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

Railways, roads & transport, 1912

1,440 stories in North West (Tamworth to Moree)'s papers · page 9 of 72

Cross-country Railway. Werris Creek to Wellington. Meeting Of Delegates From Local Public Bodies. District Council Formed

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Saturday 10 February 1912 · page 2

A meeting of delegates representing the public bodies of Tamworth district was held at the Caledonian Hotel yesterday afternoon for the purpose of forming a district…

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Disaster at Gundagai. Houses Flooded and Railway Washed Away. Sydney

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Saturday 10 February 1912 · page 2

A severe strom visited Gundagai last night. The wind was terrific, and miles of fencing were swept away. Several creeks burst their banks and flooded out the houses…

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Enormous Railway Bridges

Manilla Express · Saturday 10 February 1912 · page 6

The most notable features on the prairie section of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway are the large bridges spanning the ravines through which…

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Illegally Stopping a Train

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 13 February 1912 · page 4

A case of intense to the travelling was public was heard at the Boggabri Police Court, before Mr. W. F. Robertson, P.M., the other day, when…

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Bullets in the Night. Fired Into Mail[?]train. Letter Sorters Have Narrow Escape. Sydney

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Tuesday 13 February 1912 · page 2

When the train conveying the English mails from Adelaide to Sydney was near Henty last night one of the sorters was startled by the crashing of glass and the…

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Bullets in the Night. Fired Into Mail Train. Letter Sorters Have Narrow Escape. Sydney

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Tuesday 13 February 1912 · page 2

When the train conveying the English malls from Adelaide to Sydney was near Henty last night one of the sorters was startled by the crashing of glass and the…

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Road-making Plant

Manilla Express · Wednesday 14 February 1912 · page 4

At the Shire Council on Saturday, the company notified that new design of trucks would be supplied with road-making plant as requested. The…

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Stealing Bottle of Whisky. Railway Porter Convicted. Armidale

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Wednesday 14 February 1912 · page 2

At the Police Court this morning, a porter named Edward Coyne, employed at the-local railway station, was convicted on a charge of stealing a bottle of whisky…

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Stealing Bottle of Whisky. Railway Porter Convicted. Armidale

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Wednesday 14 February 1912 · page 2

At the Police Court this [?]ing a [?] ter [?] [?]ard Coyse, employed at the local railway st[?] [?]as conri[?] on a charge of stealing a [?] of [?]…

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Proposed Railway Platform at West Tamworth

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Thursday 15 February 1912 · page 2

Mr. C. J. Britten, president of the Pastoral and Agricultural Association, at a special meeting of the Association, reported that he had had an interview with Mr…

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Latest Telegrams. Bhisbane Strike. Nearing an End. Uni0nists Returning to Work. Attempt to Destroy Tramway Property with Dynamite. Brisbane

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Thursday 15 February 1912 · page 2

The strike is nearing an end. The leaders still profess to take a hopeful view of the situation. They declare that the decision to submit the dispute to the Federal…

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Proposed Railway Platform at West Tamworth

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Thursday 15 February 1912 · page 2

Mr. C. J. Britten, president of the Pastoral and Agricultural Association, at a special meeting of the Association, reported that he had had an interview with Mr…

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Latest Telegrams. Brisbane Strike. Nearing an End. Unionists Returning to Work. Attempt to Destroy Tramway Property with Dynamite. Brisbane

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Thursday 15 February 1912 · page 2

The strike is nearing an end. The ieaders still profess to take a hopeful view of the situation. They declare that the decision to submit the dispute to the Federal…

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Train Derailed. Man Arrested. Sydney

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Friday 16 February 1912 · page 2

The Superintendent of Police has received a telegram stating that a stock train on the Culcairn-Corowa line was yesterday derailed through fishplates having been…

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Train Derailed. Man Arrested. Sydney

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Friday 16 February 1912 · page 2

The Superintendent of Police has received a telegram stating that a stock train on the Culcairn-Corowa line was yesterday derailed through fishplates having been…

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Railway Smash. Engine Dashes Into Carriages. No'one Injured. Sydney

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Friday 16 February 1912 · page 2

A railway collision occurred at Sutherland this morning through an engine and three cars which came through from Waterfall daubing into a set of standing…

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Railway Smash. Engine Dashes Into-carriages. No One Injured. Sydney

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Friday 16 February 1912 · page 2

A railway collision occurred at Sutherland this morning through an engine and three cars which came through from Waterfall dashing into a set of standing…

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Stepped Off the Train. Laborer's Shocking Death. Sydney

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Saturday 17 February 1912 · page 2

Patrick Mulligan, a laborer, employed on the Glenbrook railway deviation works, was run over by a train last night and killed. It appears the deceased stepped off the…

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Railway Disasters. Awful Death Toll in America. New York, Thursday Evening

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Saturday 17 February 1912 · page 2

Three railroad wrecks have occurred almost on top of each other. On the Yarmouth Maine Grand Trunk line freight trains collided and the victims were…

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Railway Sleeper Plantations

Manilla Express · Saturday 17 February 1912 · page 6

The South African Railway Administration has embarked on a scheme for growing timber for sleeper purposes. An area of 30,000 acres of…

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