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Railways, roads & transport, 1916

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Sensational Robbery Senastional Robbery. £500 Taken From Railway Ticket Office

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 7 February 1916 · page 4

A sensational robbery is reported from Bathrust. A railway employee Bort [?]lbourne, states that while making up Friday's taking in the ticket…

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On the Road to Bagdad. British All-day Fight with Turks. How We Finally Took Kut-al-amara

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 8 February 1916 · page 3

The mail from India brings interesting particulars of the important engagement at Kut-al-Amara between the enemy and the British under…

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Ford Motor Car Company

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 8 February 1916 · page 4

Senator Pearce, Acting Prime Min-ister, stated on Wednesday that, as a result of further information received from Canada, it had been decided to…

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Australian Motor Requirements. Dodge Brothers Car. Specially Adapted to Colonial Needs

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 8 February 1916 · page 5

The advent of Dodge Brothers new car in the Australian market has been welcomed by many interested in the introduction of a especially…

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Variation in Wages of Railway Officials

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 10 February 1916 · page 6

An application has been made for a variation to the wages and working condition at railway station masters and officials…

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Carelessness on Railways

The Inverell Times · Friday 11 February 1916 · page 4

It has transpired that the cost to the Railway Department for repairs to waggons damaged in accidents last year was £357,000, as well as compensation…

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Ford Motor Car Company

The Inverell Times · Friday 11 February 1916 · page 4

Senator Pearoe, Acting Prime Minister stated on Wednesday that, as a [?]lt of further information received [?] in Canada, It had been decided to…

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Australian Motor Requirements. Dodge Brothers Car. Specially Adapted to Colonial Needs

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 11 February 1916 · page 2

The advent of Dodge Brothers new car in the Australian market has been welcomed by many interested the introduction of a car especially…

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Sensational Motor Accident

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 11 February 1916 · page 6

A sensational motor accident appeaed near Manilla on Saturday afternoon. A car driven by Cr. Wm. Blanch, and containing Messrs…

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Wireless Train Control

The Uralla Times and District Advocate · Saturday 12 February 1916 · page 3

Since experiments were made some two years ago on a small scale with the Prentice system of wireless train control on the Hampton Court branch…

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Fine Wool Returns, Another "Bridge" Sale

The Uralla Times and District Advocate · Saturday 12 February 1916 · page 5

Another splendid array of prices was secured by John Bridge & Go. at their second sale of the present year, held on the 3rd inst., the averages…

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Railway Duplication Works. Sydney

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 14 February 1916 · page 4

A party of Parliamentarians on Saturday Inspected the Great Southern duplication works. This new railway service will mean…

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The Lady Motor Driver

Guyra Argus · Thursday 17 February 1916 · page 5

"The tactful girl will soon realise that an endless stock of good humour and a smiling taw will do infinitely more than the affectation of masculine clothes and manners. To…

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Local and General News Grafton-glen Innes Railway Ridiculed

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 17 February 1916 · page 7

Mr. Black, Chief Secretary, speaking at South Grafton, ridiculed the idea of a railway from South Grafton to to Glen Innes, owing to the poor…

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Railway Returns

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 17 February 1916 · page 7

Mr. Stationmaster Dawson has supplied us with the following figures relative to the returns at the local railway station for the month of…

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Terrible Railway Disaster Tasmanian Express Derailed. Four Persons Killed--many Injured. Sydney

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 17 February 1916 · page 6

A terrible railway accident occurred yesterday, when the launceston-[?]bart express left the line, as a result of which four people were killed, 12…

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Tasmanian Railway Disaster

The Inverell Times · Friday 18 February 1916 · page 4

A terrible railway accident occurred on Tuesday when the Launceston-Hobart express left the line, as a result of which four people were killed, twelve…

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Tasmania Railway Disaster. Four Persons Killed

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 18 February 1916 · page 4

A terrible railway accident occurred on Tuesday, when the LauncestonHobart express left the line as a result of which four persons were…

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Novel Armoured Motor-car

The Uralla Times and District Advocate · Saturday 19 February 1916 · page 3

Several of the European armies now engaged in war are using an armoured motorcar which is designed to be driven from either end. It has four…

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Australian Motor Requirements. Dodge Brothers Car

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 19 February 1916 · page 2

The advent of Badge Brothers new car in the Australian market has been welcomed by many interested in the introduction of a car especially…

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