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Railways, roads & transport, 1916

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Aeroplane Over Dover. Enemy Driven Off. London

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 26 January 1916 · page 2

A German aeroplane appeared over Dover yesterday afternoon. All the anti-aircraft guns engaged it and two British aeroplanes pursued it…

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Raid on Kent. Enemy Machines Chased. Recent British Aeroplane Losses

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 26 January 1916 · page 2

Mr. Tennant, Parliamentary Under-Secretary at the War Office, explained in the House of Commons that four of our military planes and two seaplanes…

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Sheep & Lamb Sales "John Bridge" Record. Average of 19s 9d

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Wednesday 26 January 1916 · page 4

John Bridge & Co state that there has lately been decided activity in the market for store sheep, the recent fine rains probably being the…

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Eastern Front. Enemy Train Wrecked. Hundreds of Soldiers Killed. Petrograd

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 26 January 1916 · page 2

A detachment of Lettissh Volunteers crawled to the railway line between Libau and Rom[?]y, and cut the enemy's guard's throat. They…

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Railway Returns. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 26 January 1916 · page 2

The quarterly report of the Railway Commissioners shows an increase in revenue and expenditure. The tramway earnings increased by only…

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Kut-el-amara Siege Supplies Sufficient for Troops. Food Riots in Berlin. Many Persons Killed. Fall of Scutari Reported. Heavy Bombardment in the West. Enemy Attacks Fail. Great Aeroplane Raid. Attack on Monastir. Western Front. "We Will Win." Mr. Lloyd George Speaks. a Greater Britain. London

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 26 January 1916 · page 2

Mr. Lloyd George stated in an interview that England is preparing to put her whole weight into the war. Germany would feel it shortly. It…

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Aeroplane Wings

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 27 January 1916 · page 7

Various kinds of material, including linen, silk, cotton, celluloid films, and sluminium foil, have been tried for covering the wings of aeroplanes,…

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Giant Aeroplane

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 27 January 1916 · page 3

Details have come to hand of a very large new German aeroplane. It is a triplane i.e., three tiers of planes), with eight Maybach motors,…

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A New Road to Tibet

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 27 January 1916 · page 2

when the ever—memoriable Lhassa expendition was on its homeward journey Sir Frank Youngnusband detached several officers of his force to…

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Railway Employees. Many at the War. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 27 January 1916 · page 2

The Railway department is experiencing difficulty in obtaining the men necessary to carry on the usual services. In addition to its many employees at…

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Alderman Severely Injured. Motor Cycle Strikes Waggon. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 27 January 1916 · page 3

Alderman Cole, of Molong, was riding on his motor bicycle to-day when he collided with an empty wheat waggon. One of his ears was torn…

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Aeroplane Activity

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 28 January 1916 · page 2

It is officially aunounced that two aeroplanes bombed Dunkirk. A British machine force a German seaplane to water north westward of…

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Aeroplane Raids

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 28 January 1916 · page 2

Thirty-three vessels of various kinds bombarded Dedeogatch, Aeroplanes directing the fire. Forty-five French aeroplanes raided…

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War in the Air. German Aeroplane Attack

Daily Advertiser · Friday 28 January 1916 · page 2

Sir Douglas Haig reports that 27 hostile aeroplanes met on Tuesday and three captive balloons attacked, whereof two aeroplanes and two…

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Sheep and lamb Sales. “John Bridge” Record. Average of 193. 91

Coolamon Farmers' Review · Friday 28 January 1916 · page 4

John Bridge and Co state that there has lately been decided activity in the market for store sheep, the recent fino rams probably being, the reason…

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Important Railway Scheme. (To the Editor "Daily Advertiser.")

Daily Advertiser · Friday 28 January 1916 · page 3

Sir,—The importance of connecting the great wheat areas in the south and south-west with a new port of shipment will get more and more pronounced as…

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Tram Service. Stop-work Meeting Ballot. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 28 January 1916 · page 2

Great interest centres around the ballot which is proceeding amongst the tramway men on the question of holding an all day stop-work meeting. Should…

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Motor Car Accident. Fell Thirty Feet. Occupants' Miraculous Escape. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 28 January 1916 · page 3

Through a tyre coming off the front wheel of a motor car, carrying five men from Liverpool to Bulli, the vehicle fell over a cliff on Bulli Mountain yesterday,…

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Tramway Union. Leave to Appeal Against Award. Sidney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 29 January 1916 · page 5

Leave was granted by Mr. Justice Edmund's in the Industrial Court to-day for the Tramway Union to appeal against the awards of the Wages…

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Strong Demand for Store Sheep Big "John Bridge" Sales Record Results

The Tumut Advocate and Farmers and Settlers' Adviser · Monday 31 January 1916 · page 3

The recent general rains in the north-west have invested the market with unwonted activity, and we learn that Messars John Bridge & Co., have, during the last few…

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