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Murray · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1880

51 stories in Murray's papers · page 2 of 3

The High Road to Ruin. Chapter XXI.—(Continued)

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 28 February 1880 · page 4

A month passed, and one morning Mildred received a letter, which astonished her not a little. All were at breakfast. Seeing her turn pale on opening the letter, Leonard inquired…

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The Tay Bridge Disaster

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 3 March 1880 · page 6

The investigation into the Tay bridge calamity was commenced on Saturday, January 3, and was followed with an interest rarely…

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The High Road to Ruin. Chapter XXII.—(Continued)

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 6 March 1880 · page 4

The keeper went away, and when his back was turned, John, who was sitting on a rustic chair reading, and who had overheard this conversation, put down his book, and approaching…

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The Albury Railway

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 6 March 1880 · page 14

We learn from the metropolitan journals that the Government have had under their consideration the question of opening the extensions of the Great Southern Railway…

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Railway Accommodation

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 9 March 1880 · page 2

Much dissatisfaction has been expressed at the refusal of the Commissioner of Railways to grant a special train from Wahgunyah connecting…

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Travelling Stock and Closing of Roads

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 10 March 1880 · page 2

Mr Bowman, M.L.A., and Mr Badgery, M.L.A., introduced to Mr Baker, on Friday morning, Mr S. M. Swift, a squatter, residing at Liverpool Plains. Mr Swift's object was to…

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The High Road to Ruin. Chapter Xxv. Temptation—beckoning Without the Host

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 13 March 1880 · page 4

The guests assembled at Mr. Fernandez’s hospitable board did not belong to the creme de la creme of society. They belonged chiefly to the commercial class, though with one…

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The Albury Railway

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 13 March 1880 · page 14

The contractors are making good progress with the Albury railway, and at the present rate will probably be at the Billabong by May, and at Gerogery by 1st August— a month before the date fixed for the…

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The Hay Railway

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 13 March 1880 · page 15

Mr. Smyth (says the Narandera Argus) is making capital progress with the permanent survey. He has already pushed the work as far as Cuba, about 40 miles from Narandera. From there to…

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Street Railways in San Francisco

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 13 March 1880 · page 4

A correspondent of the Otago Daily Times contributes the following information to that journal with reference to the street-tramways of San Francisco:—…

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Humour. the Tramp's Mistake

The Riverine Grazier · Wednesday 17 March 1880 · page 2

HE was jogging along o'er the rough country road In the morn, near the hour of five, Wondering where he should strike for a…

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The High Road to Ruin. Chapter Xxvi. Father and Son

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 20 March 1880 · page 4

When John Millington, otherwise Leslie, came to his stoical resolution of going through life alone for an uncertain number of years— that is to say, until he could convince his wife…

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The Proposed Yarrawonga Railway

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 2 April 1880 · page 2

THE railway extension agitation meeting which was held at Yaarawonga last week, was largely attended and enthusiastic. The residents seem to…

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Railway Meeting at Yarrawonga

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 2 April 1880 · page 3

On Saturday, 20th instant, the meeting called by order of the Yarrawonga Railway League, was held at Dudley's Commercial, Hotel, Yarrawonga…

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The Fall of the Tay Bridge. 28th Dec. 1879

The Riverine Grazier · Saturday 3 April 1880 · page 4

Bold was the brain that planned The wonder of our day—The stately Bridge that spanned The waters of the Tay…

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The Railway

The Riverine Grazier · Saturday 3 April 1880 · page 2

OUR readers will observe with satisfaction the telegram in another column from our representative, Mr Simson, to the Mayor, that Parliament voted unanimously for the…

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Railway From Narrandera to Hay

The Riverine Grazier · Wednesday 7 April 1880 · page 2

Mr Lackey moved,—"That this House approves ot the plans, sections, and a book of reference, together with a diagram plan of a proposed extension of the South-western…

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Narandera to Hay Railway

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 7 April 1880 · page 5

Mr Lackey moved—"That this House approves of the plans, sections, and a book of reference, together with a diagram plan of a proposed extension of the South-western Railway…

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Tramway to Mossgiel

The Riverine Grazier · Saturday 10 April 1880 · page 2

NOW that the construction of the railway to Hay has been finally decided upon, and inasmuch as it is not likely to pass Hay for a long time, it becomes of immediate…

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Telegraphic News. Railway to Hay. Sydney

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 28 April 1880 · page 2

The Bill authorising the construction of the Railway from Narandera to Hay, has been passed by the Legislative Council, and only awaits the signature of the Governor…

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