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Murray · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1891

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The Proposed Jerilderie Deniliquin Railway. (Continued)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 30 May 1891 · page 4

The following is the report of Mr. Stanley Alexander respecting the proposed extension of the railway from Jerilderie to Deniliquin…

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Cross Roads

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 5 June 1891 · page 17

The bachelors of Cross Roads gave their first ball on the 22nd May, which proved a great success, The hall in which the dance was held had been recently erected for the occasion by Mr…

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Daring Outrage by Turkish Brigands. an Express Train Derailed. German Subjects Held to Ransom. London, June 2

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 5 June 1891 · page 18

A dating outrage has been perpetrated by Turkish brigands near Adrianople. A band of the outlaws concerted an attack upon the Orient express train, and succeeded in…

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The Proposed Railways for Riverina

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 5 June 1891 · page 4

THE report by Mr. Stanley Alexander, Examiner of public works proposals, on tho proposed lines of railway in Riverina has been issued, and is in the…

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Original Correspondence. We do not identify ourselves with, [?] age we to be held responsible for, opinions expressed by our correspondents. the Railway Valuations

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 5 June 1891 · page 3

SIR, -- Now that the good people of Corowa are going to have their railway, it is only natural to suppose that they ought to be delighted; but that does not seem to…

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Railway Valuations. by Telegraph. Sydney

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 5 June 1891 · page 2

Messrs. Lyne and Hayes had a long interview with the Minister to-day, and fully explained all points re railway valuations. He thinks he has not power to order a new…

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The Hay Deniliquin Railway (To the Editor.)

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 10 June 1891 · page 2

Sir—As the "Standard" has always taken a great interest in the movement to get a railway from Hay to Deniliquin, so at to enable the people of this district…

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The Two Rival Bridge Sites

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 June 1891 · page 26

Throughout the districts of Berrigan, Murray Hut, and Tocumwal (N.S.W.) and Cobram (Vic.) the above theme is the chief topic of conversation. For months past those…

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Hillston Railway League. (To the Editor of the Riverine Grazier.)

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 16 June 1891 · page 1

SIR,—I, in common with a number of fellow ratepayers, have anxiously watched your columns to see if any reply would he made to my former letter and as none has been given…

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The Railway Valuations

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 19 June 1891 · page 6

At the conclusion of Messrs. Lyne and Hayes' meeting on Monday night, Mr. F. C. Piggin brought forward the subject of the recent valuations on…

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The Rival Bridge Sites

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 26 June 1891 · page 38

The chairman of the Murray Hut public meeting, convened for the dual purposes of approving of Mr. Alexander’s The Rock-Murray Hut railway line proposal, and of condemning…

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The Great Siberian Railway

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 26 June 1891 · page 1

The great Siberian railway, which will more closely connect Europe with the teeming millions of China, Japan, and Eastern Asia, will be commenced this spring. The total…

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A Forty-Mile Tramp

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 26 June 1891 · page 1

"A walking tour? No, it's not in my line, old man." Such were nine out of ten answers received from those of my friends, whom I…

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Corowa Railway Works

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 26 June 1891 · page 2

ME. RHODES, district engineer, was in Corowa last Tuesday, and from him our reporter learned that the construction of the line had been much…

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A Man Killed by a Train Near Wahgunyah

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 30 June 1891 · page 2

ON Monday night on the arrival of the 10.40 p.m train at Wahgunyah the engine-driver, reported to Constable Hunt, who was on duty at the…

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The American Railway System

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 1 July 1891 · page 1

MR. J. B. PATTERSON, member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, who has just returned from a tour through Great Britain and America, addressed…

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The Cutting of Ebor Creek Railway Bridge. Dastardly Attempt to Wreck Train.two Men Arrested for the Crime. Clermont

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 3 July 1891 · page 26

The cutting of the Ebor Creek railway bridge, which was discovered on April caused a great sensation at the time, It will be recollected, and since then the authorities…

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A Man Killed by a Train Near Wahgunyah

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 3 July 1891 · page 5

ON Monday night, on the arrival of the 10.40 p.m. train at Wahgunyah, the engine-driver reported to Constable Hunt, who was on duty at the…

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The Ebor Creek Bridge Outrage. Clermont

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 4 July 1891 · page 4

The Ebor Creek bridge case was continued in the Police Court on Friday and Saturday last week. Very lengthly evidence was adduced for the prosecution…

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Railway Collision in the United States. Nineteen Passengers Burned to Death. London, July 3

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 July 1891 · page 18

A disastrous railway accident has occurred at Ravenna, in the State of Ohio. The carriages caught fire, and 19 of the passengers were burned to death, 38 more or less seriously…

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