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Murray · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1893

197 stories in Murray's papers · page 7 of 10

Deniliquin and Moama Railway Company

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 5 August 1893 · page 4

The thirty-eight half-yearly meeting of the [?] of the Deniliquin, and [?] Railway Company was held at the Deniliquin office in Tuesday last. In con[?] of the assistance through…

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Train Accident

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 11 August 1893 · page 29

On Saturday a man named James Evans was run over by a train near Hexham and killed, his body being terribly mangled. At the in quest a set of [?] keys were found…

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The Cobram Bridge

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 11 August 1893 · page 29

The inactivity of the Governments of New South Wales and Victoria in connection with the long-promised bridge over the Murray at Cobram is being strongly commented upon by…

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The Tocumwal Bridge

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 11 August 1893 · page 37

The following de caption of the Tocumwal bridge baa been supplied to a contemporary by the superintending engineer: —The new bridge over the Murray…

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Smallest Railway in Th[?] World

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 11 August 1893 · page 5

Two or three friends and myself left Whitchaven about three years ago, taking the L. and N.W. train for Ravensglass. Arrived there, we crossed the metals and…

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The N.s.w. Railway Commissioners' Report

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 11 August 1893 · page 2

THE annual report of the N.S.W. Railway Commissioners for year ending June 30 furnishes some interesting information, especially at a period when…

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Railway Refreshment Bars

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 11 August 1893 · page 28

There is a naive confession In the reported the doings of the country inspector of the Licensed Victuallers' Association. He states that the practice of selling liquor during…

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The Tramp Disturbed

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 11 August 1893 · page 10

She who hastened into the pantry and returned with a saleratus biscuit for the peripatetic stranger at her gate wore a gingham gown, which she had obviously…

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Shocking Tramway Accident

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 11 August 1893 · page 29

A sad accident happened in Sydney on Monday night, by which [?] tramcar conductor [?] aged 36, lost the life. He was passing from one [?] to another in…

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The Victorian Railway Commissioners

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 11 August 1893 · page 29

There is no mistaking the tone of the Railway Commissioners’ utterance. Dealing with representatives of those employees who recently petitioned members of Parliament to consider…

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The District. Hillston. the Railway Meeting

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 18 August 1893 · page 2

On Saturday afternoon a meeting of the Railway League and of others interested in the movement was held at Tattersall's Hotel. There was a very large attendance…

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Railway Versus Road

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 25 August 1893 · page 28

Competition between the Railway Department and [?]ters (writes the Ballarat Courier) instead of decreasing if now on the increase, and during the last week or two a number of…

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The Miners’ Strike in Great Britain. Destitution in Lancashire. Heavy Losses by the Railway Companies. London, August 17

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 25 August 1893 · page 20

The miners’ strike is causing great distress among the men who are out of work. In Lancashire many of the miners are in a state of complete destitution, and are…

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The Riverina Wheat Harvest. Increased Trade for Victorian Railways

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 25 August 1893 · page 2

At the meeting of the Yarrawonga shire council to-day (writes the Yarrawonga correspondent of the “Argus” last Monday) a reply was received from…

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The Tramp and the Dog

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 1 September 1893 · page 1

He had a Newfoundland dog as big as a yearling calf, and for three years not a tramp succeeded in getting to the house. He lived just outside of town, and but for…

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Victorian Railway Revenue

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 1 September 1893 · page 29

The revenue from the railways for the past week again shows an improvement on that of several months previously, the deficiency as compared with last year’s being about half the…

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Arrest of “Joe” Coddard. Scene at the Benalla Railway Station

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 1 September 1893 · page 25

The railway platform at Benalla on Friday was the scene of considerable excitement immediately after the arrival of the Sydney express, the cause being the arrest…

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The Cowra Bridge

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 September 1893 · page 28

The bridge at Cowra, erected over the Lachlan River, is a composite structure of iron, steel and timber. I[?]t has been about £26 538. This peculiar type of bridge…

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Shocking Tramway Accident. a Man Crushed Beneath a Dummy

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 September 1893 · page 25

A tramway accident happened on the St. Kilda road, near its intersection by the Domain-road, on Saturday night which led to the shocking injury of a waiter, named William…

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The Temora Railway

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 September 1893 · page 28

The Temora rail way was opened on Friday last. This line, the first representations regarding the necessity for which were made in 1886, is described as a light line which leaves…

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