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Murray · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1890

206 stories in Murray's papers · page 9 of 11

Railway Station at Corowa. Public Meeting

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 October 1890 · page 37

A meeting convened by the Corowa Process Committee to consider the question of railway sites at Corowa was held at the School of Arts on Wednesday afternoon, 8th inst. Rev. W…

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Corowa Railway Station

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 24 October 1890 · page 3

THE Adjourned public meeting to take into consideration the question of a site for the Corowa railway station was held in the School of Arts on Monday afternoon. The…

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Latest Telegrams. Serious Outrage at Bellambi. Damage to Railway Property. Arming of the Workmen, Sydney

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 October 1890 · page 24

The following message was received from Mr. Joseph Mitchell superintendent this morning from Bellambi. Some scoundrels started yesternight twenty waggons from incline The points at…

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Wagga-tumbarumba Railway. (W. W. Advertiser )

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 October 1890 · page 25

In accordance with the intimation made public some time ago the official examiners of proposed railway lines, Messrs. Gilliatt and Alexander, arrived in Wagga on Monday for…

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Corowa Railway Station. Public Meeting

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 October 1890 · page 37

A public meeting adjourned from the 8th inst., to consider the question of railway station sites at Corowa was held at the School of Arts on Monday afternoon, 20th inst. About…

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Strike of Tram Employes in Vienna. Higher Wages Demanded. London, October 20

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

All the employes on the tramways in Vienna, numbering 3000, have struck work. They demand higher wages…

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Opening of the Myrtle-ford Bright Railway

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 October 1890 · page 19

The formal opening of the railway line from Myrtleford to Bright took place on last Friday. The ceremony, of declaring the line open for traffic was performed by the Premier,…

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Sporting Intelligence. the Junee Railway Picnic

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 31 October 1890 · page 24

The fifth annual picnic of the railway men connected with No. 3 District South was held on Monday on the show ground, Junee. Each of the previous yearly festivals have taken…

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The Vienna Tramways Strike. London, October 22

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 31 October 1890 · page 18

The employes on the Vienna tramways, who to the number of 3000 struck for higher wages, have resumed work, some slight concessions having been made to them…

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The Proposed Upper Murray Railway. Another Public Meeting. Mr Bruce Smith’s Promises

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

On Friday evening last a public meeting was held in the Council Chambers for the purpose of urging upon the Government the claims of the Albury district to a railway…

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The Railway Commissioners at Corowa

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 14 November 1890 · page 2

MESSRS, Eddy and Oliver, accompanied by Messrs. Roberts (traffic superintendent) and Rhodes (engineer), arrived in Corowa last Wednesday night. Yesterday morning at 10.30 they drove to…

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An Underground Electric Railway. London, November 7

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 November 1890 · page 18

His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales today opened an underground electric railway from Clapham, which is five miles from London to the city. The trial was very successful…

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General European Telegrams. Fatal Railway Collision. London, November 11

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 November 1890 · page 18

A fatal railway collision has occurred to train that was going from Plymouth to Taunton, in which were a number of passengers who had arrived by the Norham Castle from…

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The Hay-deniliquin Tramway. Sydney

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 21 November 1890 · page 1

The Hay-Deniliquin tramway debate was commenced last evening, when Mr R. B. Wilkinson moved the second reading of the Bill. He stated that in summer seasons and…

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The Railway Commissioners at Corowa

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 November 1890 · page 25

On 12th inst Messrs. Eddy and Oliver, accompanied by Mr. Rhodes, engineer, and Mr. Roberts, district traffic superintendent, arrived in Corowa. They had traversed that…

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The Taunton Railway Accident. London, November 13

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 November 1890 · page 18

The signalman who was arrested on a charge of having by his negligence caused the recent disastrous railway accident near Taunton, has been committed for trial for…

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Serious Railway Accident at Salonica. Thirty Turkish Soldiers Killed. Forty Injured. London, November 15

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 November 1890 · page 18

A disastrous railway accident has occurred at Salonica through a train going off the rails. Thirty Turkish soldiers, who were travelling by it, were killed, and 40 others were injured…

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The Extension of Railways

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 22 November 1890 · page 4

[?] speaking recently in parliament on a proposal [?] the extension of the railway from Byrock to [?]. Mr. Barbo[?] said I am quite in [?] with [?] members who favour the…

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The Hay-deniliquin Tramway. Sydney

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 25 November 1890 · page 3

The Hay-Deniliquin tramway debate was commenced last evening, when Mr R. B. Wilkinson moved the second reading of the Bill. He stated that in summer [?] and…

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Hay to Deniliquin Tramway Bill

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 26 November 1890 · page 2

In the Assembly on Friday Mr. R. B. Wilkinson moved the second reading of the Hay to Deniliquin Tramway Bill. The measure contemplated the…

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