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Murray · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1895

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The New Road Skate. With Pneumatic Tyres

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 4 January 1895 · page 4

The pneumatic skates are the latest wonder. Enthusiastic friends of the invention declare that they will make walking altogether unnecessary, and…

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Heavy Flood at Dubbo. the Railway Link Damaged

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 4 January 1895 · page 4

A tremendous flood occurred at Dubbo on Tuesday, 4½ln. of rain falling in an hour and a half. Great damage was done to the railway line…

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A French Financial Scandal. the Southern Railway Co. London, December 31

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 4 January 1895 · page 18

What is fearad will prove to be a serious political and financial scandal has been discovered in France. An inquiry has lately been made into the…

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The New South Wales Railways Speeches by Mr. Reid and Mr. Eddy

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 4 January 1895 · page 2

Speeches of great interest were delivered at the annual banquet of the Commercial Travellers’ Association. The Premier in responding to the toast of…

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The Jerilderie to Berrigan Railway. Estimate of Probable Earnings

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 11 January 1895 · page 7

AT a recent meeting of the Public Works Committee, under the presidency of Mr. T. T. Ewing, M.P., the proposed railway from Jerilderie to Berrigan was further…

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The French Railway Scandal. Many Persons Arrested. London, January 3

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 11 January 1895 · page 18

A number of arrests have been made of persons implicated in the scandal that has been discovered in connection with the Southern Railway Company, France…

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Victorian Railway Earnings

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 11 January 1895 · page 29

The railway earnings for the week ended 29[?]h December were £60,019, as compared with £65,280 for the corresponding week of last year. The aggregate earnings to date…

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The Jerilderie-berrigan Railway

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 11 January 1895 · page 2

DURING the past two months the prominence that has been given to “ our railway” has brought the question forcibly to the minds of even the most…

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Public Works Committee. the Jerilderie to Berrigan Railway

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 12 January 1895 · page 4

A meeting of the Public Works Committee was held at the Works Office in Sydney last week The president (Mr Ewing, M. L. A.) being in the chair. The subject before the committee was the…

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The New South Wales Railways

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 18 January 1895 · page 2

ALTHOUGH the management of the railways in the mother colony is not perfect, still most persons will concede that Mr. EDDY during his term…

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Management of the New South Wales Railways

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 18 January 1895 · page 29

Rumours are persistently circulated that there are to be further changes in the board of the railway commissioners hesides the retirement of Mr. Eddy. It is stated on what is…

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Severe Weather in Europe. Snow and Frost in Scotlnd. Railway Lines Blocked. London. January 10

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 18 January 1895 · page 18

The severe weather which has marked the present winter in Europe, and which has been especially prevalent during the past week, continues…

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Tramway Strike in New York. Conflicts with the Police. London, January 15

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 18 January 1895 · page 19

A strike has occurred among the tr[?]mway employes in New York, in which 8000 of the men have joined. The strike has been accompanied with much rioting,…

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Jerilderie to Berrigan Railway. the Works Committee at Jerilderie

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 18 January 1895 · page 2

The public Works Sectional Committee, consisting of Messrs T. T. Ewing, J. Gormly and C. [?] Leo, M’s.L.A. and the Hons. J. Davies and C. J. Roberts, with the shorthand…

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Jerilderie to Berrigan Railway. Before the Public Works Committee. Sydney, January 11

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 18 January 1895 · page 1

The Public Works Committee met again yesterday afternoon to take evidence with regard to the proposal for the construction of a railway line from Jerilderie to Berrigan…

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Deniliquin V. Railway Juniors

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 19 January 1895 · page 3

For some considerable time past the Railway Junior Cricket Club have been making arrangements with a combined Deniliquin team to play a match at Echnca, and on Saturday last the latter arrived…

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A New Zealand Railway Experiment

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 22 January 1895 · page 2

AN item that has been cabled from New Zealand is to the effect that, for the purpose of encouraging fruit-growing in that colony the Government has…

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The Railway Commission. Mr. Eddy to Retain Office. For a Further Seven Years. SYDNEY

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 22 January 1895 · page 3

Mr. Eddy, the chairman of the Railway Commissioners, has decided to accept the Government's offer, and retain office for a further term of seven years…

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Euston. WEATHER. — CHURCH. — New Racecourse. — the Punt Road. — Kicked by a Calf

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 23 January 1895 · page 5

We have had some very unpleasant weather have lately, threatening rain one day and very hot and close the next. To-day is windy but nice and…

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Victorian Railways Problem

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 25 January 1895 · page 4

THE speech put into the mouth of His Excellency the Governor at the commencement of the present session, contained the following passage:--…

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