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Southern Highlands · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1905

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Railway Smash. Newspaper Train Drrailed at Aylesbury. Three Killed

Bowral Free Press · Wednesday 5 July 1905 · page 4

A serious railway accident occurred in the fog of December, the "Dally Expresstrain, with newspapers for the Midlands, leaing the ralls near Aylesbury, Three…

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N.s.w. Railways

Bowral Free Press · Wednesday 12 July 1905 · page 1

Mr. W. E. Abbott, at the Pastoralists' Union conference said the railways were a proof of the unwisdom of State control, they never having paid interest once in 50 years…

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Shot in a Train

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 19 July 1905 · page 2

As a goods train was coming from Glenbrook to Penrith about 10.15 on Friday morning there was a crash in the brake van, and the guard found…

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Sarah an Incident in the Train

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 22 July 1905 · page 6

As the 8.15 express to the north came into Rugby Station, the girl in the corner scat drow up her window- blind listlessly…

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Cross Roads Items

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 26 July 1905 · page 2

Foxes are very prevalent in this little community, and are playing great havoc amongst the sheep; to prevents them seems impossible. To this end of fox drive was inaugurated on…

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Sandy Creek Bridge

Robertson Advocate · Friday 4 August 1905 · page 2

Some years ago the Government opened a new road alongside the Joadja tramline with the object of providing for the farmers of Wanganderry and neighbourhood a much…

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The Railways and Tramways

Robertson Advocate · Friday 4 August 1905 · page 2

The Railway Commissioners' annual report shows that the earnings during the financial year ended June 30 were £247,603 in excess of those for the previous year, and…

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Deposer of Bridge

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 5 August 1905 · page 6

Mr .Oswald Crawfurd writes to the "Times" to declare that the time has come when Bridge, the deposer of Whist, must in turn [?] deposed…

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Sandy Creek Bridge

Bowral Free Press · Saturday 5 August 1905 · page 2

Matters relative to the obtaining of a bridge over Sandy Creek, on the new road opened some years age by the Government alongside the Joadja tramline, seem to be at…

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Lady Skippers Peril Incident of the Motor-boat Wrecks

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 5 August 1905 · page 6

In spite of the series of disasters which attended the motor-boat race from Algiers to Toulon, it has now been ascertained, happily, that no…

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Railway Returns

Bowral Free Press · Wednesday 16 August 1905 · page 2

The report of the Railway Commissioners for the year ended 30th June, 1905, includes the following statistics in connection with stations in this district:—…

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Gross Roads Items

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 23 August 1905 · page 2

Waterloo Estate, for many years leased by Mr.J. A. Bidgery. has recently been purchased by Mr. David Morrice, of "Comfort Hill," and a considerable amount of…

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N.S.W. Railways & Tramways

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 23 August 1905 · page 2

We have been favored with a copy of the annual report of the N.S.W. railway commissioners, from which we gather that the year ended 30th June,…

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Jubilee of N.s.w. Railways

Bowral Free Press · Wednesday 23 August 1905 · page 2

Elaborate arrangements are being made to celebrate the jubilee of the railways of this state. The first train that ran in Australia started from Redfern to…

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Tram Guards on Trial

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 23 August 1905 · page 3

The bearing of the case, in which three tram guards, Edward George Collen, George Jones, and A. R. Jones, were charged with conspiring among…

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Motorist and Horseman. a Parliamentary Candidate

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 23 August 1905 · page 5

"Will you do your best, in Parliament, or out of Parliament, to preserve the use of' the highways for all classes of persons, and to prevent the highways…

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Goulburn to Sydney Road Race

Bowral Free Press · Saturday 26 August 1905 · page 2

This race which, is held yearly by the Dunlop Company, takes place on September 16th next. Over 100 entries have been received and it is interesting to [?]ote…

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Motor Omnibuses. the London Example

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 26 August 1905 · page 6

For the moment the proprietors of motor-omnibuses should be reaping a golden harvest. The takings of the latest types of these…

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The Dunlop Road Race

Bowral Free Press · Wednesday 30 August 1905 · page 2

The handicaps for the annual road race from Goulburn to Sydney, which passes through Moss Vale, Bowral, and Mittagong on September 16, are announced. L. R…

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Mittaggng Glenquarrey Road

Bowral Free Press · Saturday 2 September 1905 · page 2

The application of Mr. Thos. Mansfield, of Bowral, for a special grant for expenditure on the Daisy Bank rond (Mittagong Glenquart Rond to Mansfield's and [?]o her[?]),…

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