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Railways, roads & transport, 1921

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Card Trick in Train

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 1 January 1921 · page 8

John Gormnn, alias Williamson, a salesman, aged 29, was charged in Sydney with having on. December 8th, between Gosfard and Sydney,…

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Railway Robberies. Arrests at Bathurst

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 1 January 1921 · page 4

The Bathurst police have made another arrest in connection with the alleged robberies from the railway trucks…

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Yallaroi Railway League

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 3 January 1921 · page 2

A meeting of the Yallaroi Railway League was held at Lindon Downs On December 18th, Mr. V. Whiteman in the chair. There were also…

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Fatal Railway Accident

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 3 January 1921 · page 2

A shocking railway accident occurred at Tamworth railway station on Tuesday morning, when Reuben Armstrong, aged 17 years, a junior porter…

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Killed by Train

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 4 January 1921 · page 4

Injuries sustained in an accident near Petersham Railway Starfon on Friday night were responsible for the death of Harold F. Stickley, about 60…

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A New Road Grader

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 4 January 1921 · page 4

In Mr. L. B. S. Reil, engineer to Glengallan Shire, that body has an officer who is an enthusiast in his work. At the last meeting of the Council he…

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Frightful Fatality. Motor and Tram Collide

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 4 January 1921 · page 4

A motor car crashed into a steam tram in Church Street, Parramatta, late yesterday afternoon head on. The motor car was smashed and the team…

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Railway Proposals Yallaroi Railway League Warialda's Wants

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 4 January 1921 · page 4

A meeting of the Yallaroi Railway League was held at Lindon Downs on December 18th, Mr. N. Whiteman being in the Chair. There were also…

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Run Down by Train. Four Killed at Woy Woy

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 5 January 1921 · page 4

Four people were run down by a train near Woy Woy Railway Station last night, and killed. Their names are:—Wilmot…

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Perth Railway Strike

The Inverell Times · Friday 7 January 1921 · page 4

There are no further developments regarding the railway strike at Perth. The Returned Soldiers' League at Perth passed a resolution to the effect…

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Unions Want Railway !

The Uralla Times and District Advocate · Saturday 8 January 1921 · page 2

The Westralian railway strikers made a peculiar request of the Premier, no less than that "the unions be allowed to take control of the railways and run…

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Soldier Seeking Work. Tramp From Brisbane to Sydney. War Gratuity But No Food

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 8 January 1921 · page 7

An ex-soldier, who resided at Singleton several years ago, and who had four and a half years' war service, including the Gallipoli landing and later…

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Railways Hard Hit

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 8 January 1921 · page 4

The railways have been hard hit by the slackening of goods traffic all over the Country, as the result of a trade slump…

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RE-REGISTERED. Tramway Union Reprieved

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 8 January 1921 · page 4

The Tramway Employees' Union, which lost its registration owing to the part it took in the 1917 strike, has been re-registered…

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Terrible Train Accident. Four Persons Killed

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 10 January 1921 · page 2

A terrible fatality occurred at Woy Woy on Monday night. It appears that Wilmot Roughley, Mrs. Victor McKenzie of Gosford and her…

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Why Roads Go Unrepaired

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 11 January 1921 · page 2

Included in the accounts passed for payment at Thursday's mooting of the Dumaressq (Armidale) Shire Council, were a number which seem to largely…

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N.s.w. Railway and Tramway Officers' Union

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 11 January 1921 · page 4

Sydney, Monday.—A new union, called the N.S.W. Railway and Trawmay Officers' Association, has been formed. The aim. of the assciation is for a 44-hour…

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"Pure Bluff" the Authorities and the Sunday Train Ald. Mann Sums Up

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 13 January 1921 · page 4

There were several communications before Tuesday night's council meeting with reference to the agitation for the extension of the Tamworth…

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Motor Taxes and Roads

The Inverell Times · Friday 14 January 1921 · page 4

"In this shire there are easily 1000 motor cars, and at £5 tax per car the shire would receive £5000 yearly from this source." So says the president…

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Girl Found Dead. Fell From Railway Bridge

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 14 January 1921 · page 2

At about 7 a.m. on Sunday the body of Minnie Meckelmann, a young woman, was found in the cemented overflow of the Beenle[?]gh reservoir, Brisbane, which is spanned…

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