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Riverina · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1918

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Hampden Bridge

Daily Advertiser · Friday 1 February 1918 · page 2

The deplorable condition of Hampden Bridge was referred to at last night's council meeting. The Mayor said that on Tuesday night he had…

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Railway Returns

Daily Advertiser · Friday 1 February 1918 · page 2

The returns of the New South Wales railways to December 31 last, as published, give evidence of some remarkable facts. It was to be…

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Yanco Railway Station

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 1 February 1918 · page 2

Yanco Railway Station is busy just now, in consequence of the large amount of traffic caused by wheat and fruit being trucked away from the…

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Motor Fatality

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Monday 4 February 1918 · page 3

A motor car overturned while ascending a hill at Clarendon yesterday. The driver and owner of the car. Martin…

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Motoring Fatality. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 4 February 1918 · page 1

This afternoon a motor car driven by Martin Schneider was proceeding up a hill near Clarendon, when the back tyre collapsed. The car turned three…

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Railway Station Robbed. £138 Stolen. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 4 February 1918 · page 1

A robbery was committed at Carlton Railway Station, on the Illawarra line, early this morning, when the parcels office was broken into, the safe opened…

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Aerodrome Bombed

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 5 February 1918 · page 2

The Admiralty reports: Our aircraft bombed Varssenaere aerodrome yesterday morning, securing direct hits. A fife broke out and destroyed…

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Motor Train Service

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 5 February 1918 · page 2

A meeting is to be held at The Rock on Wednesday night to move in the matter of the establishment of a motor train service between, say…

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Sydney Wool Market. Regular Supporters Sidetracked. Emphatic Protest From "John Bridge."

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 5 February 1918 · page 3

John Bridge and Co., Ltd., write:—"We have never failed, when the true interests of wool growers have been assailed, to utter timely warning…

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Motor Accident

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 5 February 1918 · page 2

A large motor car overturned while ascending a bill at Clarendon yesterday. The driver and owner (Martin Schneider) were badly…

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Sydney Wool Market. Regular Supporters Sidetracked. Emphatic Protest From "John Bridge."

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Wednesday 6 February 1918 · page 2

John Bridge and Co., Ltd., write :— "We have never failed, when the true interests of wool growers have been assailed, to utter timely warning…

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Cut to Pieces. Elderly Man Run Down by Train. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 6 February 1918 · page 2

An elderly man, whose identity has not yet been established, was run over by a train at Rockdale this morning and killed. He was crossing the line…

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Sydney Wool Markets. Regular Supporters Side-tracked. Emphatic Protest From "John Bridge."

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 6 February 1918 · page 4

John Bridge and Co., Ltd., write: "We have been failed, when the true interests of wool growers have been assailed, to utter timely…

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Across Australia. Record Motor Trip. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 6 February 1918 · page 4

J. L. Burton and T. Smith arrived in Sydney this afternoon, completing their motor trip from Fremantle to Sydney in [?] days 2 hours 32 minutes. This trip…

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Sydney Wool Market. Regular Supporters Sidetracked Emphatic Protest From 'John Bridge'

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Thursday 7 February 1918 · page 2

John Bridge & Co. Ltd., write:— "We have never failed, when the true interests of woolgrowers have been assailed, to utter timely warning and to…

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Sydney Wool Market Regular Supporters Side Tracked! Emphatic Protest From "John Bridge."

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 7 February 1918 · page 4

John Bridge and Co., Ltd., write:—"We have never failed, when the true interests of…

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Railway Earwigs

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 7 February 1918 · page 7

The earwig which some time ago held up the District Railway Service in London by short circuiting the electric signalling apparatus was…

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Railway Commission. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 7 February 1918 · page 2

No decision has yet been arrived at by the Government in regard to the appointment of a successor to the Railway Commissionership, rendered…

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Motor Car Accidents. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 7 February 1918 · page 2

In returning a verdict of accidental death in the case of a child who hail been knocked down by a motor car, the acting coroner remarked that it…

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State Parliament. Railway Shipping Dispute. Wheat Bags and Wheat. Industrial Bill. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 7 February 1918 · page 3

In the Legislative Assembly to-day considerable interest was evinced when the leader of the Opposition referred to telegrams he had received from…

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