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

Railways, roads & transport, 1908

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In a Tramcar

Manilla Express · Saturday 30 May 1908 · page 9

Just as she entered the doorway the car gave a lurch, as street cars are apt to do and the pretty girl was thrown into the lap of a fatherly Irishman…

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News and Notes. Manilla Bridge

Manilla Express · Wednesday 3 June 1908 · page 2

THE tender of B. Healy has been accepted for carrying out repairs to the bridge at Manilla. The price tendered is £110…

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Letters to the Edito[?] We do not necessarily endorse the opinions of our correspondents.) the Motor Car Nuisance

Manilla Express · Wednesday 3 June 1908 · page 2

Sir,—I think all right minded people will agree with me when I state, that it is time stringent measures were taken to prevent the…

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Run Over by a Train

Manilla Express · Saturday 6 June 1908 · page 2

A man, not yet identified, was run over by a train, near Randwick racecourse, last night, and killed. The body…

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Letters to the Editor. We do not necessarily endorse the opinions of our corespondents. the Motor Car Nuisance

Manilla Express · Saturday 6 June 1908 · page 2

Sir,--Kindly allow me space in your journal to make a few remarks concerning "The Motor Car Nuisance." I may state at the outset…

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Action Against Railway Commissionfrs

Manilla Express · Saturday 13 June 1908 · page 4

Eleen Mary Cross, an infant, by her mother, brought; an action against the Railway Commissioners to recover…

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Train Time Table

Manilla Express · Wednesday 17 June 1908 · page 2

WE hear that au alteration is shortly to be made in the railway timetable. The train will reach Manilla about 9 o'clock in the…

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News and Notes. The Bridge

Manilla Express · Wednesday 17 June 1908 · page 2

IT is notified that owing to repairs being effected to the Manilla bridge, all vehicular traffic on the bridge has been stopped, and for the…

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Murrurundi Railway Accident

Manilla Express · Wednesday 17 June 1908 · page 2

William Gibson and James Bede Dwyer were charged, on remand, this morning, at Murrurundi, with negligently…

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Practical Points for Motorists

Manilla Express · Wednesday 17 June 1908 · page 3

Long heavy springs are better than short light ones. Don't make a practice of [?]xlutch slipping. Some clutches will stand it,…

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Railway

Manilla Express · Saturday 20 June 1908 · page 4

WEDNESDAY'S S.M.Herald says: --A small difficulty which occurred in connection with the carriage of goods by the contractor over…

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Brandy for a Motor Car

Manilla Express · Wednesday 24 June 1908 · page 3

The following is a letter sent by a correspondent to "Motor Traction," which journal congratulated the writer on his combined system of fuel tasting…

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The Bridge

Manilla Express · Saturday 27 June 1908 · page 2

THE contractor for repairs to the Manilla Bridge, has given up the job. Mr. Reed, of the Disrtict Works Office, Armidale, was in…

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Train Stopped by Grass

Manilla Express · Wednesday 1 July 1908 · page 2

AN extraordinary delay was caused to the trains between Muswellbrook and Murrurundi on Wednesday, owing to the quantities of…

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Railway Transfer

Manilla Express · Wednesday 1 July 1908 · page 2

BOGGABRI "Examiner" says:-- Although not yet definitely announced, we hear that Mr. S[?]th, our stationmaster, will be…

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Round the World. the Motor Race. a Car Sunk. Midnight Vigil

Manilla Express · Wednesday 8 July 1908 · page 4

In the "Daily Mail" of 21st March Senor Antonio Scarfoglio, wired from Rawlings (Wyoming) on the previous Tuesday:--…

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Upper Manilla Bridge

Manilla Express · Wednesday 15 July 1908 · page 2

"Jo Jo;" in a recent issue of the Bingara "Telegraph," writes : -- "The Manilla Council has succeeded in getting from the Government a…

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Our Railway

Manilla Express · Wednesday 15 July 1908 · page 2

SIR,--May I have the honour, through the columns of your valuable paper, to say that I hope, to the benefit of all concerned -- from…

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The North Coast Railway

Manilla Express · Wednesday 15 July 1908 · page 3

THOSE who are sincere in their desire to have land settlement successfully carried out, and to see the resources of the North Coast districts adequately…

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Tramway Union

Manilla Express · Saturday 18 July 1908 · page 4

The Chief Commissioner stated he will receive a deputation from the Tramw[?] Union Tuesday next…

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