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Murray · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1886

178 stories in Murray's papers · page 4 of 9

Railway Frauds

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 May 1886 · page 16

The cool manner in which some people try to defraud the Railway Department was amply illustrated in Melbourne on Saturday, when a passenger attempted to travel a second time…

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Farmer. The Hunter -- How to Breed, Rear, and Train it

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 4 June 1886 · page 2

O[?] the many manly sports for which Englishmen are famed there are none which take precedence of hunting. Participated in by all degrees of men, it brings all classes…

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Differential Railway Rates. to the Editor of the Albury Banner

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 11 June 1886 · page 16

SIR,—Having had occasion to travel from the platform at Ettamogah to the platform at Doodal Cooma, and obtaining a ticket at Gerogery, I was surprised to find myself charged…

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Railway Resumptions. Illawarra and Homebush-waratah Railways

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 12 June 1886 · page 4

Some months ago we published particulars of demands made by landholders on the Illawarra railway line, for areas proposed to be resumed. The following official return shows the names of…

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The Simpson's Road Tragedy. Melbourne

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 18 June 1886 · page 4

The inquest on the body of Jas Lane, murdered in Simpson's Road on 22th May was concluded to-day. The jury returned a verdict of wilful…

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The Railway Frauds. Sydney, Wei[?]day

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 18 June 1886 · page 4

In the Assembly to-day, the [?] [?]ds were [?]in re[?] to by Mr. Abi[?] who said be had de[?] which would show that the Department had been def[?]ded in…

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Alleged Railway Frauds

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 18 June 1886 · page 22

In the Legislative Assembly on Tuesday, Sir Patrick Jennings stated that certain rumours had been circulated in Sydney with regard to frauds committed on the Railway…

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The Deniliquin Bridge

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 19 June 1886 · page 2

Some time ago attention was drawn by the Municipal authorities to the condition of the main bridge over the Edwards River at Deniliquin, and an effort was made to eel the Government to undertake the…

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Supposed Fra[?]us to the Extent of Over £200 000 on the Railway Department

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 19 June 1886 · page 4

From information which we received as journals some months ago (says the Australian Christian World, a Sydney publication), we were led to fear that gigantic frauds had been…

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[?]Ensive Railway Frauds in New South Wales

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 19 June 1886 · page 3

[?] have been current for some time past that [?] frauds been perpetrated on the Railway [?] in connection with the charges for carry[?]ce, particularly wool, on the lines. Before…

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The Railway Frauds. Sydney

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 25 June 1886 · page 4

Legal authorities state that 100 witnesses have been summoned in connection with the railway frauds, which will be brought before the court in a few days’ time…

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Corowa Railway Station. Public Meeting

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 2 July 1886 · page 3

A PUBLIC meeting of residents, convened by the Corowa Progress Committe, was hold in the School of Arts, Corowa, on Monday evening for the…

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The Corowa-culcairn Railway

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 2 July 1886 · page 4

THE final details of the projected line from Culcairn to Corowa seem to progress with a rapidity and smoothness which contrasts strikingly with the…

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Serious Railway Accident in Tasmania. the Driver and the Stoker Killed. Three of the Ministry and Six Aldermen Injured. Hobart

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 July 1886 · page 4

The first serious accident on the Main Line Railway occurred last night to the excursion train returning from Fingal. The disaster was caused by the train being taken at too great a…

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The Railway Frauds

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 3 July 1886 · page 2

In the Assembly on Wednesday, the railway frauds in connection with the carriage of wool were again referred to by Mr Abigail, who asked whether any summones had been issued, and the names of the persons…

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Rule of the Road

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 6 July 1886 · page 4

The rule of the road is paradox quite, As I will explain in my song— If you keep to the left you are sure to go right; But if you go to the right you go wrong…

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The N.s.w. Railway Frauds. Sydney

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 9 July 1886 · page 2

There was great expectation this morning in reference to law proceedings in connection with the alleged railway frauds, and the court was…

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The Railway Frauds. Further Discoveries. Sydney

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 July 1886 · page 4

Mr. B[?], the chief [?]erk in the Railway Department, ha[?] been arrested in Sydney, charged with embezzling the funds of the Department…

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Railway Accident in Sydney. Fifteen Trucks Damaged

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 July 1886 · page 25

A railway accident, resulting in the serious destruction of rolling-stock, occurred in Sydney early on Sunday morning. A train of empty trucks was being taken from the Newtown…

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The Tasmanian Railway Accident

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 July 1886 · page 24

The Hobart correspondent of the L[?] Examiner of July [?] gives the following particulars with regard to the condition of those injured [?] the railway accident which…

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