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Murray · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1894

227 stories in Murray's papers · page 9 of 12

Death of an Old Railway Officer

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 19 October 1894 · page 28

By the death of Mr. William Scott, late locomotive engineer, Government railways, which occurred last week, another of the early officials of our railways has departed. Mr…

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Australian Railways

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 19 October 1894 · page 28

An Interesting return, giving a comparative statement regarding the railways and tramways of Australasia, has just been issued. The figures show that the railways of New South…

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Tram Tickets

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 19 October 1894 · page 29

The system recently inaugurated by the Railway Commissioners of selling tram tickets by the conductors on the cars is proving decidedly popular, the sales of tickets in this…

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Deniliquin Local Land Board. Saturday, October 13. a Closed Road Case

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 20 October 1894 · page 3

[?] of apparently much interest to a member [?]cidents came before the Land Board on [?] wherein inquiry was made by direction of [?] for Lands as to whether the roadway…

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The Murray Bridge at Tocumwal

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 26 October 1894 · page 37

At a special meeting of the Tocumwal Progress Association on Wednesday night, it was resolved to suggest that the Victorian Government should encage unemployed in making the…

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Fatal Tram Accident

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 26 October 1894 · page 29

A shocking fatality occurred on the tramway line, near the Garden Gully United mine, Bendigo, on Monday evening. Joseph Harris, a miner, was proceeding homeward from Bendigo…

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The Road Vote

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 November 1894 · page 29

While the necessity for judicious retrenchment is recognised by Mr. Young, the Minister for Works, that gentleman is alive to the fact that in certain matters retrenchment is only…

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Railway Collision at Sydney. Ten Persons Killed. Thirty Injured. Dean M'Carty a Victim. Terrible Scenes. Passengers Scalded by Steam. SYDNEY

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 2 November 1894 · page 2

A serious railway smash took place at Redfern at 9.30 this morning. Numbers of persons were seriously injured. Further particulars will be wired shortly…

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The Redfern Railway Accident. Two More Deaths. Sydney

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 2 November 1894 · page 2

Harry Berry died this morning from the effects of the injuries he received in the railway disaster yesterday. At the Sydney and Prince Alfred…

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Dreadful Railway Collision. Eight Persons Killed. Thirty-four Injured. Sydney

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 2 November 1894 · page 4

A terrible collision occurred at the Redfern railway station this morning between the Goulburn and the Homebush trains. The accident took place…

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Railway Collision at Sydney. Ten Persons Killed, Thirty-four Injured. Sydney

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 November 1894 · page 21

A serious railway accident occurred this morning at the Redfern station, the Goulburn down train and the Strathfield suburban up train coming into collision. As far as the number of…

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Shocking Railway Accident. Collision at Redfern Numbers of Persons Injured. [By Wire] (From Our Correspondent). Sydney, Wednesday, 10 A.M.

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 2 November 1894 · page 2

A serious railway smash occurred, at Redfern at half-past nine this morning. Numbers of passengers are seriously injured…

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How to Train for a Boatrace

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 3 November 1894 · page 1

Tabe for granted,’ our coach, ‘that you have got your 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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Terrible Railway Accident. Twelve Persons Killed. Dreadful Scenes. Sydney

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Saturday 3 November 1894 · page 2

A frightful accident happened at Redfern station shortly after 8 o'olock this morning. The outward Southern train crashed into the incoming suburban train. Great numbers…

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Electric Headlight for Railway Engines

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 3 November 1894 · page 1

The Southern Pacific Railway (U. S.) has equipped a number its engines with electric headlights. There been talk from time to nine of similar headlights being adopted…

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By Electric Telegraph. Shocking Railway Accident. Sydney. Wednesday, October 31

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 3 November 1894 · page 3

A fearful railway accident occurred at the Redfern Station shortly after nine o’clock station morning. The Southern train outward crashed into the incoming suburban train. Great damage was done…

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The Redfern Railway Accident. Death of Mr E. A. Grainger

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 3 November 1894 · page 2

The dreadful railway accident which is recorded in our telegraphic column is made the more vivid and realistic to residents of Deniliquin through the death of Mr E. A. Grainger, the late Clerk of…

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The Results of Independent Railway Control

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 9 November 1894 · page 2

IT has been the custom of colonial Governments in summarising the finances of either colony to make as good a case as possible, and then take…

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The Tramp

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 November 1894 · page 11

“ Thank you, Miss, you are very good.” It was only a tramp holding a cup of milk in his wasted hand. She stood at the dairy door taking…

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The Railways

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 November 1894 · page 29

The annual report of the Acting Railway Commissioners states that the deficiency in meeting the interest charges for the year is £370,109, an increase over 1892–3 of £25,841…

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