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Southern Highlands · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1901

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Fatal Tram Accident

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 20 July 1901 · page 2

The death of James Mulroy, 25. late fireman on the s.s. Persic, which occurred at the Sydney Hospital on Tuesday, formed the subject of an…

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Danger on Bong Bong Road. (To the Editor of the Scrutiners.)

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 27 July 1901 · page 2

Dear Sir,-As a frequent traveller between Bowral and Moss Valo I desire to point out to the authorities concerned. a source of serious danger to the travelling public at the…

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Fatal Tram Accident

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 10 August 1901 · page 1

Shortly after 11 o'clock on Tuesday morning a child named Icabella Burgess, aged 4½ years, was bnocked down and killed by a trem in…

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A Gentleman Tramp

The Mittagong Express · Friday 16 August 1901 · page 5

“John there was a tramp here to-day.” “That’s nothing new, Maria.” “But this was a gentleman tramp.” “How do you know ?”…

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The Wombeyan Caves Road

The Mittagong Express · Tuesday 20 August 1901 · page 2
Also in The Southern Mail

There must be some wonderfully wrong opinion abroad respecting the state of the Wombeyan Caves Road. Some months ago a deluge of a…

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Highway Robbery near Melborne a Horse Tram Stuck Up by Masked Men

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 20 August 1901 · page 2

A highway robbery of the old coaching days type wu committed at Hawthorn (Vic.) at an early hoar on Sunday morning. The list Saturday…

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Highway Robbery near Melbourne a Horse Tram Stuck Up by Masked Men

The Mittagong Express · Tuesday 20 August 1901 · page 2

A highway robbery of the old coaching days type was committed at Hawthorn (Vic.) at an early hour on Sunday morning. The last Saturday…

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Railway Refreshment Rooms

Bowral and Robertson Free Press · Saturday 24 August 1901 · page 4

The Commissioners have bad under consideration the question of conducting this business themselves, but they find they would be unable to devote the necessary…

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Railway Stock Rates

The Southern Mail · Friday 30 August 1901 · page 3
Also in The Mittagong Express

The Railway Commissioners have replied to the requests made by a deputation from the Stockowners' Association last week…

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A Motor Car Trip

Bowral and Robertson Free Press · Wednesday 11 September 1901 · page 1

Two commercial travellers—Messrs, F. Kirby (representing Messrs. W. S. Friend and Co., Sydney,), and Mr. J. W. Knowsley (representing Messrs. D. Mitchell and Co,…

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Tram Fatality In George-St

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 18 September 1901 · page 4

A sad tram fatality occurred in Gerge-street North, shortly after 9 o'clock on Saturday night, when an eight-year-old child. named Walter…

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Beware of the Train

The Mittagong Express · Friday 20 September 1901 · page 5

A railway company wanted to run a new line through a certain farmer’s land, against his [?] One dav the farmer was not overpleased to…

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District Railway Returns

The Mittagong Express · Tuesday 24 September 1901 · page 2

In the annual report of the Railway Commissioners for the year ended 30th June last, the following returns were included in the list of returns for the…

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Beheaded by a Train

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 28 September 1901 · page 5

West Maitland, Thursday.—An inquest was held at the Railway Hotel to day concerning the death of a middle aged man, Charles Webster,…

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A Motor Car Accident

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 28 September 1901 · page 4

London, Sept. 25.—During the Netherlands military manoeuvres, in the province of Limburg, a motor car overturned and its occupants, foreign…

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Kangaloon-Mt. Marray Road and Quarry Creek Crossing

The Mittagong Express · Tuesday 1 October 1901 · page 2

At the Bowral Council meeting on Thursday night last a letter was received from the Public Works Department (through Mr. M‘Court, M.P.)…

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Railway Time Table Alteration

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 5 October 1901 · page 2

An important alteration to a mail train occurs in the 9.20 p.m., Sydney to Albury, being altered to leave Sydney or 8.50 p.m., and a[?]celerated to…

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