A Forty-Mile Tramp
"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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Railways, roads & transport, 1891
150 stories in Murray's papers · page 5 of 8
The Great Siberian Railway
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…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Great Flood at Yerong. the Railway Line Washed Away.the Town Under Water. Tuesday, July 14
A great flood visited this district on Saturday and Sunday last, which caused considerable anxiety throughout the town and district. The Yerong Creek on Sunday was in very…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Great Floods and Shipwrecks. the District Round Albury Flooded-miles of Country Under Water.the Railway Washed Away.out Off From Sydney for Two Days. Bridges Carried Away. Narrow Escape From Drowning
During the week one of the biggest floods ever seen in Riverina by white men has taken place, and immense damage to property has resulted, while frequently men have…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →A Forty-Mile Tramp
"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…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Great Siberian Railway
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…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Corowa-culcairn Railway. a New Developement
NO LITTLE consternation has been caused amongst landowners by the making public of the following letter received by Mr. E. R. Nicolson from…
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RAILWAY management is a difficulty the whole world over. On the whole, it may be claimed for Great Britain' that she is the best served of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Tapping the Upper Murray. Railway From Wodonga to Tal- Langatta.the Opening Celebration.the Hon. John Gavan Duffy Declares the Line Open. Tallangatta En Fete
In March of 1887 a contract was let by the Government of Victoria to Messrs. C. Barker and Co. to construct a line of railway from Wodonga to Huon Lane, a distance of 14 miles,…
Continued on Trove, page 25 →News of the World by Cable. Disastrous Railway Collision Near Paris. Sixty" Lives Lost. Burning of the Carriages. London, July 27
A terrible railway collision baa occurred at St. Mande, on the outskirts of Paris, near the forest of Vincennes, between a goods train and a train laden with excursionists…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Railway Land Resumption at Corowa. Another Surprise
The unfortunate owners of land taken for the purposes of the Culcairn to Corowa railway have truly bad a strange succession, of surprises since notices of resumption were first given them. As…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Deniliquin and Moama Railway Company
On Tuesday, August 4th, the thirty-fourth half-yearly meeting of the shareholders in the above company will be held at 11 o’clock at the Railway Office, Deniliquin, when the following report from…
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THE "balance of trade" of New South Wales and Victoria is likely to be in no small measure disturbed by a continuance of the latest arrangement…
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The annual report of the Railway Commissioners is of a most satisfactory and encouraging nature, showing the good effects of the railways being…
Continued on Trove, page 37 →Floods in the Punjaub. Three Hundred Lives Lost. Railway Traffic Stopped
Very destructive floods have occurred in Gujarat, a district in the Punjaub, having an area of over 2,000 square miles. Three hundred persons have been drowned, and the…
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[?] yearly meeting of the Deni[?] Company was held at the [?] on Tuesday last. The [?] Chairman of the Board…
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The following important letter has been [?] from the Public Works De[?]artment in [?] communication from Messrs Chanter [?] which the latter, asked when it would [?]…
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A gloom was cast over the district recently by the sad death of a little girl, aged ten years and sir months, daughter of Mr. Joseph Bell, of Bird in Hand Hotel, Cross Roads. It appears…
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The report of Mr. H. A. Gilliat, one of the examiners of public works proposals, on the proposed railway extension from Gundagai to Tumut, was laid on the table of the Legislative…
Continued on Trove, page 25 →Disastrous Railway Collision at Berne. Twelve Persons Killed. London. August 17
A railway accident, attended with serious loss of life, has occurred near Berne in Switz. [?]erland. Two trains came into collision, with the result that 12 passenger were killed instantly…
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