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

Railways, roads & transport, 1906

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Railway to Mungindi. an Extension Sought

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Saturday 6 January 1906 · page 2

The fourth deputation to ask for the extension of the railway line from Moree to Mungindi waited upon the Minister for Works on Thursday. Members of the…

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Manilla-Barraba Railway. Start Made with Contract

Manilla Express · Saturday 6 January 1906 · page 2

THERE were no drums beating, and no "sod turning ceremony," on Tuesday when a start was made with the work of constructing the like of…

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The Barraba Railway

Quirindi Herald and District News · Tuesday 9 January 1906 · page 2

A START with the new railway towards Barraba has commenced. Several heavily- laden drays passed though this town en route for the scene of the operations during…

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The Moree-Border Railway Deputation of Queenslan Settlers to the Minister

The Moree News · Tuesday 9 January 1906 · page 2

Last Thursday an important [?] from the [?] was [?] to the minister for works, Sydney, in support of the…

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The Prince"s Train

The Moree News · Friday 12 January 1906 · page 3

The train that is to carry the Prince of Wales over the East Indian Railway it undergoing continual trials. If the Prince appears on scheduled time be will have,…

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Local Railway Truckings

Quirindi Herald and District News · Friday 12 January 1906 · page 4

SINCE our last issue the truckings at the local railway station have been rather small, viz: 90 sheep to Homebush, 5 sheep to Baan Baa, also 9 bales of wool, and 191…

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Railway Extension

Manilla Express · Saturday 13 January 1906 · page 7

Good progress has been made on the railway earth works this week, notwithstanding that a very welcome fall of rain interfered with operations…

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Train on Fire

Quirindi Herald and District News · Tuesday 16 January 1906 · page 1

When the 7 o'clock mixed train for Adelaide via Peterburg, had proceeded a little over two miles on its journey from Port Pirie on Wednesday…

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News and Notes. the Railway Extension

Manilla Express · Wednesday 17 January 1906 · page 2

WE learn that another gang at men will start operations on the railway work up near Tarpolly this week. A detachment of men and drays went…

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Railway Carriage Lights

Quirindi Herald and District News · Tuesday 23 January 1906 · page 3

EXPERIMENTS are being made by New South Wales Railway Commissioners to provide incandescent lights for railway carriages. Gas of a superior sort is used with ordinary…

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Express Train in Flames

Manilla Express · Wednesday 24 January 1906 · page 2

An Express train was derailed near Ghent, Belgium. The mail caught on fire and 43 bags of British mails…

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Siberian Railway

Manilla Express · Wednesday 24 January 1906 · page 2

The whole of Siberian railway is under martial laws…

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A Yorkshire Visitor. at the Motor Show

Quirindi Herald and District News · Friday 26 January 1906 · page 7

"What I says, Merrill," said Mr Poskitt, after returning from the Motor Show at Olympia and seating himself in front of the smoking-room fire in the…

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Railway Concessions

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Saturday 27 January 1906 · page 5

The Railway Commissioners have bad under consideration the question of allowing concession in the railway freights to the sufferers by the bush…

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The Railway Inquiry

The Moree News · Tuesday 30 January 1906 · page 2

The report of the Railway Inquiry Commission shows that the three Railway Commissioners are not a united board, and that the business…

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A Great City's Trame

The Moree News · Tuesday 30 January 1906 · page 3

The average traveller has no idea of the variety and extend of the hourly interruptions to traffic of a great city railway. If one could spend a few hours by…

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Killed by a Train

Manilla Express · Wednesday 31 January 1906 · page 2

Raymond White, age nine, whilst playing on the railway line at Macdonaldtown yesterday, was knocked down by a train and…

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A Bag of Gold in a Tram-car

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Wednesday 31 January 1906 · page 2

It is not every tram-car passenger who casually leaves a bug containing nearly £1000 in notes and gold behind him on the seat when he leaps from…

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A Bag of Gold in a Tram-car

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Wednesday 31 January 1906 · page 4

It is not every tram-car passenger who casually leaves a bag containing nearly £1000 in notes and gold behind him on the sent when he leaps from…

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Special Express Wires. Sydney. Tuesday Railway Smash

Manilla Express · Wednesday 31 January 1906 · page 2

THIRTY-NINE persons have notified they were injured in the railway accident near Germsbrook, Victoria, on Sunday…

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