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North West (Tamworth to Moree) · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1902

113 stories in North West (Tamworth to Moree)'s papers · page 6 of 6

A True Story of an Armoured Train. Within a Yard of Death

Manilla Express · Saturday 15 November 1902 · page 3

Sergeant, you will be in command of the train. I shall be on the verandah of the farm over there If anything untoward happens, turn…

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The Railway Commis Sioners and Struggling Settlers

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Saturday 15 November 1902 · page 2

It has been our unfortunate lot in the Moree district to suffer from the drought more perhaps than any o'[?] district in the State and the pluck of…

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Railway Revenue

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 18 November 1902 · page 3

The railway revenue is not improving, and the outlook a pretty black…

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Central Railway Station

Manilla Express · Saturday 22 November 1902 · page 2

Over £200,000 have already been expended on the new Central Railway Station…

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Railway Mismanagement

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 2 December 1902 · page 2

In reply to Mr. Thompson, M.L.A, in the Assembly on Thursday, the Minster for Railways said :- "The hon. member does not detine the…

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Tramway Fatality

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Saturday 6 December 1902 · page 2

A tramway fireman named Hosketh was killed at Bondi. The body was crushed in a terrible manner between the ballast track and engine. Death was instantaneous…

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A Motor Freak and Its Disastrous End

Manilla Express · Saturday 6 December 1902 · page 3

A few weeks ago the Baker Electric Motor Vehicle Company turned out a new and peculiarly-shaped machine, destined to "cut" all…

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Eloped in a Motor Car

Manilla Express · Wednesday 10 December 1902 · page 2

Dr. Marcelle abducted and eloped in a motor car with the daughter of ex-Senator LePlay, while the lady was giving a music lesson in Paris…

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Railway Accident

Manilla Express · Wednesday 10 December 1902 · page 2

The Halifax to Montreal train was derailed, find several were killed and injured…

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The Cape-to-cairo Railway

Manilla Express · Saturday 13 December 1902 · page 4

The Cape-to-Cairo Railway has been surveyed as far as the Zambesi, where a great steel bridge having one span of 500ft., will carry…

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The Bridge Store

Manilla Express · Wednesday 24 December 1902 · page 2

Never since the business was established, away back in the fifties, has the Bridge Store held a more varied stock than it does at this Christmas of…

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Railway Returns

Manilla Express · Wednesday 24 December 1902 · page 2

The railway revenue is still being greatly affected by the drought. The shortage in wool, compared with last year, is 181,000 bales…

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