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New England · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1919

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John Bridge's Report

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 23 January 1919 · page 6

John Bridge & Co., Ltd., report under date Janaury 18, 1919:-- Wool --The reported favorable conditions have not resulted in rain, and…

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Motor Accident

Guyra Argus · Thursday 23 January 1919 · page 5

A motor accident occurred on Friday morning on the Waterloo Range, between Inverell and Glen Innes (says the "Glen Innes Examiner")…

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Motors in Collision

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 23 January 1919 · page 4

A serious accident occurred on the famous Seven Mile on the Grafton-Glen Innes road on Friday morning. In broad daylight two cars crashed into each…

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Motor Accident

Tingha Advocate and North-Western Journal · Friday 24 January 1919 · page 2

A sensational motor car accident occurred on Friday morning last on the Waterloo Range. Cr. N. J. Dunstan, the newly-elected Grand…

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Motoring to a Dance Testing Young Officers

The Inverell Times · Friday 24 January 1919 · page 2

Brigadier-General F. W. Hill, of the Canadian Army, successfully appealed at Surrey Quarter Sessions (England) against a fine of £5 imposed at…

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Motors in Collision

The Inverell Times · Friday 24 January 1919 · page 7

A serious accident occurred on the famous Seven Mile hill on the Grafton-Glen Innes road last week. In broad daylight two cars crashed into each…

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Railway Connection. Inverell to New England. (To the Editor Inverell "Times")

The Inverell Times · Friday 24 January 1919 · page 4

Sir.—Can you explain the mysterious influences that have apparently been working for so many years to prevent the establishment of railway…

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Wanted—A Motor Engine

The Inverell Times · Friday 24 January 1919 · page 4

Inverell Fire Brigade seems, to the ordinary man in the street, to be in a state of stagnation. But such is not the case. It is waiting and watching,…

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Train Window Smashed

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 27 January 1919 · page 4

While travelling from Deepwaters to Tenterfield a week or so ago, the young daughter of Mr. T. Young, of Tenterfield, met with an unpleasant…

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When Bridegroom Misses Train

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 28 January 1919 · page 5

A honeymoon couple from the North who were on their way to Sydney for the gay and festive season of life had a somewhat cooling experience…

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Millionaires in a Day. Quick Road to Fortune

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 28 January 1919 · page 3

To the man who may toil through a long lifetime on order to save a few hundred pounds to leave behind [?] there is something breath taking in the…

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League of Nations Controlling Rivers and Railways. London

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 28 January 1919 · page 5

It is considered probable that the rivers Rhine, Danube, Vistula, Schedit, Struma, Congo, and Amazon will come under the control of the League of…

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A Fractured Neck Shocking Motor Fatality. Former Inverell Resident Killed

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 28 January 1919 · page 4

Last Wednesday morning Mudgee townsfolk were astounded to hear that Mr. Cecil John Jackson, one of the chiefs of the staff of Messrs. T. H…

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Railway to North Coast Pastoral and Agricultural Interests

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 28 January 1919 · page 2

I am glad to note that the agitation for this railway extension is causing a little stir amongst your readers, and that correspondents are…

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Sad Motor Gap Fatality

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 28 January 1919 · page 2

A particulary sad motor car fatality occurred about a quarter Of a mile on the Doon Doon Hide of the Ukt, on Friday afternoon at about 6 o'clock, when M…

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Annual Railway Picnic

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 28 January 1919 · page 7

The annual railway picnic arranged by the N.S.W. railway employees in the section from Walaugarra to…

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Mr. Holman's Flight. Melbourne to Sydney—by Special Train

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 29 January 1919 · page 4

A telegram in the Sydney papers which reached Armidale on Monday, stated that Mr. Holman had left Melbourne for Sydney by special train,…

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Their First Motor Car. Arabs First Experience. Consternation Amongst Donkeys and Horses

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 29 January 1919 · page 3

Lieut. C. J. Vyner, on active service with the Flying Corps in Palestine, writes to his father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. R. T. Vyner, Armidale,…

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John Bridge's Report

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 30 January 1919 · page 8

Sheep.--Another heavy supply of 42,000; quality only medium. The market was irregular for other than prime for which firm values are ruling…

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