon record, when he nearly reached the summit by…

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Alcohol for Motors

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 19 July 1907 · page 4

A revolution in the motor world in foreshadowed in an interesting article by Mr. Roger W. Wallace K. C., in the "Car." The…

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The Premier's Policy. Effort of the Railway Rates Reductions

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 22 July 1907 · page 2

The following interesting facts have been emboided in a pamphlet issued, by the Premier of N.S.W., the Hon. J. H. Carruthers:—…

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Tram accident at Rotorua. Guard Killed

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 5 August 1907 · page 2

Whilst a goods train was proceeding up a steep grade on the Auckland-Rotorua line all the trucks and passenger carriages…

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By Motor to the Polo

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 16 August 1907 · page 4

The forethought necessary in [?]anning a Polar expedition, north[?] south, is (says the "Daily Chronicle") shown in the…

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Bathurst to Sydney Road Race

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 19 August 1907 · page 2

The annual cycle road race from Bathurst to Sydney took place to-day, the weather being fine. The race is regarded on the…

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The Border Railway. Mr. Bent's Proposals

Delegate Argus · Friday 30 August 1907 · page 5

MR. BENT remarked the other day that he was "pushing on with his scheme," for developing Eastern Gippsland. [?] have men cut reporting on it," said the…

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Terrible Bridge accident

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 2 September 1907 · page 2

The lar[?]est bridge in the world, which was being [?] ever the St. Lawrence, at Qneb[?]e Nearly 100…

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