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Railways, roads & transport, 1918

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Railway Accident. LONDON

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 21 January 1918 · page 2

The express train from St. Pancras collided with a landslide. 18 miles from Carlisle. Three were killed, and 20 injured…

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Railway Men Committed. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 22 January 1918 · page 4

Two railway employees, named Frederick Mepstead and Joseph Walton, were committed for trial on a charge of stealing property belonging to the Railway…

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Railway Accident. Three Lives Lost. London

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 22 January 1918 · page 2

An express from St. Pancras collided with a landslide 15 miles from Carlisle on Saturday afternoon. Two carriages were smashed and three persons killed…

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Yass-canberra-jervis Bay Railway

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 23 January 1918 · page 2

The third conference in connection with the early construction of the Yass Canberra-Jervis Bay railway will be held at Wagga on Saturday, February…

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Railway Workers. Alleged Dissatisfaction

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 23 January 1918 · page 4

The secretary of the Railway Workers Industry Branch of the A.W.U., who has just returned from a visit to the whole of the deviation works from…

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Those Railway Stations. Another Public Meeting

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 23 January 1918 · page 2

In the Town Hall on Monday night (Ald. Dickson) presided over another public meeting—this time to urge the erection…

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Trip in a War Aeroplane. Above the Enemy Lines

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Thursday 24 January 1918 · page 5

Life has scarcely anything more thrilling to offer than a trip in an Aeroplane above enemy's lines. The most blase mortal is whirled in an…

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Train's Narrow Escape. Sleepers on the Line. Perth

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 24 January 1918 · page 1

While a man was walking along the railway line twelve miles from Perth on Monday night, he found three new sleepers across the up line to perth…

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Trip in a War Aeroplane. Above the Enemy Lines

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 25 January 1918 · page 3

Life has scarcely anything more drilling to offer than a trip in an Aeroplane above enemy's lines. The most blase mortal is whirled in an…

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Building a Railway. Money Found for Country Line

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Saturday 26 January 1918 · page 8

The Barmedman-Rankin's Springs Railway League is a live business-like body, Some time ago the Government stated that owing to the shortage of…

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Yass-jervis Bay Railway

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 26 January 1918 · page 4

With regard to the conference to be held at Wagga on February 23 to discuss the Yass—Jervis Bay railway, proposal, it is explained that the…

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Railway Matters. "Do Not Propose to interfere with the Existing Station." The Wheat Silos

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 28 January 1918 · page 2

The Mayor (Aid. S. H. Dickson) has received the following letters from Mr. Holman, dated 23rd January:…

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Pigs on the Roads. (We do not necessarily endorse the views of our correspondents.) (To the Editor "Daily Advertiser.")

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 29 January 1918 · page 4

Sir.—I think it is time someone caused a spark (and it may he fannel into a flame) so that the pig grievance on the Pullitop-road may be removed…

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Motor Fatality. Father Killed, Daughters Seriously Hurt. Sydney

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 29 January 1918 · page 2

A motor car, containing Mr. Ashworth, bis wife and three daughters, crashed into a train at Styx Level Crossing, Christchurch (N.Z.)…

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Yass-jervis Bay Railway

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 29 January 1918 · page 2

WITH regard to the conference to be held at Wagga on February 23 to discuss the Yass-Jervis Bay railway proposal, it is explained…

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Railways and Tramways. Increased Earnings. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 30 January 1918 · page 3

The report of the Railway Commissioners for the quarter ended December 31, shows a revenue increase of £426,416 and the expenditure an increase…

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Items of News. War Chest Motor Car

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 30 January 1918 · page 2

Repeated inquiries are made as to the winning number in the raffle for the War Chest motor car. The winning number was 63,406, and the winner,…

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Hampden Bridge

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 31 January 1918 · page 2

Two or three days ago a tender was let to Mr. J. Argaet, of Murrumburrah, for the repair of the decking of the Hampden Bridge at a cost of £257…

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Switzerland's Boy Soldiers. Begin to Train When They Are Eight

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Thursday 31 January 1918 · page 6

It is a fact not generally known that Switzerland maintain the largest armed force in Europe in proportion to her size and population. It can place…

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What Railways Cost

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 31 January 1918 · page 6

Engineer informs us that every inch of the railway in England may be said to have, cost 12/-; every mile £38,000. It is interesting to…

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