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Murray · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1899

261 stories in Murray's papers · page 8 of 14

Open Column. the Old Bridge Timber. (To the Editor of the Pastoral Times.)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 29 July 1899 · page 2

SIR,—It is with great surprise that I open the local papers and find no comment [?] what seems to me, the unbusinesss like action of out Council in destroyitig the valuable portion of the gift of the…

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Narram Station, Cobbora Road, N.S.W.

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 1 August 1899 · page 3

8th February, 1899. Messrs. Joseph Nicholson and Co.--Dear sirs,--Re the general merits of the machine we purchased from you last season, we found…

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"The Farmer to the Farmer." Read What Experienced Farmers Say. Rosa's Bridge, via Macoma Both January, 1899

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 1 August 1899 · page 1

Messrs. Joseph Nicholson and Co. Dear Sirs,-- I have just completed the sixth harvest with the Complete Harvester that I purchased from you,…

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The Tramway Strike in America. New York

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 1 August 1899 · page 2

The tramway strike in Ohio continues. Another tram has been destroyed by dynamite,and an ex-convict has been arrested with 751bs, of dynamite in his…

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Road-making Machine

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 4 August 1899 · page 29

The American road-making machine tried at the Hawkesbury Agricultural College in the presence of Mr Valder (principal), Mr. Farrar (of…

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Railway Refreshment Rooms

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 4 August 1899 · page 28

The new arrangement for the management of the railway refreshment-rooms, which was inaugurated in January last, appears to be giving much more…

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Cleveland Tram Riots. Another Car Dynamited. London July 30

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 4 August 1899 · page 26

The disturbed condition of affairs at Cleveland, Ohio, caused by the strike of the tramway men, still continues. Another tramcar has been destroyed by…

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Deniliquin and Moama Railway Company. Half-yearly Meeting

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 5 August 1899 · page 2

The fiftieth half-yearly meeting of the shareholders in the Deniliquin and Moama Railway Company was held at the Deniliquin office on Tuesday last. The Hon. Geo. Simmie, M.L.C.,…

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Diabolical Attempt to Wreck a Train

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 9 August 1899 · page 2

An attempt was made a little after 7 o'clock last night to wreck the Melbourne express or the Western mail near Ashfield station…

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Railway Accidents

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 9 August 1899 · page 2

A passenger car on an electric railway fell over the Skelter heights at Bridgeport Am[?] 46 persons being killed…

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A Bogus Story. the Train Wrecking Attempt

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 11 August 1899 · page 37

Henry James Miles, the signalman whose report as to the discovery of an attempt to wreck the Melbourne express on Monday night caused such a sensation, confessed on…

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Roads to Berrigan. a Special Vote Granted Work to Started at Once

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 11 August 1899 · page 2

The local Progress Association, at ordinary meeting in June last, decided to make application to the Public Works Department, for a special vote…

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A Railway Sensation

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 11 August 1899 · page 16

An incident of a somewhat sensational character occurred at the Murrurundi railway station on Thursday morning. Just before the train arrived, a lady, who thought she…

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Disaster on an Electric Railway. Forty-six Persons Killed. London, August 7

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 11 August 1899 · page 26

An appalling disaster happened yesterday on the electric railway at Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States. A car filled with passengers was passing…

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Terrible Railway Accidents. Excursion Trains in Collision. Seventeen Persons Killed. Seventy-three Injured. London, August 7

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 11 August 1899 · page 26

A shocking railway accident occurred near Paris yesterday. Two express excursion trains, loaded with passengers, were despatched from the French…

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Railway Accident. an Express Loses Its Driving Wheel London, August 3

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 11 August 1899 · page 27

An unusual accident has happened at the Greatland and North Dean railway station, in the Wesr Riding of Yorkshire, on the Lancashire and Yorkshire railway…

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Railway Collision. Ten Killed and Ten Injured. London, August 6

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 11 August 1899 · page 27

A terrible railway disaster occurred yesterday in France. Two trains came into collision near Paris through the proper signals not having been given. Ten persons were…

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Fall Out of a Train

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 18 August 1899 · page 29

A boy named Herbert Taylor, aged 5 years, son of Mrs. Taylor, fruiterer, Koroit fell out of the midday train on Tuesday, between Moutajup and Dunkeld. The lad…

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Precautions in Natal. an Armour-plated Train London, Aug. 15

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 18 August 1899 · page 3

The military preparations made in Natal in view of the possibility of war with the Transvaal include an armour-plated train, with loopholes,…

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The Making of a Great Railway

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 18 August 1899 · page 25

The first sod of the Great Central Railway—the new trunk line to London—was cut at Alpha-road, St. John's Wood, by the Countess of Wharncliffe, the wife of the Chairman of…

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