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Snowy Mountains & Monaro · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1908

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Deputations to the Premier. the Jindabyne Road Technical Class Rooms

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 3 January 1908 · page 2

The Jon. C. G. Wade, premier of New South Wales, passed through Cooma on Monday on his raters from a bicycle 9 to Mr. Kossinsko, and…

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A Railroad Motor Car

Delegate Argus · Friday 10 January 1908 · page 2

THe [?] of the latest of the Union [?] of the motor [?]…

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The Craze for Speed. Motoriste Deride, but [?] Agree Mr. Tree's Expedience

Delegate Argus · Friday 10 January 1908 · page 2

mr James Crichton-Erownc's diatribe delivered against [?] at [?] Thursday (says the "Express" of September 15), has aroused the devision of…

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One of Sydney's Leading Hotels—hotel Mansion. Bayswater Road

Delegate Argus · Friday 24 January 1908 · page 2

One of the highest class and most modern hotels in Sydney is the HOtel Mansion. Its situation is one of Sydney's Choicest spots, and it has for years…

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Railway accident. SYDNEY

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 27 January 1908 · page 2

A serious railway accident occurred to a special passenger train which left Wolongong Sydney at about 340 on Saturday…

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The Umbralla [?] in Flood. Motor-car Submerged. a Dangerous Crossing

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 27 January 1908 · page 2

It will be recollected that a d[?]tion waited on the Minister for Works at Cooma last Monday, when that gentleman was on his to Sydney…

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The Recent Motor Car Smash

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 31 January 1908 · page 2

[?] is again unconscious. Edwards and Shearer, the other victims of the motor car accident have returned to Sydney…

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New Series of Stories. a Tramp's Stone. [?]

Delegate Argus · Friday 31 January 1908 · page 2

It [?] the day without a [?]. Alice [?] who was [?]…

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The Coming of the Motor car

Delegate Argus · Friday 7 February 1908 · page 2

"Yes can't allow motor cars to run on the public road at anything like a pace that will [?] their owner. (eye "The Colonely in "To-day"). If you are being…

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For Road and Field

Delegate Argus · Friday 14 February 1908 · page 2

A marvellous automobile it that which, di daining the high road, went skimming over the fields and measures in the neighbourhood of New York recently…

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Birth in a Train

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 21 February 1908 · page 2

A girl in a train on her way to Adecide yesterday to give evidence in a case in which a man was to appear on a charge of assaulting…

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Proposed Railway from Bombala to Border

Delegate Argus · Friday 21 February 1908 · page 5

THE following letter has been received by Mr. E. Booth President of the Progress Association, from Mr. Ronald Campbell, of…

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Oversea Railway. United States to Cuba

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 24 February 1908 · page 4

A correspondent of the " Pal1 Mall Gazette " gives an account of the Florida East Coast railway extension, the first stage of which…

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The Great Bridge Over the Zambesi

Delegate Argus · Friday 6 March 1908 · page 2

A complete description of the [?] [?] [?] [?]…

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Victorian Railway Commission

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 16 March 1908 · page 2

The Victorian Works Committee took evidence at Bomb[?] Saturday in connection with the proposed railway from East…

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Visit of the Victorian Railway Standing Committee

Delegate Argus · Friday 20 March 1908 · page 7

THE public meeting convened for Monday afternoon at the School of Arts, for the purpose of placing evidence no to productiveness etc…

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Capital Site. Politicians in Motors. Claims of Tooma

Delegate Argus · Friday 10 April 1908 · page 4

IF there is something not altogether displeasing in the misfortunes of even our best friends on a motor car, federal legislators…

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Burglary at Cooma Railway Station. Safe Blown Open. Large Sum Stolen

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 13 April 1908 · page 2

Yesterday morning it was discovered that the booking offcie at the Cooma Railway station had been entered and the [?]…

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The transcontinental railway

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 13 April 1908 · page 2

The survey work of the transcontinental railway will be commenced shortly…

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Intercolonial News. Terrible train accident in Victoria. Melbourne

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 24 April 1908 · page 2

At eleven o'clock last night a crowded passenger tran was [?] Braybrook Station, near Melbourne, when another…

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