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

Railways, roads & transport, 1908

123 stories in North West (Tamworth to Moree)'s papers · page 4 of 7

The Railway

Manilla Express · Saturday 18 July 1908 · page 4

A PUBLIC meeting was held at Barraba last week in connection with the extension of the railway. The meeting was of the opinion…

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Shire Councils and Roads

Manilla Express · Saturday 25 July 1908 · page 4

A CASE of considerable interest to shire councils came before the Parkes Bench last week, when J. S. Plowman was summoned by the…

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Died in the Train

Manilla Express · Saturday 25 July 1908 · page 4

ON Sunday morning when the Sydney mail train was passing Sandy Flat, near Tenterfield, the conductor was horrified to find one…

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Special Express Wires. SYDNEY, Friday on Strike. the Tramway Men Out

Manilla Express · Saturday 25 July 1908 · page 4

THE trams stopped running at 10 a.m. this morning, The drivers and conductors stepped off the trams in the street…

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Tramway Strike

Manilla Express · Saturday 25 July 1908 · page 4

A WIRE brings serious news from Sydney to-day. At [?]o o'clock this morning, the drivers and…

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Special Express Wires. SYDNEY, Tuesday. the Tramway Strike

Manilla Express · Wednesday 29 July 1908 · page 2

THE situation in Sydney this morning is still undecided, but more hopeful of settlement. The Unionists…

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Tramway Strike

Manilla Express · Wednesday 29 July 1908 · page 2

THE deputation for the appointment of a special tribunal waited on the Premier. Mr. Wade, after reviewing the strike, stated that the…

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Motor Adcident

Manilla Express · Saturday 1 August 1908 · page 4

Sando, stepson of W. Vanderbilt, the American millionaire, has been killed in a motor accident in France…

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Railway West

Manilla Express · Saturday 1 August 1908 · page 4

The railway league will hold a meeting shortly, to again urge the claims of the railway west. The date of meeting has not yet been…

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Tramway Strike

Manilla Express · Saturday 1 August 1908 · page 4

Mr. Johnson, speaking to the men at their meeting said : " Go back, let this unpleasant episode be forgotten. Every single case will…

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Murrurundi Railway Accident

Manilla Express · Saturday 1 August 1908 · page 4

In connection with the Murrurundi railway accident Dwyer and Gibson were found not guilty of negligent omission of duty…

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News and Notes. Railways and Tramways

Manilla Express · Wednesday 5 August 1908 · page 1

THE earnings of the railways and the tramways for the year ended June 30 amounted to £5,956,128, an increase of £338,021 on the previous…

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Record Motor Race

Manilla Express · Wednesday 5 August 1908 · page 4

In a thirty mile motor race [?]nt Brooklands the winning car went at a record speed of 101[?] miles an hour…

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What a Tram Strike Costs

Manilla Express · Wednesday 5 August 1908 · page 1

The coat of of tramway strike in N. S. Wales must amount to a considerable sum. The daily receipts on the Government tramways in this…

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Cheap Railway Fares

Manilla Express · Wednesday 5 August 1908 · page 4

WE again draw attention to the rate of railway fares in connection with the Fleet visit. On Friday, August 14, cheap tickets at the rate…

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Railway West

Manilla Express · Wednesday 5 August 1908 · page 4

A PU[?]LIC meeting in connection with the railway west is convened for Thursday, August 13, at Mr. J. Corrigan's, New Mexico. It is…

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Delagrance's Record Aeroplane Fight

Manilla Express · Saturday 8 August 1908 · page 3

M. Delagrange, the French sculptor who has been experimenting latterly with an aeroplane which is practically a duplicate of M. Farman's machine,…

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The Railway

Manilla Express · Wednesday 12 August 1908 · page 2

THE [?] that it has been reliably informed that the railway will not be handed over to the Commissioners till…

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The Tramway Men

Manilla Express · Saturday 15 August 1908 · page 5

A rumour was afloat yesterday to the effect that the tre[?]way men are meditating again about going on strike…

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Railway West

Manilla Express · Saturday 15 August 1908 · page 4

THE meeting on Wednesday afternoon, at New Mexico, de- cided on a course of action which…

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