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Railways, roads & transport, 1906

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The Railway Picnic. on the Wagga Show Grounds. a Great Success

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 6 March 1906 · page 2

It is almost fifteen yean since the Railway Pic-nic was held in Wagga. Junee has been the favored spot in the interim, and it looked very much as it…

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The Railway Content Mr. Arthur Sterrys Co

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 6 March 1906 · page 2

With his usual business acumen, Mr. Arthur W. Story dubbed his performance in the Oddfellows' Hall last night "The Grand Railway Concert and…

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The Railway Picnic. a Host Successful Gathering. a Pleasant Reunion

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 6 March 1906 · page 2

After an interval of nineteen years the annual picnic and sports of the railway employees of the southern lines was held yesterday on the wagga…

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Telegrams. Railway Commission. Sydney

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 7 March 1906 · page 2

The Railway Commission of inquiry was resumed this morning, when Mr. Kircaldre's cross examination was resumed…

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Motoring Accidents. Compensation to Victims

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 8 March 1906 · page 3

The German Government, is about to introduce in the Reichstag a bill containing a number of drastic provisions regarding the payment of…

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The Railway Commission. More Inharmonious Proceedings

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 8 March 1906 · page 3

Mr. Fehon gave evidence at tho Railway inquiry to-day of certain inharmonious proceedings. He said Mr. Oliver claimed superior authority to which his…

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More Reckless Motor Driving

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 9 March 1906 · page 4

"Marle Studhelme." say the "Royal Magsrine," "is a motorist and in her own garden is a terror to caterpillars when they are cating." We confess that there is something…

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Items of News. Road Tenders

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 10 March 1906 · page 2

The following tenders for road work have been received at the Wagga Roads Office:—Junes Junction to Wagga Junee road, John Kelly, £35 9/0;…

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"Record Roads." (To the Editor of the Wagga "Advertiser.")

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 10 March 1906 · page 3

Sir,—It is noteworthy that the record load fiends are again on the war path this year, or rather on our public highways to the great injury…

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Telegraphic. New South Wales. the Railway Commission. Denial by Mr. Oliver. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 10 March 1906 · page 2

At the Commission to day Mr. Oliver dented most of the conduct imputed to him by his colleagues. Mr. Eddy he said considered Mr…

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Victoria. MELBOURNE, Friday. a Railway Accident

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 10 March 1906 · page 2

Three empty trucks broke away on the Bendigo line to-day while being shunted, and travelled at the rate of 45 miles an hour, dashing past a…

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The Railway Commission of Inquiry. Differences at Sydney. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 10 March 1906 · page 2

Before the Royal Commission on Railway Administration, Mr. Fehon gave further evidence to-day. Replying to questions, ho admitted…

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Closing of Roads. Application to Purchase

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 14 March 1906 · page 4

Application has been made for the closing and purchase of the following roads, and it is intended to close such unless valid grounds are found to exist. The applicant…

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Fatal Railway Collision

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 14 March 1906 · page 2

A railway collision at Godsend, Ohio, resulted in ten persons being killed and fifteen injured…

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Railways and Settlement

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 14 March 1906 · page 2

IF the doctrine that has been preached in his northern tour by the Premier is sound, then many parts of this Country and America, Canada, and the…

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Police Court. SATURDAY. Before Mr. J. H. Nisbett, P.M. Railway Case

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 14 March 1906 · page 2

John Brown, alias-Gorman was charged with travelling on a railway without reasonable excuse and without paying his fare…

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The Railway Inquiry

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 15 March 1906 · page 2

The Chief Railway Commissioner, Mr. Oliver, in the course of further evidence before the Railway Commission to-day, deposed to how the closure was applied…

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The Railway Commission of Inquiry. Mr. Oliver Explains. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 15 March 1906 · page 2

Before the Railways Commission to-day, Mr. Oliver, the Chief Commissioner, gave further evidence in rebuttal of statements made by his…

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Didn't Miss the Train

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 16 March 1906 · page 4

Some time since two [?] from the land of the shamrock were walking down a ra[?]road track of one of the suburban lines, and so interested were they in an [?]…

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The North Coast Railway

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 16 March 1906 · page 2

Speaking at Tenterfield to-day, Mr. Carrothers said that as surely as the sun set, so surely would the North Coast railway be constructed…

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