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Snowy Mountains & Monaro · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1912

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Contracts and Day Labor. Percentage System. Applying It to Railway Works

The Bombala Times · Friday 11 October 1912 · page 3

The scheme which the Minister for Works has been formulating for carrying out Government works by day labor, and at the same time…

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ADELAIDE, Monday. Record Cycling Road Race

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 14 October 1912 · page 2

Kirkham, the Victorian cyclist, covered 1100 miles in the Burrowa to Prospect road race in this, 30mins. 18secs., which…

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SYDNEY, Monday. Runaway Tramcar Smash

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 14 October 1912 · page 2

'A tramcar from Zetland, fairly filled with passengers, ran away from the stopping in Young Street, last night, and…

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Heroic Car Attendant. Attacked by Bandits. Desperate Fight on Train. New York

The Bombala Times · Friday 18 October 1912 · page 2

An exciting story of a train hold-up has been received from Fort Smith, Arkansas, where four masked bandits boarded a train, but…

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Our Railway

The Bombala Times · Friday 18 October 1912 · page 1

In our report of the last Municipal Council meeting in another column in this issue it will be seen that the Mayor (Ald. Smith) was endeavouring…

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Spectators Run info by Motor-Cycle. Seven Killed in High-speed Race on Track. New York, Sep. 13th

The Bombala Times · Friday 25 October 1912 · page 2

Speed-madness, such as developed at Newwark Motordrome, New Jersey, has resulted in eight deaths. A spectator who witnessed the…

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Manaro Shire Road-Making Plant

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 28 October 1912 · page 2

The road-making plant of the Manaro Shire has been at work for six months, and has more than justified expectations as to…

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Train Leaves [?]

Delegate Argus · Friday 22 November 1912 · page 1

Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, at 11.25 a.m., Bibbenluke 12.35 p.m., Holt's Flat 2.35 p.m. Arrive Nimitybelle 4.25 p.m…

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The Main Roads Board

The Bombala Times · Friday 22 November 1912 · page 1

THE Minister for Works, Mr. Arthur Griffith, is now introducing in the Legislative Assembly a Bill to alter the basis of endowment of Shires and…

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Train Leaves Nehtybelle

Delegate Argus · Friday 29 November 1912 · page 1

Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, at 5.45 p.m. Arrive Cooma 7.20 p.m., Jeparts 7.40 p.m.,; arrive Coulburn 12.46 p.m., departs 1 a.m.; arrive…

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Charge of Damaging a Motor Lubricating Pump

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 20 December 1912 · page 2

At the Cooma Police Court, on Monday, before Mr. Harcourt Holoombe, P.M., the adjourned hearing of the charge against…

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Upper Murray Railway Proposal to Relieve Centralisation. The following appeared in the Wagga Express recently:—

Delegate Argus · Friday 20 December 1912 · page 2

Mr. A. H. Wright, of Tombong, Delegate, who will be remembered as a visitor to Wagga at the time of the last show, sends along…

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Motor, Car and Cycle [?]

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 23 December 1912 · page 2

A collision between a motorcar and motor cycle ocurred at St. Peters yesterday, which resulted in both vehicles being…

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King Alphonso's Motor Has Wireless

The Bombala Times · Friday 27 December 1912 · page 4

A deputation from the Spanish Wireless Telegraph Company recently waited on King Alfonso to beg him to accept a magnificent motor-car to…

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Railway Washaway near Goulburn. Traffic Disorganised

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

Heavy thunderstorms were raging in the southern districts on Thursday, and a serious wash-away occurred at Murray's Flat,…

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