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

Railways, roads & transport, 1907

404 stories in North West (Tamworth to Moree)'s papers · page 6 of 21

A Motorist Monarch. Sued by a Widow

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Wednesday 17 April 1907 · page 4

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

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Collarendabri Railway

Quirindi Herald and District News · Friday 19 April 1907 · page 4

THE official opening of the branch line of railway at Collarendabri is to take place on Friday next, amidst considerable local rejoicing. As a matter of…

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Railway Appointments

Quirindi Herald and District News · Friday 19 April 1907 · page 5

MR. Charles Hodges, who has for some time past filled the position of Superintendent of Lines at Newcastle, has been appointed Superintendent of…

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Brisbane Mail Train

Manilla Express · Saturday 20 April 1907 · page 5

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

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A Railway Signalman. Dies in His Box. Discovered by Delay

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Saturday 20 April 1907 · page 3

The "Daily Mail," of February 4th, reports:— A signalman has been found dead-opparently after being seized with a fit…

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Light Railways in India

Manilla Express · Saturday 20 April 1907 · page 8

The experimental light railways which have been under trial in India for some time have acquitted themselves so well that several millions sterling are about to be…

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Railways in Winter

Manilla Express · Saturday 20 April 1907 · page 8

In countries where the railroad reaches high altitudes great trouble is experienced in keeping the track free from snow. In a very special degree this is true of the…

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Remarkable Motor Car Invention

Manilla Express · Saturday 20 April 1907 · page 8

A novel French touring map, the road being travelled is shown upon a band of paper, which is mounted on tho splashboard of the motor-car, and by automatic unrolling…

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Aeroplane Accident. a French Sensation

Quirindi Herald and District News · Tuesday 23 April 1907 · page 7

A slight accident occurred at Vincennes on 28th February during the trial of M. Leon Delagrange's aeroplane -- the largest machine yet built on the box-kite…

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Railway Commissioners Coming North

Quirindi Herald and District News · Tuesday 23 April 1907 · page 4

THE Railway Commissioners, who have returned to Sydney from a trip along the western line, will probably leave the city next week on an inspection…

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A Famous Train. the West Coast Diner

Quirindi Herald and District News · Friday 26 April 1907 · page 7

Time was, and not so very long ago either, when to ask the question which was the "crack" train of the London and North-Western Railway…

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The Motor-car. Some of Its Uses

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Saturday 27 April 1907 · page 3

"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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Science and Invention Concrete Railway Sleepers

Manilla Express · Saturday 27 April 1907 · page 4

RE-INFORCED concrete is much in evidence at the present moment, and one of its latest applications is to the construction of railway sleepers. The concrete,…

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A Tramp Who Asked for a Bath

Manilla Express · Saturday 27 April 1907 · page 4

THE village grocer (the only one, happy man !) in the sleepy little community, stood at his shop door one morning when a wonderfully ragged and dirty…

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Another Alpine Tunnel. New Railway Line Planned to Pierce the Bernese Alps

Manilla Express · Saturday 27 April 1907 · page 8

Consul Keene writes from Geneva that since the Simplon tunnel has been opened to traffic the subject of the lines of access to the new…

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Coal Train Falls Into Sea

Quirindi Herald and District News · Tuesday 30 April 1907 · page 3

ONE of the most remarkable and inexplicable incidents that has ever happened in New South Wales, occurred about half-past one o'clock yesterday…

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Constable's Bridge at Flatford. a Question for Manchester

Quirindi Herald and District News · Tuesday 30 April 1907 · page 5

England is asked by the "Manchester Guardian" to consider whether Flatford Bridge, beloved of her great landscape painter Constable, should be permitted…

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New Railway Commissioners

Quirindi Herald and District News · Tuesday 30 April 1907 · page 3

THE new Railway Commissioners, during their inspection of the railways up north, stayed here last night for about ten minutes, and were met on the…

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Warning to Motorists. Lawyer Who Killed a Girl

Quirindi Herald and District News · Tuesday 30 April 1907 · page 8

Dr. Abrahamsohn, a well-known Berlin lawyer, is now in prison for causing the death of a little girl in a motor accident…

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Railway Commissioners

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Wednesday 1 May 1907 · page 2

Messrs Johnston, Kirkcaldie and Richardson, Railway Commissioners, arrived by special train at Moree at about 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon…

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