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

Railways, roads & transport, 1904

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John Bridge and Co's Report

Manilla Express · Wednesday 11 May 1904 · page 3

WOOL.—There has not been the same keen enquiry during the past woek, buyers preferring to await the opening of the London wool sales on the 3rd instant…

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Another Tram Fatality

Manilla Express · Wednesday 11 May 1904 · page 2

Elizabeth Jennie Meyer, a married woman, was killed by a tram, in George-street last night. A verdict of accidental death was returned…

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Cut Up by a Train

Manilla Express · Saturday 14 May 1904 · page 2

A man's head and corpse were found on the main northern line, near the Queensland border, last night. Surrounding circumstances point to…

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A Marvellous Railway. Alpine Climbing Without Danger

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Saturday 21 May 1904 · page 5

The railway up to the summit of Mount Blane, which will shortly be commenced from chamounix, will be the most marvellous one in the…

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The Railways

Manilla Express · Wednesday 25 May 1904 · page 2

The Commissioners of Railways state that the policy of cheap fares if carried out will end in disaster to the railways…

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Letters to the'Editor. ( We do not necessarily endorse the opinions of our correspondents.) Our "Lovely" Train: (To the Editor)

Manilla Express · Wednesday 8 June 1904 · page 2

SIR,-The Manilla train may possess virtues dear to the 'departmental heart, but it wrings from tho heart of the average traveller nothing but…

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Largest Motor in the World

Manilla Express · Saturday 11 June 1904 · page 3

It is in the huge forests of Canada where the biggest motors in tho world are soon. They have been specially designed by a Chicago inventor for hauling logs over…

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New Type of Railway Engine

Manilla Express · Saturday 11 June 1904 · page 3

The Lancashire and .Yorkshire Railway Company, in order more satisfactorily to cope with their heavy suburban trains, have just introduced the first of an entirely…

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Electrical Railway

Manilla Express · Saturday 11 June 1904 · page 2

A German electrical engineering firm are tendering for the construction of a railway from Berlin to Hamburg, a distance of 177 miles, gauranteeing…

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Wool and Produce. John Bridge and Co., Ltd., report:—

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 14 June 1904 · page 2

Wool.—There has been a comparatively quite feeling in that local market during the past week, and business has been rather restricted. We have,…

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Goal for Railways

Manilla Express · Wednesday 15 June 1904 · page 2

The Railway; Commissioners have accepted various contracts for the supply of 380,000 tons of coal at £4 63 to £8 63 per ton according to point of…

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Manilla Railway

Manilla Express · Wednesday 22 June 1904 · page 2

THE depth of winter and the growth of complaint are our excuses for returning to the question of the…

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Wool and Produce Report. John Bridge and Co., Ltd., report:—

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Saturday 25 June 1904 · page 2

Wool.—There has been a good enquiry during the past week, and we are able to report the sale, by private treaty, of a fair number of parcels, more especially the…

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Liability of Railway Commissioners

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 28 June 1904 · page 2

In the Sydney District Court on Friday his Honor Judge Heydon give his reserved judgment in the case of McCarthy v. the Railway…

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Wool and Produce Report. John Bridge and Co., Ltd., report:—

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Saturday 2 July 1904 · page 3

Wool —We brought forward our last wool catalogue for the 1903-4 season on the 22nd instant, offering 323 bales and seiling ex auction and privately 803 bales. We…

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The Motor Car

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Saturday 2 July 1904 · page 5

" Dick, how do you think you will like the horseless carriage?" " It won't do at all; the flics that used to worry the horses will now worry the people…

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The Moor End Mystery. Published by Special Arrangement. Copyright. Chapter Xv.—on the Bridge. (Dr. Tring's Narrative.)

Manilla Express · Saturday 9 July 1904 · page 3

I had no difficulty in gaining admittance to the cells. The sergeant in charge knew me, and was an obliging fellow…

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Railway Rates

Manilla Express · Wednesday 13 July 1904 · page 2

To show what a difference the new railway rates make in the cost of carriage, we may mention that under the truck system our paper was landed…

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Railway Collision

Manilla Express · Saturday 16 July 1904 · page 2

Eighty pionicers were killed and 80 injured in a railway collision, near Chicago…

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