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New England · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1923

1,121 stories in New England's papers · page 15 of 57

Motor Car for the Vicar. Parishioners Asked to Subscribe

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 16 April 1923 · page 4

At the welcome to the Vicar of Holy Tr[?] Church last Thursday night. Mr. B. G. Lawrance seized the opportunity to impress on those…

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Evidence for the Railway

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 16 April 1923 · page 4

The secretary of the local Railway League, Mr. H. C. St. Vincent, is very busy collecting and preparing…

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Railway Agitation Systematic Work

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 17 April 1923 · page 4

The committee appointed to prepare evidence for submission to the Public Works Committee on the occasion of its visit here has held a meeting at…

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Inverell's Railway What Are the Chances?

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 17 April 1923 · page 4

Scores of people in Inverell and the wide district of which it is the centre are asking whether it…

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Dorrigo Railway, Deputation to Mr. Cakes. "The Work a Parce."

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 17 April 1923 · page 3

From the reception a Northern, deputation got in Sydney last week, it is amply evident that the Government is deliberately "going…

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Tenterfield Water Failure. Railway Department' S Predicament

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 17 April 1923 · page 2

The Tenterfield railway water supply gave out on Thursday. A water train consisting of the tenders of locomotives shad to be coupled together and…

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Sensational Railway Accident. Fireman Killed. Others Injured

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 17 April 1923 · page 8

A sensational railway accident occurred on Sunday morning at 'Bauleora Siding, near Cootamundra on the branch line to Temora, when a special…

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Telegrams. [Through Our Sydney Represnetatives] SYDNEY, Monday, Afternoon Railway Cabelessness Serious Charges from Wagga

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 17 April 1923 · page 4

Serious charges of carelessness have been made against the railway authorities by Wagga business [?] Heavy lesses, it is [?]…

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Electric Tramway Strike. Peace Efforts Fruitless

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 17 April 1923 · page 4

No success attended the week-end efforts to bring about a settlement of the electric tramway stoppage in Victoria…

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Rabbits on Railway Line. Banks Undermined

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 17 April 1923 · page 6

A new aspect of the rabbit problem was hinted at in the report of Rabbit Inspector Brown, of the Glen Innes P.P. Board. That officer said that the…

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Run Down by Train Unknown Man Killed. Sydney

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 18 April 1923 · page 4

A man whose name is unknown, was run down by a train between Toongabbie and Seven Hills last night, and killed…

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Railway Proposal Inverell to Main Line. Works Committee's Visit Preparing Evidence

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 19 April 1923 · page 7

At a meeting in the Inverell Town Hall last evening, convented by Mr. R. J. Doolin, a subcommittee was appointed to…

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Railway Inquiry. Public Works Co[?] Visit. Revised Itinerary

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 19 April 1923 · page 4

Through Messrs. Bruxner and Drummond M's.L.A. we have received a revised itinerary regarding the visit of the Public Works Committee…

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New Railway Policy. Charge on Taxpayers. SYDNEY

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 19 April 1923 · page 4

The Minister for Works stated at the Rural Credit Conference at Wagga that the Government would not await the passage of the Bill before…

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Railway Cases. Two Found Guilty. SYDNEY

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 19 April 1923 · page 4

The hearing of the railway conspiracy cases has concluded. The Jury acquitted Stephen, but found Grant and Clarke guilty. Sentence was…

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Tingha Railway League

Tingha Advocate and North-Western Journal · Friday 20 April 1923 · page 2

A splendidly-attended meeting of the above was held on Saturday, Cr. Browning presiding. The minutes of the previous…

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Railway Conspiracy Cases. Hearing Concluded

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 20 April 1923 · page 4

The hearing of the railway conspiracy cases has been concluded. The jury acquitted Stephen, but found Grant and Clarke guilty. Sentence was…

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Railway Inquiry. Public Works Committee's Visit. Revised Itinerary

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 21 April 1923 · page 8

Through Messrs. Bruxner and [?], M's.L.A., we have received [?] regarding the visit or the Public Works Committee…

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Guyra-Dorrigo Railway. Preparing for Evidence

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 21 April 1923 · page 7

A meeting of the sub-committee appointed to arrange the evidence to be given before the Public Works Committee on the Guyra-Dorrigo Railway…

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Rural Credits And Community Settlements. We Ask for Roads and Railways and get a Sermon on "Self Help."

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 23 April 1923 · page 3

As one of the few remaining residents of Wombat Flat, who have watched a monotonous sun rise and set upon a monotonous and…

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