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New England · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1912

518 stories in New England's papers · page 3 of 26

Tramway Strike. Brisbane Para[?] [?]

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 3 February 1912 · page 8

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Tramway Strike. Government Takes Action. Brisbane

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 3 February 1912 · page 6

An important meeting of the Queensland Cabinet was held this afternoon, and at its termination the Premier stated that the Government…

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Tramway Strike. Brisbane

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 7 February 1912 · page 3

The city generally is becoming reassured by the firm action the Govorument. The Premier (Mr. Denha[?] stated…

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Stopping a Train

Guyra Argus · Thursday 8 February 1912 · page 1

A case of interest to the travelling public was heard at the Boggabri Police Court, when a man was charged with having committed a breach of…

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The Engineer's Motor Car

Guyra Argus · Thursday 8 February 1912 · page 3

The motor car purchased by the Dorrigo Shire Council for its engineer is giving every satisfaction, doing in one day trips that Usually occupy…

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The Tramway Strike. Brisbane

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 10 February 1912 · page 6

Business is rapidly becoming normal. The yesterday of supployes returning to work is [?]. The trams were running again today…

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Interesting Items. Little Girl Falls Out of a Railway Carriage

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 12 February 1912 · page 3

Quite m sensation was caused at Murphy's Creek (Q.) station on Monday, after the arrival of the passenger train from Brisbane, when it…

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Improving the Roads

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 13 February 1912 · page 7

THE road systems of the more progressive countries of Europe are not centuries old, says a correspondent, as is commonly supposed, but were…

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Motor and Cab Collision

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 13 February 1912 · page 8

A serious collision occurred shortly after 8 o'clock near the local hospital on Saturday night, between a motor car and a cab. The ear, which is a "Ford" 20 b.p. of Le Petit's…

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National Railway System. a Suggestion As to Labor

The Inverell Times · Friday 16 February 1912 · page 3

In giving evidence the other day before the Public Works Committee on the Condobolin-Broken Hill railway, Mr. J. Hoover, a director of the…

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Railway Smash

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 16 February 1912 · page 4

SYDNEY, Thursday Afternoon.— Early train passengers from Sutherland witnessed a railway smash this morning, when an engine and three ears dashed into A set of standing…

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Exmouth Railway Siding

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 17 February 1912 · page 4

On Wednesday last deputation, introduced by Mr. Edmund Lonsdale, M.L.A., waited upon the Chief Railway Commissioner to urge the…

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Illegally Stopping a Train

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 19 February 1912 · page 6

A case of intense interest to the travelling public was heard at the Boggabri Police Court, the other day, when D. C. Hooke, headmaster of the…

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Exmouth Railway Siding

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 20 February 1912 · page 6

ON Wednesday last a deputation, introduced by Mr. Edmund Lonsdale, M.L.A., waited upon the Chief Railway Commissioner to urge the…

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Carriages, Buggies, and Motor Cars

Guyra Argus · Thursday 22 February 1912 · page 5

The rapid growth, of Messrs. Angus and Sons' trade in motor cars has led some people to suppose that this 60-year-old firm was paying only…

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Man jumps in Front of Train

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 23 February 1912 · page 4

THE body of William Tinson, a near arrival from England, was found lying on the railway about 200 yards north of Sydneyham station on Wednesday…

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Great Railway Undertaking

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 23 February 1912 · page 4

London, Wednesday Night.—The building of the railway up the Jungfrau, in the Swiss Alps, has reached the saddle of the mountain, at an altitude of about 11,000ft…

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Train Hlld Up

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 24 February 1912 · page 8

A masked man jumped aborad the [?] Louis express when [?] mounting a heavy grad[?] Al[?] and held up the…

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Smugglers in Motor

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 26 February 1912 · page 3

A during feat was accomplished by a band smugglers last night on the main road running from Belgium into Lille (France) said the Paris…

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