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New England · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1914

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Driving an Express Train

The Tenterfield Courier and District Advocate · Thursday 16 April 1914 · page 7

The general public has no idea what the driving of an express train means. It is no exaggeration to say that while the train is running, the…

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Berlin Night Train. Tide Flowing Between England and Germany. Coming Business Entente

Guyra Argus · Thursday 16 April 1914 · page 3

Hers is a clever article by Mr. F. W. Wile, the Berlin correspondent of the "Daily Mail," which shows the remarkable significance of the Night Train to Berlin…

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Glen Innes--inverell Railway

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 16 April 1914 · page 4

Mr. F. J. Thomas, M.L.A., has notified Mr. H. C. St. Vincent, organising secretary, that the Public Works Committee will visit Glen…

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Stock on the Railways

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 18 April 1914 · page 2

Mr. W. J. Keats, Bogan Gate (N.S.W.), writes concerning the mismanagement, or worse, of the handling of stock trains by the N.S.W…

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Wagga Railway Strike

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 18 April 1914 · page 4

The union officials stated last night that the Wagga railway strike had been settled, and that the men would return to work to-day again…

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Federal Railway Workers

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 18 April 1914 · page 4

The men who struck against the increased rates of pay on the Federal Railway Works are now working on the State Railways in West Australia…

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Railway Collision

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 18 April 1914 · page 10

The Aberdeen express collided with it goods train at Burntisland. The driver and firemen were killed and four passengers seriously injured. The…

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Overland in Motor Car. 10,000 Miles Tour

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 20 April 1914 · page 4

Mr. Frank Birtles, the Australian cyclist and motorist, has started away on another expedition. He has how made several cross-country trips…

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Railway Commissioners at Armidale. Met by Deputation

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 22 April 1914 · page 3

The Chief Railway Commissioner (Mr. J. Harper) with his colleagues and staff arrived at Armidale by special train on Monday morning at…

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Railway Accidents

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 22 April 1914 · page 3

At Joppa Junction, near Cooma, on Sunday, the connecting rod on the side of the second engine of the Cooma mail train broke while travelling at…

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Cruelty to Stock. Horros of Railway Transit

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 22 April 1914 · page 2

A [?]ration from the Animals' Protection Society [?] the Chief Railway Commissiom in Sydney on Friday to protst against the…

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Meddling with the Railways

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 22 April 1914 · page 4

Sir Joseph Carruthers strongly protested against the tone of the speech delivered at Bathurst by the Minister for Railways. He terms Mr. Hovle's…

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Chapter Xvii. on the Road to Lawson's

The Tenterfield Courier and District Advocate · Thursday 23 April 1914 · page 5

Having concluded his brief story, Humphrey Churton leaned forward in an attitude of utter despondency, his face buried in his hands, and a…

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Motor Cars Galore! Visit to Boy W. Sandford, Ltd., Sydney

Guyra Argus · Thursday 23 April 1914 · page 3

One of our representatives recently paid a visit to the two depots of this film, namely, the city offices and showroom at 181 Elizabeth-street, and the…

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Four Railway Brothers

Guyra Argus · Thursday 23 April 1914 · page 5

"Mr Thomas Gardner, who is about to retire after 46 years spent in the service of the London, Brighton, and South Coast Railway Company, is one of a remarkable quartette of brothers all of whom are in the empley of…

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Railway Accidents in America

Guyra Argus · Thursday 23 April 1914 · page 6

During the first quarter of 1913, 158 persons were killed and 3,628 were injured in train accidents. In other than train accidents, including accidents to…

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A Royal Road to Learning

The Inverell Times · Friday 24 April 1914 · page 7

"There's no royal road to learning" is a saying that has been dinned into many and many a pair of ears, the owners of which were plodding "along…

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Railway [?] [?] [?]

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 24 April 1914 · page 3

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[?] Railway Collison

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 24 April 1914 · page 6

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Outback. Overland in Motor Car. 10,000 Miles Tour

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 25 April 1914 · page 2

Mr. Frank Birtles, the Australian cyclist and motorist, has started away on another expedition. He has now made several cross-country trips orer…

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