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New England · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1914

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Interesting Items. the Dorrigo Railway

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 6 April 1914 · page 3

The people of Dorrigo hays bad a promise dangling before their eyes for ever so long. The various Governments were going to build that…

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Mr. Cook Causes Surprise. Threatens to Resume State Railways

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 6 April 1914 · page 7

While the Pr[?] Conference was [?]cussing the [?] of railway [?] problem, McCook, Federal Prime Minister, [?]conniderable aston…

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

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 7 April 1914 · page 7

Sir,—I have noticed of late certain complaints about the roads in the Bancockburn Shire, some of which strictures may have been called for;…

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Motor Car Destroyed [?]

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 7 April 1914 · page 3

White [?] C[?] was [?] [?] Ryen [?] motor car from Armidale to [?] on Wednesday [?] through…

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Motor Car for [?]

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 7 April 1914 · page 7

At [?] of the [?] Shire Council [?] That the Council [?] [?] of the [?]…

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Train Disaster

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 8 April 1914 · page 5

A passenger train crashed through a bridge over the Wabash River, Indiana. Three people were killed and 35 injured…

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Train on Top of Them. Party on Trolley Have War Row Escape

Glen Innes Examiner · Wednesday 8 April 1914 · page 4

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Assault at the Railway Station. Man Battered with Bottle

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 8 April 1914 · page 3

The police were summoned to the railway station on Saturday afternoon to take charge of a man who was alleged to have assaulted the…

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Farewelling a Railway Man. Presentation to Mr. Prince

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 8 April 1914 · page 3

A large gathering, representing the Loco, and Traffic Branch of the Railway, was in attendance at the Railway Refreshment Rooms on Saturday to…

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Getting a Move On. Jerusalem's Trams

Guyra Argus · Thursday 9 April 1914 · page 3

"Quite an outcry has been raised concerning the concessions said to have been granted to a French financier for what is called the 'modernising' of Jerusalem," says the…

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Iran for Railways

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 10 April 1914 · page 4

London Wednesday.—The House of [?] [?] [?]…

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The City Roads. Road Plant Question

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 11 April 1914 · page 9

The question of the purchase of a road plant for use on the City, roads seems to present one of the biggest problems that has faced the City…

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Parsons' Road. Question Again Before Shire Council

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 11 April 1914 · page 4

At yesterday's meeting of the Dumaresq Shire Council, a petition bearing 22 signatures, was presented as follows:—We, the undersigned…

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Motor Cars Galore

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 11 April 1914 · page 2

One of our representatives recently paid a visit to the two depots of Boy W. Sandford, Ltd., Sydney, namely, the City Offices and Showroom at 181…

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Cycling and Motoring

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 11 April 1914 · page 8

The Dunlop Rubber Co. is in receipt of a cablegram from New Zealand stating that the Timaru Cycling Club has succeeded in covering…

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Motor Cycle Jumps Like Kangaroo

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 11 April 1914 · page 8

A new sport that is a cross between motor-cycle racing and skiing consists of speeding a motor-cycle to the limit and then making it jump by means of…

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Road Matter

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 14 April 1914 · page 2

At lest meeting of the Tamworth store Council a better was recieves from Mr. W. Wh[?] Plac [?] [?] drawing afterthen to the…

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Cablegrams In Brief. Aeroplane As Hearse

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 15 April 1914 · page 7

The will of a Russian millionaire, M. Ivan Hopornowski, who died a few days ago, contained a strange bequest. It was one of £20,000 to any…

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Railway Construction

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 15 April 1914 · page 3

In the House last week, LieutColonel Braund, member for Armidale, said:—I first wish to refer [?] the views put forward by the hon…

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Motor Fatality

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 15 April 1914 · page 4

A motorcar capsized at Auckland. A man named Samuel M'Frederick was killed and two others seriously injured…

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