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Railways, roads & transport, 1920

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British Railways. Wages Bill Now £110,000,000 Economies in Management. London

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 22 January 1920 · page 2

Sir Eric Geddes, Minister for Transport, in a speech at Cambridge to-day, touched upon the settlement of the railway dispute. He declared…

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Two Shots at Passing Train. Sydney

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 23 January 1920 · page 1

A train was passing through Erskineville on the way to Sydney early this morning, when two bullets crashed through two windows. One bullet…

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Bombing a Train. Occupants' Narrow Escape. London

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 23 January 1920 · page 1

Our Delhi correspondent states that a bomb was thrown between Tarn and Pabbi. It was apparently aimed at the engine, but entered a first-class…

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A Poet Tramp

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 23 January 1920 · page 4

A subscriber on the outskirts of Cootamundra was asked the other day, by a tramp, to be allowed to camp the night in a shed. In addition to…

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New Railway Rates. Orange Farmers Annoyed. Orange

Daily Advertiser · Friday 23 January 1920 · page 2

A meeting of the Orange branch of the Farmers and Settlers' Association has carried a motion protesting against the action of the Railway…

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What About the Railway?

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 23 January 1920 · page 3

There, is stated to be a lot of unemployment about. If this be so, why are not some genuine steps being taken to construct the railway from…

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Shots at a Train. Passenger's Narrow Escape Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 24 January 1920 · page 7

As a train was passing through Erskineville on its way to Sydney carly this morning two bullets crashed through two of the windows…

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Italian Railways. Strike Declared. Public in Opposition. London

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 24 January 1920 · page 4

Reuter's correspondent at Ron[?] says that notwithstanding the recent arrangement whereby the railwaymen were to have a voice in the…

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Motor Car Accident. Death at Parkes. Parkes

Daily Advertiser · Monday 26 January 1920 · page 3

A commercial traveller, Jas. March, died in Parkes Hospital tins morning. The deceased had complained of the…

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Junee Railway Institute

Daily Advertiser · Monday 26 January 1920 · page 2

The following have been nominated as committeemen for the Junee Branch of the Railway and Tramway Institute:—Citizens' Committee (four to be…

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Items of News. Thefts From Motor Cars

Daily Advertiser · Monday 26 January 1920 · page 2

Complaint has been made of the prevalence of a form of petty theft which is giving considerable annoyance to owners of Dodge motor cars. No fewer…

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Italian Railways. Strike Begins. London

Daily Advertiser · Monday 26 January 1920 · page 2

Reuter's correspondent at Rome says that the railway strike has begun. The services have been more or less affected in the various districts owing to…

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Basra to Bagdad. First Train Arrives. London

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 27 January 1920 · page 2

Reuter's correspondent at Basra, in a message despatched on January 22, says that the first through train from Basra to Bagded arrived at Bagdad…

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Troops for Russia Protection for Road to the East. Influence of Mr. Churchill. Mysterious Contradictory Reports. Allies to Intervene. Transports Ready. French Press Angry. London

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 27 January 1920 · page 2

The correspondent of the "Daily Mail" in Paris says that the Allied Council has decided to send British troops to the Caucasus at Mr. Lloyd…

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Fell From a Tram. Man's Skull Fractured. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 27 January 1920 · page 2

Frederick Barton fell from a tram at Norton-street, Leichhardt, tis morning. He got up and went on with his work, apparently uninjured. Later he…

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Corobimilla Railway

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 28 January 1920 · page 2

Mr. G. B. Marshall, railway surveyor, is at present making rapid strides with a trial survey of the proposed line to Corobimilla. Last…

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Hunting by Aeroplane

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 29 January 1920 · page 5

The Barren Lands of Canada camprise all that enormous stretch of country which lies north of civilisation right up to the Arctic Ocean…

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Violence in Ireland. Sergeant Sullivan. Shots at a Train. London

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 29 January 1920 · page 2

Three shots were fired at the train conveying Sergeant Sullivan to Tralec from Cork, in order that he might give evidence in the case in which…

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Personal Experiences Railway Disaster Averted

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 29 January 1920 · page 6

I am an old railwayman of upward of forty years' service, and have met with many ups and downs during that long period. The story which I…

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The Motor World

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Thursday 29 January 1920 · page 2

Mr. A. B. Hogan, who holds the Agency for Messrs. Dodge Brothers' Motor Car for Gadara, Adjunbilly and Tumbarumba Shires, has just…

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