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Railways, roads & transport, 1918

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Earl Days. No. 50. Extracts from the Files of the Cootamundra Herald." January 01, 1885. Further Notes on the Railway Accident

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 20 March 1918 · page 4

The poor brave fellow, Mr. William Bergin, died on Wednesday morning. From the first it was not expected that he could live. His…

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The Road, Tumut to Yass. To the Editor

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Thursday 21 March 1918 · page 3

Sir.—The celerity with which my complaint to the Shire Council re the writ bad condition of the above mentioned read was referred to the…

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Roads

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 22 March 1918 · page 6

O! The roads that haunt me, wandering th[?] dreams Dippng to the valleys, bridging many streams Climbing to the hilltops, spreading on the plain…

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Salonica Front. British Aircraft Busy. Railway Train Bombed. London

Daily Advertiser · Friday 22 March 1918 · page 2

A Salonika official report says our aeroplanes bombed Augista and Porna railway stations, and derailed and bombed a train near the latter…

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Our Open Column the Road Tumut to Yass. (To the Editor.)

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Friday 22 March 1918 · page 2

SIR,—The celerity with which my complain to the Shire Council, re the wretched condition of the above-mentioned road, was referred be the…

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Railway Services. Dearth of Rolling Stock. Difficulties of the Future. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 22 March 1918 · page 4

A deputation from Newcastle asked the Chief Railway Commissioner to-day for improved services between Newcastle and Sydney…

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Railway Timetable

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 22 March 1918 · page 2

Daily from Sydney to Yanco, leaving Junee at 8.55 a.m. and arriving at Yanco at 12.5 p.m., thence Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays to Hay…

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Condobolin-Broken Hill Railway

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Saturday 23 March 1918 · page 7

Mr Doe, M.L.A., recently asked the following questions in the House:— I desire to know whether the Secretary for Public Works can inform…

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Railway Management. Serious Disclosures. Comments by Ex-minister. Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 23 March 1918 · page 6

Mr. Agar Wynne, late Minister for Railways, in a statement in the Victorian Assembly to-day, declared that the railways had been badly run. In…

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Stolen Mail Bag. Lost While in Train. Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Monday 25 March 1918 · page 4

The Postmaster-General has received a report, regarding the theft of a mail bag between Sydney and Smithfield, to the effect that the robbery…

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Motor Fatality

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Monday 25 March 1918 · page 2

A young woman named Oliver was thrown out of a motor car on Mona Vale road yesterday, and was killed…

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The Motor Age. Interesting Exhibits in Sydney at the Royal Show

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 25 March 1918 · page 3

We learn that complete arrangement have been made by Messrs. Dalgety and Co., Ltd., Sydney, for a particularly good motor exhibit…

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The Motor Age. Interesting Exhibits In Sydney. At the Royal Show

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 26 March 1918 · page 3

We learn that complete arrangements have been made by Messrs Dalgety and Co, Ltd Sudney, for a particularly good motor exhibt at…

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Early History. Cootamundra in Flood Salt Clay Creek Disaster. Big Railway Accident, Jan. 28, 1885. (continued from previous issues) the Inquest

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 26 March 1918 · page 2

George Hawke, on oath, deposed: I am a bricklayer's labourer, and am in the employ of Mr. Thos. M'Beath, of Cootamundra; my…

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Further British Retirement. on Bapaume-albert Road

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 27 March 1918 · page 2

The Press Bureau announces:— A heavy attack on Monday afternoon by fresh troops enabled the enemy to progress westward and south-westward of Bapaume in the direction of…

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Our Roads

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Thursday 28 March 1918 · page 2

Mr. P. Allen, Chief Engineer for Local Govt. Works, paid a visit to our district last week, for the purpose of making an inspection of main roads…

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German Official Report. Ancre and Bapaume Road Crossed. London

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 28 March 1918 · page 2

A German communique states:—We crossed the Ancre, and crossed the Bapaume-Albert road near Courcelette and Pozieres…

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Bitter British Attacks. on the Bapaume Road. German Official Report. London, Tuesday Night

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 28 March 1918 · page 2

A German official message states:— Yesterday we achieved fresh successes and defeated English divisions brought up from Flanders and Italy and the French, which were thrown against us in…

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Freak Motor-cycles

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Thursday 28 March 1918 · page 5

The oddest thing yet constructed in the motor-cycle line is a curious mount designed to transport four passengers, with the foremost man sitting on a…

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The Motor Age. Interesting Exhibits in Sydney, at the Royal Show

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Thursday 28 March 1918 · page 3

We learn that complete arrangements have been made by Messrs Dalgetty & Co., Ltd., Sydney, for a particularly good motor exhibit at the Metropolitan Royal Show, which…

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