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Railways, roads & transport, 1915

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Railway Men's Union

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 27 February 1915 · page 5

The 24th annual conference of the Amalgamated Railway and Tramway Service Asociation was held at the Association's Head Office, Sydney, on…

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Ford Motor Cars

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 1 March 1915 · page 4

Messrs. Cbaffey & Son, sole district agent for the Ford motar car, have received cable advice from the Ford factory stating that the new…

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Motor Car for Engineer

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 1 March 1915 · page 4

At a function at Wellingrove on Saturday, President Cramsie mentioned that at next Saturday's meeting of the Shire Council he intended…

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Strategic Railway Scheme

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 1 March 1915 · page 6

The question of the contraction of strategic railways is likely to room large to the policy of the Federal Government during the coming…

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Train Fired At. Sensation at Newcastle

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 2 March 1915 · page 2

PASSENGERS by the mail train which left Sydney one afternoon last week bound for Queensland, bad an u[?]nerv experience. The train reached…

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Motor Party's Mirao[?]lous Escape

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 2 March 1915 · page 4

SYDNEY, Monday Remarkable escapes from death were sustained by the occupants of a motor car at [?] Pa[?] yesterday Owing to a chain breaking the car ran away…

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The Engineer's Motor Car

Guyra Argus · Thursday 4 March 1915 · page 3

Says the "Glen Innes Guardian":—In advocating the purchase of a motor car for the use of the Shire Engineer the President has ample…

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How Australian Got Her "Swastika," the First Deissell Motor Ship

Guyra Argus · Thursday 4 March 1915 · page 5

It is interesting to note that the first cargo of the famous NY Danish lager, which has already won popularity, by its sparkle and excellence of…

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Altered Train Service

The Inverell Times · Friday 5 March 1915 · page 4

At the latest meeting of the Inverell Municipal Council, his Worship the Mayor (Aid. Ring) said he had been deputed to interview the Railway…

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Long Tramp to Enlist

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 8 March 1915 · page 7

While Mr. Jensen, Assistant Minister for Defence, was in Brisbane a few days ago, he was introduced to three men who had walked 150 miles from…

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Heat Records. Bush Fires Round Sydney. Bridge Burnt

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 9 March 1915 · page 4

The temperature in the city yesterday was 100.7 degrees, a record for the time of the year. At Riverview College, at the same…

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Items of Interest. Dreadful Railway Fatality

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 9 March 1915 · page 2

Mrs. Pyke, of Exeter, Norah Reed, aged 16, and a girl aged 12 were crossing from one platform to another on Thursday afternoon when they were…

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Terrible Railway Tragedy

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 9 March 1915 · page 4

A [?] tragedy occurred at Ourimbah, near [?] on Saturday night. The in coming [?] express mashed into a tricycle [?] O'Hara, with his son and…

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Bridge Burnt

The Inverell Times · Friday 12 March 1915 · page 2

In the last issue of "The Times" we published a telegram to the effect that the railway bridge at Ravensworth had been damaged by bush fires. The…

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That Thalgarrah Road. (To Editor of "Armidale Chronicle")

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 13 March 1915 · page 7

Sir,—Again, by your courtesy, I beg to ask the Road Authorities to do something to the portion of the the above road from Edgar's corner to the first…

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Heavier Rails for Railways

The Uralla Times and District Advocate · Saturday 13 March 1915 · page 3

It is apparent that the rapidly increasing weights of both locomotives and loaded cars of all descriptions in America will soon make a heavier rail…

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City Railway

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 13 March 1915 · page 8

Important modifications will be made to the City Railway Scheme which will have the effect of reducing the cost by a million pounds sterling…

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The Railway Question

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 15 March 1915 · page 5

Yesterday morning Messrs. G. T. C. Miller, Hons. J. Travers and W. T. Dick and Messrs. P. McGarry, J. B. Nicholson, and Brinsley Hall…

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Railway Picnic

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 15 March 1915 · page 5

Next Saturday a railway picnic for the employee, north of Tamworth to Wallangarra will be held on the local showground and it is anticipated…

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Motor Bus and Trancar in Collision

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 15 March 1915 · page 4

A collision occurred at Adelaide between a motor bus and tramcar. The force of the impact caused the petrol tank to burst, and was…

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