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Railways, roads & transport, 1905

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Last Night's Wires. Grafton-Maitland Railway. SYDNEY, Thursday Night

Bundarra and Tingha Advocate · Saturday 1 April 1905 · page 5

A MEETING at Byron Bay strongly protested against the proposed Grafton-Maitland railway…

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Action Against the Railway Commisioners

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 1 April 1905 · page 4

In the action by the Perpetual Trustee Co. against the Railway Commissioners, for royalty on coal underlying certain lands at Teralba, a…

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The Grafton Road

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 4 April 1905 · page 2

COMPLAINTS reach us of the bad condition of the road to Grafton from Broadmeadows to Buccarambi, and even where mental is laid no blinding has been used to cause the stone to set…

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New Railways. SYDNEY, Monday Night

The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate · Tuesday 4 April 1905 · page 2

Mr. Carruthers told a deputation to-day that the Government intended to proceed with the construction of railways from Bogan Gate to. Trundle. Manilla to…

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Casino to Tenterfield Railway Extension. Public Meeting

The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate · Tuesday 4 April 1905 · page 2

The public meeting convened by advertisement in this journal by Mr. D. Jarman, Hon. Sec., of the Byron Bay League, firstly to consider a resolution of…

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John Bridge & Cc., Limited

The Uralla News · Saturday 8 April 1905 · page 2

[?]KINS.—The improvement noticed at last week's auctions was [?] upheld at to-day's sales. Competition left nothing to be desired and full…

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Europe's Most Northern Railway

Bundarra and Tingha Advocate · Saturday 8 April 1905 · page 3

The inauguration of Europe's most Northern railway, that which connects the Northern part of the Gulf of Bothnia with the Arctic Sea, alter running through the…

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Grafton-casino Railway

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 11 April 1905 · page 4

THE new railway line from Grafton to Casino, mow approaching completion, was commenced by day labour about four years ago, and will be finally…

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Proposed Railway. SYDNEY, Monday Night

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 11 April 1905 · page 5

MR. I[?]., Minister for Works intends to have the country between Kyogle Casino, and Coraki surveyed for railway purposes…

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News of the Day. Railway Returns

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 12 April 1905 · page 2

The following are the returns of the Inverell railway station for the mouth of March: —Coaching revenue, £219 18s 8d ; goods, £1630 13s 7d; inward tonnage, 565 tons 12…

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[?] at a Railway Station

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 12 April 1905 · page 4

A gang of [?] commanded a safe at [?] (Y.Z.) railway station having p[?] out the telegrams w[?]. The [?] got away…

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Lee and the Railway

The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate · Friday 14 April 1905 · page 2

Spanking at the Show banqeton Wednesday night, Mr. Lee, in the course of a lengthy speech, said "the Casino-Kyogle line and the Casino Coraki line had to…

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The Safety of Railway Travelling

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 14 April 1905 · page 7

The risks of railway travelling are much exaggerated, a reflection of the old times when a man thought it necessary to make his will before undertaking the coach…

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Motor Vehicles

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 14 April 1905 · page 7

It seems to be part of the sturdy Briton's character that he should be conservative in his suspi[?] of new-fangled devi[?]es; anyhow, he is extremely slow to adopt…

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The Safety of Railway Travelling

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 14 April 1905 · page 8

The risks of railway travelling are much exaggerated, a reflection of the old times when a man thought it necessary to make his will before undertaking the coach…

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Motor Ye[?]icles

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 14 April 1905 · page 8

It seems to be part of the sturdy Briton's character that he should be conservative in his suspi[?] of new-fangled devices; anyhow, he is extremely slow to adopt…

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Cycling and Motoring

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 15 April 1905 · page 7

What a crack cyclist can earn in a season was shown by Major Taylors trip to these shores last year. Even in Europe, where the supply of…

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Railway Construction

The Walcha News and Southern New England Advocate · Saturday 15 April 1905 · page 4

In reply to an unemployed deputation which waited on him, Mr. Carruthers said that since the previous Government…

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Terrible Disaster. on the Midland Railway. Expresses in Collision. Wheckage Ablaze. Killed, 20 Injured. Terrible Scenes

The Walcha Witness and Vernon County Record · Saturday 15 April 1905 · page 3

Not since the Bullhouse accident, near Penistone, in 1884, when 24 persons were killed end 60 injured by the breaking of a crank-axie of a last…

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The Road to Peace

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 18 April 1905 · page 6

A "peace society" has been formed in a Georgia town, and at a recent meeting the following resolution was unanimously adopted:…

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