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

Railways, roads & transport, 1903

108 stories in North West (Tamworth to Moree)'s papers · page 1 of 6

Express Train Buried

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Saturday 3 January 1903 · page 3

An express train running from Verona to Munich was buried by the fall of an avalanche at Gosseneass, in Tyrol…

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The Trams of the World

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Saturday 3 January 1903 · page 4

THe first man seriously enough to [?] the trams into England was a Mr. Train. That event occurred in the streets of [?]…

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On a Tramp Steambont

The Moree News · Tuesday 6 January 1903 · page 5

I once made a voyage from Sicily in a vessel that turned out to barn a cargo of bones, got how or whence, who can tell i Everything looked charming, for the skip-…

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Railway Constuction

Manilla Express · Wednesday 7 January 1903 · page 2

FOUR new railway lines were sanctioned during last session of Parliament, but the Works department is experiencing difficulty in entering…

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Cheap Railways

Manilla Express · Saturday 10 January 1903 · page 4

It is safe to say that a lamentable want of energy and also foresight, has been exhibited by past governments of every State, in regard to…

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Netherland S.a. Railway

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 13 January 1903 · page 3

Great Britain offers to the private shareholders in the Netherland South African Railway Company one hundred and thirty five pounds per share…

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A Train Accident

Manilla Express · Wednesday 14 January 1903 · page 2

A coal train broke down in Hinois, and the inhabitants, who have been coalless for a week, pillaged the train, threatening to lynch interferon…

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Sydney Harbour Bridge

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Saturday 17 January 1903 · page 5

In compliance with a request made by Mr. Norman Selfe, M. inst., C.E., who is acting in conjunction with Messrs. Stewart and Co., and a…

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THE RAIlWAYS

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 20 January 1903 · page 2

THERE has been much discussion recently concerning the unprofitableness of our railway for some time, and the question of the dismissal of 500…

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A Boer Train-wrecker

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Saturday 24 January 1903 · page 4

They caught him in the kloof. His [?] postern had been smashed by a bullet and so he could not get away. He was a mean type of…

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Cheap Railway Fares

Manilla Express · Saturday 24 January 1903 · page 2

THE Railway Department advertises in this issue reduced fares in connection with Anninersary Holiday…

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Our Railway Fetish

Manilla Express · Wednesday 28 January 1903 · page 2

If there is one thing more than another that is keeping Australia back, it is our fetish of Government railways. What has been the result…

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On a Tramway Car

Manilla Express · Saturday 31 January 1903 · page 4

"Hear that tapping under the car ?" asked the conductor the other day. I had heard it (writes Captain Cuttle)--a low,…

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Terrible Railway Disasters

Manilla Express · Saturday 31 January 1903 · page 2

112 persona were killed and injured in the Graceland railway disaster in New Jersey. Another collision occurred in Arizona, in which 8 were killed and…

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Railway Profits

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Saturday 7 February 1903 · page 4

Speaking on the subject's of railway profits recently, Mr. McGowan, M.L A. said that it did not surprise him that there was a loss in railway revenue, as…

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The Road to Success

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 10 February 1903 · page 4

The youths of the city are complaining of the sharp practice of one of their a member. One of the best Situ[?] is town (from a…

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Tram Fatality

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 10 February 1903 · page 3

An old woman aged about SO, at present unidentified, was killed on the tram linn in Oxford Street, Padding' ton, yesterday morning, Both her legs were almost cut off…

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Railway Returns

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 17 February 1903 · page 3

The railway revenue for the past for the past fortnight shows n slight improvement. The Commissioners have farther reduced the carriage on…

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The Uganda Railway

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Saturday 21 February 1903 · page 5

Very rarely (says "The Globe) has an epoch-making incident made such unobstrusive appearance in the Press as the completion of the…

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Proposed New Railway

Manilla Express · Wednesday 25 February 1903 · page 2

The Works Committee are inquiring into the matter of constructing a line of railway from Maitland along the coast to South Grafton. The cost…

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