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New England · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1918

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Railway Union

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 5 February 1918 · page 4

Registration has been granted to the N.S.W. Government Railway, Loco., and Engineers' Union…

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Motor Car Fatality

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 5 February 1918 · page 4

Sydney, Monday.—A large motor car overturned yesterday afternoon, while ascending Roberts' Hill at Clarendon. The driver and owner of the car,…

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German Aerodrome Bombed

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 6 February 1918 · page 4

An Admiralty despatch says:—Aircraft yesterday bombed the aerodrome at Houttave. We downed one of the enemy and drove down two…

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Shire president and Engineer. Interference in Road Matters

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 6 February 1918 · page 8

The Glen Innes papers report an altercation which occurred between the President (Cr. Cramsie) and the Engineer at the last meeting of the…

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Sydney Wool Market. Regular Supporters Sidetracked! Emphatic Protest From "John Bridge."

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 6 February 1918 · page 7

John Bridge & Co., Ltd., write:—"We have never failed, when the true interests of wool growers have been assailed, to utter timely warning…

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Railway Fatality. Elderly Man Run Over at Rockdale

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 6 February 1918 · page 4

An elderly man, whose identity has not been established, was run over by a train at Rockdale this morning and killed. He was crossing the line at…

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Aeroplane for Glen Innes District. Where Are the Nine (To the Editor)

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 7 February 1918 · page 2

Sir,-I would ask for space in your widely-circulated paper to make known to the people of Glen Innes that Mr. Geo. Rodgers, of Cooraidooral, has…

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Sydney Wool Market. Regular Supporters Sidetracked. Emphatic Protest From "John Bridge."

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 7 February 1918 · page 7

"We have never failed, when the trues interests of wool growers have been assailed, to utter timely warning and to assert our active opposition…

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Sydney Wool Market. Regular Supporters Side-tracked! Emphatic Protest From "John Bridge."

Guyra Argus · Thursday 7 February 1918 · page 9

John Bridge & Co., Ltd., write :— We have never failed, when the true interests of wool growers have been assailed, to utter timely…

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Motor Train Service. for Children Attending Armidale School

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 8 February 1918 · page 6

At Monday's meeting of the Uralla Municipal Council. E. H. Laws wrote asking if the Council could do anything towards getting a motor…

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Sydney Wool Market. Regular Supporters Sidetracked! Emphatic Protest From "John Bridge."

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 8 February 1918 · page 2

John Bridge & Co., Lid., write:—"We have never failed, when the true interests of wool growers have been assailed, to utter timely warning…

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Sydney Wool Market Regular Supporters Side-tracked! Emphatic Protest From "John Bridge"

The Inverell Times · Friday 8 February 1918 · page 6

We have never failed when the true interests of wool growers have been ass[?] to utter timely warning and to assert our active opposition…

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Sydney Wool Market. Regular Supporters Side-tracked! Emphatic Protest From "John Bridge."

Tingha Advocate and North-Western Journal · Friday 8 February 1918 · page 3

John Bridge & Co. Ltd., write:— We have never failed, when the true interests of wool growers have been assailed, to utter timely…

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Motor Accident

The Inverell Times · Friday 8 February 1918 · page 4

While a motor car was travelling down Granville-street one day this week something apparently went wrong with the helm, for it made…

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Annual Railway Pic-nic

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 8 February 1918 · page 3

The annual pic-nic cf the KootingalWallangarra section the Northern railway will be held at Uralla on Saturday, March 9th. The result of the…

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Terrible Motor Accident

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 8 February 1918 · page 7

CLIFFORD Sydney Hiddlestone, a jeweller, 32 years of age, of st. Kilda-street Brighton (Vic.), and Linda Steel, 27 years of age, engaged in domestic [?]ties, were riding in a…

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Sydnep Wool Market. Regular Supporters Side Tracked. Emphatic Protest From "John Bridge."

The Uralla Times and District Advocate · Saturday 9 February 1918 · page 5

John Bridge & Co. Ltd., write:—"We have never failed, when the [?] interests of wool growers have assailed, to utter timely warning…

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Uralla Motor Garage

The Uralla Times and District Advocate · Saturday 9 February 1918 · page 2

Mr. C. G. Cooper has opened the above garage, and is now ready for business, either in the line of taxi work or repairs to cars. Mr. Cooper's cars…

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Cycling and Motoring Notes

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 9 February 1918 · page 2

While in many respects the front seat of a motor car is the pleasanter of the two, the heat to which the feet of occupants of the position are…

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North Coast Railway. Sixth Section to be Expedited

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 9 February 1918 · page 4

The sixth section of the North Coast Railway, between Macksville and Kempsey, will be completed as soon as possible…

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