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

Railways, roads & transport, 1920

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Gates on the Narrabri Boggabri Road

The North Western Courier · Monday 26 April 1920 · page 2

At the meeting of the Namoi Shire Council hold lasts week a letter was read from the Lands Office, Moree, relative to the Council's…

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Railway Picnic. To be Held at Tamworth on May 1

Daily Observer · Monday 26 April 1920 · page 4

At a meeting at Murrurundi a letter was received from the Commissioners approving of the picnic being held on May 1. The secretary was instructed…

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Railway Demands. Ambitious Resolutions in Victoria. SYDNEY

Daily Observer · Monday 26 April 1920 · page 2

At the Victorian Railwaymen's Conference resolutions were carried condemning the Federal Government for using the War Precautions Act in an…

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Victorian Railways. Applicants for Commissionership

Daily Observer · Monday 26 April 1920 · page 2

LONDON. April 23. Mr. Robinson, Solicitor-General for Victoria, has submitted to his Government the selected names for…

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French Railwaymen. Favor Immediate Strike. LONDON

Daily Observer · Tuesday 27 April 1920 · page 2

The "Times" Paris correspondent wires: A conference of French railwaymen carried a resolution by a majority of 23,000 in favor of an…

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General Cable News Stolen Motor Car. Wrecked in Tram Collision. Occupant Seriously Injured. SYDNEY

Daily Observer · Wednesday 28 April 1920 · page 2

John Salmon was remanded at the Police Court for the allied theft of a motor car valued at £500, the property of William Wilson…

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Motor Cycling

Daily Observer · Wednesday 28 April 1920 · page 1

A general meeting of the Tamworth Motor Cycle Club will be held on Tuesday next, May 4, at 8 p.m…

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Trams for Tamworth

Daily Observer · Wednesday 28 April 1920 · page 2

A "Digger" writes:- I have ridden in the trackless electric char-a-banes in Edinburgh. The car would carry from 25 to 30 passengers…

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New Zealand Railwaymen. Decide to Cease Work. SYDNEY

Daily Observer · Wednesday 28 April 1920 · page 2

According to a cable message from New Zealand it in anticipated that a serious development in the railway men's dispute has occurred. The…

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Prince's Tour. Railway Strike Threatened. Auckland's Farewell. ROTORUA

Daily Observer · Wednesday 28 April 1920 · page 2

Mr. Massey received a telegram at a wayside station from the locomotive drivers, firemen, and cleaners' president and secretary, bodly announcing a…

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Perdriau's Aeroplane. Manilla, Barraba & Moree Next

Daily Observer · Thursday 29 April 1920 · page 1

Perdriau's aeroplane, in charge of Lieut. J. H. Butler, accompanied by Mr. E. Bradstreet. was at Coonabarabran for Anzac Day, and returned to Gunnedah…

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The Old Road

Manilla Express · Thursday 29 April 1920 · page 5

Give me the old road still, I am tired of the garish city street, Where wealth and fashion and folly meet. Give me the old road still!…

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Railway Picnic on Tamworth Oval

Daily Observer · Thursday 29 April 1920 · page 1

Next Saturday, on the Tamworth Oval, the Railway Employees, Singleton to Tamworth branches are holding the annual picnic and sports gathering…

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Question of the Hour. Popular with Bebating Societies. a Sydney Tram Argument

Daily Observer · Thursday 29 April 1920 · page 1

The New State question is being dis-cussed everywhere, even outside the North. It is a satisfactory sign that other portions of the Slate are keenly…

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Motoring & Cycling

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 29 April 1920 · page 4

One of the interesting recent motor developments in America is the wheel new being worked out experimentally by a being aluminum eastings company…

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New Zealand Strike. 5000 Railwaymen Come Out. Chaos in Cities. SYDNEY

Daily Observer · Friday 30 April 1920 · page 2

An Auckland message states that the strike is already affecting the city ser-vices. The trains have been curtailed and may cease altogether, unless coal is…

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To the Editor. "Daily Observer" Letter Box Correspondents are asked to express themselves briefly. Letters should no exceed half a column in length. Trams for Tamworth

Daily Observer · Friday 30 April 1920 · page 5

Mr. T. C. Hood writes:— There seems to me one or two phases of the question that so far have been overlooked. Important among them is…

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The Latest Indian Railway Catastrophe. 50 People Killed. London

Daily Observer · Friday 30 April 1920 · page 2

A Simla message reports that a dreadful railway collision occurred near Maradabad. Four carriages were destroyed by fire. Fifty people…

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Goonoo Road

Daily Observer · Saturday 1 May 1920 · page 6

The monthly meeting of the local branch of the Farmers and Settlers' Association was held on Tuesday night when there was a good attendance of…

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Ireland. Sinn Fein Prisoners. Government Policy .Unchanged. Mail Train [?] LONDON

Daily Observer · Saturday 1 May 1920 · page 2

A Cork message says that the mail train was held up at Kinsale Junction by a party. of armed and masked men, and two mail bags were extracted. The…

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