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Railways, roads & transport, 1902

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Mining Under Roads

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 3 January 1902 · page 2

AN application has been lodged by Mr. D. M. M'Gregor to mine for tin under the road from Glen Innes to Grafton, parish of Bloxsome, the area being 1½ acre…

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The Railway Fazes. SYDNEY, Thursday

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 3 January 1902 · page 5

THE total somber of passengers carried on the suburban railway lines on New Year's Day were nearly 77,000, being 22,000 less than on Boxing Day…

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The Pope's Railway Carriage

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 3 January 1902 · page 2

There is a gilded private car with a brief but interesting history laid up at Civita Vecchia, Italy, and the chances are that it will never be used again…

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The Motor

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 3 January 1902 · page 2

Two motor cars arrived at Coraki on Monday by the City of Grafton, and were greatly admired. They are intended for the carriage of mails and passengers between…

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Train on Fire

The Walcha Witness and Vernon County Record · Saturday 4 January 1902 · page 4

A terrible catastrophe is reported front Liverpool. A train on the electric railway took fire when approaching…

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Meade-street Bridge

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 7 January 1902 · page 2

COMPLAINTS have been received about the alleged dangerous condition of the decking of Meade-street bridge. It is urged that many of the planks are rotten, and some of…

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Railway Celebrations. Settling Up

The Inverell Times · Saturday 11 January 1902 · page 2

A well attended and representative meeting of citizens took place at the Municipal Chambers, last Tuesday night, to deal with the surplus remaining from…

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Railway Holocaust. Over Eighty Persons Burned to Death

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 11 January 1902 · page 7

A telegram from New York to the London papers on November 28 said Over eighty persons were killed and 125 injured in a terrible accident…

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Railway Collision

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 11 January 1902 · page 4

Seventeen people were killed and forty injured in a railway collision in a tunnel at New York…

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Railway Earnings

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 11 January 1902 · page 4

While the railway earnings for the past five months showed an increase of £47,000 the working expenses were increased by £130,000…

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Losing Railways

The Walcha Witness and Vernon County Record · Saturday 11 January 1902 · page 4

Mr. O'Sallivan will find it dangerous to half-quote a public document. Speaking the other day at Berry on the railway returns for the year…

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Road Tenders

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 15 January 1902 · page 2

Following are the lowest tenders received for work named:—Contract 16, Loxten's to Copeton, Arthur Fuller, £211 5s…

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[Complete Story.] On the Road, [All Rights Reserveed.]

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 15 January 1902 · page 2

THE COLD wintry day was slowly drawing…

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Guyra-Coff's Harbour Railway

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 15 January 1902 · page 8

The Raleigh ' Sun' prints the following remarks in reference to the above mentioned railway proposal:—The Government had had the…

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Lamb's Valley Road

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 17 January 1902 · page 2

SOME few weeks ago, Mr. J. W. Moore, of Coonel, had prepared a petition in reference to a much needed improvement to the Lamb's Valley road. This was forwarded…

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Railway Accident. SYDNEY, Thursday Night

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 17 January 1902 · page 5

A MAN, aged 60 years, a resident of Clyde, was found lying across the rails of the railway last night. It is surmised that be fell down…

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The Railway Question

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 17 January 1902 · page 2

THE general public of Glen Innes cannot be complimented on the amount of interest they display in matters of vital import to the place. The great question of locating…

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Glen Innes Railway League

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 17 January 1902 · page 2

A MEETING of the Railway League was held in the Town Hall library on Tuesday evening to discuss matters in connection with the visit of the Public Works Sectional…

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Railway Rates. SYDNEY

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 21 January 1902 · page 5

SIR W. IYNE has recently written to the railway departments of the various States with a view of stopping the war re railway rates…

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Railway Question

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 21 January 1902 · page 3

SIR, -- In view of the intended visit to Glen Innes of the Public Works Sectional Committee to obtain evidence on certain contemplated improvements, kindly permit…

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