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Murray · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1886

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The Hay-deniliquin Railway

The Riverine Grazier · Wednesday 3 March 1886 · page 3

The following appeared in our Country Edition on Saturday:— An adjourned meeting to consider the application of Mr Harley Tarrant for a lease of land upon which…

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The Proposed Tramway

The Riverine Grazier · Wednesday 3 March 1886 · page 2

The proposal by Mr Harley Tarrant "and others" to contruct a tramway from Hay to Deniliquin has received a decided check at the hands of the Local Land Board. The matter was first brought before…

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Railway Rebates on Goods for New South Wales

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 5 March 1886 · page 4
Also in The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express

ACCORDING to a now by-law of the Railway Commissioners, published in last night's Gazelle, " goods forwarded from Melbourne, Williamstown, or Port Melbourne to…

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Railway Murder in Italy

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 March 1886 · page 8

A horrible railway murder, similar in its details to that of M. Bireme—with the exception that the victim, was not a p[?]on occupying any prominent position, and that…

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Railway Accident on the North-eastern Line

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 March 1886 · page 23

A rather serious accident to a passenger and goods train happened on Tuesday afternoon on the line between Beech worth Junction and Beechworth. It was fortunately unattended…

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A Strategic Railway

The Riverine Grazier · Saturday 13 March 1886 · page 1

"RUSSIA is building a strategic railway to the Austrian frontier." You know what a strategic railway is, don't you? Buys its right of ways from the farmers for an annual pass, then…

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Railway Rebates on Goods for New South Wales

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 13 March 1886 · page 3

[?]cording to a new by-law of the Victorian Rail[?] Commissioner published in the lust Gazette, [?] forwarded from Melbourne, Williamstown, [?] Port Melbourne to Wodonga, Waligunyah, or…

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That Railway

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 19 March 1886 · page 2

AN Albury contemporary, in an article reviewing the financial proposals of the JENNINGS' Administration, finds time for a slap at that bugbear of…

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Terrible Explosion at a Railway Station

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 19 March 1886 · page 9

A terrible explosion, involving the destruction of part of the Victoria Station, Norwich, took place recently. It occurred in a room which had been just finished as…

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Railway Accident in France. Paris, March 11

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 19 March 1886 · page 18

A railway collision has occurred near Mentone, in which two persons were killed…

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The Tramp's Daughter. Part I.

The Riverine Grazier · Saturday 20 March 1886 · page 2

"Whoever can that be at this time of night?" said Mrs. Layton, of Oaklands Farm, as a load knock came at the front door, and startled the farmer from his…

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Railway Accident on the Zigzag. Tourists’ Train Partially Wrecked. a Number of the Passengers Injured

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 26 March 1886 · page 24

Rumours reached Sydney on Monday that a railway accident had happened at the Zigzag, and that several persons had been killed and many injured. The following facts have been…

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Fatal Tramway Accident

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 26 March 1886 · page 22

A boy named James Jamieson, 10 years of age, son of Dr. Jamieson, of Collins-street, was run over by a tramcar in Russell-street, Melbourne, on Tuesday, and dreadfully injured…

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The Tramps DAUGHTER.—(Concluded.)

The Riverine Grazier · Saturday 27 March 1886 · page 2

"An accident!" gasped Frank; "why, he aimed his gun right at me!" "It was an accident, I tell you, Frank, dear," answered Lily, smoothing the hair…

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A Strategic Railway

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 2 April 1886 · page 2

"RUSSIA is building a strategic railway to the Austrian frontier." You know what a strategic railway is, don't you? Buys its right of ways from the farmers for an annual pass, then…

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Deputation to the Minister of Railways

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 April 1886 · page 26

A deputation representing the residents of Wodonga, accompanied by Mr. Tuthill, M.L.A., and Mr. Ferguson, M.L A., waited on the Minister of Railways in Melbourne on…

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The Railway Changes

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 April 1886 · page 26

In regard to the intercolonial changing station question, Mr. Tuthill, M.L.A., has received the following letter from the chairman of the Railway Commissioners:—“Sir,…

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Turning the Points. a Railway Porter's Story. Told to His Vicar

The Riverine Grazier · Saturday 3 April 1886 · page 2

Bob Seratcherty was a parishioner of mine, and a strange specimen of a parishioner for any clergyman to own. He was a rugged, grizzly man of about…

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The Tramp's Daughter. Part I.

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 9 April 1886 · page 1

"Whoever can that be at this time of night?" said Mrs. Layton. of Oaklands Farn, as a loud knock came at the front door, and startled the farmer from his…

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