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Railways, roads & transport, 1913

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A Man In the Case. Young Woman Jumps Out of Train. Sydney

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Wednesday 1 January 1913 · page 2

A smart young woman was committed for trial at Adelaide on a charge of attempting to commit suicide by jumping from a moving train…

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A Man in the Case. Young Woman Jumps Out of Train. Sydney

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Wednesday 1 January 1913 · page 2

A smart young woman was committed for trial at Adelaide on a charge of attempting to commit suicide by jumping from a moving train…

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Motor Gars In Collision. Caused by Drunken Man. Sydney

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Wednesday 1 January 1913 · page 2

Two motor cars collided in Centennial Park this morning. Both were badly damaged. Twelve persons, who were in them escaped with nothing worse than severe…

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Motor Cars in Collision Caused by Drunken Man. Sydney

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Wednesday 1 January 1913 · page 2

Two motor cars collided in Centennial Park tills morning. Both wore badly damaged. Twelve persons, who were in them escaped with nothing worse than severe…

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M.L A. Robbed on Train. SYDNEY

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Friday 3 January 1913 · page 2

While asleep in a compartment on the train from Blayney to Sydney yesterday Mr. J. J. Cohen, M.L.A., was robbed of a gold watch and gold chain, and his…

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M.L.A. Robbed on Train. SYDNEY

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Friday 3 January 1913 · page 2

While asleep in a compartment on the train from Blayney to Sydney yesterday Mr. J. J. Cohen, M.L.A., was robbed of a gold watch and gold chain, and his…

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The Best Travelling in Europe. Germany Easily First. "Grandmotherly Officialdom." Comfortable Railway Conditions

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Friday 3 January 1913 · page 4

So far as an experience of railway trains in some sixteen or seventeen European countries enables one to judge, I incline to consider German travelling institutions the…

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Motor Fire Engine Bolts. SYDNEY

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Friday 3 January 1913 · page 2

While proceeding to a bush fire to-day a motor fire engine bolted down the Fairfax road, Bellevue Hill and overturned at the bottom of the street…

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Motor Fire Engine Bolts. SYDNEY

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Friday 3 January 1913 · page 2

While proceeding to a bush fire to-day a motor fire engine bolted down the Fairfax road. Bellovue Hill and overturned at the bottom of the street…

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The Best Travelling in Europe. Germany Easily First. "Grandmotherly Officialdom." Comfortable Railway Conditions

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Friday 3 January 1913 · page 4

So far as an experience of railway trains in some sixteen or seventeen European countries enables one to judge, I incline to consider German travelling institutions the…

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A Tramway Development

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Saturday 4 January 1913 · page 3

Justice Higgins's decision in the Arbitration Court naturally caused a flutter in tramway circles, and an interesting local development is expected early in the new…

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Railway Employees Demand more Wages. SYDNEY

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Tuesday 7 January 1913 · page 2

The N.S.W. Railway Traffic Employees' Association has drawn up a log of claims for submission to the Wages Board. All round increases are demanded…

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Railway Employees Demand more Wages. SYDNEY

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Tuesday 7 January 1913 · page 2

The N.S.W. Railway Traffic Employees' Association has drawn up a log of claims for submission to the Wages Board. All round increases are demanded…

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Caught in Railway Points

The North Western Courier · Tuesday 7 January 1913 · page 2

Cecil Wright, employed in the railway department, had his foot crushed by a train though getting caught in the points. He was conveyed to his…

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Casualties. Another Tram Fatality

The North Western Courier · Tuesday 7 January 1913 · page 2

Dennis O'Brien, [?] a single man, believed to be resident of Muswellbrook, died in the Sydney Hospital last week from a fracture of the…

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Motor Bandits. Diamond Robbery and Murder. chicago, Jan. 4

The North Western Courier · Tuesday 7 January 1913 · page 4

Four automobile bandits, wrecked a jeweller's window, and escaped with a tray of valuable diamonds. The police fired at the robbers…

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Railway Workers' Demands SYDNEY, Tuesday, 9 a.m

The North Western Courier · Tuesday 7 January 1913 · page 4

The New South Wales Traffic Employees' association has drawn up a log of claims for submission to the wages board. All round increases…

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Another Tram Collision. SYDNEY

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Wednesday 8 January 1913 · page 2

Two trams collided at Kensington tonight. Each car contained at the time a large number of passengers, who were thrown violently from their seats…

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Another Tram Collision. SYDNEY

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Wednesday 8 January 1913 · page 2

Two trams collided at Kensington tonight. Each car contained at the time a large number of passengers, who were thrown violently from their seats…

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Hazardous Ride. on Railway Carriage Roof Overhead Bridge Hit. West Maitland

The North Western Courier · Thursday 9 January 1913 · page 1

Some particulars of a perilous railways ride were given at the police court this morning during the hearing of a charge against a man of…

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