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Murray · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1894

227 stories in Murray's papers · page 10 of 12

The New Bridge

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 10 November 1894 · page 2

A DIFFICULTY has been raised by the Public Works Department in connection with the erection of the new bridge at Deniliquin, which may be the means of postponing, at least for a time, the commencement…

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How to Train for a Boatrace

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 14 November 1894 · page 6

'Take for granted,' said our coach, 'that you have got you crew together, and that they are practising daily, the best advice that I, or, perhaps, anyone else, can give you is…

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Electric Headlight for Railway Engines

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 14 November 1894 · page 6

The [?] Pacific Railway (U.S.) has equipped a nu,ner of its engines with electric [?] There hs been talk from time to time of similar headlights being adopted…

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A Train on Fire

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 16 November 1894 · page 29

A good deal of excitement was caused at R[?]chester on Monday afternoon by the evening train from E[?] arriving with two trucks on fire. As the locomotive with the b[?]ng…

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Trial of "The American Champion Road Machine."

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 16 November 1894 · page 3

A successful trial of the above machine was held at Hay on Tuesday according to advertisement, under the supervision of the Mayor and Aldermen of the Municipality…

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Rutherglen Railway Wants

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 16 November 1894 · page 4

THE deplorable mismanagement in connection with the working of the Victorian railways is nowhere more marked than at Rutherglen. No line…

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Cook and Son and the Victorian Railways

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 16 November 1894 · page 28

The system under which the Railway Department pays Messrs. Cook and Son commission for the sale of railway tickets is to be revised forthwith. One of the first subject…

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The Baddaginnie Railway Accident. Result of the Departmental Inquiry

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 16 November 1894 · page 15

The departmental inquiry into the fatal railway collision which occurred at the Baddaginnie station in August last, has resulted in the dismissal of Driver G. Cherry, who was on the…

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Railways. Sydney Lines

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 16 November 1894 · page 3

Trains leave Jerilderie at 8.10 a.m. on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays only, arriving in Sydney at 6 a.m. on the following morning. fare—First, return, £4 ; single,…

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The New Sooth Wales Railway System

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 17 November 1894 · page 2

WHILST thinking that it is undesirable to lose the services of an efficient officer like Mr Eddy, the present Chief Commissioner for Railways in this colony, we feel a little surprised at the…

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Road Versus Railway

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 23 November 1894 · page 29

The Braidwood Dispatch says :—" Two ten and twelve horse teams passed through Braidwood on Monday for Qaeanbeyan on their way from Nelligen loaded with goods from Sydney…

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Accident to a Goods Train. Eighteen Trucks Derailed

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 23 November 1894 · page 21

A railway accient happened on Wednesday night to a goods train that was travelling north from Sydney at a spot midway between Moonby and Woolbrook and about 15 miles…

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Shocking Railway Accident

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 23 November 1894 · page 28

A shocking accident occurred on the railway line near Scarsdale Junction at an early hour on Monday morning when a young woman named Helen Elliott 24 years of age was…

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Railway Extension

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 23 November 1894 · page 29

A largely-attended meeting of farmers was held at Finley last week to most delegates from Tocumwal, to discuss the best means to be adopted to ensure railway communication…

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Berrigan - Jerilderie Railway. Visit of the Railway Commissioners

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 23 November 1894 · page 2

The New South Wales Railway Commissioners, Messrs Eddy, [?] and Oliver accompanied by Mr Harper (Goods Superntendent),…

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Railways. Sydney Lines

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 23 November 1894 · page 3

Trains leave Jerilderie at 8.10 am. on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays only, arriving in Sydney at 6 a m. on the following morning . Faro—First , return , [?] single,…

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Berrigan-jerilderie Railway. Visit of the Railway Commissioners

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 30 November 1894 · page 8

THE New South Wales Railway Commissioners, Messrs. Eddy, Fehon, and Oliver, accompanied by Mr. Harper (Goods Superintendent), visited Berrigan…

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Level Crossings on Victorian Railways

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 30 November 1894 · page 28

The abolition of level crossing gates and gatekeepers' cottages on country lines and the substitution of cattle pits for them is still going on. Up to the present between £70,000…

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Economy on the Railways

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 30 November 1894 · page 28

From a report just Issued by the Railway Commissioners giving a recapitulation of their six years work, we take the following :—" In station buildings great economy has been…

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The Redfern Railway Accident

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 30 November 1894 · page 28

Before the Chief Justice on Monday, in the Central Criminal Court, a charge of manslaughter was preferred against Wm. Williams, the engine driver of the Goulburn train that…

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