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Railways, roads & transport, 1910

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Thursday. Railway Case

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 25 March 1910 · page 2

Joseph Henry Martin was charged with travelling on a railway train without having previously paid his fare…

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"John Bridge" at Homebush

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 29 March 1910 · page 4

Graziers, farmers, and selectors all over the state will be interested to learn that the great wool-broking firm of John Bridge and Company, Limited,…

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Railway Duplication. Bold Policy Advocated. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 31 March 1910 · page 2

A meeting representative of the Farmers and Settlers' Association, the Australian Chamber of Commerce and other agricultural interests, was held…

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Registration of Motor Vehicles

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 31 March 1910 · page 2

Not satisfied with the numerous duties already imposed upon the police force, the Government nag piled on yet another responsibility, in the…

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Railways Under Construction

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 31 March 1910 · page 2

The total length of railways now under construction in the State, including the North Const line of 116 miles, is 2451/4 miles. On the three…

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Shocking Railway Fatality

The Worker · Thursday 31 March 1910 · page 19

A shocking fatal accident occurred at Milson's Point railway station, Sydney, early last week on the arrival of a train from Hornsby. The victim was a young…

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Express Train in Trouble

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 1 April 1910 · page 2

As the Ararat express was approaching Willanra railway station yesterday the engine and several tracks left the rails and dasbed into the end of the…

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Motor Car Excursions

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Friday 1 April 1910 · page 3

The Automobile Touring Company has arranged to run cars from Tumut to the Gundagai Show, leaving at 10 a.m. each day (Tuesday and…

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Motor Vehicle Regulations

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 2 April 1910 · page 2

Police Sub-Inspector Musgrave is now in possession of a supply of registration forms issued in conjunction with the Motor Vehicle and Cycle Act of…

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Railway Collision. Troop and Passenger Trains. Twenty Soldiers Killed. London, March 30

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 2 April 1910 · page 2

A passenger train collided with a military train at Muelheim on the Rhine. Those in the passenger train were…

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Damaging Trees on Roads

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 5 April 1910 · page 4

For damaging a tree on a road belonging to the Mitchell Shire, near Uranquinty, Charles Webb was fined 10s. Senior-constable Bath said the…

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"John Bridge" at Homebush

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 5 April 1910 · page 1

Graziers, farmers, and selectors all over the state will be interested to learn that the great wool-broking firm of John Bridge and Company, Limited,…

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Motor Vehicle Regulations

The Tumut Advocate and Farmers and Settlers' Adviser · Tuesday 5 April 1910 · page 2

The police are now in possession of a supply of registration forms issued in conjuction with the Motor Vehicle and Cycle Act of 1969, and the record…

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Trams Collide Many Passengers Injured. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 7 April 1910 · page 2

A sensational collision occurred to day between two trams at the intersection of Cleveland and Elizabeth Streets, City, when a car bound to…

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Mishap at Wagga Railway Station

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 7 April 1910 · page 2

While shunting operations ware in progress at the Wagga railway station shortly before 11 o'clock on Tuesday evening a truck went off the line, and…

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Tram Collision. Several Passengers Injured. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 7 April 1910 · page 3

At lunch time to-day a double tram en route for Victoria Park racecourse collided with another car in Cleveland-street…

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Killed on a Tram Young Man's Sudden Dkath. Collision with a Cart. Two Youths Injured)

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 12 April 1910 · page 4

A collision occurred between a croweded tramcar and u springeart in George-street West on Saturday at 8 o'clock. One man was killed outright, and two others were injured…

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Too Much for the Bridge

The Worker · Thursday 14 April 1910 · page 19

On Friday afternoon a loaded wheat waggon, drawn by 10 horses, proved too much for the Billabong bridge near Morvern. The structure was undergoing…

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Collapse of a Bridge. Team and Waggon Fall 25Ft Into a Dry Creek

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 14 April 1910 · page 4

A serious accident occurred at Morven. About 2 o'clock on Friday a wheat waggon drawn by 10 horses, and driven by John Fetcher, was crossing the…

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Bridge Collapses. Horses and Waggon Fall 25 Feet. a Missing Girder. Culcairn

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 14 April 1910 · page 4

The bridge over the Billabong Creek, near Morven, collapsed on Friday last and as a result a team of horses and a heaving laden wheat waggon were…

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