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Railways, roads & transport, 1912

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The Wagga-tumbarumba Railway Mr. G.c. Bernard, Engineer, Arrives. Preliminary Preparations in Hand. Work Actually Commenced

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 13 February 1912 · page 2

Mr. G. C. Bernard, who has been appointed resident engineer in charge of the Wagga-Tumbaramba railway works, arrived here on Saturday, and is at…

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Clearing the Road

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Wednesday 14 February 1912 · page 5

Maurice O'Connell had recently been promoted from coachman to chauffeur, a change that gave him no little pleasure, not to say pride…

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Moving Pictures. Taken From an Aeroplane. New York

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 14 February 1912 · page 2

The aviator, Coffin, accompanied by a moving picture operator named Hydro, aeroplaned around the Statue of Liberty and across the harbor…

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Boots for Tramping. Points to Look to When Buy-ing Them

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 14 February 1912 · page 2

Boots are sometimes cheap-when you pay a good price for them. They are never cheap at any other price. In a cheap hoot the tongue is…

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How Hens Originated the Railway Whistle

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Wednesday 14 February 1912 · page 3

Who would imagine the marketing of eggs could have anything to do with inventing the railway whistle When locomotives were first built…

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Culcairn. a Mail Train Incident

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 15 February 1912 · page 4

As me English mull train was wending its way to Sydney on Sunday evening last, the letter sorters bad rather an unpleasant experience. The train…

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Train Wrecked. Eight Passengers Killed. New York

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 15 February 1912 · page 2

The great northern line train, the "Oriental Limited," was wrecked to-day near Devon, North Dakota. Several passengers were killed and many…

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N.s.w. Railway and Tramway Men's Grievances. Resolutions Urging Government Redress

The Worker · Thursday 15 February 1912 · page 17

At a meeting of railway and tramway employees Held in Sydney last Thursday night it was resolved, on the initiative of the grand council representing the…

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Brisbane Strike. Everything Quietening Down. Men Returning to Wor[?] Dynamite in Train Poin[?] Brisbane

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 15 February 1912 · page 2

Strike matters are quiet, with [?]tions that the struggle is nearirend. The usual meeting was held Trades' Hall, but there was a…

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Wagga-tumbarumba Railway

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 15 February 1912 · page 2

Mr. G. C. Bernard, resident engineer for the Wagga-Tumbarumba railway, is just now us busy as a Prime Minister at election time. Having fixed…

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Train Derailed. Fish Plates Placed on Metals Suspect Arrested

Daily Advertiser · Friday 16 February 1912 · page 3

What seemed at first sight to be an attempt at train wrecking was discovered on Wednesday evening near Walla Walla on the Corowa branch line…

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Noted Tramp Steek Shot

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Friday 16 February 1912 · page 6

The famous steer which escaped from Butcher Obert's pen, Lehighton, a year ago, and which had been shot at a hundred times, but escaped traps set…

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Railway Collision. Smash at Sutherland. a Lucky Escape. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 16 February 1912 · page 2

A railway collision occurred at Sutherland this morning through an engine and three cars, which came through from Waterfall, dashing into…

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The Strike. Nearing the End. Proposal to Employers. All Unions Except Tramway Go Back. Brisbane

Daily Advertiser · Friday 16 February 1912 · page 2

The latest news is that the end of the strike is in sight. Mr. Coyne, M.L.A., on behalf of the strike committee, has written to the Employers'…

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Railway Disasters. Dreadful Record From U.S.A. New York

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 17 February 1912 · page 4

Two freight trains collided at North Yarmouth. The wreckage ignited and three railway men were incinerated. The Pennsylvania express was…

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Railway Fatality. SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 17 February 1912 · page 4

Patrick Mulligan, a laborer, employed at the Glenbrook railway deviation works, was run over by a train last night and killed…

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Fishplates on Railway

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 17 February 1912 · page 4

At the Albury Police Court on Thursday afternoon, Stephen O'Brien, 38, a laborer, was charged with maliciously placing fish plates across the…

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Tumbarumba Railway

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 17 February 1912 · page 4

A score, or more, of men, with horses, ploughs, scoops, and drays, have been hard at work during the past three days cutting the track for…

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Railway Reform

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 17 February 1912 · page 2

It is on the cards that, to meet requirements, the railway platform will be remodelled in the near future. It is probable that the scheme will…

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Railways' Daily Death Roll Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 17 February 1912 · page 7

The "Sun" publishers the starting statement that an average of four pers[?]s are killed of injured every day on the Sydney trams. The figures for…

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