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Railways, roads & transport, 1911

1,197 stories in Riverina's papers · page 13 of 60

Motor Race. OVER 75 Miles an Hour. a World's Record. Jacksonville (Florida)

Daily Advertiser · Monday 3 April 1911 · page 2

Louis Disbrow, driving a Pope-Hartford car, won the 300 miles automobile contest in 3 hours 53 minutes and 33 seconds, a world's record…

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Floods in Queensland. Railway Service Cancelled. Brisbane

Daily Advertiser · Monday 3 April 1911 · page 2

The heavy floods in North Queensland continue unabated and all railway service bas been cancelled owing to washaways…

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Cross Roads

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 4 April 1911 · page 1

A meeting to make arrangements for a sports meeting was held at the Cross Roads Hotel on Saturday night. Mr J. Cameron was voted to…

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Frightful Accident. Motor Car and Motor Cycle Collide. Young Man Seriously Injured

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 4 April 1911 · page 4

A frightful accident occurred on the Wagga-road near Lockhart on Monday evening through the collision of a motor car and motor cycle…

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Railway Commissioners. Visit to Boree Creek

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 4 April 1911 · page 5

The Railway Commissioners paid a visit to Boree Creek on Thursday morning last and were met by a large and representative body of farmers…

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Overhead Railway

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 4 April 1911 · page 3

An ingenious overhead miniature railway may be seen doing effective work at Victoria Station, Manchester, for the conveyance of…

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Novel Wind Motor

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 4 April 1911 · page 3

An American inventor has been experimenting with motors of a novel type. The motor consists of a series of wings formed with movable…

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Railway Commissioner's Tour

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 4 April 1911 · page 4

The Chief Commissioner for Railways visited the field this week, and met several deputations, to whom he gave promises that the…

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Peculiar Railway Accident. Engine Fires Flooded. Breakdown Near Junee. Junee

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 5 April 1911 · page 2

A mild sensation was caused on the south-western passenger train this evening about two miles from Junee. Suddenly, near the racecourse, the…

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District News. Narandera. Monday. The Closer Settlement and Railway League

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 5 April 1911 · page 4

A special meeting of the League Committee was held in the Council Chambers on Thursday night last. There were present: Messrs. T. H…

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Railway Station Robbed. Safe Blown Open. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 6 April 1911 · page 2

The railway station at Grenfell was entered during the night by burglars who blew open the safe and robbed its contents, amounting to £47 in…

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The Position of the Railways

The Worker · Thursday 6 April 1911 · page 14

Speaking on the Referendums at Camperdown last week, Mr. J. H. Catts, M.H.R., dealt with the silly assertions that have been made during the…

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A Marine Aeroplane

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 7 April 1911 · page 7

The first heavier than air machine to make successful flights starting from and alighting upon water is the Fabre. For this purpose the…

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Motor Car, Motor Boat and Aeroplane Combined

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 7 April 1911 · page 7

Trials have been made in Berlin with an interesting machine invented by Herr Grawert. It is designed to be used as a motor car, motor boat, and…

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Train Wrecking

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 7 April 1911 · page 4

A train was maliciously wrecked at Dinapore (Bengali), and an Indian was killed and 3 Europeans were seriously injured…

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A Good Motor Car

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 7 April 1911 · page 3

During the past few weeks we have been pointing out the wisdom of only buying good motor cars—in fact, cars of repute only—and mentioned the…

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"Angus" Motor Cars, Buggies, Etc

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 7 April 1911 · page 3

The firm of Messrs. Angus & Son, whose advertisement appears on this page, is just now specially equipped to meet the big Easter trade. Hundreds…

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Railway Returns

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 7 April 1911 · page 5

AN analysis of the business done at the Gundagai Railway station during the month, of March shows a very healthy state of affairs, and…

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Houses Swept Away. Floods in Queensland. Railway Line Hanging. Brisbane

Daily Advertiser · Friday 7 April 1911 · page 4

A telegram from Cairns on Monday states that there have been heavy floods, and that the streets of the town are under water. On Saturday the…

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Railway Extension. Proposed Line to Hillston

Coolamon Farmers' Review · Friday 7 April 1911 · page 5

Mr. L. A. G. Wade, Chief Engineer of the Irrigation and Drainage Department of Public Works, gave evidence on…

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