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Railways, roads & transport, 1904

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Bright's Disease. Conquered again by VITADATIO Read what Mr. W. Mills has to say. Mandwrsh Road, Freemantle

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 23 January 1904 · page 4

Dear Sir,—Having suffered from Bright's Dissass of the kidneys in an aggravated form and having tried many so-called cures, I felt it my duty to inform you that after a…

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The Road Vote

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 26 January 1904 · page 2

Instructions have been issued to fully absorb the unexpended balance of the road vote, amounting to £225,000…

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Bright's Disease. Conquered Again by Vitadatio Read What Mr, W. Mills Has to Say. Mandwrah Road

The Tumut Advocate and Farmers and Settlers' Adviser · Tuesday 26 January 1904 · page 3

Dear Sir,—Having suffered from Bright's Disense of the Kidneys in an agg[?]vated form, and having triedmany so-called cures, I felt it my duty to inform you that after a…

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The Siberian Railway. London, Jan. 22

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 26 January 1904 · page 2

Official reports have boon published which show that the Siberian and Manchurian railway has cost Russia 854,000,000 roubles (£84,500,000), and that the Czar contributed…

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American Railway Smash. Sixty-three Victims

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 26 January 1904 · page 4

The San Fraocisco "Chronicle," received at Sydney by the steamer Sierra on Friday, contains an account of the terrible railway disaster which occurred in Pennsylvania on…

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Betterment Tax. in Connection with Railways. Gundagai-tumut Line

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 27 January 1904 · page 2

SEEING that the Gundagai-Tumut railway was constructed on the betterment principle, the following official letter appearing in the city press will…

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Cootamundra. a Southern Railway Centre

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 27 January 1904 · page 2

ALL railroads on the Southern system lead to the town affectionately known as "Coota." It is 253 miles from Sydney and 323 miles from Melbourne, and is about the most…

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The Tramways. Dissatisfaction As to Pay

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 28 January 1904 · page 2

A mass meeting of tram employers was held this morning on the question of increases in pay. The press was excluded. It was afterwards announced…

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The Road Vote

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 30 January 1904 · page 2

It appears from a statement made by the Minister for Works that on December 31 last the total amount of money unexpended out of the £450,000 voted by Parliament…

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Railway Improvements at Coolamon

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 30 January 1904 · page 6

To meet the demands of the increased wheat traffic at Coolamon, the Railway Commissioners have recently considerably enlarged the station accommodation. The…

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Henty. Railway Improvements

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 30 January 1904 · page 6

The alterations and improvements, at the railway station, which have been in course of construction for some time, are now completed. A night stationmaster has been…

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Locomotives for the Railways

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 30 January 1904 · page 2

The Railway Commissioners recently invited tenders for the manufacture locally of 60 locomotives. The conditions were that the engines should be made in…

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Betterment Tax. in Connection with Railways. Gundagai-tumut Line

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 2 February 1904 · page 4

SEEING that the Gundagai-Tumut railway was constructed on the batterment principle, the following official letter appearing in the city press will be of…

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A Significant Move. Trans-siberian Railway Closed. for Troops and Military Stores. London

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 2 February 1904 · page 2

The merchandise traffic on the Trans-Siberian Railway will be suspended after to-morrow, in order to leave the line free for the transport of troops and military…

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A Novel Bridge

The Junee Democrat · Wednesday 3 February 1904 · page 3

The story of a remarkable engineering feat comes from California A great section of mountain was recently torn off by 10,000lbs, of…

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In a Racing Motor-car

The Junee Democrat · Wednesday 3 February 1904 · page 3

Mr. Charles Jarrott describes in the "Badminton Magazine," how he won the Ardines Automobile Race. To do this he had to cover 321 miles…

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Railway Matters

The Junee Democrat · Wednesday 3 February 1904 · page 6

On Friday night last Mr. T. Burke, the nonsense of the Grand Council of the Railway and Tramway Employee's Union for the position of representative…

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Road Work

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 4 February 1904 · page 2

The following are the successful tenderers for the undermentioned road work. The tenders were opened by Mr. F. N Oxley, district road superintendent, yesterday:—…

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Railway Station

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 4 February 1904 · page 4

The large quantities of wheat which are now coming in gives the local railway yards a very busy appear[?] Owing to the block at Darling Isl[?] very…

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Telegraphic. New South Wales. a Determined Suicide. by Side of a Tram. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 4 February 1904 · page 3

Thomas C. Terry, for many years employed as second book-keeper by Nicholson and Co., music warehousemen, shot himself last evening at Little Bay in…

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