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New England · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1914

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New Railway Tariff

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 4 March 1914 · page 3

The new railway fares and freights duly came into force on Sunday. Ve[?]y little difference will be made in resp[?]ct of the pasenger traffic, but in…

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A Motor Razor

Guyra Argus · Thursday 5 March 1914 · page 5

A safety razor, connected to a motor by means of a flexible shaft, is the latest invention to simplify shaving (says the "Electrical World"). The…

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Terrible Railway Facality. Two Men Crushed to Death

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 5 March 1914 · page 2

A terrible labality occurred at Redfern railway station on Monday afternoon, two men being killed. For some months [?]cation work had been going on…

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The Ashford Coal Meet and the Railway

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 5 March 1914 · page 3

Sir,--Probably very bow are aware of the extent of the coal alcasures on the western slopes of New England, but to these who know of then extent and [?]…

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A Motor Razor

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 9 March 1914 · page 4

A safety razor, connected to a motor by means of a flexible shaft, is the latest invention to simplify shaving (says the "Electrical World"). The…

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Correspondence. Bad Roads. (To the Editor, the Times.)

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 10 March 1914 · page 5

SIR,—One must almost come to the conclusion that Local Government has been a failure if the existing state of the roads is taken as evidence. In…

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Profit-sharing Scheme. Detroit Motor Co.'s Distribution. Two Millions for Employees

Guyra Argus · Thursday 12 March 1914 · page 3

A remarkable instance of the success of the profit-sharing scheme has just occurred at Detroit, Michigan, in the United States. The Ford Motor Co., which carries on…

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Shocking Railway Fatality

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 12 March 1914 · page 6

A shocking railway fatality occurred at West Maitland last sight shortly after 7 o.clock, when an elderly woman nameh Mrs. Alice…

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Federal Capital Railway

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 14 March 1914 · page 6

A trial survey is being made of a proposed line to connect the Federal Capital with the Great Southern line…

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A Woman's Luck. Left the Overcrowded Train

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 16 March 1914 · page 2

Several women who were passes by the Temora mail train arrived at Young from the scene of the disaster on Saturday morning. They…

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Railway Smash. 14 KILLED. 6 Seriously Injured. Sydney, Saturday 9.20 a.m

The Tenterfield Courier and District Advocate · Monday 16 March 1914 · page 3

The Temora mail train which left Sydney at eight o'clock last night with a full complement of passengers crashed into a stationary goods train…

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Glen Innes--inverell Railway

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 16 March 1914 · page 2

The Minister for Works (Mr. Griffith) has informed Mr. Thomas, M.L.A., that the Glen Innes-Inverell and Inverell- Guyra railway, proposals…

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Dreadful Railway Disaster. Big Loss of Life. Fourteen Killed and Many injured. Heartrending Scenes. SYDNEY, Saturday Morning

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 16 March 1914 · page 2

The Temora mail train, which left Sydney at 8 o'clock last Hight with a full complement of passengers dashed into a stationary goods train…

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Awful Railway Accident. 14 Passengers Killed. Sydney

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 16 March 1914 · page 2

A railway disaster occurred at midnight at Exeter, near Moss Yale. The Temora mail train crashed into a stationary goods train…

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Correspondence. (To the Editor, the Times.) "Bad Roads"

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 17 March 1914 · page 4

Sir,—In your issue of March l0th you publish a letter signed "Traveller," who complains of the state of the roads in and about the village of…

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Latest News. Railway Smash. Fourteen Killed and 16 INJURED

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 17 March 1914 · page 2

No more terrible accident than that which occurred at Exter shortly before midnight on Friday has ever saddened the history of…

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The Latest. The Er[?] Railway Accident

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 17 March 1914 · page 4

Several [?] of the [?] way [?] were [?] Sydney to-day. Th[?] of the [?] with M[?]…

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Telegrams. Ec[?]ter Railway Disaster

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 17 March 1914 · page 4

SYDNEY, Monday.— The [?] [?] [?] [?]. The [?]…

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