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New England · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1903

422 stories in New England's papers · page 1 of 22

A Train Buried

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 3 January 1903 · page 4

An express train running from Vernona to Munich was buried by the fall of an avalanche at Gossensass, in Tyral…

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Retrenchment in the Railway Service

The Walcha Witness and Vernon County Record · Saturday 3 January 1903 · page 4

With a falling revenue, and the prospect of a recovery for some time to come extremely doubtful, the Railway…

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Railway Time Table

The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate · Tuesday 6 January 1903 · page 1

The mail train for Sydney leaves Tenterfield at 6.40 p.m. daily, Saturdays excepted, and for Brisbane a 10.30 a.m daily, Sundays excepted…

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The Premier and the Railway Commissioners

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Tuesday 6 January 1903 · page 2

Premier See is not pleased With the comments of the press an the action of the Railway Commissioners. Foreseeing greatly reduced revenue as a…

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A Tramp's Tragedy

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 7 January 1903 · page 6

If a man of the ability of De Qaincy would turn tramp in Australia and write his experience, he might probably educate the public…

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On a Tramp Steamboat

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 7 January 1903 · page 2

I once made a voyage from Sicily in a vessel that turned out to have a cargo of bones, got how or whence, who can tell,? Everything looked charming, for the…

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At me Railway Station

Bundarra and Tingha Advocate · Saturday 10 January 1903 · page 3

Standing on the platform of a small Worcestershire station. I was interested [?] watching a woman of the "country" type, who had come to send her [?] off to [?]…

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Railway Economy

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 10 January 1903 · page 4

The railway works' shops at Everleigh, Newcastle, and the interlocking shop at Redfern, will, in future, be closed on Saturdays…

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Cheap Railways

The Inverell Times · Saturday 10 January 1903 · page 2

It is safe to say that lamentable want of energy and also foresight, has been exhibited by past governments of every State, in regard to…

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Railway Complaints

The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate · Tuesday 13 January 1903 · page 2

Complaints are made that the Railwav Commissioners are not carrying out an equitable scheme of retrenchment. It is alleged that one section is bearing the…

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Straw Roads

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 16 January 1903 · page 1

THE farmers of Western America are trying the experiment of laying their roads with straw in order to improve them. Every autumn the highways become deep…

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A Railway Accident. MELBOURNE. Thursday Night

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 16 January 1903 · page 5

A GOODS train, from Melbourne to Seymour, was descending an incline between Wandong and Kilmore, when something went wrong, causing the train to buckle up…

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Marine Motors

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 16 January 1903 · page 1

THERE is a distinct boom in marine motors at the present time, both for the supply of auxiliary power for yachts and for use in launches. English makers (says last week's…

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Railway Accident

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Tuesday 20 January 1903 · page 4

Whilst a woman was walking on the railway line in a cutting near Thirroul, Clifton, recently, she was overtaken by a train. The woman, being young,…

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Funny Scene in a Tramway Car

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 21 January 1903 · page 2

A somewhat fussy old gentleman one afternoon got up in a tramcar to give his scat to a young lady Presently there was a vacancy, and…

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A Road Matter. (To the Editor of the Argus)

The Inverell Argus · Friday 23 January 1903 · page 2

Dear Sir,—About six weeks ago I wrote to Mr. G. A. Jones, M.P., asking for certain information concerning the proposed new road from…

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Railway Time Table

The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate · Friday 23 January 1903 · page 1

The mail train for Sydney leaves Tenterfield at 6.40 p.m. daily, Saturdays excepted, and for Brisbane a 10.30 a.m. daily, Sundays excepted…

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Western Railway

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 27 January 1903 · page 2

WHEN the line opens from Narrabrito Walgett, the advantage to Glen Innes on the one hand (because…

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Railway Disasters

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 31 January 1903 · page 5

One hundred and twelve persons were killed and injured in the Baltimore railway disaster. Two other serious railway collisions…

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On a Tramway Car

The Inverell Times · Saturday 31 January 1903 · page 2

" Hear that tapping under the car? " asked the conductor the other day. I had heard it (writes Captain Cuttle)-- a low,…

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