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

Railways, roads & transport, 1923

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Motoring & Cycling

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 25 June 1923 · page 4

The question has been raised—Do motor car bodies cost too much? Now that standardised chasis have been adopted by most of the leading car…

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West-narrabri Gwagegar Railway

The North Western Courier · Thursday 28 June 1923 · page 2

A well attended meeting was held at West Narrabri recently to agitate for the building of a railway from The West Narrabri—Gwabegar…

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Life in the Far West. Glimpses By A Motorist

Manilla Express · Thursday 28 June 1923 · page 3

A contributor to the Molong "Express" gives an interesting pen picture of a trip he recently made to the Darling country…

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The Harbour Bridge SYDNEY

The North Western Courier · Monday 2 July 1923 · page 2

The cermony of turning the [?]sed at North Sydney for the Harbour Bridge, takes place this month…

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Motoring & Cycling

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 2 July 1923 · page 1

Although the complete conditions of this year's. 1000 miles Victroian Alpine contest have not yet been issued by the Royal Aut mobile Club of…

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Road Transport And, Railways

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 5 July 1923 · page 2

The competition between transport and railways Is becoming so serious that In some cases the Railway commissioners have cut their…

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Gelignite on Railway Line. Boys to Blame

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 5 July 1923 · page 6

The mysterious discovery of numerous plugs of gelignite on the Boxhill railway line (Vic.) has been cleared up…

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Amendment of Railway Act. Fourth Commissioner to Be Abolished

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 5 July 1923 · page 2

The State Government proposes to amend the Railway Act in the direction of abolishing the fourth Commissioner…

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Narrabri West Railway League Finalise Previous Activities

The North Western Courier · Thursday 5 July 1923 · page 2

In re police to a circular issued by the Narrabri West Railway League, a meeting of the League had of representative residents of the…

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Motor Cars

Manilla Express · Thursday 5 July 1923 · page 2

Motor cars form one of the chief lines of the cargo on the steamer Port Augusta, which reached Sydney the other day…

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New Zealand Train Disaster

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 9 July 1923 · page 2

Two more deaths have occurred as a result of the train disaster which occurred at Ongaruhe, New Zealand, on Friday last, bringing the number of…

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Motoring & Cycling

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 9 July 1923 · page 4

Mr. Murray Aunger, the well known South Australian who is in charge of the three Dunlop shod Dort cars which have taken the South Australian…

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Railway Time-table

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 9 July 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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Wollun to Mount George Railway

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 9 July 1923 · page 1

The proposal to build a railway from Wollun to Mount George was brought before Mr. Hill. Minister for Works, by a large deputation…

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Auckland Railway Disaster Two More Victims Die Auckland

The North Western Courier · Monday 9 July 1923 · page 2

Two more deaths have a result of the train smash, making the total fatalities seventeen…

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Narrabri West Railway League

The North Western Courier · Monday 9 July 1923 · page 2

At the recent meeting of the Narrabri West Railway League there was not a single resident of Narrabri present. The benefits of the proposed…

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Tarpoly Bridge Condemned. "Absolutely Dangerous."

Manilla Express · Tuesday 10 July 1923 · page 2

" It is nearly' two years ago since the Tarpoly bridge was declared dangerous and closed," said the engineer at Saturday's…

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On Warland's Range. Where the North-bound Motor Climbs above the Hunter Valley

Manilla Express · Tuesday 10 July 1923 · page 4

To reach the head of the valley of the [?] Ponds by motor car, you may either drive all the way from Sydney a very…

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Sledge Car and Train. Mishap at Kosciusko

Manilla Express · Thursday 12 July 1923 · page 3

Snug and warm in a Sydney Hospital bed is a 16 year old schoolboy Ronlad Stewart, whose home is at Katoomba. (He…

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Two Motorists Killed

Manilla Express · Thursday 12 July 1923 · page 2

A shocking tragedy occurred between Grafton and Coff's Harbor about 8 o'clock last Tuesday night, whereby two young men,…

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