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

Railways, roads & transport, 1907

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Annual Railway Picnic

Quirindi Herald and District News · Friday 29 March 1907 · page 5

THE arrangements in connection with railway picnic to be held on the Tamworth Showground on April 6, are well in hand. Mr. H. Owen, of…

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A Motorist Monarch. Sued by a Widow

Manilla Express · Saturday 30 March 1907 · page 3

From Berlin on 6th January, the correspondent of the London "Daily Mail"While the King of Saxony and his suite were driving to a shooting party…

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Towards the Ideal Motor

Manilla Express · Saturday 30 March 1907 · page 7

An Italian inventor, named Dobolli, has thought of a very ingenious method of saving, a large percentage of power in petrol motors which up to now is lost with the…

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A Severn River Bridge

The Moree News · Tuesday 2 April 1907 · page 2

We have recently read A letter from a well-known gentleman sent to Mr. Jones, M.L.A, in which he draws attention to the want of a bridge over…

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Brevities A man named George Bruif was rundown by the mail-train near Molong, and was killed. Quite a Lifetime

The Moree News · Friday 5 April 1907 · page 6

For 35 years "Bounington's Irish Moss" has been used for affections on the Chest, Throat, and Lungs. It never fails to give relief if you obtain the genuine article…

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The Wide World. Italian Railway Outrage. London Lady Attacked. Crime in a Tunnel

Quirindi Herald and District News · Friday 5 April 1907 · page 3

A murderous attack on English woman in a train from Turin is reported from Chambary. The lady's name is given as Miss Susan Lowe,…

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Somerton Bridge

Manilla Express · Saturday 6 April 1907 · page 4

WHILE in Sydney attending the Shires' Conference Messrs. J. J. Lord and W. J. Peek interviewed the Minister for Works in reference to…

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A Novel Bridge

Manilla Express · Saturday 6 April 1907 · page 7

The Wisconsin Bridge and Iron Company have recently completed a bridge of novel de[?]ing over the Mississippi. The bridge had to be of such a height above low-water that…

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Bridge Over Manilla

Manilla Express · Saturday 6 April 1907 · page 4

IT is expected that an early start will be made with the construction of the timber traffic bridge over the Manilla river, near the…

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Odds and Ends. in a Tramcar

Manilla Express · Saturday 6 April 1907 · page 7

A CLERGYMAN who has just returned from a tour narra[?]es an amusing incident which occurred one day in a tramcar. 'My complexion, as you know,' he said,…

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The Motor-car. Rome of Its Uses

Quirindi Herald and District News · Tuesday 9 April 1907 · page 2

"Toot, toot, toot!" went the horn of the big motor car as it thumped along the road. But old Farmer Giles, who who was very deaf, walked on quietly…

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Railway Picnic

Quirindi Herald and District News · Tuesday 9 April 1907 · page 4

THE railway picnic which took place on Saturday was one of the most important gatherings of its kind ever held in Tamworth. The annual picnic…

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New Railway Test

Quirindi Herald and District News · Tuesday 9 April 1907 · page 4

YESTERDAY morning the whole of the stuff connected with the local railway station were called upon to undergo another eye sight test. We are pleased…

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The Moree Excursion Train

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Wednesday 10 April 1907 · page 6

We hare had the mott direful accounts of the excursion from Moree The crowding, the lack of lavatories, the absence of drinking woter, and the…

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Railway Guard Killed. SYDNEY

Manilla Express · Wednesday 10 April 1907 · page 2

Samuel Spacey, a railway guard, was killed near Newtown this morning while engaged in shunting operations. His head was completely…

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A Railway to Port Kembla

Quirindi Herald and District News · Friday 12 April 1907 · page 5

AT a metting of residents of Dapto and district last week, held for the purpose of considering the question of a railway extension to Port Kembla, the…

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The Wide World. Italia Railway Outrage. London Lady [?] Crime in a [?]

The Moree News · Friday 12 April 1907 · page 3

A murder[?]on an English woman in a train from Turm is repor[?]from Chamb[?]. The lady's name is given as Miss [?]Lowe…

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Brisbane Mail Train

Quirindi Herald and District News · Tuesday 16 April 1907 · page 4

THE irregular running of the mail train from Brisbane to Sydney, and its frequent late arrival, has on several occasions formed the subject of…

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The Chief Railway Commissioner

Quirindi Herald and District News · Tuesday 16 April 1907 · page 4

MR. T. Johnson, Chief Railway Commissioner, leaves this week on a trip over the western line, to make himself acquainted with local conditions, and…

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For Motor Airships. the "Daily Mail" Prize

Quirindi Herald and District News · Tuesday 16 April 1907 · page 2

There is now a "boom in aeroplane making in this country, due to the "Daily Mail's" offer of L10,000 for the first successful flight from London to…

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