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Railways, roads & transport, 1911

603 stories in New England's papers · page 5 of 31

A Tramp's Mistake

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 27 February 1911 · page 5

It was in the gloaming, and Weary Walker laid down his bundle by the roadside, and sighed a sigh of relief, for there, not one hundred yards in front of…

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Bridge Schools & Bridge Clubs

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 28 February 1911 · page 3

THERE are scores of people in the metropolis, 'professors of bridge, men and women, who make their living by nothing else than teaching this game…

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£500 for Accident at Railway Station

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 28 February 1911 · page 7

THE question of the responsibility of railway authorities for the accidents which may happen to passengers on their stations was discussed in the…

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Safety on the Railways

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 28 February 1911 · page 7

THERE has been installed on one of the English railways a new system of signalling which, it is claimed, is the most perfect yet devised. The…

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Railway Employee Drowned

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 28 February 1911 · page 4

SYDNEY, Monday Afternoon.—Frank Burchtnore, 21, a railway employee, who formed one of a pie-nic party near Come yesterday, was seized with cramps while bathing, and…

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How Motors are Displacing toe Horse

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 28 February 1911 · page 6

IT will surprise most readers to learn what inroads the motor car is making into horse traffic in London. Five years ago there were 500,000 horses in…

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Countess and Son. Killed by Train. Car in Fragments

Guyra Argus · Thursday 2 March 1911 · page 4

The Comtesse Antoine de Nicolal and her son, Comte Christian de Nicolai, with the driver of their motor-car, were killed in a terrible level-crossing…

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The Purchase of a Motor Car

Guyra Argus · Thursday 2 March 1911 · page 3

There is an absurd idea amongst country people that those motor cars which gain so much favour in the city are quite unsuitable for use in the…

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Cheap Railway Fares

Guyra Argus · Thursday 2 March 1911 · page 6

At the last meeting of the Cumberland Council of progress at the Town Hall, Parramatta, the Secretary, office of the Chief…

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Double Wheel System for Railways

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 2 March 1911 · page 2

The [?]ng [?] of [?] to [?]g [?] and breaking wheel [?] on electric and [?] railways contitu[?] the reason for the…

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Our Wires. [?] Connecting the North with the Coast. Evidence Before the Decentralisation Commission. Chief Railway Commissioner Favors Inverell Guyra-dorrigo Route. Sydney

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 2 March 1911 · page 5

The Chief Commissioner for Railways, examined by the Decentralisation Commission, says the best route for railway communication between…

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[?] Miles by Motor Boat

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 2 March 1911 · page 3

Lieutenant G[?]ty, an ex-officer of the German army, who crowed Africa two years ago [?] a motor car, now intends to make an equally…

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Serious Railway Accident

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 2 March 1911 · page 3

A wire from Toogoolawah (Q.)states that a serious accident occurred on Saturday morning on the Blackbutt railway extension. A…

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Purchasing a Motor Car

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 2 March 1911 · page 4

Last week we draw attention to the error there to in thinking a rough and cheap car is suitable for heavy country roads, and as a furtherance…

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TELEGRAMS. The Coast Railway. Chief Commissioner's Opinion. Sydney

The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate · Friday 3 March 1911 · page 2

THE Chief Commissioner for Railways, examined by the Decentralisation Commission, said that the best route for railway communication between the…

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The Purchase of a Motor Car

The Inverell Times · Friday 3 March 1911 · page 3

There is an absurd idea amongst country people that those motor cars which gain so much favour in the city are quite unsuitable for use in the…

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Cheap Railway Fares

The Inverell Times · Friday 3 March 1911 · page 8

At the last meeting of the Cumberland Council of Progress at the Town Hall, Parramatta, the Secretary, office of the Chief…

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The Purchase of a Motor Car

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 6 March 1911 · page 5

There is an absurd idea amongst country people that those motor cars which gain so much favour in the city are quite unsuitable for use in the…

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Cheap Railway Fares

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 6 March 1911 · page 6

At the last meeting of the Cumberland Council of Progress at the Town Hall, Parramatta, the Secretary, office of the Chief…

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The Sporting Column. MOTOR-CYCLING

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 7 March 1911 · page 4

The local hill -climb being arranged for motor-cyclists has been postponed till the 12th of next month owing to the fact that the date decided on—the l5th inst.—clashes…

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