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Murray · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1897

156 stories in Murray's papers · page 2 of 8

Application for Closing and Purchase of Road

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 February 1897 · page 39

It is notified that applications have been made, under the 67th clause of the Crown Lands Act of 1884, for the closing and purchase of the following roads. Any persons desiring to lodge…

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Proposal to Grant Land in Lieu of Land Resumed for New Roads

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 February 1897 · page 39

It is proposed, under the provisions of the 42nd clause of the Crown Lands Act of 1889, to grant to the persons mentioned below the following lands, in lieu of land resumed for the…

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The Man Who Knows the Road

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 13 February 1897 · page 4

He drives directly home, even in dark nights, does the man who knows the road. The overhanging gloom, the deceptive shadows, the uncertain sounds, don’t bother him. He can feel…

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The Man Who Knows the Road

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 20 February 1897 · page 4

He drives directly home, even in dark nights, doss the min who knows the road. The overhanging gloom, the deceptive shadows, the on certain sounds, don’t bother him. He can feel…

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Federation and the Railways

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 23 February 1897 · page 2

AMONGST the many matters in dispute in connection with the proposed federation of the colonies, there is no one more important than the future…

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The Federal Movement The Railway Question. The Telegraph Interviews Mr. Ashton

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 26 February 1897 · page 2

Tuesday's Telegraph contains the following :— FEDERATING THE RAILWAYS Much has been made by the candidates of…

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The Man Who "Knows/tse Road

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 27 February 1897 · page 4

He drives directly home, even in dark nights, does the man who knows the road. The overhanging gloom, the deceptive shadows, the uncertain sounds, don’t bother him. He can…

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Sir John Bridge Puzzled

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 3 March 1897 · page 2

Here is a specimen of the kind of vernacular used in a case heard before Sir John Bridge, and to translate which almost puzzled that learned gentleman…

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Railway Strike in England. Damages Claimed by the Company. London, February 26

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 5 March 1897 · page 26

In consequence of the strike of employes of the North-Eastern Railway Company, the passenger traffic is partly blocked. The company offers to hold a conference…

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Free Passes on Victorian Railways

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 5 March 1897 · page 29

It has been decided to discontinue for the present the free railway passes issued by the Victorian Mines Department to men in poor circumstances who cannot…

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Intercolonial Items. the Victorian Railway Time-table

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 5 March 1897 · page 28

Railway travellers in Victoria were much disgusted with the form and appearance of the present book time-table when it first appeared a couple of years…

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The Road Race

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 12 March 1897 · page 2

Wednesday afternoon proved fine and cool, but a strong southerly wind blew in fit ful gusts, which made the day anything but favorable for the holding of a road race…

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Bicycle Road Race

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Saturday 13 March 1897 · page 3

On Wednesday a road race amongst the members of the Hay Branch of the League of Wheel[?] took place: The distance was twenty eight miles, the road being…

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Shocking Railway Crime. Ghouls in Human Form

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 19 March 1897 · page 36

A dreadful accident took place lately near Birmingham, in Alabama, the centre of the southern district of the United States. A railway train was carrying to…

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Fatal Railway Accident

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 19 March 1897 · page 24

William Taylor, a carriage examiner, was run over by an engine at the railway station at Junee, on Wednesday morning, and fearfully injured. He had attended the down express,…

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Traveller. Cycling on French Roads

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 20 March 1897 · page 1

A clergyman who made a tour through France on his bicycle during the past summer punctured his tyres so frequently upon the highways of that country that he always…

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Proposed Railway to Hillston. Mr. Young Favorable

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 23 March 1897 · page 2

The construction of a railway to Hillston was urged upon the Minister for Public Works on Monday last by a deputation of Hillston residents, who were introduced by…

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Railway Speed

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 24 March 1897 · page 2

I see no reason why we might not expect to double the speed of steam-driven railroad trains, writes Mr. Him in Maxim. In "Cassier's Magazine." Ordinary…

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Traveller. Cycling on French Roads

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 31 March 1897 · page 1

A clergyman who made a tour through France on his bicycle during the past summer [?] his tyres so frequently upon the high ways of the country that he always…

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Stowaways on a Train

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 April 1897 · page 28

There was much excitement at the Bathurst railway station on Saturday morning on the arrival of the goods train at 9 15. As the train came slowly into…

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