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Southern Highlands · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1915

119 stories in Southern Highlands's papers · page 3 of 6

Frightful Railway Accident

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 20 March 1915 · page 2

A serious accident happened to Guard W. Duggan, of Sydney, on Thursday morning about 7 o'clock at the Werai station. The unfortunate man, who was…

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Railway Accident at Werai

Robertson Advocate · Tuesday 23 March 1915 · page 2
Also in The Southern Mail

Guard W. Duggan, of Sydney, met with a frightful accident at the Werai railway station about 7 o'clock on Thursday morning last. The…

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Train Smash

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 24 March 1915 · page 6

When Ba[?]aratstation was thronged on Saturday evening with picnickers, who were hurrying to catch the ret[?]ing special trains run to…

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Wombeyan Caves Road

Robertson Advocate · Tuesday 30 March 1915 · page 2
Also in The Southern Mail

A communication from the Public Works Department was received at the meeting of the Nattai Shire Council on Saturday with reference to council's…

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Wombeyan Caves Road

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 31 March 1915 · page 2

A communication from the Public Works Department was received at the meeting of the Nattai Shire Council on Saturday with reference…

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Ships' Boats. the Value of Motor-engines

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 3 April 1915 · page 1

Mr. Joseph Conrad has an article in the "English Review" that is sure to command attention. He refers at one point to the question of…

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Train Smash. Express and Mail

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 21 April 1915 · page 6

BINALONG, Sunday.—Once again the Temora mail train, which met with disaster at Exeter in March last year, has figured in a sensational smash…

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On a Motor Cycle. Field Experiences. Under Fire

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 21 April 1915 · page 4

A British intelligence officer writes to the London Daily Express:—My military career began with an examination in German, The stock phrases were…

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Railway Collision at Bundanoon

Robertson Advocate · Friday 23 April 1915 · page 2
Also in The Southern Mail

Another railway collision, making the fourth within a period of a few weeks, is reported, the scene of the accident being at Bundanoon. It is…

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Railway Accident. Collision at Bundanoon

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 24 April 1915 · page 2

Another railway collision, making the fourth within a period of a few weeks, is reported, the scene of the accident being at Bundanoon, on the…

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Motoring Elopements

Robertson Advocate · Friday 30 April 1915 · page 4
Also in The Southern Mail

One often hears nowadays of fair ladies eloping with their motormen, writes Lord MOntagu of Beaul[?] in the "Car," and the common[?]…

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Motor Trench Digger

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 8 May 1915 · page 3

One of the most wonderful of the motor appliances in use in the war is the motor plough to be seen at work in the German lines. It cuts a trench…

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Train Loads of Loot. Germans Rob Belgium. Optimism in Brussels

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 12 May 1915 · page 4

Brussels is subsisting on paper money and philanthropy, and a great faith that time will bring a return of its prosperity. It bears misfortune bravely…

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John Bridge and Co. a Successful Year

Robertson Advocate · Friday 21 May 1915 · page 2
Also in The Southern Mail

The report of the Directors of this Company for the financial year ending 31st March last was submitted to a meeting of shareholders on the 14th instant. Mr. Lionel Bridge…

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Railway Smash. LONDON, May 23

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 26 May 1915 · page 6

A collision occurred between a troop train and passenger train at Gretns, near Carlisle Both caught fire, and it is reported that many of…

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