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Railways, roads & transport, 1920

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A Wire Road

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 26 March 1920 · page 3

In his book, "How 'Jerusalem was Taken," Mr. W. T. Massey, the offi[?] correspondent with the Palestine army, deseribes an ingenious device which…

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Tram Passenger Killed. Driver on Trial. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 26 March 1920 · page 4

Arthur James Cubis was charged the Central Criminal Court to-day with the manslaughter of Charles Beeson…

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Aeroplane Fatality. Coroner Exonerates Pilot. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 27 March 1920 · page 3

Au inquiry was held in Melbourne into the cause of the death of Phillip Nunn, who was killed, while a passenger in an aeroplane piloted by Captain…

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Train's Narrow Escape. Bridge Blown Up. London

Daily Advertiser · Monday 29 March 1920 · page 2

The "Times" correspondent in Constantinople says that it is fairly certain that Nationalists blew up the Lelkeh bridge across the Sukaria…

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Daring Feats. Aeroplane Alights on Steamer. London

Daily Advertiser · Monday 29 March 1920 · page 3

An interesting experiment with an aeroplane was successfully carried out off Vigo, a seaport in the north-west of Spain…

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Tossed by a Train Narrow Escape

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Monday 29 March 1920 · page 3

Just before lunch time to-day Mrs Gillespie and he rlittle boy were driving to South Gundagai As they were going to Prince…

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Railway Men's Earnings

Daily Advertiser · Monday 29 March 1920 · page 2

That the railway service is not altogether a sweated industry is evidenced from the wages drawings of some of the employees of late. From Junee…

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Railway Strike Impending. Subway Services Affected London

Daily Advertiser · Monday 29 March 1920 · page 2

Mr. J. H. Thomas, M.P., General Secretary of the National Union of Railwaymen, says it is probable that the underground railway workers will…

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Captain Hurley's Oaring Strapped to Aeroplane. Adelaide

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 31 March 1920 · page 2

Thousands of South Australians are taking the opportunity of inspecting the famous Vickers-Vimy machine during its brief stay at Northfield…

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Racing Death. Clung to Speeding Train. Traveller's Terrifying Experience

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 31 March 1920 · page 4

On the Sydney express on Friday morning. Mr Arthur G. Galvin, of Sydney hung for moments within the jaws of death reaching safety only…

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Local and General. Three Persons Injured in Railway Accident

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 31 March 1920 · page 2

Three persons were slightly injured in a railway accident three miles from Harefield, last Saturday afternoon. The mixed train which left Junee at…

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Electric Repair Train

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Thursday 1 April 1920 · page 3

Everybody has heard about the wonderful system of light railways which the British constructed for military transport in Flanders, but…

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Motor Spirit From Coke

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Thursday 1 April 1920 · page 4

What Dr. J. E. Stead, the eminent chemist, has described as an epoch-making discovery has been made by Ernest Bury, of North Yorkshire. He…

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Engineless Motor-cars

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Thursday 1 April 1920 · page 4

Experiments have been conducted in England with a model motor-car operated by wireless. The machine was completely controlled during the…

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Electric Repair Train

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 2 April 1920 · page 3

Everybody has heard about the wonderful system of light railways which the British constructed for military transport in Flanders, but…

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Water Conservation and Irrigation Commission. Annual Report to June, 1919. Part Iii. Road and Channel Maintenance

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 2 April 1920 · page 2

A considerable amount at ordinary maintenance work has been carried oat in connection with roads, channels, and drains, including the…

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Drought Havoc. in Queenssland and New South Wales. 1278 Miles by Motor

Daily Advertiser · Friday 2 April 1920 · page 3

Mr. P. Simmons, of Ellengerab, Trangie, general manager in Northern New South Wales for Mr. Edmund Jowett, who has extensive grazing interests in…

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One-man Aeroplane

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 3 April 1920 · page 8

The one-man aeroplane has arrived, and it took the air at Hendon, England, recently. The machine (writes a "Daily Mail" representative who…

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Train Robbery

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 3 April 1920 · page 4

A band of raiders bailed up a train near Limerick and stole £14,000…

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Fall From Moving Train Man's Fortunate Escape. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 3 April 1920 · page 4

Mr. J. Thompson, of Randwick, this morning fell between a moving train and the platform of the Central Station. He sustained a fracture of…

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