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New England · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1912

518 stories in New England's papers · page 14 of 26

John Bridge & Co's. Limited Report

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 22 July 1912 · page 2

The market has been fairly quiet during the current week, owing to the limited supplies available Everything that was offered was takeu up…

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Local Railway Returns

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 22 July 1912 · page 2

Mr. A. H Cast, local stastionmaster has kindly attended As the Fallowing Information [?]nt the revenue and outward and Inward and traffic for…

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A. Fast Motor Run

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 22 July 1912 · page 2

On Tuesday last Mr. W. A. Cramse and a party of five made an exceptionally smart trip to Grafton in his handsome Cadillac motor car…

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Good Roads

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 23 July 1912 · page 3

When passing through Adelaide not long ago Mr. Frederick Eastmead, a distinguished English motorist, and a special representative of a large…

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Nimitybelle-bombala Railway

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 24 July 1912 · page 4

The Minister for Justice, speaking at the turning of the first sod of the Nimitybelle-Bombala railway, urged those holding large areas to break…

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[?] Innes-Inverell Railway League

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 25 July 1912 · page 4

A committee-meeting of the above was held in the Council (Cambers' yesterday afternoon. There were present --Messts. H. C, Holmes [?]…

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Jessie- street Railway Bridge. Special Meeting of the Council

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 26 July 1912 · page 3

A SPECIAL meeting of the local Municipal Council was held on Tuesday evening to further consider the Chief Railway Commissioner's proposal to…

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Glen Innes Railway League

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 26 July 1912 · page 4

AT a well attended meeting of the Glen Innes Railway League on Wednesday, over which Mr. J. C. Holmes, of Yarraford, presided, the organising…

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Motor Danger Signals

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 26 July 1912 · page 9

IT is a well-known fact that many of the most serious automobile accidents are due to a misunderstanding or ignorance of the driver's intentions…

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Jessie-street Bridge

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 27 July 1912 · page 2

A deputation-comprising Messrs. H. Stutchbury, Thos. Jones, A. Fletcher. and "A. M'Arthur—waited on the Council in reference to the…

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Reversal of Form, the Jessie-street Bridge Stakes

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 27 July 1912 · page 4

A sporting scribe writes:—Prize, £1100 bridge (presented by the Railwas Commissioner) and a sweep-stake of £120 (provided by the ratepayers)…

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Glen Innes-inverell Railway

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 1 August 1912 · page 4

Mr. Edwards, surveyor connected with the N.S.W. Railways Construction Branch, arrived in town yesterday for the purpose of making an…

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Railway Robberies

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 1 August 1912 · page 6

Notwithstanding the fact that a "Robbers' Cave" was discovered and two men apprehended for stealing goods from railway trucks, robberies…

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Railway Accident

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 3 August 1912 · page 4

As the result of a railway collision on the Central Brazilian Railway 100 persons were either killed or injured…

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Trans-continental Railway

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 3 August 1912 · page 4

One million sterling will be spent this year for the trans-Australian railway. The money will be raised by Treasury boards…

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Bridge Over Yarrow Greek. Work to Be Proceeded with at Once

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 5 August 1912 · page 2

At the Severn Shire Council meeting on "Saturday, a letter was road from the Pinkett F. & S. Association ra the necessity 'of building a bridge…

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Gilded Youth's Romance Tramp Steamship Elopement

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 5 August 1912 · page 6

Mr. Jordan L. Mott, Jun., son of Mr. Jordan L. Mott, a millionaire iron manufacturer, who is an Intimate friend of the Duke of connaught,…

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Glen Innes-inverell Railway

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 6 August 1912 · page 2

Mr. Edwards, a surveyor connected with the N.S.W. Railways Construction Branch, accompanied by Mr. H. H. Voss, of Glen Innes…

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Correspondence. the Ashford Railway and the Alleged Deputation. (To the Editor of the Times)

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 6 August 1912 · page 2

Sir,—A politician can hardly look to his journalistic opponents for a fair go; neither can he who is branded "Lab." expect another branded "Lib."…

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Interesting motor Speed Limit Test

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 6 August 1912 · page 3

The New York authorities have found their eight miles an hour speed limit unworkable and unnecessary on their leading thoroughfares; in fact, it has…

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