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Murray · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1900

323 stories in Murray's papers · page 11 of 17

The Temora Railway

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 7 September 1900 · page 16

The Railway Commissioners suggest that in order to afford, at a reasonable cost, a maximum of advantage, a line should be constructed from Temora to…

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An Interesting Native Report. The Netherlands Railway and the War. LONDON

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 11 September 1900 · page 2

General Buller has crossed Mauchberg, ten miles oust of Lydenburg. Botha is at Spitzkop, fifteen miles further on. A native report states that Kruger is…

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Proposed Railway to Barooga. Meeting at Nangunia

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 11 September 1900 · page 3

THE question of the extension of the railway system to Baroogs has been long discussed, and at length definite steps are being taken. On Wednesday last a…

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Cross Country Railways

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 11 September 1900 · page 2

THOUGH the subject has powerfully engrossing interests for the residents and farmers of this district, public attention seems to be altogether wanting in the…

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Necessary Railways

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 14 September 1900 · page 2

FEDERATION is expected to confer many advantages on the various colonies, but in no way will these become come more manifest than in free…

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Train the Eyebrows

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 15 September 1900 · page 2

Take the eyebrows away, and how provokingly insipid some faces become The closer the eyebrows to the eyes the greater the amount of intelligence is supposed to…

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Portugal Will Permit Kruger to Leave Delagoa Bay. Continued British Successes. The Netherlands' Railway Taken Over. Reported Death of De Wet. LONDON

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 18 September 1900 · page 2

Portugal has authorised Kruger's departure from Delagoa Bay, if convinced that his real destination is Europe. Kruger asserts he is going to Europe for the benefit of his…

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Train the Eyebrows

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 19 September 1900 · page 2

Take the eyebrows away, and how Provokingly insipid some faces become. The closer the eyebrows to the eyes the greater the amount of intelligence is supposed to…

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The Boers Being Pursued Along the Railway. British Successes. Kruger Accepts the Netherlands Offer. LONDON

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 21 September 1900 · page 2

A battle has been fought near Hectorspruit. The Boers sustained heavy losses, and their wounded are arriving nt Delagoa Bay. The British have reached Komatipoort…

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The Katamatite-yarrawonga Railway Scheme

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 21 September 1900 · page 3

IN the Victorian Legislative Assembly on Tuesday week last the Minister of Railways (Mr. Outtrim) moved that the question of connecting the…

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The Railway Agitation. Barooga Moves Briskly. Strong Support to League. Next Meeting at Berrigan

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 21 September 1900 · page 2

The meeting in connection with the agitation for a railway from Berrigan to Barooga, which was held at the latter town on Wednesday, further…

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The Wilcannia Railway

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 September 1900 · page 29

The Premier expresses his determination of going On with the Cobar-Wilcannia Railway Bill, which was counted out on the third reading division in the…

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Railway Robbery

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 September 1900 · page 19

A Benalla telegram says :—A man giving the name of Mahoney was arrested by Detective Burvetti, who was assisted in the pursuit of the accused by Sergeant…

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Cross-country Railways

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 25 September 1900 · page 3

MEMBERS -- [?] some of them, at least -- of the local Progress Committee are at lest awakening to the fact that the matter of cross-country railways is one that should…

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Robbery at a Railway Station. Sydney

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 25 September 1900 · page 2

Burglars entered the Grenfell railway station on Saturday night and removed the safe, but only secured a few pounds…

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Roller Bearings for Railways. A Saving of One-half

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 26 September 1900 · page 5

Every cycle which is at present in the market is titled with ball bearings in every part, but the system of ball or roller bearings has made astonishingly slow progress…

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Correspondence. the Momalong Road. to the Editor Berrigan Advocate

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 28 September 1900 · page 2

SIR,—I notice that at the last monthly meeting of the Berrigan P. and F. & S. Association, a letter was read from the Premier re the opening of the one-chain road through…

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The Proposed Temora-gunbar Railway. The Inquiry Opened. Evidence by Mr Frank Byrne, M.P. SYDNEY

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 28 September 1900 · page 2

The Public Works Committee yesterday opened the inquiry with respect to the proposed Temora-Gunbar railway. The only witness called was Mr F. A…

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The Railway Crossing. To the Editor

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 28 September 1900 · page 3

SIR, -- Can you inform me through your columns whether it is through the operation of any special regulation for the Corowa line, that gates are closed across the…

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Railway Extension

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 September 1900 · page 37

The agitation for railway extension from Berrigan still continues to gather strength. It first started (says the Jerilderie Herald) at Nangunia some few weeks…

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