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

Railways, roads & transport, 1920

933 stories in North West (Tamworth to Moree)'s papers · page 8 of 47

Down to Jericho. an Uninviting Road. Desolate Scenery

Daily Observer · Tuesday 2 March 1920 · page 1

Readers of the Scriptures may have noticed that travellers never went to or from Jericho. They always went up or down. One only has to travel the…

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Railway Gardens. Sydney

Daily Observer · Wednesday 3 March 1920 · page 2

The Chief Railway Commissioner, in the course of his reply to a deputation, said the Commissioners had spent a good deal of money last year in the…

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French Railway Strike Food Scarce in Paris, Compromise Rejected. LONDON

Daily Observer · Thursday 4 March 1920 · page 2

The "Times" Paris says the Labor Federation has rejected M. Millerand's offer of arbitration, because it was conditional upon the resumption…

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Motoring & Cycling

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 4 March 1920 · page 6

What a difference there 13 at the present time in the respective a service rendered by the motor car engine and aeroplane engine. Thousands…

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Car and Sulky. Collision in Parramatta Road. SYDNEY

Daily Observer · Friday 5 March 1920 · page 6

A motor car and sulky collided at a late hour last night in Parramatta-road with the result, that three men were more or less seriously injured, and taken…

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Suicide on Railway. Sydney

Daily Observer · Friday 5 March 1920 · page 2

A man believed to be named Davis, a returned soldier, threw himself in front of a railway engine near Gatan, and was cut in two. The head was so…

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Live Wire Falls on Tram. One Killed, Several Injured. SYDNEY

Daily Observer · Friday 5 March 1920 · page 2

An extraordinary occurrence took place in Parramatta-road last night. A double tram was proceeding along the road when a live wire fell on to it…

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Crime Wave Continues. Tragedy on Tram. One Killed, Two Others Injured. SYDNEY

Daily Observer · Friday 5 March 1920 · page 1

While a tram was passing Grace Bros. George Street West, this afternoon, an argument occurred between two women and one man followed by…

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Big Estates Near Railways. Must Be Worked. Or Pay Heavy Supertax

Daily Observer · Friday 5 March 1920 · page 1

Mr. John Storey, Leader of the State Labor Party, writes:— The next Labor Government of New South Wales will take a very simple…

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Tramway Strikers. Pension Rights will be Preserved. SYDNEY

Daily Observer · Saturday 6 March 1920 · page 2

The general secretary of the Tramway Employees' Union, has been informed that the pension rights of all men who were on strike, or who have broken…

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French Strike Settlement. The Railway Terms. (United Service.) LONDON

Daily Observer · Monday 8 March 1920 · page 1

The terms of settlement of the French strike include the adoption of a wages sliding scale, no payment during the strike, cancellation of the mobilisation…

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Motor Yacht Disaster. Sydney

Daily Observer · Monday 8 March 1920 · page 2

A motor yacht collided with the training ship, Tingira, in Rose Bay, yesterday afternoon. The former sank in a few seconds and the occupants were flung…

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Remarkable Motor Car Accident

Daily Observer · Tuesday 9 March 1920 · page 2

About noon yesterday in Peel Street, a peculiar accident occurred. A motor car outward bound from Tamworth, when near the Court House corner,…

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French Railway Strike. LONDON

Daily Observer · Tuesday 9 March 1920 · page 2

Reuter's Paris correspondent says after a debate on the railway strike the Chamber of Deputies by 503 votes to 75 expressed confidence in the Government…

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Late Telegrams. Motor Smash. Five People Injured. SYDNEY

Daily Observer · Tuesday 9 March 1920 · page 2

Five persons were injured in a motor smash, in Bridge Road, Pyrmont, early this morning. They were returning from a drive when the car collided with…

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Motor Car Falls Off Punt. Sydney

Daily Observer · Tuesday 9 March 1920 · page 2

A motor car containing three persons backed off a punt at the Spit and fell into 20 feet of water. The occupants were rescued. The car was not…

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Mr. Holman's Aeroplane. Not a State-owned One. SYDNEY

Daily Observer · Wednesday 10 March 1920 · page 2

Mr. Holman states that the rumor that he was using a State aeroplane for his tour was absolutely incorrect. He added that the plane was hired for…

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Labor's Country Policy. Railway Building Record

Daily Observer · Wednesday 10 March 1920 · page 1

Mr. W. Innes, secretary Labor campaign in the Namoi, writes:— It is because the impotence of Parliament in the matter of wages has come…

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Main Roads Grant

The North Western Courier · Thursday 11 March 1920 · page 2

At the meeting of the Town Council last week a communication was read from the Department of Local Government in reply to Council's request for…

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General Cable News Railway Nationalisation. French Movement Launched. LONDON

Daily Observer · Thursday 11 March 1920 · page 2

The "Times" Paris correspondent says the National Federation of Labor has issued a manifesto pledging support for railway nationalisation, embodying a…

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