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Railways, roads & transport, 1909

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Railway to the Coast

Guyra Argus · Thursday 28 January 1909 · page 7

The Uralla correspondent of the Sydney "Daily Telegraph" writes :—Great satisfaction is expressed here at Mr. Johnson's…

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A Hint From the Ostrich. Aeroplane Whigs Make It Possible to Beat all Running Records

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 29 January 1909 · page 3

Just now the two most interesting figures in locomotion are the Wright Brothers and the Olympic runners-- the one in aerial, the…

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News of the Day. [Items of interest forwarded from any authentic source will be published in this column.] Bridge and the Church

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 29 January 1909 · page 4

In the London "Morning Post" of November 30 last, there appeared the following advertisement: "To bridge players. On the 1st December next,…

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Killed by Motor Car. Sydney

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 29 January 1909 · page 5

James Gillio, who was knocked down by a motor car on Thursday, died at the Sydney Hospital. The deceased was crossing St…

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Easino-kyogie Railway. Sydney

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 29 January 1909 · page 5

The Minister for Works turned the [?] sed of the Casino Kyogie [?] yesterday. He said the [?] annual loss on the working of the…

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Roads

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 2 February 1909 · page 4

The roads in this neighborhood are in a sad state of neglect, and the [?]payers here are not at all satisfied with the treatment this part of…

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The Tableland Railway

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 2 February 1909 · page 9

Lismore "Daily Mail" sums up the situation thus:--"It is self-evident that sooner or later railway communication must be afforded…

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Guyra to the Coast Railway

Guyra Argus · Thursday 4 February 1909 · page 2

Mr. S. H. Wickerson, secretary to the Guyra, Railway League, has received the following wire from the secretary…

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Science & Invention the Kaiser's Invention. New Brake far Motor Cars

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 5 February 1909 · page 6

The German Emperor is said lo have invented a bub brake which it is claimed offers the greatest possible security against the risk of refusing…

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The Rule of the Road

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 6 February 1909 · page 7

Considerable partisan feeling, as well as horror land amazement, were aroused when the S S. "Dunmore" cut down a pinnaco, whereby 15…

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Railway Station Lights

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 9 February 1909 · page 4

The paragraph which appeared in "Grey street Gossip" last issue was slightly belated. The lighting of the railway platform is now in splendid…

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The Dorrigo Railway

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 9 February 1909 · page 4

Mr. S H Wickerson, secretary to the Guyra Railway League, has received the following wire from the Secretary to the Public Works…

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Guyra. Railway Picnic

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 9 February 1909 · page 4

The committee of the railway picnic have everything in trim for the annual gathering at Guyra, on Saturday, 13th inst…

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More Railways

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 10 February 1909 · page 6

At a meeting of the Uralla Municipal Couocil the other night, the Mayor (Alderman Pearson) broached the subject of the Uralla Inverell…

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Guyra-Coffs Harbor Railway

Guyra Argus · Thursday 11 February 1909 · page 2

Persons interested in the construction of the railway to the coast, and are prepared to give evidence before the Public,…

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The Motor-car Crime. £11,000 Squandered

Guyra Argus · Thursday 11 February 1909 · page 6

Considerable light was thrown, on November 18, on the double tragedy which took place in a motor-cab in Upper Montague street, Bloomsbury, on…

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Tenterfield to Casino Railway. (Abridged from R.R. Express.)

The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate · Friday 12 February 1909 · page 8

ON account of the importance of the project, we specially arranged for the following shorthand report of the deputation which recently waited upon the Hon…

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North Coast Railway

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 13 February 1909 · page 4

Mr. Waddell says he is confident that the North Coast railway will pay handsome returns. He also says that the line ought to have been…

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Telegrams. Sydney, Friday. Railway Accident

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 13 February 1909 · page 4

Owen Smyth, a guard on the South Australian railway, fell from a train when travelling at a rate of 20 miles an hour, and was fatally injured…

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