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

Railways, roads & transport, 1923

334 stories in North West (Tamworth to Moree)'s papers · page 6 of 17

Electrical Engineer's Report Railway Extension to Stand Over

The North Western Courier · Monday 30 April 1923 · page 2

The Electrical Engineer reported at the last council meeting as follows:— Re letter from Railways re Duplication of Plant.—"Without getting…

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Railway Picnic

The North Western Courier · Monday 30 April 1923 · page 1

Saturday, 21st April, saw the [?] annual event of the railwaymen [?] district at Moree. Special trains [?] ran from Pokataroo Walgett, W[?]…

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Motor Train

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 3 May 1923 · page 2

The motor train Kathieen Mavourneen, after her rent at Werris Creek, made at to and from Barraba on Tuesday to her old schedule time, and…

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Train Smash

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 3 May 1923 · page 2

As a goods train from Melbourne was descending a steep Incline about three miles from Seymour one of the drawbars broke. The train parted in…

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Killed by Train SYDNEY

The North Western Courier · Thursday 3 May 1923 · page 2

Mr. George Parsons, aged 60, accountant formerly a city councillor of Melbourne, was killed by a train at Lyttleton tunnel on Wednesday…

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Motoring & Cycling

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 3 May 1923 · page 1

In Great Britain with its population of 40,003,000 there are 380,000 motor cyclist, whilst in the United State with its population of 110,000,000 there…

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Motor Car Bumps Prime Minister Slightly Injured. Sydney

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 3 May 1923 · page 2

The Prime Minister's car passed over a bumpy piece of road near Perth. The rear part of the car bounded upwards and threw Mr. Bruce and…

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Latest Wires Railway Revenue Increased SYDNEY

The North Western Courier · Thursday 3 May 1923 · page 2

The railways corned £55,390 more in the March quarter than in the same [?]riod last year. The expenditure was £60,563 less. The tramway receipts…

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Poker in Train

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 7 May 1923 · page 4

Poker payers in railway carriages will do well to be warned by an experience of five lads who appeared before the Kogarah Police Court last…

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Main Roads Grant Sydney

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 7 May 1923 · page 2

Of the £500,000 proposed to be granted by the Federal Government for main roads New South Wales will receive £141,006…

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Express Train Held Up. London

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 7 May 1923 · page 2

Reuter's correspondent at Pekin states that the express train from pukow to Tientein was held up and 300 passengers, including a number…

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Letters to the Editor Railway Construction

Manilla Express · Tuesday 8 May 1923 · page 4

Sir,—The policy of Securing evidence upon present development or preset production when considering public…

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Renting the Road

The North Western Courier · Thursday 10 May 1923 · page 2

Thousands of landholders all over the State, and nearly all the shire councils, are in a tangle over the question of unused roads. Up till quite…

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Railway Time-table

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 10 May 1923 · page 1

Train leaves Moree for Sydney daily (Sunday excepted) at 2.10 p.m.; arrives from Sydney daily (Sunday exceted) at 8.35 a.m…

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Motor Run To North-West

The North Western Courier · Thursday 10 May 1923 · page 1

When we read of the well advertised three to six days motor fours around Sydney and that Bathurst was overcrowded at Easter time with…

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Gippsland Railway SYDNEY

The North Western Courier · Thursday 10 May 1923 · page 2

Regarding the suggestion for a railway between Gippsland and-Twofold Bay, Mr. Ball stated that if Victoria is prepared to build this railway, New…

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Railway Time-table

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 14 May 1923 · page 1

Train leaves Moree for Sydney daily (Sunday excepted) at 2.10 p.m.; arrives from Sydney daily (Sunday exceted) at 8.35 a.m…

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West Narrabri to Coonamble Railway

The North Western Courier · Monday 14 May 1923 · page 1

Australia, ours sparsely populated populated country, is gradually being developed. But there is still plenty of room for more improvements. Of late years,…

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New Zealand's Flood Railways Damaged Sydney

The North Western Courier · Monday 14 May 1923 · page 2

The floods are still gravely affecting the Canterbury province, especially Dunedin. The railways throughout the island are seriously and extensively…

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Road Grants Thai Hurt. Councils in Protest

Manilla Express · Tuesday 15 May 1923 · page 1

Dissatisfaction exists among local governing authorities regarding the main roads grant by the Government, and the question…

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