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Southern Highlands · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1903

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Railway Fatality. Employee's Tragic End

Bowral Free Press · Saturday 25 July 1903 · page 3

A shocking accident, which resulted in the death of a young man named Percival Clarence [?]ensley, aged 21 years, happened at the Penrith Railway Station shortly…

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Railway Fatality at Penrith

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 25 July 1903 · page 2

An employee at the penrith railway station percival clarence Bensley aged 21 years met with a terrible death on wednesday night…

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Shocking Railway Fatality

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 29 July 1903 · page 2

A shocking fatality occurred on the illwarra line on Friday resulting in the death of a fettler named john maxwell it appears that the unforu…

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Railway Ambulance

Bowral Free Press · Saturday 1 August 1903 · page 2

An efficiency ambulance examination was held at the Bowral railway station a few days ago, in order that competitors might qualify themselves to take part in the annual competition for the Railway…

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Railway collision in Glasgow Fourteen People Killed

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 1 August 1903 · page 1

A crowded excursion train entering st Enoch's Glasgow,too fast, crashed against the buffers of the end of the platform with great force with the…

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Dunlop Road Race

The Mittagong Argus · Saturday 8 August 1903 · page 2
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To-day the second Dunlop Road Race from Goulburn to Ashfield, a distance of 131½ miles, will be run off. The race promises to be a most…

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Bridge Building in the Kaiser's Army

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 8 August 1903 · page 5

All German Cavalry regimentS are Now supplied with a certain number of boats made of water-tight canvas which they can carry with them on campaigns. The…

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The Bowral Free Press And Berrima District Intelligencer. Saturday, August 8, 1903, Railway Ambulance Shield

Bowral Free Press · Saturday 8 August 1903 · page 2

The annual railway ambulance challenge shield competition came off in Sydney last Saturday night. Twelve teams competed. Although the points scored are not yet definitely known, Newcastle came first,…

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Dunlop Road Race

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 12 August 1903 · page 2

At 7.40 on Saturday morning the limit man was despatched from Goulburn by the major, and the others were also despatched in due course…

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Dunlop Road Race

The Mittagong Argus · Saturday 15 August 1903 · page 2

A great deal of interest was create [?] on Saturday last, when the Bicycle Road Race from Goulburn to Sydney took place. The whole population…

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The Railway Horror

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 15 August 1903 · page 1

The fire which led to a disaster on the Paris underground railway originsted in connection with an electric motor near Menilmontant. The…

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The Wonderful Bridge. a Table

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 2 September 1903 · page 5

Two friends, Russians, were once taking a walk together one was a wealthy Count just returned from foreign travel the other had never been out of his native…

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[Complets Story.] On the Road, [All Rights Reserved.]

Bowral Free Press · Wednesday 2 September 1903 · page 3

HE COLD wintry day was slowly drawing…

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Train Aerograms

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 9 September 1903 · page 5

In the near future it may be expected that there Will be a telegraph office on express trains from which passengers can despatch messages by wireless telegraphy…

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More Wasteful Expenditure. the Gib Hill Road

The Southern Mail · Friday 11 September 1903 · page 2

Under the above heading the following letters to the editor appeared in the "Daily Telegraph" on Monday and Wednesday of this week:—…

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More Wasteful Expenditure. the Bib Hill Road

Robertson Advocate · Friday 11 September 1903 · page 2

Under the above heading the following letters to the editor appeared in the "Daily Telegraph" 'on Monday and Wednesday of this week:—…

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Railway Returns

Bowral Free Press · Saturday 12 September 1903 · page 5

The annual report of the Railway Commissioners for the year ended 30th June contains the following particulars concerning stations in this district: —…

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District Railway Returns

Robertson Advocate · Friday 18 September 1903 · page 2

We are in receipt of the annual report of the Railway Commissioners for the year ended, 30th June, 1903. From it we take the following partion…

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N.S.W. Government Railways and Tramways

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 19 September 1903 · page 2

By the courtesy of the Railway Commissioners we have been favored with a copy of the commissioners' report for year ended 30th June, 1903…

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