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Murray · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1889

191 stories in Murray's papers · page 9 of 10

Our Railway Traffic. a Serious Falling Off

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 8 October 1889 · page 2

It has been recently stated this season that owing to the operations of the Carriers' Union a serious diversion of traffic has taken place from Hay, and individual cases are cited…

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The Mystery of Uxbridge Road; Or, a Modern Mephistopheles. Told by an Ex Detective Part I.

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 11 October 1889 · page 2

At an early hour one morning I was hurried off to Uxbridge road, where a most mysterious affair had occurred. On arriving there I found quite a crowed of people…

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The Tram and Omnibus Drivers. London, October 5

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 11 October 1889 · page 18

The Earl of Rosebery, speaking yesterday, declared that the overwork to which the tram and omnibus employes were subjected was a public scandal. The late strike of the London…

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The Hay and Carrathool Railway Traffic

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 18 October 1889 · page 2

APPENDED we publish a comparative statement of the inwards and outwards traffic at Carrathool for the quarters ending 30th September, 1888 and…

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Strike of Tram Conductors at Cardiff. London, October 14

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 18 October 1889 · page 18

A strike has occurred among the tram conductors at Cardiff, on the ground that the bell-punch system gives them extra labour…

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Cable Tram Fatality. London, October 17

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 18 October 1889 · page 24

The cable tram at Cin[?]innatti snapped on an incline, and a car was smashed to atoms, 10 persons being killed,…

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The Murray Bridge at Yarrawonga. Visit of the Minister of Public Works

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 25 October 1889 · page 25

Mr. D. M. Davies, the Commissioner of Public Works, visited Yarrawonga, coming from Rutherglen by the last train, on Friday night. He was met by the president of the…

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Mr. Burns on the Railway Employes’ Demands. London, October 22

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 25 October 1889 · page 18

Mr. John Burns has declared that the demands of the railway employes will be granted when the railway traffic of the United Kingdom has been dislocated by a strike…

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The Mystery of Uxbridge Road; Or, a Modern Mephistopheles. Told by an Ex Detective. Part I.

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 30 October 1889 · page 3

At on early hour one morning I was hurried off to Uxbridge road, where a most mysterious affair had occurred. On arriving there I found quite a crowd of people…

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The Deniliquin Road

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 1 November 1889 · page 2

THIS thoroughfare, from Sanger street to its junction with Edward street, near the residence of Mr. M. Kennedy, is just now the subject of…

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The Railway From Sydney to Adelaide

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 1 November 1889 · page 2

The following telegrams from the Argus Sydney correspondent will be read with interest:— The following figures relative to distances…

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New Railway Regulations. London, October 25

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 1 November 1889 · page 18

The Board of Trade has, in accordance with the provisions of the recent Act, warned all the railway companies in the United Kingdom that they mast fix their points and signals…

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Upper Murray Railway

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 1 November 1889 · page 24

A public meeting was held in the Council Chambers on Wednesday evening to renew the agitation started some years ago for the construction of a railway up the valley of the…

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Correspondence. Howlong Bridge Approaches. to the Editor of the Albury Banner

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 November 1889 · page 19

SIR,—I notice in your issue of 1st inst. remarks of your Wodonga correspondent in re approaches to Howlong bridge. As one of the deputation to the Victorian Minister of Public…

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Electric Tram Motors. London, October 31

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 November 1889 · page 18

Sir Saul Samuel, the Agent-General for New South Wales, has visited Birmingham in order to inspect the electric tram motors in use there. He was much impressed by them…

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The Mystery of Uxbridge Road; on, A Modern Mephistopheles. Told by an Ex Detrctive. Part I.

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 8 November 1889 · page 1

At an early hour one morning I was burried off to Uxbridge road, where a most mysterious affair had occurred. On arriving there I found quite a crowd of people…

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Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works. Sectional Committee. Railway From Culcairn to Corowa Report

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 8 November 1889 · page 2

THE Sectional Committee appointed "to inspect and take evidence in reference to the proposed railway from Culcairn to Corowa" beg to report they have visited…

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Report of the Railway Commissioners. Office of the Railway Commissioners of New South Wales. 29th December, 1888

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 8 November 1889 · page 3

Proposed branch line of railway--Corowa to Culcairn--47 miles 11 chains. In accordance with the provisions of the "Public Works Act, 1888," section 13, we…

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Public Works Committee. Railway From Culcairn to Corowa

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 November 1889 · page 24

Mr. Hurley moved a resolution to the effect that in the opinion of the committee it was expedient that the proposed Culcairn to Corowa railway, as referred to the committee by…

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Completion of the Forth Bridge. London, November 7

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 15 November 1889 · page 18

The bridge over the River Forth, the greatest work of the kind in the world, has been completed…

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