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Snowy Mountains & Monaro · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1914

113 stories in Snowy Mountains & Monaro's papers · page 6 of 6

Heavy Cannon and Soft Roads

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 25 September 1914 · page 2

French officers believe, [?] the Germans would have retreated before now, but for the conditions of the roads…

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Belgians Destroy German Train

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 28 September 1914 · page 2

Belgian soldiers dynamited the railway at Billsen, destroying a German military train…

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Victorian Roads. Country Roads Board Report

The Bombala Times · Friday 2 October 1914 · page 3

The first annual report of the Country Roads Board was submitted to the Legislative Assembly last week. Dealing with the Shires of Omeo,…

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Real Motor Car Service

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 12 October 1914 · page 2

The most important part of the running of a car successfully is the service obtained from the persons that sell you…

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Discamp Railway Vinduct Dstroyed

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 23 October 1914 · page 2

The railway vinduct at [?]camp was blown up and German trains, with their wounded, were obliged to return to Bruges…

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The Railway

The Bombala Times · Friday 23 October 1914 · page 4

The Mayor has handed us the following letter for publication:— Public Works Department, Sydney, 15th October, 1914…

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Motor Driver Committed for Trial

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 2 November 1914 · page 2

As a result of a collision on October 1, near the Zoo, between a motor car and a lorry the driver of the car Knud…

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Railway Freights

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 6 November 1914 · page 2

Now in the matter of costs Steel [?]cilings and Lmings have a special interest for the man on the land, not only as regards…

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A Bridge of Bodies

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 16 November 1914 · page 2

Finally the bodies formed a bridge for their infantry…

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Border Railways

Delegate Argus · Thursday 19 November 1914 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Thursday.—The Minister for Railways, Mr. D. M'Kinnon, has just concluded a tour of inspection of the proposed…

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Military Train Demolished

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 20 November 1914 · page 3

A military train was also demolished and many Germans Killed…

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Blocking the Road of Brussels

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 20 November 1914 · page 2

German transport waggons are choking the roads towards Brussels, apparently preparatory to drawing the fighting [?]…

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German Control of Roads

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 23 November 1914 · page 2

The Germans control all roads from Georgiewek to Warsaw…

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Border Railways

The Bombala Times · Friday 4 December 1914 · page 2

The Minister for Railways (Mr. Mackinnon) spent portions of last week in inspecting the Monaro district and Eastern Gippsland, in…

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