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Railways, roads & transport, 1906

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The Howlong Bridge

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 10 July 1906 · page 3

Mr. D. Re[?]d, of Howlong, is in receipt of the following communications from Mr. R. T. Ball, M.L.A.:--Parliament of N.S.W., June 30,…

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Original Correspondence. Proposed Railway, Wyalong to Hillston, (To the Editor of the Riverine Grazier)

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 10 July 1906 · page 2

Dear Sir,—Kindly allow me space in the columns of your journal, to express my ideas of the benefits and advantages that would accrue to a large section of the community…

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Riverina Railways and Separation. to the Editor

The Corowa Chronicle · Wednesday 11 July 1906 · page 2

Sir,—I regret that at the meeting of the Closer Settlement League, held at Corowa, the Savernake resolution regarding railway extension…

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Street Highwaymen in Warsaw. Railway Cashier Robbed. of Ten Thousand Roubles

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 12 July 1906 · page 2

Acts of lawlessness and robbery are still of daily occurrence. At noon yesterday, while the cashier of the Vistula Railways was driving…

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Brakes on Tramcars. Investigation Board Appointed

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 12 July 1906 · page 3

To decide upon, the merits of the various brakes in use for the control of tramcars while in motion, the following experts were to-day appointed as…

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Owl Creek Bridge

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 13 July 1906 · page 8

A man stood upon a railroad bridge in Northern Alabama, looking down into tho swift waters twenty feet below. Tho man's hands were behind his back, the wrists…

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District Road Works

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 13 July 1906 · page 24

Mr Ball has received the following communications:— "Public Works Department, Sydney, 29th June 1906; Sir,—With, reference to…

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The Howlong Bridge. Howlong

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 13 July 1906 · page 37

Mr. J. Bowser, M.L.A., will interview the Premier this week. The Progress Association considers the sum of £3500, the Victorian estimate of the cost, too…

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The Road Agent. a True Story

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 13 July 1906 · page 2

A Western stage coach in which were six men of us had been held up by a single robber, and all of us plundered. When he had finished his…

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Public Works Department. Sydney, July 2,1900. Road From Howlong Goombar-gana to Corowa-pine Range Road at Banks

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 13 July 1906 · page 4

Sir,--With reference to the deputation which waited on the Minister at Brocklesby on the 9th ult., when the residents of Goombargana urged…

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Public Works Department. Sydney, July 2, 1906. Road From Corowa to Fine Range Between Balldale and Pine River

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 13 July 1906 · page 4

Sir,--I have the honor to inform you that a report has now been received with regard to the state of this road, as complained of by the…

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Bolting Tram-Car, Eleven, Lives Lost. London. July 6

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 13 July 1906 · page 15

Through the dastardly act of some miscreant, a serious catastrophe, involving loss of life, has taken place in Pennsylvania, in the United States. The…

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Railway Signalling. Communicating by Sound. London. July 6

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 13 July 1906 · page 14

A new system or signalling to enginedrivers whether the line is clear or blocked Has been subjected to a successful test by the Great Western Railway Company,…

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Killed on tho Railway

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 13 July 1906 · page 28

A shocking fatality took place on the main southern railway on Saturday afternoon. The train from Campbelltown to Sydney had just left Macquario Fields…

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The Motor-omnibus. Its Perils and Possibilities

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 13 July 1906 · page 3

By far the most striking fact of London life to-day is the advent and success of the motor-omnibus, it is now little more than a year since the…

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The Proposed Hillston Railway

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 13 July 1906 · page 2

THE residents of the Hillston district have chosen an appropriate time for making a renewed effort to bring about the extension of the railway…

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The Tide of Events. a Few Things soon from the Hendland. A Steam Motor 'Bus

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 13 July 1906 · page 3

The London Road Car Company have been making some exhaustive experiments with a motor omnibus. The steam bus has been built specially for the work, and for that…

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The Tramway Trouble

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 13 July 1906 · page 6

If the tramway employes had been fortune enough in their youth to get the instruction purchased by that "extra [?]uppence" for manners, their…

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The Fighting Motor Car

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 13 July 1906 · page 8

The "horseless carriage" has come to stay, but we do not seem to have found a name for it of a permanent character. The French call them "auto-moblies," and the…

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Mr Poskitt's Purchase. a Motor Car

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 13 July 1906 · page 7

"It's no use denying it, Martin," said Mrs Poskitt, as she watched her husband endeavoring to conceal an undeniable air of pride; "I can see…

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