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Snowy Mountains & Monaro · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1912

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The Hydro-aeroplane

The Bombala Times · Friday 26 July 1912 · page 3

Incidents at the recent Royal review of the Navy suggest that in the matter of aerial navigation Great Britain is not so far behind as has been assumed…

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Nimitgbelle-Bombala Railway

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 26 July 1912 · page 2

The ceremony of turning the first sod of the Nimitybelle-Bombala railway was performed on Saturday, at Nimitybelle, by…

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Nimitybelle-Bombala Railway. the First Sod Turned

The Bombala Times · Friday 26 July 1912 · page 2

Nimitybelle had another big day on Saturday. There was a Parliamentary party down from Sydney to be present at the…

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Irrigationists on Damaged Train

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 5 August 1912 · page 2

Forty experienced irrigationists were also on board, these being from the United States and Canada on their way to…

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Train Ploughs up Dead End

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 5 August 1912 · page 2

A serious railway accident occurred at Parramatta last night. A train from the mountains, containing 14 cars crowded with…

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The Orbost Railway. Protest Against Its Slow Progress

The Bombala Times · Friday 23 August 1912 · page 3

An indignation meeting, to protest against the slow progress being made with the construction of Bairnsdale and Orbost railway was held at…

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Motor Transport

The Bombala Times · Friday 30 August 1912 · page 1

At a meeting held at Candelo last week, the question of forming a company to establish a motor transport service to the port of Eden was…

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General Cables. Per Independent Cable Service to the "Manaro Mercury" Tramway Tragedy in Genoa

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 6 September 1912 · page 2

There was a desperate encounter between three men who refused to pay their fram fares at Genoa and the police and…

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Victorian Railway Smash. MELBOURNE

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 6 September 1912 · page 2

Up to a late hour last night, 93 persons were injured in the railway smash on Wednesday evening, at North Melbourne…

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No Daily Train

The Bombala Times · Friday 13 September 1912 · page 2

Mr. G. T. C. Miller, M.L.A., is in receipt of the following letter from the Chief Commissioner of Railways ;— SIR,—With reference to your letter…

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The Orbest Railway. Some Evidence of Slight Progress

Delegate Argus · Friday 13 September 1912 · page 4

Thus the Bairnsdale Advertise): Signs of some visible progress are at last apparent alone the route of the Bairnsdale to Orbost line in…

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Goulburn to Sydney. Bicycle Road Race

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 16 September 1912 · page 2

The Goulburn to Sydney bicycle road race took place on Saturday and resulted as follows:—…

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Sydney Motor Show

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 20 September 1912 · page 3

The successful Motor Show, conducted by the Royal Agricultural Society at the Sydney Show Ground last year is to be…

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Terrible Motor Accident

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 27 September 1912 · page 2

A motor car, in which seven motors were riding collided with a bridge in Christiania, and fell into a [?] The driver…

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About Motor Lorries

The Bombala Times · Friday 27 September 1912 · page 4

In reference to the leader which appeared in a recent issue of the "Times" on the subject of motor lorries, and expressing the view that "before the…

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Motor Polo in America

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 30 September 1912 · page 4

America has succeeded in inventing a new sport—automobile polo. The first game was recently played in Kansas, on the…

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Rowdyism at Railway Picnic

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 30 September 1912 · page 2

About 12,000 persons travelled, by special trains on Saturday to Beadigo, to attend the Railway Benefit Society's picnic…

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The Railway

The Bombala Times · Friday 4 October 1912 · page 1

The Mayor is still keeping the railway prominently under the notice of the member for Monare, who, judging by the letter hereunder, appears to be…

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Bombala-Nimmitabel Railway

The Bombala Times · Friday 4 October 1912 · page 2

In the Legislative Assembly last Wednesday, Mr. Arthur Griffith said : I promised, in reply to a question put by the hon. member for Bega…

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Railway Shed Collapses

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 11 October 1912 · page 2

A severe gust of wind caused the collapse of an engine shed at the railway yards, Picton, yesterday. Four men were slightly injured, and all had…

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