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Railways, roads & transport, 1911

1,197 stories in Riverina's papers · page 6 of 60

War in the Air. Aeroplane V. Dirigible. Difficulty of Destroying a Balloon

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Friday 3 February 1911 · page 3

Mr W. F. Reid, lecturing on Tuesday at a meeting of the Aeronautical Society (said "Lloyd's News" on October 30) expressed the opinion that the…

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Adelong Railway League

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Friday 3 February 1911 · page 2

A meeting of the Adelong Railway League was held on Monday night; at the Royal Hotel Mr. A. W. Mo[?]neaux occupied the chair, and others…

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Tumbarumba Railway

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Friday 3 February 1911 · page 5

To the rival routes for the proposed Tumbarumba railway—from the Tumut line at mount Horch, or Keka, and from Wagga, on the Main Southern [?]ne—has…

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Tramway Workers' Interests. Management of Benefit Society. Union Asserts Itself

The Worker · Friday 3 February 1911 · page 9

The directors of the Melbourne, Tramway Company will be put to the teat by the Australian Tramway Employees' Association in regard to the Mutual Benefit…

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Railway Meeting

Tumbarumba Times · Friday 3 February 1911 · page 2

A lengthy meeting, attended by about 60 of those interested in the, railway movement, was held in the Shire Hall on Tuesday evening last…

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The Railway Movement Need for Immediate Action

Tumbarumba Times · Friday 3 February 1911 · page 2

We have received from Mr Headley, the all alert president of the Waggen long the following wireworks Committe arrive Wages…

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Panic on Border. Rebels Bold Front. Desperate Fighting. Railway Train Dynamited Vancouver, Feb. 3

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 4 February 1911 · page 4

The inhabitants of Cludad Jaurez, on the trans-American border, are fleeing. The Mexican rebels swear to capture the town. The banks'…

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Train Derailed. Western Australian Killed. Perth

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 4 February 1911 · page 4

A timber train left the rails last night near Pinjarrah, West Australia, owing to some unexplained cause. Driver Long jumped to the ground…

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Modern Agriculture. Motor Ploughing in Riverina. Trial of "Colonial" Tractor. Illabo

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 4 February 1911 · page 3

It was keenly critical crowd which assembled at Mr. H. Tarleton Phillips, "Gerelgambeth" station, on Tuesday to witness a trial display of the…

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Tumbarumba Railway

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 4 February 1911 · page 5

Mr. H. S. Headley, president of the Wagga to Tumbarumba, via, Humula Railway League, wired from Sydney yesterday that he would be in the city…

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Floods in Queensland. Railway Washaway. Brisbane

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 4 February 1911 · page 5

The Railway Commissioner received information to-day of serious damage to the central railway. The officer at Rockhampton reported that the line…

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Railway Fatality. WYALONG

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 4 February 1911 · page 4

The grazier, Donald Stewart, who was knocked down by a train last night, died to-day…

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Impending Strike. Great English Railway Company Threatened. London, Feb. 3

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 4 February 1911 · page 4

The North-Eastern Railway Company have dismissed, after notice, a fish porter at Hull, on his declining to continue as net checker without…

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Plague in China. German Railway Affected. Traffic Suspended. Berlin, Feb. 4

Daily Advertiser · Monday 6 February 1911 · page 2

It is notified that the plague has appeared along the Shantung railway, a German [?]ine, which extends from the eastern seaport of…

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Big English Strike. Railwaymen Cease Work. Serious Effect on British Commerce. London, Feb. 5

Daily Advertiser · Monday 6 February 1911 · page 2

The strike of the North-Eastern Railway Company's employes commenced to-day. Enginemen and signalmen struck…

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Henty to Daysdale Railway

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 7 February 1911 · page 2

One of the most important of the local railways that has been suggested is the line from Henty to Daysdale. The total length is about 46…

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Paper Motor Tyres

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 7 February 1911 · page 3

It is surprising that paper, which is used for waggon-wheels, has not yet been adopted for motor-car tyres. An ingenious inventor has now…

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Extraordinary Gradients on Brazilian Railway

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 7 February 1911 · page 3

The steepest gradients of any railway built with ordinary rails are found in Brazil on the road joining the bay of Rio de Janeiro with Nova…

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Tumbarumba Railway. Preparing for Public Works Committee's Visit

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 7 February 1911 · page 2

The sub-committees arranging the evidence to be given before the Public Works Committee in connection with the Wagga to Tumbarumba Railway…

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Floods in Melbourne. Streets Submerged by Cloud-burst. Boy Drowned. Exciting Rescues. Tram Traffic Suspended. Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 7 February 1911 · page 2

Further particulars are to hand of the results of the cloud-burst to which Melbourne was subjected on Sunday, when, in some parts of the town, the…

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