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Murray · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1888

167 stories in Murray's papers · page 3 of 9

Engaged Carriages on the Railway

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 20 April 1888 · page 13

In the Legislative Assembly on 12th inst. Mr. M’Elhone moved the adjournment of the House for the purpose of directing attention to the number of first-class compartments which…

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A Joke on Mark Train. How the Boys Helped Him to Catch a Rock-cod

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 24 April 1888 · page 4

Away back in the sixties, when Mark Train resided in San Francisco and was the regular correspondent of the Virginia (Nev.) Enterprise, he was…

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Proposed Railway From Jerilderie to Deniliquin. Sydney

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 27 April 1888 · page 3

An important deputation from residents of the South Western Districts, waited on the Minister of Works yesterday, to ask for the extension of the railway from Jerilderie to…

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Re Deniliquin and Jerilderie Railway Extension

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 28 April 1888 · page 2

In reply to pressing letters sent to Sir Henry Parkes, the Hon. J. F. Burns, the [?] J. Sutherland, and Messrs Chanter and B[?] by the Hon- Sec of the League, the following replies have been revived : —…

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The Boort to Swan Hill Railway

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 2 May 1888 · page 3

Tho Victorian Minister of Railways received a deputation last week, who urged the construction of a line from Boort to Swan Hill, via Lake Boga…

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The Railway Bill

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 4 May 1888 · page 2

So very little has appeared in the I metropolitan and provincial press regarding the progress of this Bill through Parliament, that very few…

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Terrible Railway Accident in America

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 4 May 1888 · page 7

A frightful railway disaster occurred near Blackshear, Georgia, where a Southern fast mail train broke through a trestle-bridge over a creek. The train consisted…

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Deputation. Jerilderie to Deniliquin Railway Extension

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 5 May 1888 · page 2

A deputation, consisting of Messrs Chanter and Barbour, M’s.P., and Alderman Davis, of Deniliquin, waited upon the Minister for Works on Friday last week, asking the Government to construct…

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An Oil Train on Fire

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 11 May 1888 · page 9

Four cars of blazing oil rushed down the grade of Muldraughs Hill at midnight last night (says a Louisville telegram of April 5) at the rate of a mile a minute, and the few…

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A Labourer Killed on the Railway. Remarkable Escape of His Companion

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 11 May 1888 · page 25

A young man named Robert Campbell was killed in a shockingly sadden manner by a train at the Auburn railway station, near Melbourne, on Monday afternoon, whilst a companion…

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Terrible Railway Accident

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 11 May 1888 · page 9

A telegram dated Charles City' (Iowa), April 5, sayf:—" Nine persons lost their lives and about 30 were seriously injured early this morning in the terrible crash on…

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Jerilderie-Deniliquin Railway

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 16 May 1888 · page 4

Messrs Barbour & Chanter, Ms. In A. introduced Alderman Davis, of Denliquin, to the Minister of Works recently to requested the consideration of the…

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A Road Through Benerembah Station

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 18 May 1888 · page 2

Before the local Land Court this afternoon the hearing of a case was commenced in which certain interested parties applied that a road should be made through Benerembah ran[?]…

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Victoria's Railway Carriages

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 18 May 1888 · page 2

The saloon carriages in which the Queen travels between England and Scotland are so exceedingly comfortable that even a long journey in them cannot fatigue the…

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A Railway Collision

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 18 May 1888 · page 25

An accident, fortunately unattended by any serious consequences, happened last week on the new line of railway being constructed from Numurkah to Cobram. A rake of trucks…

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The Hay Land Court. the Road to Benerembah Siding

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 22 May 1888 · page 4

The sittings of this court were returned on Saturday, when the inquiry into the proposed T.R.S. to Benerembah siding was continued. Mr Robertson…

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The Proposed Bridge over Box Creek

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 23 May 1888 · page 2

The following letter and enclosure, relating to the proposed Box Creek Bridge, were dealt with by the Council on Monday evening last:—…

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Suicide of the Hay Railway Station Master

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 23 May 1888 · page 2

As stated in our telegrams last week Mr. W. McKee, the stationmaster at Hay, committed suicide on Sunday, 16th inst. Inaccuracies in his books had…

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The Swan Hill Railway

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 25 May 1888 · page 2

THE turning of the first sod of the railway from Kerang to Swan Hill, which was performed on Tuesday last, is an incident that possesses a good deal of…

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Turning the First Sod of the Swan Hill Railway

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 30 May 1888 · page 2

The most interesting and important ceremony that has ever occurred in the district of Swan Hill, took place on the 22nd inst., namely, the turning of the…

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