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

Railways, roads & transport, 1906

333 stories in North West (Tamworth to Moree)'s papers · page 9 of 17

Motor Fatality. a Marchesa Killed

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Saturday 23 June 1906 · page 3

The Rome correspondent of the London "Daily Mail" wrote on 9th March:-Full details are now available of the tragic motor-car accident yesterday…

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Science and Invention a Liliputian Motor

Manilla Express · Saturday 23 June 1906 · page 7

WHAT is claimed to be the smallest electric motor in the world is in the possession of a Texas electrician and watchmaker who made it as a scarf-pin…

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The Flying Machine. the Aerodrome

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Wednesday 27 June 1906 · page 3

Mr E. E. Garrett Fisher writes in the London "Daily Mail":- The possibilities of human locomotion are advancing rapidly. The…

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Railway Commissioners. SYDNEY

Manilla Express · Wednesday 27 June 1906 · page 2

It is understood that Messrs. Oliver and Fehon will retire from the railways, and Mr. Kirkenldie remaining. A new Chief Commissioner will be…

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Royal Wedding. Pageant in Madrid. Review of Spanish History. Quaint Costumes. Parade of Motorists. Wedding Procession

Quirindi Herald and District News · Friday 29 June 1906 · page 2

On 26th April the Madrid correspondent of the London "Daily Mail" wrote:--Spain will long remember the wedding…

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The Railway Appointments

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Saturday 30 June 1906 · page 4

There is a rumor to the effect that Mr. Kirkealdie is to be Chief Commissioner of Tramways, the latter being made a separate department. At…

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A Motor Lifeboat

Manilla Express · Saturday 30 June 1906 · page 7

A feature of the French life saving exhibition at the Grand Palace in the champe Elysess is a motor lifeboat, the first ever built in France, It is provided with a…

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Train Wrecked. LONDON

Manilla Express · Wednesday 4 July 1906 · page 2

The express train from Devonport to London was wrecked at Salisbury on Sunday, 28. persons, being killed. After leaving Salisbury station the…

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A London Tram[?] Some Dignity Left

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Wednesday 4 July 1906 · page 4

A writer in the "Westminster [?] half sati[?]lly:-Policemen Doked after him slo[?] past. with his blue [?]…

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Central Railway Station. SYDNEY

Manilla Express · Wednesday 4 July 1906 · page 2

THE new central railway station will be opened on the 6th August. No special ceremony will be held…

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First Impressions. Open Door and Motor

Quirindi Herald and District News · Friday 6 July 1906 · page 7

The secret had been well kept. As the long night and tardy dawn of Saturday morning last dragged themselves out, only one person in the hard world of…

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Scented Motor Cars. Petrol Like Heliotrope

Quirindi Herald and District News · Friday 6 July 1906 · page 2

Recently the Vienna papers announced that Baroness Hengelmuller, the wife of the Austrian Ambassador to America, had discovered a process of perfuming…

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Under the Railway Bridge

Manilla Express · Saturday 7 July 1906 · page 7

A novel 'industry' is pursued by the negroes of Bass Christian, Missouri, A railway bridge spans the bay near that place, and when the train is crossing the…

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SYDNEY, Saturday. Tramway Employees

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Saturday 7 July 1906 · page 2

The Railway Commissioners have written to the Tramway Employees' Union promising a full investigation of their grievances…

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Why Railways Do Not Pay Better. a Serious Question

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Saturday 7 July 1906 · page 3

"One in the Secret" contributes to "Chambers's Journal" an article containing some rather striking statements on the causes of the low dividends paid…

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A Balloon Railway

Manilla Express · Saturday 7 July 1906 · page 7

An Austrian engineer, Herr Balderauer, of Salzburg, is said to have been experimenting, with much success in the mountains near Salzburg with a novel balloon…

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Motor House-boat

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Wednesday 11 July 1906 · page 4

A luxurious motor house-boat is in course of construction for the Marquis de Dion, who is identified with the internal combustion engine of that…

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Ladies' Bridge Parties. Public Prosecutor Declares Them Criminal

Quirindi Herald and District News · Friday 13 July 1906 · page 3

The anti-bridge crusade in Georgia shows indications of spreading. The Public Prosecutor of Cleveland, Mr Mahon, referring to the action initiated…

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Trampled on by "Hustlers." "Everyday Occurrence."

Quirindi Herald and District News · Friday 13 July 1906 · page 7

The perils attending business life in New York are illustrated by a little incident which occurred this morning at the city end of Brooklyn Bridge, in the…

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The Railway Station Bar

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Saturday 14 July 1906 · page 4

There is good reason to believe that the Railway Commissioners have decided to drop the proposal to allow liquor to be seld in the refreshment…

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