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Railways, roads & transport, 1918

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Humula Train Service

Tumbarumba Times · Friday 22 February 1918 · page 2

It is generally understood that the opening of the line to Humula was intended to serve the people at Tumbarumba as…

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Railway Timetable

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 22 February 1918 · page 2

Daily from Sydney to Yanco, leaving Juneo 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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Jervis Bay Railway

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 23 February 1918 · page 4

The conference which sits to-day at Wagga to discuss the construction of be Yass-Canberra section of the Jervis Bay railway promises to be of a…

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Decentralisation Yass-jervis Bay Railway. Congress at Wagga

Daily Advertiser · Monday 25 February 1918 · page 2

Under delightful weather conditionS the third congress of the Yass-Canberra-Jervis Bay Decentralisation League was held in the Town Hall…

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Railway Project. Brisbane to West Australia. Uniform Gauge. Broken Hill-condobolin Link. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 26 February 1918 · page 2

Recently the Prime Minister forwarded letters to the State Government asking it to consider at the earliest possible moment the question…

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A Road to the Weir. Will Yanco Shire Assist?

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Wednesday 27 February 1918 · page 2

Whether or not the public on this side ever get a road to the Berembed Weir appears to depend on the Yanco Shire Council. It is difficult to think…

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German Peace Motives. Buffer States. Road to Persia and India. London

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 27 February 1918 · page 2

Germany's terms of peace have been interpreted as meaning a desire to make the Baltic a German lake, and to establish a chain of buffer. States…

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Railway Superannuation. Refund of Strikers' Payments. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 27 February 1918 · page 3

Mr. J. C. L. Fitzpatrick, Assistant Treasurer, stated this morning that it was hoped that the Department would be able to pay the railway employees,…

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Yass-jervis Bay Railway Third Conference at Wagga Decentralisation

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 27 February 1918 · page 3

The above was held at Wagga on last Saturday. An apology was received for the unavoidable absence of Captain…

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Aeroplane Ambulances

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 28 February 1918 · page 7

The many uses to which aeroplanes have been, put during the war are hardly known to the general public. Unlike, other war weapons they have…

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Clever French Road Ruse

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 28 February 1918 · page 7

It was necessary recently to move a largo body of French troops across an open place between two communication trenches which were more than…

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Recent Motor Smash. Death of Another Victim. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 28 February 1918 · page 1

C. Rust, one of the victims of the recent motor smash, died early this morning, shortly after an operation. Miss Annie Egan and J. Duncan, the…

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Petrograd Railway. Germans Drawing Near. 4

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 28 February 1918 · page 2

Fierce fighting continues at d'skoff, which has changed hands several times. The Soviet (Bolshevik Parliament) is sending fresh "echelons" of…

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Railway Time Table. Junee-Hay Line

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 1 March 1918 · page 4

The following is the altered time table for the Junee-Hay line:— Daily from Junee to Yanco…

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China Uneasy. Russian Railway Problem. London

Daily Advertiser · Monday 4 March 1918 · page 2

Reuter's Shanghai correspondent indicates that the situation in Siberia is causing apprehension and unrest in China. The Central Government is…

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Cut to Pieces by Train. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 6 March 1918 · page 3

Patrick Ryan, an elderly man, was run over and cut to pieces by a train at Wollongong last night…

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"John Bridge" Easter Hospitalities. To Country Clients and Friends

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 6 March 1918 · page 2

Observing a time-honored custom in their relations with the countryside, John Bridge and Company, Limited, are making the usual…

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Japan's Entry. Troops in Russian Territory. Guarding the Railway. London

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 6 March 1918 · page 2

The Japanese Embassy at Washington reports that Japanese and Chinese troops have entered Russian territory. The Japanese are merely guarding the…

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Early Days. No. 01. Extracts from the Files of the "Cootamundra Herald." January 28, 1885. Disastrous Flood and Railway Wreck. Town Cootamundra Partially Submerged. Property Injured. Railway Line Broken In Three Places. Frightful Railway Accident. Another River Tay Disaster. Six Bodies Recovered from the Wreck. One man almost cut In two. The Flood

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 6 March 1918 · page 4

Sunday, the 25th, and Monday, 26th January (Anniversary Day), in the year 1885, will not be forgotten for many years to come. It…

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The Railway Accident

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 6 March 1918 · page 4

The information given in town of injury being done to the main southern railway line was conveyed by Mr. M. J. Mullaly, A.P., whom we…

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