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

Railways, roads & transport, 1916

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Railway Smash at Erskinville

The North Western Courier · Monday 28 February 1916 · page 2

An engine drawing 40 trucks clashed into a dead end near Erskinville station on Saturday afternoon. Massive timbers were torn from their…

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"Bridge" Wool Sale. Conspicuous Prices. Balance of Clip Sells Well

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 29 February 1916 · page 4

It must be reassuring to woolgrowers to notice the splendid prices that are being sustained against the balance of the present season's clip, and…

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Sick and Injured. Motor Ambulancr for Tamworth. Car Could Be Purchased

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Tuesday 29 February 1916 · page 4

A further meeting of delegates representing the various public bodies and friendly societies in Tamworh was held in the Mechanics' Institute last…

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Two Girls Poisoned. Found in Railway Waiting Room. SYDNEY

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Tuesday 29 February 1916 · page 2

Millie Verner, 15, and Ethel Hasket, 18, were discovered by a railway employee in a semi-conscious condition in a ladies' waiting room at Auburn railway…

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Strike at Randwick Tram Shed. Sydney

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Tuesday 29 February 1916 · page 2

On Friday last 57 shop boys at Randwick sheds struck work in order to obtain higher wages. As they still refused to resume this…

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Enemys Loads of Wounded. Forty-one Train Loads for Germany. LONDON

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Wednesday 1 March 1916 · page 2

The ordinary railway traffic in Luxemburg has been suspended for twentyfour hours to permit of the transport of German wounded. Forty-one train…

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No Hope of the Railway. Sydney

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Wednesday 1 March 1916 · page 2

A deputation interviewed the Minister for Works to-day asking for the extension of the railway from Wyalong to Cudgellico…

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Late Telegrams Tramway Strikers' Ultimatum Reply by Deputy Chief Commissioner. No Conference with Men. Until Everyone Resumed Work. SYDNEY

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Thursday 2 March 1916 · page 2

A deputation representing the whole of the unions concerned in the Randwick workshops dispute presented an ultimatum to the Deputy Chief…

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Suffered From Scarlet Fever Man Fined for Boarding Train. SYDNEY

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Friday 3 March 1916 · page 2

Carl William Bradhurst was before the police court to-day on an information alleging that he boarded a train leaving Sydney for Sutherland whilst…

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Late Telegrams Assaulted Railway Porter. Doctor Fined. SYDNEY

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Friday 3 March 1916 · page 2

W. H. Read, a medical practitioner, was proceeded against at the Police Court on a charge of assaulting John Stanley a punior porter at Wa[?]roonga…

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"Slow Work" and "More Jobs." Outspoken Railway Commissioner

The North Western Courier · Friday 3 March 1916 · page 1

Speaking at the annual meeting in Goulburn on Saturday of the New South Wales Railway Institute, the Assistant Commissioner. Mr. Milne,…

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The Motor World. Dodge Brothers Motor Car. a Great Success

The North Western Courier · Friday 3 March 1916 · page 4

First shipments of the Dodge Brothers Motor Car have been landed, and more than fulfill the anticipations formed concerning the general…

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Late Telegrams Tramway Shed Men's Strike. Ballot to be Taken. Commissioner Will Not Back Down. Serious Trouble Threatened. SYDNEY

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Saturday 4 March 1916 · page 2

A mass meeting in connection with the trouble at the Randwcik tram shops was held this morning. A resolution was moved that the boys…

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Clue to Motor Car Murder. Sydney

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Saturday 4 March 1916 · page 2

The Melbourne police discovered a bag containing false whiskers and false motor car numbers near the scene of the Heidelberg motor murder…

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Motor Accident

Manilla Express · Saturday 4 March 1916 · page 5

Yesterday afternoon, at train time, a mother car collision, happened at the Public School corner. Fortunately, no one was seriously…

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Sydney Wool Sales John Bridge & CO. Averages Holding Well

The North Western Courier · Monday 6 March 1916 · page 2

It has been our privilege recently to report a number of sales by John Bridge & Co., in which the averages have stood out well. At their most…

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Sydney Wool Sales. John Bridge & Co. Averages Holding Well

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Monday 6 March 1916 · page 2

It has fieen our privilege, recently, to report a number of sales by John Bridge and Co., in which the avergaes have stood out well. At their most…

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Motor Collision at Manilla. Manilla

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Monday 6 March 1916 · page 2

A motor collision occurred on Friday evening between cars owned and driven by G. Brown and W. H. O'Dell The former was returning from the…

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Melbourne Motor Murder. Sydney

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Monday 6 March 1916 · page 2

The police have ascertained that two men were seen walking away from the motor car in which the body of William Patrick Haines was found. One…

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Another Good "Bridge" Sale. Market Remains Firm. Averages Still Good

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 7 March 1916 · page 4

With £20 18s 9d as the bale average, and 15d as the average per Ib., for 1150 bales in the large lots; and with £19 3s 10d and 13[?]d for…

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