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Snowy Mountains & Monaro · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1910

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Railway Workers Died from Malaria

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 7 January 1910 · page 2

Six hundred German workmen were employed on the construction of the Marmora railway to Amazonas, Brazil. Of these 300 died of malaria…

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Rainfall In Cooma District. Damage to Roads and Bridges

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 14 January 1910 · page 2

The heavy rains which commenced on Monday afternoon were followed by light and continuous showers for four days, the…

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A New Motor Service

Delegate Argus · Friday 21 January 1910 · page 4

One of the features of the recent improvement in the tourist service of State has been the establishment of several lines of…

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Railway Station Washed Away

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 24 January 1910 · page 3

The railway station at Beanbri is washed away…

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Accident to Coal Train

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 4 February 1910 · page 2

A heavily-laden coal train sound for Sydney ran off the rails near Katoomba last evening, and travelled 60 yards before stopping. The engine became embedded in…

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Railway Agitation

Delegate Argus · Friday 4 February 1910 · page 2

IF the people of Delegate and district want a railway they must agitate It is a well-known and 6ft proved fact that to secure the…

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Fatal Railway Accident MELBOURNE

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 7 February 1910 · page 2

A wheat train, drawn by two engines, from Stawell, became unmanageable, and bolted down an incline into Beaufort station. A…

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Railway v. Road Trains

Delegate Argus · Friday 18 February 1910 · page 2

SOME little time ago appeared paragraphs in local newspapers announcing the fact that the Eden. Progress Association had…

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The Beaufort Railway Disaster MELBOURNE

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 21 February 1910 · page 2

At the inquest on the victims of the railway disaster at Beaufort, it was stated that the brake was not applied soon enough…

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General Cables. LONDON, Monday. New AEroplane Record

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 7 March 1910 · page 2

Mr. Henry Farman has established a new world's record in a flight to Paris, carrying two passengers in the air for seventy…

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Train Off Line at Katoomba

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 14 March 1910 · page 2

A train crowded with passengers ran off the line near Katoomba last night. Nobody was injured…

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Robbed and[?] Awful Tragery in Train. London, [?]

Delegate Argus · Friday 25 March 1910 · page 3

The body of Mr. Rabbit, confer at Widdhinson, colliery, Northumberland, [?] under [?]…

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Railway, Bombala to Eden. (To the Editor Delegate Argus.) Again We Are Alive!

Delegate Argus · Friday 25 March 1910 · page 2

SIR, It seems more than strange that with a port only second in the State (or I might say the whole Commonwealth)…

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North Coast Railway. Maitland Paterson Section. West Maitland

Delegate Argus · Friday 25 March 1910 · page 3

A train, comprising engine and carriage, was run on the first rection of the North Coast to Paterson this…

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Motor Car Overturned. MAN Pinned Undernrath. Bathurst

Delegate Argus · Friday 25 March 1910 · page 3

On Saturday evening a comple of motorists [?]…

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Terrible Railway Fatality. Young Woman Cut to Pieces. Newcastle

Delegate Argus · Friday 1 April 1910 · page 2

A shocking railway fatality occurred at the Cardiff railway station, some miles out of Newcastle, yesterday, a young woman…

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Horae Accident at Cooma Railway Station

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 4 April 1910 · page 3

A PAINFUL accident before Mr. F. A. Hilder, manager of Messrs. [?] Cooma branch, this morning. It appears that two [?] blocks arrived by…

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Railway Construction and Development

Delegate Argus · Friday 29 April 1910 · page 3

It is stated that during the past year 1763 kilometres (say, 1093 miles) new railway lines were opened for traffic in Argentina…

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Fatal Collision with Motor Car. SYDNEY

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 2 May 1910 · page 2

Mr. Arthur Gullick, of the Accountants' Branch at the office of the Inspector-General of Police, was driving near St. Leonards last night in a…

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Tram Line Submerged

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 6 May 1910 · page 2

The Tram line between the railway and Broadway was submerged to a depth of two feet, and in places the footpaths were knee…

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