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Railways, roads & transport, 1911

603 stories in New England's papers · page 9 of 31

Motoring

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 11 April 1911 · page 4

Entries for the motor-cycle "hill climb" arranged to eventuate on t he Rockvale road, about a mile from Armidale, tomorrow (Wednesday) afternoon closed yesterday…

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Railway Disaster. Passenger Train. Dashes Into Goods Waggons. Eleven Killed

Guyra Argus · Thursday 13 April 1911 · page 5

Eleven lives were lost In an appalling disaster on the Taff Vale Railway near pontyprldd on Monday morning, five other passengers suffering severe…

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Motor Cars

Guyra Argus · Thursday 13 April 1911 · page 3
Also in The Inverell Times

The growing popularity of good motor cars amongst country owners is becoming more apparent each week- especially now that the inferior quality…

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Local Land Boards. Walcha Road

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 14 April 1911 · page 8

TUESDAY, APRIL 11.—(Before Messrs. Hy. Hogarth, Chairman, and J. B. Fitzgerald and H. W. Lane, members.) J. A. Nivison, c.p. 421½a. Postponed to…

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Motor Cab Service Trouble

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 14 April 1911 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday Night.—Unless the petrol tax is modified or fares revised, the proprietors of 6200 motor cabs threaten to Withdraw from the streets of London…

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The Sporting Column. MOTORING

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 14 April 1911 · page 8

THE first motor spurting event held in Armidale took the form of a motor-cycle hillclimb, and eventuated most successfully on Wednesday afternoon last. The hill first…

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Tram Collision

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 14 April 1911 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thursday Afternoon.— A serious tram collision occurred at the Randwick Junction last night. Two heavily laden cars met with great force, and both were badly…

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Tram Conductor's Fearful Accident

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 14 April 1911 · page 8

HENRY MULLINS a tram conductor, aged 21, met with a terrible accident on Wednesday. He was attempting to climb from the rear to the front car…

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Motor Cars

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 17 April 1911 · page 5

The growing popularity of good motor, cars amongst country owners is becoming more apparent each week--especially now that the inferior quality…

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Tram Traffic

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 18 April 1911 · page 4

SDYENY, Monday. — On Saturday 800,000 passengers travelled by the Sydney trams. Tire total on Good Friday reached 665,000. These figures…

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Train's Narrow Escape. Sydney

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 20 April 1911 · page 5

Wellington (N. Z.) express, with six hundred passengers aboard, had a narrow escape from disaster on Monday night, which was only…

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Sequel to Russian Train Murder. London

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 20 April 1911 · page 5

Four hotel waiters have been arrested in Moscow for the [?] train murder. Stolen Jewellery valued at £20,000 was found In their…

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That Thalgarrah Road Again! (To Editor of "Armidale Chronicle")

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 22 April 1911 · page 3

Sir,—Sometime ago, as the result, it is generally understood, of correspondence between the Hillgrove Anglican Vicar and the road…

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New Motor Car

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 24 April 1911 · page 2

Mr. Geo. L. Scott, of this town, purchased a "F.N." motor car during his recent sojourn in Sydney. Mr. Scott made the trip overland with…

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Railway Collision at Brisbane. Brisbane

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 24 April 1911 · page 5

A Passenger train collided with a shunting engine at Home street station, Brisbane last night. The passengers were buried from their seats…

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Arrival Railway [?] Forty [?] London

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 24 April 1911 · page 5

A train from a bridge on the kingsberg [?] Twenty people were killed[?]…

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New Railways

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 24 April 1911 · page 2

The Public Works Committee Ltd., recommended the construction of away fine from Forbes to Stockinologal, from Parkas to Peak Hill,…

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Tenterfield-Casino Railway

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 25 April 1911 · page 7

Mr. G. Crowther, Bonalbo, writes the following to the " Richmond River Express."— Sir,— In connection with the Inverell Railway League, and…

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Increased Railway Earnings

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 25 April 1911 · page 2

THE report of the Chief Commissioner for Railways and Tramways for the quarter ended March 31 shows continued expansion in the earnings of…

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