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Murray · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1894

227 stories in Murray's papers · page 4 of 12

Road V. Railway

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 11 May 1894 · page 29

Three large waggons of the type in vogue before the railway was Introduced passed along Market-street, Sydney, a few days since, af[?] discharging freight at Darling Harbor. They…

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The New Railway Goods Tariff

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 11 May 1894 · page 4
Also in The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express

THE railway commissioners, alluding to the new goods tariff which come into force on the various lines, say that the public are not properly…

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The Western Australian Railways. London, May 5

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 11 May 1894 · page 18

Mr. J. R, R. Keane has been declared bankrupt, his liabilities amounting to £64,000. Mr. Keane is a brother of Mr. E. Keane, the well-known railway contractor of Western Australia…

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The Booligal Road. (To the Editor.)

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Saturday 12 May 1894 · page 2

SIR—Yon will, I am sure, permit me to bring to your notice the terribly dangerous condition of the embankment over the Merool Creek at the Quandongs. Owing to the…

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Train Accident

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 18 May 1894 · page 29

The mixed train from Cooma to Goulburn, which connects with the southern mail at Goulburn at 12.58 a.m., ran into a bullock on Saturday night. The train was delayed for…

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The Bridge-street Burglars

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 18 May 1894 · page 29

The two Bridge-street burglars Montgomery and Williams have been informed of the decision of the Executive that the capital sentence shall be carried out. Montgomery took the…

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Railway Accident in Central America. a Train Derailed. Three Hundred Persons Killed. London, May 16

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 18 May 1894 · page 20

A cable message has just been received from Panama which states that a train has been derailed railed in the Central American republic of Salvador and that 300 persons have been killed…

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Fatal Railway Accident. a Porter Killed

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 18 May 1894 · page 27

A shocking accident, resulting in the death of a porter named Thomas Hooper happened at the North Fitzroy railway station on Tuesday morning. Hooper was engaged in some…

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Railway Inspection

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 18 May 1894 · page 29

The Railway Commissioners and other officials of the department paid their annual visit of inspection to the railway premises and arrangements at Narandera last week. A…

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New South Wales Parliament. Discussion on the Railway Service Sydney, Thursday

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 18 May 1894 · page 21

Before the Assemby adjourned this morning the second reading of the Betterment Bill was carried by 49 votes to 18 and the bill was taken into committee pro forma…

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Cheating the Railway Department

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 25 May 1894 · page 28

The Hay Standard says :—“Some of the sharpers who attended the races last week did what they considered a smart thing, by which the Railway Department was defrauded out of a…

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A Railway Concession

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 25 May 1894 · page 29

A concession has just been granted by the Railway Commissioners which, although small in itself, will be appreciated by overland passengers between Sydney and Brisbane. At…

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A Railway Journey in South Africa

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 25 May 1894 · page 39

More often than not, we found that the station was a solitary building in the midst of a vast and desolate tract of country, and one wondered what it was doing there, and…

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The Recommendations of the Tariff Board. Reduced Import Duties and Railway Freights. a Valorem Stock Tax.(from the “Argus.”)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 26 May 1894 · page 4

The members of the [?] Inquiry Board who were appointed by the Legislative Assembly [?] [?] to inquire into the effects of the tariff on the production and trade of the colony, have…

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Jerilderie to Deniliquin Railway

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 26 May 1894 · page 2

THE decision of the Public Works Committee in respect to the proposed construction of the railway from Jerilderie to Deniliquin, seems to have put a damper on the operations of the…

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Latest by Telegraph Execution of the Bridge-street Burglars. Sydney

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 1 June 1894 · page 2

The execution of Williams and Montgomery took place this morning in the presence of the sheriff and medical officers. The execution of Williams was of a…

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Railway Tickets Transferable

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 1 June 1894 · page 28

The legend “Not Transferable” to be found on all our railway tickets must apparently be abolished, for according to a decision of the Supreme Court of South Australia railway…

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Forcery of Tram Tickets

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 1 June 1894 · page 28

A Sydney paper says :—“The recent discovery of the forged tram tickets, for which two men are now under committal for trial, was the means of the tramway officials…

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The Wyalong Railway

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 1 June 1894 · page 29

The Public Works Committee has come to a sensible decision in regard to the proposal to construct a railway from Temora to Wyalong. The committee does not condemn the proposal,…

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