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Snowy Mountains & Monaro · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1908

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[?] Tramway Stricks Returning to Work

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

The beginning of the end of the [?] came into view on Tuesday [?]…

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Intercolonial News SYDNEY, Thursday. Tramway Strike Ended

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

The Tram Strike has ended. It was officially announced in the Trades Hall last night. The men returned to work this morning…

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The East Gippsland Railway. (Below is the gist of an article in the Melbourne Age)

Delegate Argus · Friday 31 July 1908 · page 3

THE permanent survey of the Bairnsdale-Croaijingalong railway in receiving its finishing touches. Considerable attention…

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MELBOURNE, Monday. Solicitor Killed by a Train

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 7 September 1908 · page 2

Mr. M. Torner, [?] of Sir George Turner who was run over by a train and shockingly injured on Friday night died on…

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The Cooma-Gooburn Train Service. Prompt Action Necessary

Delegate Argus · Friday 18 September 1908 · page 3

MR. F. J. SEARIGHT, of Sydney, (formerly of Cooma) has written to the Mayor of Cooma, and president of the Manaro and Dalgety…

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Cooma Goulburn Train Service. Alteration of Time-table

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 25 September 1908 · page 2

Frequent reference has been made in the columns of the "Mercury" to the necessity for expending the train service on the Cooma…

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Terrible Railway Accident

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 28 September 1908 · page 2

A terrible railway accident occ[?] in Berlin. A train running on an elevated electric railway disregarded the danger signal at a…

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Russian juvenile train robbers

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

A gang of thirty youths by us [?] of threat to use revolvers and bombs, captured the Warmer in St. Petersburg mail train. They…

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The Border Railway Prospects

Delegate Argus · Friday 23 October 1908 · page 4

THE Bairnsdale Courier is responsible for the following:—"An impression scenic to have got abroad that the proposal to construct, a…

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The Oriental Railway

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

The Oriental Railway Company's demand for £5,800,000, as the price of its Eastern Roumolian branch seized by Balgaria, delays…

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Cuts and Bruises. "Zam-buk Acts Like Magic," Says a Railway Poster

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 20 November 1908 · page 2

Cuts and bruises are not only painful, but most inconvenient, for one cannot work properly with a finger or ar, tied up, be with a painful bruise…

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Cooma-Bombala Railway. Bill Passed Through Second Reading

Delegate Argus · Friday 27 November 1908 · page 3

IN the Legislative Assembly, Mr. Lee moved the second reading of the Cooma to Bombala (via Nimitybellc) Railway Bill…

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Cooma Bombala Railway

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 4 December 1908 · page 2

In the Council last night a motion for the second reading of the Cooma-Bombala Railway Bill was defeated, and an amendment…

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Intercolonial News. SYDNEY, Friday. Re Introduction of Cooma Bombala Railway Bill

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 11 December 1908 · page 2

In the N.S.W. legislative Council, last night Mr. Hughes moved that the Cooma to Bombala Railway Bill be restored to…

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Again Defeated. Cooma to Bombala Railway. Brferred Back to Public Words Committee

Delegate Argus · Friday 11 December 1908 · page 3

[?] Council on the 3rd in Mr. Lighes moved the second reading of the Cooma to Bombala [?]…

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Aeroplane Invasion Scare

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 14 December 1908 · page 2

The United Kengdoh [?] Club has turned a league to encourage investors of serop[?]. The Admiral of the Fleet, Sir…

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General Cables. LONDON, Friday. Terrible Train [?] in France

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 18 December 1908 · page 2

A [?] the [?]…

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