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Railways, roads & transport, 1905

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Altering a Road

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Saturday 8 July 1905 · page 4

It is notified that under the provisions of the 23rd section of the Public Roads Act, the position of part of the reserved road, 150 links wide, within F.H. Dangar and C.F…

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Applications for the Closing and Purchase of Roads

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Saturday 8 July 1905 · page 4

Application has been made by John MacDonald, under the Public Roads Act of 1902, for the closing and purchase of the following roads, and it is intended to close such…

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Mr. Henry Baylis' Death. Knocked Down by a Train

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 8 July 1905 · page 2

As was surmised in our last issue of Thursday, Mr. Henry Baylis was the victim of a fatal accident which occurred on Wednesday. He was…

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Mr. Henry Baylis. Killed by a Train, an Interesting Career Closed

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 8 July 1905 · page 2

Information concerning the death on Wednesday of Mr. Henry Baylis, formerly police magistrate at Wagga, formerly 40 years, shows that he was…

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Tragic Death of Mr Hy Baylis, ex-P.M. Knocked Down by a Train

The Cootamundra Liberal · Saturday 8 July 1905 · page 2

Thursday's' Daily Telegraph reports: " A fatal accident occurred on the railway line near Homebush station yesterday afternoon, when Mr Henry Baylis,…

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The Pastoral Industry. State Railways and Freight Charges

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 8 July 1905 · page 4

The Pastoralists' Union held its annual meeting, in Sydney, on Wednesday evening. The president, Mr. Abbott, in his address, congratulated the…

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The Motor Mania

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 8 July 1905 · page 4

It is doubtful whether motor-mania is a curable disease. Among those who think it is not is the Marquis of Queensbury. Having twice been…

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A Popular Railway Official Presentation at Harefield

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 11 July 1905 · page 3

An interesting ceremony [?] place at the residence of Mr. F. W. M'Nickle, "Aimceville, Harefield, on Thursday evening, the 6th inst., when Mr. S…

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Presentation at Harefield Railway Officer Honored

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 11 July 1905 · page 4

An interesting function took place at the residence of Mr. F. W. M'Nickle, "A[?]ville," Harefield on Thursday evening last when Mr S. Machen, night…

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Altering a Road

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 12 July 1905 · page 4

It is notified that, under the provisions of the 23rd section of the Public Roads Act, the position of part of the reserved road, 150 links wide, within F. H. Dangar and C. F…

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Applications for This Closing and Purchase of Roads

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 12 July 1905 · page 4

Application has been made by John Mac-Donald, under the Public Roads Act of 1902, for the closing and purchase of the following roads, and it is intended to close such…

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The Bull and the Motor-car

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Friday 14 July 1905 · page 3

"Motoring Illustrated" tells a funny story. Mr. John Phillips, an up-to-date Essex farmer, having several farms at a distance, decided to invest in a…

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In a Tramway Cap

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Friday 14 July 1905 · page 3

An old man leaving work got into a car. He had not gone far before the conductor asked him for twopence. The man said it was one penny for the length…

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Altering a Road

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Saturday 15 July 1905 · page 4

It is notified that, under the provisions of the 23rd section of the Public Roads Act, the position of part of the reserved road, 150 links wide, within F. H. Dangar And C. F…

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Footballers in the train

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 15 July 1905 · page 4

The double compartment of the carriage, separated by a partition running half-way up, became crowded with footballers, the rest of the team finding…

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Applications for the Closing and Purchase of Roads

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Saturday 15 July 1905 · page 4

Application has been made by John MacDonald, under the Public Roads Act of 1002, for the closing and purchase of the following roads, and it is intended to close such…

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Chronicles of a Queensland Tramp

The Worker · Saturday 15 July 1905 · page 8

I had worked about a month for a "gentleman on the land" (a broken-down swell), harrowing, drilling, and planting corn. He came to me one morning when we had…

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Determined Suicide. Invalid Throwes Himself in Front of a Train

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 18 July 1905 · page 4

A case of suicide occurred at the Broadford (Vic.) railway station on Friday afternoon, the victim being a man named Thomas Alsop. It…

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Received at 1 A.M. the Campaign in Manchuria. Russians Adondoning the Offensive. Overpowering Heat and Torrential Rains. Roads Impracticable. London, July 17

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 18 July 1905 · page 2

The latest news to hand states that General Linnievitch, the Russian commander, is abandoning the offensive, and is engaged constructing defensive…

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Wanton Outrage by a Boy. Placing an Obstraction on a Railway Line

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 18 July 1905 · page 4

At the police court, Castlemain—(Vic.). before Mr. S. J. Goldsmith, P.M., Norman Wilson, aged 11, a ward of the State, boarded out to Mrs…

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