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Railways, roads & transport, 1911

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Double Railway Fatality

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 3 January 1911 · page 2

A double railway fatality occurred at Breadalbane yesterday morning. Two railway men, Patrick Horan, 59, and Richard Flood, 30, were returning…

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Motoring In the Eden-Monaro District

The Bega Budget · Saturday 7 January 1911 · page 4

A review of the growth of the Eden-Monaro district during the year 1910, points to the many advances which have been made in…

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Liking for Prison. Tramps Who Prefer Gaol

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 7 January 1911 · page 6

Outspoken criticism of the present prison system appears in the report of the Commissioner of Prisons issued as a Blue-book, says "Lloyd's News."…

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Victoria. Killed by a Train

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 10 January 1911 · page 2

George Gray was driving his team of three horses over the railway crossing at Sunbury last night, when a train dashed through, striking the vehicle…

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Queensland. Tram Collides with Sulky

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 10 January 1911 · page 2

Fred Moles was driving a horse in a sulky in which there were five other occupants along the Milton Road yesterday when just as a tram was…

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Sewing-machine Motor

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 11 January 1911 · page 10

An electric motor sewing-machine has recently made its appearance in Toledo, Ohio. It is about the size of the hand-wheel on the main shaft…

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Jervis Bay Railway. Another Effort to Get It. the Vote That Was Written Off

The Nowra Leader · Friday 13 January 1911 · page 6

The Public Works Committee will sit in Nowra to-day to near evidence in favour of the construction of a railway, to Jervis Bay. The proposal this…

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Jervis Bay Railway

The Nowra Leader · Friday 13 January 1911 · page 4

The Public Works Committee will take evidence at the Nowra Court House at 2.30 p.m. to-day (Friday), and will also take evidence at the Jervis…

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New Zealand. Motor Car Fatality

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 13 January 1911 · page 4

A motor car containing Dr. Fullartdn, Nurse Martin, her sister and two young nieces, was run into by a train at a level crossing at Wallacetown and…

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Public Works Committee Visit to Nowra. the Jervis Bay Railway Condemned by Commissioners

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 14 January 1911 · page 4

The public Works Committee visited Nowra yesterday and took evidence re the proposed railway from Bomaderry to Jervis Bay. Messrs. B. M'Ternan…

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Motor Traction Use on [?] an Interesting Paper

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 14 January 1911 · page 3

In a paper read [?] conference of farmers in Adelaide [?] W. Hunt writes:— It is over [?] years since the traction…

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Proposed Extension of Railway to Jervis Bay. Evidence Before the Public Works Committee

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 18 January 1911 · page 6

The Public Works Committee visited Nowra on Friday, and took evidence in the afternoon at the Courthouse in favor of the extension of the railway from Bomaderry to…

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The Jervis Bay Railway

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 18 January 1911 · page 1

Under the heading "From the Rural Standpoint," the Farmer and Settler of 13th instant writes:—The claim of Jervis Bay to a railway appears never to…

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Jervisbay Railway

The Nowra Leader · Friday 20 January 1911 · page 8

The Public Works Committee visited Nowra on Friday and took evidence donce re the proposed railway from Bomaderry, to Jervis Bay. Messrs. B…

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Jervis Bay Railway. (To the Editor of the "Leader.")

The Nowra Leader · Friday 20 January 1911 · page 5

Sir,--In giving evidence before the Public Works Committee (as reported in to-day's Daily Telegraph) Mr. Harper, Assistant Railway Commissioner…

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South Australia. Motoring Fatality

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 20 January 1911 · page 4

While motoring at Clare a car struck a bridge, and two of the occupants, Mrs May and Miss May, were bulled out. Miss May was killed instantly,…

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Western Australia. Gelignite on Tram Line

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 20 January 1911 · page 4

Four small boys placed gelignite on a tram line at Gwalia, Northern goldfields. The sun melted the explosive and the only damage done was to the…

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Brigade Motors

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 21 January 1911 · page 2

Wanganui, New Zealand, boasts a well-equipped fire brigade, and claims the distinction of having been the first Australasian town to adopt self-propelled fire…

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Train Fatality

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 27 January 1911 · page 4

H. M. Lyon, for many years secretary of the Wellington racing club, (N.Z.), was killed by falling between the platform at Trentham racecourse…

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Sudden Death on the Railway Line

The Nowra Leader · Friday 27 January 1911 · page 6

Humphrey Reid, about 30 years of age, a railway, fettler residing at Jasper's Brush, lately residing at Newtown, was working on the line at Berry…

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