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

Railways, roads & transport, 1918

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Killed by Motor Bike. Man Dies Without Regaining Consciousness

Daily Observer · Thursday 24 January 1918 · page 2

As the result of Injuries sustained in a collision between a motor cycle and a bicycle last night a man, Lance Buchilly, died in the hospital this morning without…

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Train Alteration

Manilla Express · Saturday 26 January 1918 · page 5

The train now arrives from Tamworth on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, and will return from Barraba on…

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Highest Floods on Record Fitzroy Breaks Its Banks. Water 2 Feet Over 1896 Flood Mark. Rockhampton Plunged into Darkness. Motar Boats in Main Streets. Nine Persons Drowned. 100 Families Besiege Police Office. 23 Inches of Rain Registered. Railway Line 15 Fect Under Water. Huge Dam at Gradsfone Bursts. 100 Millions of Gallons of Water Lost

Daily Observer · Saturday 26 January 1918 · page 3

According to a special correspondent of the Brisbane "Daily Mail," Rockhampton presents a sorry and dismal spectacle. The hopes that were…

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Narrabri Fire Bridge All About It

The North Western Courier · Monday 28 January 1918 · page 2

"You want to know all about it," said Mr. [?]ve, the representative of the Board of Fire Commissioners, as he his pipe and leaned back in his…

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Motors Collide. Two Persons Injured. MELBOURNE

Daily Observer · Monday 28 January 1918 · page 2

A sensational motor accident occurred at Footscray this afternoon. Clifford Sydney Hiddlestone, a jeweller, 32, of St. Kilda, Brighton, and Linda Steele,…

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Motor Car Accident. Christchurch, N.Z.

The North Western Courier · Monday 28 January 1918 · page 2

A motor car containing Mr. Ashworth, his wife and their three daughters, crashed into a train at the Styx level crossing, Christchurch, yesterday, Mrs…

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Bridge to Be Closed

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 29 January 1918 · page 3

At last the repairs to the Mehi Bridge are to be completed, and the supervising engineers (Mr. Moriarty) announces in this issue that the bridge…

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Collision with Tram. Melbourne

Daily Observer · Tuesday 29 January 1918 · page 6

A char-a-bane collided with the dummy of a tram-car on the St. Kilda Esplanade late last night. The tram was sent off the rails and all traffic was hung…

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Queensland Disaster Bowen Safe. Railways Still Submerged. Commonwealth Government's Sympathy Steamer's Exciting Experience. SYDNEY

Daily Observer · Tuesday 29 January 1918 · page 2

Further particulars of the Mackay disaster are anxiously awaited. Many miles of railway in the central district of Queensland are still submerged…

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Moree Motors Garage

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 29 January 1918 · page 3

Messrs. E. Foster and C. Lester (late of Carrington Motors), announce in this issue that they have taken over the business formerly carried on by…

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Henry Ford's New Motor Tractor

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 29 January 1918 · page 5

Twenty-four years ago Henry Ford, of Detroit, U.S.A., built his first motor car. He now turns out 3000 cars a day, employs a staff of 41,000…

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Train Alteration

Manilla Express · Wednesday 30 January 1918 · page 3

The train now arrives from Tamworth on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, and will return from Barraba on…

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Railway and Tramway Earnings. All-Round Increase. SYDNEY

Daily Observer · Wednesday 30 January 1918 · page 2

The report of the Railway Commissioners for the quarter ended December shows a comparative increase of £42,416. There was an expenditure…

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State Parliament. Mr. Mac Abbott to Resign. Over Conscription Defeat. Dubbo-Werris Creek Railway. Labor Motion of Censure. SYDNEY

Daily Observer · Wednesday 30 January 1918 · page 2

Parliament met to-day for a seemingly strenuous session. It Is anticipated that the House will sit for a month or more, meeting every day in the week…

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West to East a Trip on the Trans-australian Railway

The North Western Courier · Thursday 31 January 1918 · page 3

When Sir John Forrest in the early seventies went overland from West Australia to Adelaide with an exploring party, he probably dreamt of the…

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Naval Air Raids. Coolkerke Aerodrome Bombed. LONDON

Daily Observer · Friday 1 February 1918 · page 2

The Admiralty announces that naval air raiders dropped many bombs on Coolkerke aerodrome, sheds and hangars, which were well straddled. A fire broke…

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Train Alteration

Manilla Express · Saturday 2 February 1918 · page 3

The train now arrives from Tamworth on Mondays, Wednesday, and Fridays, and will return from Barraba on…

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Aerodrome Bombed. London

Daily Observer · Monday 4 February 1918 · page 2

Field Marshal Halg reports:—The enemy raided a post in the neighborhood of the Ypres-Staden railway. We beat off an attempt westward, of…

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Sydney Wool Market. Regular Supporters Side-tracked! Emphatic Protest from "John Bridge."

The North Western Courier · Monday 4 February 1918 · page 2

John Bridge and Co., Ltd., write:— "We have never failed, when the true interests of wool growers have been assailed, to utter timely warning…

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Motor Smash

Daily Observer · Monday 4 February 1918 · page 2

This afternoon a motor car, driven by Martin Schneider, was proceeding up a hill near Clarendon when the back tyre collapsed and the car turned three…

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