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New England · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1916

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Shire Councillors on Tour. Annual Inspection of Roads

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 28 January 1916 · page 10

The annual inspection of the Du[?] Shire roads by the Council took place this week. The result of the tour seems to be general…

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Sheep and Lamb Sales. "John Bridge" Record. Average of 19s 9d

Tingha Advocate and North-Western Journal · Friday 28 January 1916 · page 3

John Bridge & Co. state that there has lately been decided activity in the market for store sheep, the recent fine rains probably being the reason. The firm during…

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Disastrous Motor Smash. Oar Goes Over the Range. Mr. O. V. Johnson Injured

The Inverell Times · Friday 28 January 1916 · page 4

A sensational motor car accident occurred on the Waterloo Range, Glen Innes road, last night, as a result or which Mr. O. V. Johnson, Clerk to the…

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Tramwav Troubles

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 28 January 1916 · page 4

Sydney, Thursday.[?]The President of the Tramway Employees Union has warned members that the latter organisation is holding a proposed…

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By Telegraph. [Through Our Sydney Representatives.] Railway Passenger Decrease

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 28 January 1916 · page 4

Sydney, Thursday.—The railway traffic, yesterday, showed a decrease of 12,433 passengers as compared with Anniversary Day last year. Thirty…

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Wool Travelling Discontinued. John Bridge & Company Ltd. Avoiding Useless Expenditure

The Uralla Times and District Advocate · Saturday 29 January 1916 · page 5

There appeared in last issue a special announcement by John Bridge and Co, Ltd, who have foreseen that the ever-increasing taxation and cot of…

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Motor Accident on Waterloo Range

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 31 January 1916 · page 5

Messrs. Cadric, Becon, of Delimgra, and O. V. Johnson, [?]erk of the Mac[?]atyre Shire Council, Inversell, were returning from the Glen Innes races on…

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Rival Railway Routes

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 31 January 1916 · page 5

The Public Works Committee has returned to Sydney from the North Coast, after having taken evidence in connection, with the proposed Glen…

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The City Railway, Resumptions

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 1 February 1916 · page 4

Sydney, Monday.— The Government has now practically decided upon the resumption of all property in connection with the city railway. The…

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Train Tragedy. Soldier's Sensational Death

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 3 February 1916 · page 4

A strange affair has occurred on the Great Central Railway (Eng.). Violet Reynolds (18) was returning home in a midnight train from Mary[?]bone,…

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Motor [?] Record

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 3 February 1916 · page 4

By riding [?] hours [?] the American [?] motor cyclist, established a world's record at mor[?]…

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Motor Car Burned

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 3 February 1916 · page 6

Frederic Nelly was filling the spirit, tank of a large motor passenger car in Liverpool last night, when a match was struck and the spirit caught firs…

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What an Open Train Door Did

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 4 February 1916 · page 3

SHORTLY before the 7.55 a.m. train Liverpool to Sydney left Guildford, the other morning, the passengers in a second-class car received somewhat of…

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Motor Accident

The Inverell Times · Friday 4 February 1916 · page 7

On Sunday Mr. Gwydir Henry's Austin car was precipitated over a cutting between Dalmorton and Newton Boyd, on the run from Grafton to…

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Motor Car Destroyed

The Inverell Times · Friday 4 February 1916 · page 4

Frederick Nolly was filling the spirit tank of a large motor passenger car in Liverpool on Thursday night when a match was struck and the spirit…

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Annual Railway Picnic

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 4 February 1916 · page 3

A meeting of railway employe[?] held at the local railway [?] [?] ing, when mattels in [?]…

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January Wool Sales. "John Bridge" Record, Handsome Wool Prices

The Uralla Times and District Advocate · Saturday 5 February 1916 · page 6

John Bridge & Co's, opening sale of the year, hold on Wednesday last, 19th inst., was notable for several things. One of these was the…

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North Shore Bridge

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 7 February 1916 · page 4

The Minister for Works will introduce the North Shore Bridge Bill soon after Parliament reassembles…

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Special Train for Armidale Races

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 7 February 1916 · page 5

The sporting fraternity are reminded that a special train will leave Glen Innes next Wednesday morning, at 10 o' clock, for the Armidale races ([?]…

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Dutch Oil [?]Tramer [?] SYDNEY

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 7 February 1916 · page 3

The Dutch [?] task [?] A[?] was tor[?] in the North Sen by a [?], whose crew gave them five minutes to get clear…

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