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New England · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1903

422 stories in New England's papers · page 5 of 22

Road Race

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 17 March 1903 · page 3

THE Glen Innes Bicycle Club has arranged to hold a road race on Saturday, March 21. Entries close on the 24th instant. The Secretary informs us that members' tickets may now be obtained on…

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Railway Time Table

The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate · Tuesday 17 March 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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Tram Fatality. SYDNEY

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 17 March 1903 · page 5

A MAN named John Snowden fell from a tram on Saturday night, and was fatally injured…

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Tram Fatality

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 17 March 1903 · page 3

A stoker named John Snowden fell from a tram on Saturday night and received fatal injuries…

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Railway Accident

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 18 March 1903 · page 5

While engaged in shunting operations at Kiama, an employee named Robert Jordan fell under the wheels of a truck, one leg being severed from…

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Gleamore Road Scooting Case. SYDNEY, Thursday Night

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 20 March 1903 · page 5

MRS. HANNA, the victim of the Glenmore Road shooting case, is still lying in a critical condition at the hospital. An operation was performed on Wednesday evening upon…

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The Spanish "Tommy." On the Tramp

Bundarra and Tingha Advocate · Saturday 21 March 1903 · page 6

There are many things to admire about the Spanish "Tommy." in the seven fortified cities which I visited there ware thousands of him. I never saw one drunk or…

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Railway to the Coast

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 21 March 1903 · page 4

As "the constant running of water wears away the stone," so may incessant reference to railway matters have the effect of wearing away the…

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Cablegrams. London, Thursday. Railway Fatality

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 21 March 1903 · page 5

A train at Ontario fell over an embankment into a creek, six persons being killed, and 140 injured…

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Escape of a Murderer. Jumps Off a Moving Train

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 25 March 1903 · page 3

At Kalgoorlie on Thursday a black fellow named Wingella, alias Butcher Paddy, was found guilty of wilfully murdering another native. Justice…

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The Glen Innes Railway

The Inverell Argus · Friday 27 March 1903 · page 2

WE trust that the ensuing Session of the State Parliament will not go far without seeing the Glen Innes-Inverell railway sanctioned. Some…

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Letters to the Editor. We do not necessarily endorse our Correspondents remarks. Grafton-glen Innes Railway

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 27 March 1903 · page 3

SIR,--The bustle of the Show is over, and, the workers in that organisation have reason to be pleased with their labors. Taking into consideration what has been done by united…

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Escape of a Murderer. Jumps Off a Moving Train

The Inverell Times · Saturday 28 March 1903 · page 4

At Kalgoorlie last week a black fellow named Wingella, alias Butcher Paddy, was found guilty of wilfully murdering another native. Justice Burnside…

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Railway Drama

Bundarra and Tingha Advocate · Saturday 28 March 1903 · page 5

Scene 1.—Train stopping at a big junction. Ticket Collector (examining passenger's ticket): "This won't do, sir, You'll have to get out and"…

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Road Race

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 31 March 1903 · page 2

A ROAD race was competed for on Saturday afternoon last, under the auspices of the Glen Innes Bicycle Club, and created a good deal of public interest. The course selected was from…

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Railway Picnic

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 31 March 1903 · page 2

THE annual outing of the northern section of railway employees took place at Guyra on Saturday last, proving a big source of attraction. Special trains from the north and south convoyed large…

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Inverell- Glen Innes Railway

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 31 March 1903 · page 2

WE trust that the ensuing session of the State Parliament will not go far without seeing the Glen Innes Inverell railway sanetioned. Some people hold a different idea, and fancy the line would do…

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Floods in Queensland. Bridge at Mackay Destroyed

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 1 April 1903 · page 5

The Sandy Creek bridge at Mackay (Q.)has been destroyed by flood. The Warrego River, at Charleville, is a banker, being…

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Railway Fatality

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 1 April 1903 · page 5

Charles Laxton, a fireman employed in the locomotive department at Werris, Creek was found last week dead between the rails near the engine shed his head being…

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Railway Time Table

The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate · Friday 3 April 1903 · page 1

The mail train for Sydney leaves Tenterfield at 64.0 p.m. daily, Saturdays excepted, and for Brisbane a 10.30 a.m. daily, Sundays excepted…

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