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Railways, roads & transport, 1912

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Government Neglect. Workmen in Wagga Without Work. Who Is to Blame. New Railway Construction Delayed

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 6 January 1912 · page 3

Even those least interested in the establishment of railway communication between Wagga and Tumbarumba must feel indignant at the…

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Extraordinary Accident. Lorry and Tram Collide. Tram Shot Fifty Yards. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 6 January 1912 · page 4

An extraordinary accident occurred in William-street this morning when a loaded tram-car after colliding with a lorry, jumped from the rails and…

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Serious Tram Collision Tram Dashes Into a Lorry. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 6 January 1912 · page 2

While descending William street at a steep and narrow point this morning, a loded train tar col[?]ided with a lorry which was crossing the line. The…

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A Hot Day in Sydney Big Thunderstorm. Tram Sheds Struck by Lightning. Sydney, Friday Evening

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 6 January 1912 · page 2

It was very not in the city to-day. At noon the thermometer reached 100 degrees. Shortly after one o'clock a big thunderstorm occurred and rain…

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The Railway Market

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 6 January 1912 · page 4

A heavy yarding of produce was in evidence for the auctions at the railway. The demand was consistently firm and practicaly every line sold…

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Railway Accident. Train Collides with Engine. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 8 January 1912 · page 2

A railway smash occurred at Waterfall Station last night. A passenger train from Woolongong collided with a locomotive coming from another…

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Aeroplane Smash. Mr. Hart's Misadventure. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 8 January 1912 · page 2

A sensational aeroplane smash occurred at Mount D[?], near Penrith, this morning, Mr. W. E. Hart and Major Rosenthol were flying from…

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Train Robbery. Mail Clerks Gagged. Large Amount of Booty Taken. New York

Daily Advertiser · Monday 8 January 1912 · page 2

A sensational train robbery occurred on one of the lines of the Southern Pacific Railway Co. Robbers, two in number, who were not masked,…

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Orbost Railway. Proposed Extension to Border. Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Monday 8 January 1912 · page 2

The Victorian Premier (Mr. Murray) promised to bring the proposal extension of the Orbost railway to the New South Wales border before…

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Railway Collison. Seven Cars Wrecked. 53 Persons Injured. Paris

Daily Advertiser · Monday 8 January 1912 · page 2

An electric workmen's train at Gare [?] Austerlitz collided with a stationary engine. Seven coaches were wrecked and one book fire. Fifty-three were…

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Railway Concessions. Sidney

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 9 January 1912 · page 2

The Government has decided to make important concessions in the lower grades of the railway and tramway service, including the recognition…

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Railways and Politicians

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 9 January 1912 · page 2

No single subject more intimately concerns the Australian citizen—especially the man on the land—than the efficient, economical, and…

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Cattle Trespassing on Railway

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 9 January 1912 · page 4

Five settlers of Uranquinty named Charles Clout, Frederick Webb, James Temple, Thomas Worcester, and Harriet Hodges were each fined 5/ with…

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Unrest in Railway Service. PERTH

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 10 January 1912 · page 2

The industrial unrest in West Australia is very acute. A possible dislocation of the railway service is talked of, the men asking for an all-round…

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Tram and Cart Collide SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 10 January 1912 · page 2

A collision occurred this morning between a tram and a cart in George-street, city. The conductor of the car and one passenger were injured…

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Local Motor Garage

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 10 January 1912 · page 2

Preliminary arrangements were yesterday completed for the erection of a large motor garage in Wagga, A splendid site has been secured in the…

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Wagga-Tumbarumba Railway. SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 11 January 1912 · page 2

Mr. Hutchison, engineer in chief of the Railway Construction Branch, says the department will be engaging men for the Wagga to Humula and…

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Argentine Railway Strike. Buenos Ayres

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 11 January 1912 · page 2

In consequence of the railway strike at Buenos Ayres, the Argentine Government has reinforced the garrison here…

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Revolutionary Move Towards Peking. Destroying the Railway. Russia and Mongolia. Peking

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 11 January 1912 · page 2

Russia demands an immediate reply to the Mongolian note. China fears to acquiesce lest Britain should insist on similar conditions in Tibet…

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The Railway Pilfering Pest

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 11 January 1912 · page 4

The case of Mr. W. E. Baynes, a Sydney fruit merchant, who was a few days ago robbed of a considerable part of a case of pineapples…

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