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Murray · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1890

206 stories in Murray's papers · page 2 of 11

Deniliquin and Jerilderie Railway League

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 22 February 1890 · page 2

On Wednesday evening last a meeting was held in the Town Hall for the p[?]rpose of [?]ving the report of Messrs O. Chandler and H.W. Hunter, the delegates to the Moa[?]a Progress Committee,…

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Meeting of the Murray and Upper Murray Railway League. to the Editor of the Albury Banner

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 February 1890 · page 27

SIR,—Allow me through your columns to offer a few words of explanation for my absence from the above meeting, which seems to have so moved some of the speakers. The…

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Upper Murray Railway League

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 February 1890 · page 25

A meeting of the Upper Murray Railway League was held on Monday evening, Mr. G. A. Thompson in the chair. Mr. D. Slattery called attention to the…

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Safe Regulation of Railway Traffic

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 5 March 1890 · page 2

AMONGST other protections for patents recently lodged at the office of the Registrar General (Victoria) is one for a highly ingenious contrivance for the safe regulation…

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Beatrcie. Chapter Xvi. the Flat Near the Edgware Road

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 7 March 1890 · page 4

Geoffrey's journey to town was not altogether a cheerful one. To begin with Effie wept copiously at parting with her beloved "auntie," as she…

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Opening of the Forth Bridge. the Prince of Wales Officiates. a Great Engineering Achievement. London, March 4

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 7 March 1890 · page 18

The Forth Bridge, one and a half miles in length, which has been constructed to span the Firth of Forth, and the building of which has occupied several years, was opened to-day…

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Correspondence. Albury and Upper Murray Railway League.to the Editor of the Albury Banner

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 7 March 1890 · page 18

SIR,—In your issue of the 28th February appears a production from the pen of the honorary secretary of the above league. I have no doubt after a large amount of patient labor…

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Disastrous Railway Accident. Four People Killed. London, March 4

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 7 March 1890 · page 18

A serious accident has occurred to the Northern express. As it was nearing Carlisle it collided with an engine that was stationary upon the line. Four of those upon the express…

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Railway Accident Near Penshurst. a Contractor's Engine and Truck Upset. Seven Navvies Killed on the Spot

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 7 March 1890 · page 26

At about 7 o'clock on Saturday evening an engine that was driving before it a truck belonging to Mr. Neil M. Neil, the contractor for the Pensburst and Koroit line of railway,…

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The Benerembah Road

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 14 March 1890 · page 2

Some time since as application was made by a number of selectors at the north of Benarembah holding for a stock route through the centre of the run. The application was…

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Railway Accident in New South Wales. the Enginedriver Killed and Fireman Seriously Injured

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 March 1890 · page 15

A goods train which left Mount Victoria at 4 p.m. for Mount Wilson was wricked rear Bell en Tuesday. The train was composed of 16 empty trucks, and owing to large potions…

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Benerembah Road

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Saturday 15 March 1890 · page 2

About eighteen months ago a number of selectors applied to the Hay Land Board for a stock route through the Benerembah ran, which wu refused. On Monday and…

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Railway Accidents in New South Wales

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 March 1890 · page 27

On Saturday a railway accident occurred at Bungendore, at about 8 o’clock in the morning. The engine of the regular Saturday morning train from Goulburn ran into a…

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Largest Bridge in the World

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 March 1890 · page 11

Gustav Lindenthal, a celebrated bridgebuilder and engineer, of Pittsburg, is having prepared a model of a bridge to span the Hudson from Jersey City to New York…

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The Wahgunyah Bridge

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 4 April 1890 · page 2

THE announcement that tenders are called for the new iron Corowa-Wahgunyah bridge must not be misunderstood as implying that the…

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The Main Sydney-road

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 18 April 1890 · page 24

Regarding the main Sydney-road it was arranged that the condition of the road should be ascertained from the local officer when the Minister for Works would see…

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Railway From Wodonga to Portland

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 18 April 1890 · page 2

A MOVEMENT, originating with the Sandhurst City Council, for the construction, or, rather, the completion, of a main trunk railway line from Portland, through the…

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Upper Murray Railway League

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 18 April 1890 · page 25

A meeting of the committee of this body was held on Friday evening, the members present being Mr. Slattery (in the chair), with Messrs. Parker, Scanlan, Wilkinson, Ten…

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The Albury Deputation. Upper Murray Railway. Sydney, Thursday, 7. p.m

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 18 April 1890 · page 24

The deputation from the Albury district, introduced by Messrs. J. Wilkinson and Day, waited on the Minister of Works to advocate the proposed Upper Murray railway, the object…

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The Road to Fortune

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 25 April 1890 · page 11

A Philadelphia correspondent writes:— Charles Harrah, the millionare, is dead. He made his fortune in Brazil, where he went about 25 years ago, his first earnings…

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