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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1907

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Trampled on by "Hustlers." "Everyday Occurrence."

The Age · Friday 6 September 1907 · page 4

The New York correspondent of the London "Daily Mail" wrote on the 3rd May:— The perils attending business life in…

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A Modern Tubal Cain. —————-4—————- the Triumphs Op Sir William Arrol, Empire Bridge Builder

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 7 September 1907 · page 4

Romance and success unite in the career of Sir William Arrol, the builder of the Tay, Forth, and Tower Bridges, who has just secured the…

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The Imperial Motor: an Omen

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 7 September 1907 · page 4

For all the distractions of high politics, the Kaiser still finds some time to devote his attention to the really important concerns of life. He…

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Aeroplane Success. in Paris

The Age · Tuesday 10 September 1907 · page 5

From Paris on July 17th the correspondent of the London "Daily Mail" wrote :— In the presence of M. Archdeacon,…

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The Road Race

The Age · Tuesday 10 September 1907 · page 7

THE great annual road race from Goulburn to Sydney, a distance of 127 miles, Was held on Saturday under the League of Wheelmen's auspices. The…

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Goulburn to Sydney Road Race

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 10 September 1907 · page 2

The great annual road race from Goulburn to Sydney, a distance of 127 miles, was held on Saturday under the League of Wheelmen's…

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The Alliance Selection. Committee Rooms, Henderson Road, Alexandria, Sep., 1907. F. Warren, Secretary, Ryrie's Committee

The Age · Tuesday 10 September 1907 · page 2

Dear sir,—In reply to yours of the 31st August, I beg to state that the Alliance Selection Committee first bracketted Ryire and Clark. When…

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Railways

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 10 September 1907 · page 2

AT a banquet held recently in Sydney Mr. Johnson, the Chief Railway Commissioner said " one of the principal functions…

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Water and Motors

The Age · Tuesday 10 September 1907 · page 3

The ubiquitous motor-car has recently appeared in the Law Courts in a case Involving the decision on a point different from those usually associated…

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Bishop of London’s Escape. Tree Felled by Lightning Near His Motor-car

The Braidwood Express and People's Advocate · Friday 13 September 1907 · page 4

The Bishop of London had a narrow escape during the thunderstorm of Saturday, June 29th. He was motoring from London to…

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A Motor-car for £40

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 14 September 1907 · page 2

In fifteen years from now Edison prophesies that the horse will be a curiosity. The modern Wizard of Orange has, we are assured by the…

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Considerate Lady Motorists

The Age · Tuesday 17 September 1907 · page 5

To be fair it must be, confessed that as a rule women motorist drive with more consideration than men. They are apt to be more tolerant of the feeling…

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Prison for Motorist. Sentence on Chauffeur

The Age · Tuesday 17 September 1907 · page 4

Nine months' imprisonment in the second division was the sentence dealt out to William Bracewell, a chauffeur, at the Chester Assizes on Friday, 19th…

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Railway Guard and J.p

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 18 September 1907 · page 4

Mr James Reed Bell, J.P., of Blaydonon-Tyne, is the first railway guard to be raised to the magisterial bench. He is, we learn from the "Methodist Times," a…

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Mystery of a Motor Supposed Elopement Interrupted

The Braidwood Express and People's Advocate · Friday 20 September 1907 · page 5

What is supposed to be n case of elopement has been rudely interruped. The untoward circumstance occurred at. Brienne, near Lyons,. on Tuesday…

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Motor Trails. Versus Trains

The Braidwood Express and People's Advocate · Friday 20 September 1907 · page 4

Flying along Brooklanis track on Saturday 29th July, Mr edge we read, had the satisfaction. of [?]eating the L. and S. W. express as…

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High Speed Sensations. Motor Track Racing at Brooklands

The Braidwood Express and People's Advocate · Friday 20 September 1907 · page 5

Annesley Kenealy. writes in the London “Daily Mail.”:— A milo in 37 seconds. The next mile covered in 35 seconds And in a…

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British Railway Trouble

The Braidwood Express and People's Advocate · Tuesday 24 September 1907 · page 2

Saturday Afternoon.—Mr. Fox, the secretary of the Associated Society, of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen, declares. that its -19,000 members,: the…

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Railway Guard and J.p

The Age · Tuesday 24 September 1907 · page 3

Mr James Reed Bell, J.P., of Blaydon-on-Tyne, is the first railway guard to be raised to the magisterial bench. He is, we learn from the "Methodist Times," a…

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The Pittler Hydraulic Rotary Oil Motor

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 27 September 1907 · page 2

It is stated that the Pittler hydraulic rotary oil motor is an accomplished fact. It has been tested from a commercial point of view, its first…

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