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Railways, roads & transport, 1904

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Railway Commissioners in the South

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 15 April 1904 · page 4

ON Saturday the Hallway Commissioners returned to Sydney after an exhaustive inspection of the southern line u far aa Herden. They also went…

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The Overland Railway

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Friday 15 April 1904 · page 4

Sir John Forrest has one object in life—to obtain the construction of the transcontinental railway. He has many calls upon his time in his…

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Woolgrowers Festival John Bridge & Co's Picnic

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 16 April 1904 · page 2

The Easter festival picnic to the woolgrowers of Now south Wales, tendered annually by Messrs. John Bridge and Company, Limited, was given on…

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Sensational Railway Smash. Coal Trucks Run Off a Stage. a Drop of Swenty-five Feet. Engine Hanging in Mid-air

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 16 April 1904 · page 4

A sensational accident occurred at the Seymour coal stage on Wednesday afternoon. A train, consisting of five trucks of coal and an engine, was being shunted on to…

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[?] on a Bridge. [?] Japanese Captured

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 19 April 1904 · page 2

Tw[?] staff officers, attired as Th[?] Lamas, have been arrested whilst [?] to dynamite a railway bridger the river Nouni…

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Randwick Tram Accident

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 19 April 1904 · page 2

The inquest concerning the death of the man Snelling, who was killed by a collision between two trams at Rand week on March 31 was con[?] to-day…

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Attempt to Dynamite the Railway

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 20 April 1904 · page 2

Two Japanese staff officers, attired as Thibetan lamas, have been arrested while endeavouring to dynamite a railway bridge over the River Nonni…

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Cable News. Railway Strike in Hungary. How a Train Was Stopped. London, Thursday Afternoon

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 23 April 1904 · page 2

The railway strike in Hungary which commenced some time ago, is still in progress, and is due to the long crisis created by the Obstructionist party…

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Attempt to Dynamite the Bridge Oyer River Nonni

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 23 April 1904 · page 2

The two Japanese arrested in connection with the attempt to blow up the railway bridge over the River Nonni, Manchuria, have been hanged…

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Telegraphic Mews General Cables. London, April 20. a Railway Strike

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 23 April 1904 · page 2

The Hungarian State railway system is at a standstill owing to a strike of the employes. The men demanded a higher wage, and when it was not. considerable they…

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Repairs to Hampden Bridge

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 26 April 1904 · page 2

Tenders have been accepted for the supply aud delivery on trucks at Ourimbah of sawn hardwood timber for the bridge over the Murrumbidgee River at…

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Telegraphic News General Cables. London, April, 24. Hungarian Railway Strike

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 26 April 1904 · page 2

The Hungarian railway strike has collapsed in consequence of the strong action taken by the Premier. The men agreed to accept the Government terms…

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RAILWAY v. MILL

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 26 April 1904 · page 3

A most enjoyable game was played on Bolton Park wicket on Saturday afternoon between teams representing the above. R. Thompson captained the Railway team,…

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Wagga Police Court (Before Mr. T. H. Wilkinson, P. M.) Monday, April 25. Travelling Without a Railway Ticket

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 26 April 1904 · page 3

John Massey was charged with riding in a railway carriage and falling to produce his ticket on demand, contrary to the by-laws of the N.S.W. Government…

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Cable News. Hungarian Railway Strike. London, Sunday Afternoon

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 26 April 1904 · page 2

The railway strike in Hungary, in which 60,000 government employees were taking part, has collapsed in consequence of the strong action taken by…

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Cricket. Railway V. Mill

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 26 April 1904 · page 4

A most enjoyable game was played on Bolton Park wicket on Saturday afternoon between teams representing the above, R. Thompson captained the…

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The Motor Dog

Adelong Argus, Tumut and Gundagai Advertiser · Tuesday 26 April 1904 · page 2

'L'liluetaution,' a Paris journal, publishes the portrait of an apparently new animal, a kind of dog, with eyes literally as big ans [?]ncers, and an extra [?]nticle…

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Boys and Firearms. Incident at Princes Bridge Station

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 28 April 1904 · page 4

Frederick Bradley, a boy seventeen years of age, was on Monday (the "Age" says), arrested and locked up by Constable Jackson on a charge of carrying firearms without…

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Latest News. Armed Socialists Attack a Train. London, April 27

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 28 April 1904 · page 2

Details of the attack on the Spanish Premier, Senor Maura, while on his way to Alicante, show that 30 armed Socialists attacked the train, and that the carriages…

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