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Snowy Mountains & Monaro · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1909

42 stories in Snowy Mountains & Monaro's papers · page 1 of 3

50 Yards of Railway Pulled Up

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 8 January 1909 · page 2

Another and mute successful attempt at destroying the railway line connecting the Proprietary mine with the main system was…

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Broken Hill in a State of Sirge. Thirteen Men Injured. Railway Again Damaged. Sydney

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 8 January 1909 · page 2

A sensational incident occurred at Broken Hill yesterday afternoon. Subsequent to the staff of the Proprietary mine receiving their pay…

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Licensing Court. (Before the P.M. and Dr. Morrifield and Mr. A. E. Earle). The Inspector's quarterly report was road. Police Court Resumed

Delegate Argus · Friday 29 January 1909 · page 3

Elizabeth Standen v. John H. Standen; maintenance application. Pleaded not guilty. Mr. Boys appeared for complainant…

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Railway Crossing Fatality. MELBOURNE

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 29 January 1909 · page 2

A fatal accident occurred at the Railway crossing near Gealong, yesterday, by which George Smith was killed, and five other men…

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Train [?] cliff

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 26 February 1909 · page 2

A [?] the rails at [?] and was [?] over a [?] Twenty-five [?] were killed, and [?]…

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New Railways. Proposed Gippsland Lines

Delegate Argus · Friday 26 February 1909 · page 1

IN the Victorian Legislative Assembly last week the Minister of Railways (Mr. A. A. Billson) gave notion of motion that the…

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General Cables. LONDON Friday. Another American Railway Smash

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 19 March 1909 · page 2

The boston express, travelling at 40 miles an hour, desheo through Windsor street Station, Montreal, plonghto over the platform, and crashed into the…

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Fatal Motor Accident. ADELAIDE

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 29 March 1909 · page 2

Yesterday a fatal motor accident occurred between Adelaide and Glenelg. On Saturday night three men left Adelaide to go…

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Railway Extension

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 2 April 1909 · page 3

A deputation [?] of Messrs G. [?] D.J. McGregor, O. Wright, J. H. [?] E. Season, W. Crisp,…

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Cooma Bombala Railway

Delegate Argus · Friday 2 April 1909 · page 3

MR. MILLER, M.L.A., furnishes us with the following information regarding the above. In addition to the present Surveyor Mr…

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Coooma Police Court. Tuesday, [?]Th [?]Ay. (Before Mr. C. J. B. Helen [?] Stealing From Railway Goods Shed

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 7 May 1909 · page 2

Patrick Hagin, a railway porter in charge of the Cooma railway goods shed, was charged with having stolen five bottle of…

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Tram Con[?] Him[?] SYDNEY

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 17 May 1909 · page 2

Cyril Howarth, aged 25, a tram conductor, residing of [?] shot himself in the temple at his residence yesterday afternoon…

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Distardly Attempt to Wreck Train

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 31 May 1909 · page 3

A distardly attempt was made at Guyre, on Saturday night to wreck the northern mail train by placing two large sleepers across…

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The Cooma Bombala Railway. Closer Settlement Areas

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 25 June 1909 · page 2

BY an Act of Parliament passed on 21st December last, the "Cooma to Bombala, via Nimitybelle, Railway Act, 1908," the…

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Sunshine Railway Victims

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 25 June 1909 · page 2

It is probable that within a fortnight the Government will pay over the compensation money in connection with injuries done…

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Bairnsdale to Orbost Railway. Standing Committee's Recommendations

Delegate Argus · Friday 9 July 1909 · page 2

FOLLOWING is the full report of the Standing Committee on Railways on the proposal to construct a line from Bairnsdale to Orbost…

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Comedy in a Tramcar

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 16 July 1909 · page 4

The tramcar was fall when the two men entered. Both were tired, and the passengers on one sid, crowded up and made room for one,…

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The Warra Railway Accident The Warra Railway Accident BRISBANE

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 26 July 1909 · page 3

Further particulars of Saturday's railway accident near Warra state that the train was travelling at a slow rate of speed. Had it been…

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Motor-car Accident at Clifton. SYDNEY

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 26 July 1909 · page 3

While descending a sleep bill at Clifton, on the South Coast, yesterday, a motor-car driven by N. C[?]ements got beyond control, and…

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Railway Smash near Warra. BRISBANE

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 26 July 1909 · page 3

A bridge near Warra, 175 miles from Brisbane, collapsed while a train was crossing, and both bridge and train formed a terrible wreck. It is…

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