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Railways, roads & transport, 1903

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Flood at Cootamundra. Extensive Damage Gasworks Flooded Town in Darkness Mail Train Blocked Cootamundra

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 25 April 1903 · page 2

An unprecedented flood occured at Cootamundra to-night Parts of the town were three feet under water, and there were many narrow escapes from drowning…

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Railway Station Gardens

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 25 April 1903 · page 4

So admirable have been the results attending the practice adopted by the Railway Commissioners of granting a small sum of money each year to be divided in prizes…

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The Bagdad Railway British Co-operation Denounced. a Scathing "Times" Article. London

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 25 April 1903 · page 2

"The Times" this morning contains a scathing article denouncing the proposal that Great Britain sha" provide some of the capital for the proposed Bagdad…

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Flood at Cootamundra. Railway Lines Washed Away. Three Feet of Water in the Town. £5,000 Worth of Damage. Cootamundra

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 25 April 1903 · page 2

An unprecedented flood occurred here to-night, parts of the town being three feet under water. There have been many narrow escapes…

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The Commissioner for Roads

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 28 April 1903 · page 2

Mr. W. J. Hanna, Commissioner for Roads left for London by last night's express via Melbourne, on six months' leave of absence…

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Heavy Storm at Coolac. Narrow Escape of the Mail Train. a Sensible Fetlee

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 28 April 1903 · page 2

About five inches of rain fell in the hills around Coolao during the general rain. The village itself received over two inches…

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Shocking Railway Accident. Scalded and Cut in Two. a Fireman's Fate. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 28 April 1903 · page 2

A shocking accident, surrounded by peculiar circumstances, occurred yesterday on the railway line on the Girilambone side of Wilga Tank…

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The Government and Railway Employees. Minister's Childish Attitude

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 28 April 1903 · page 2

The Minister for Railways to-day decided not to sign any contracts for the construction of locomotives, unless the Railway employees in Newport…

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The Baghdad Railway England Refuses to Join. Consternation in Berlin. London

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 28 April 1903 · page 4

In the House of COmmons last evening Mr. Balfour made an important statement respecting the Baghdad railway…

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Rain and Storms. a Flood at Coolac. Railway Line Washed Away. Twains Delayed for 24 Hours

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 29 April 1903 · page 3

Not within the history of Coolac hits there ever been such a downpour of rain in a short space, of time aa occurred on Friday afternoon last. Rain had been falling in…

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The Tumut Railway

The Cootamundra Liberal · Wednesday 29 April 1903 · page 4

In all probability the Tumut railway will, says the Gundagai Independent, be ready for opening some time in August or a little later. This is the…

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Railway Revenue

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 30 April 1903 · page 2

The Railway Commissioners' report for the quarter ended 31st March shows that the gross caraings indicated a decrease of £117,539, and the expenditure a decrease of…

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Railway Dispute in Victoria. Firmness of the Government. Melbourne

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 30 April 1903 · page 2

Acting under instructions from the Government, the Railway Commissioner (Mr. Fitzpatrick) had an interview this evening with the executive officers of the railway…

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The Benguela Railway. British Company Formed

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 30 April 1903 · page 2

A company has been formed for the construction of the benguela railway, in Portuguese South-West Afria. The whole of the share issue £2,000,000, has…

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The Transcontinental Railway. Prospective Tenderers

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 30 April 1903 · page 4

Captain H. V. Barclay, civil engineer and engineering surveyor, arrived in Adelaide from England last week, for the purpose of gaining information regarding the…

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Railway Troubles

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 1 May 1903 · page 2

The Victorian Cabinet. has decided not to back down in regard to the railway tremble. The likelihood of the total cessation of railway traffic is…

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A Train Stuck Up

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 2 May 1903 · page 4

Three masked robbers attempted to hold up a car on the Los Angeles-Pacific electric line running between Los Angeles and Santa Monica, about a mile west of the…

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The Railway Commissioners

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 2 May 1903 · page 2

The Railway Commissioners (Messrs. Oliver, Kircaldie and Fehon) on Thursday visited Wagga by special train, on their annual tour of inspection of the southern…

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Railway Expenditure

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 2 May 1903 · page 2

The Attorney-General Mr. Wise, states that he is having a return prepared showing the expenditure of the Railway Commissioners out of loan money during the…

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Railway Dispute in Victoria. Department's Preparations

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 2 May 1903 · page 5

At the time of the threatened strike last year the officials of the department went (the " Age " says) very thoroughly into the question of providing a service in the event…

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