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Murray · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1900

323 stories in Murray's papers · page 16 of 17

Deniliquin—jerilderie Railway Line

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 8 December 1900 · page 2

The following is a copy of the letter and petition forwarded by Mr W. R. Raleigh, of Hartwood Station, and read at Monday night’s Council meeting:—…

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Wait Until the Train Stops

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 12 December 1900 · page 2

There is a good deal said in censure of the custom of jumping on and off railway carriages when in motion. It is righteous condemnation; but is not…

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Tocumwal-Strathmerton Railway League

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 14 December 1900 · page 5

The following letter from the Borough of Narandera has been received by the Secretary of the above League:— "Narandera, 28th November, 1900…

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Deniliquin—Jerilderie Railway Line

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 14 December 1900 · page 5

The following is a copy of the letter and petition forwarded by Mr. W. R. Raleigh, of Hartwood Station, and read at Monday night's Council meeting at Deniliquin:—…

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The Railway Agitation

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 14 December 1900 · page 3

A meeting of the Executive Committee of the Berrigan-Barooga Railway League was held on Saturday, at the local School of Arts, when Mr P…

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The Railway League

Riverina Times, Hay Standard and Journal of Water Conservation · Monday 17 December 1900 · page 2

A meeting of the committee was held on Friday evening at Tattersall's Hotel. There were present:—Messrs. G. A. Miller Mayor, in the chair), H…

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The Hay-deniliquin Railway League

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 18 December 1900 · page 2

The committee of the above league met on Friday ut Tattersall's Hotel. There were present:- The Mayor (in the chair), and Messrs. Robertson (hon sec), Gibson,…

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Fire at Urana-road

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 December 1900 · page 24

Shortly after 10 o'clock on Monday morning a fire broke out close to he railway line, at the rear of Mr C. K. Horwood's residence, on the Urana-road, near Wagga. The flames soon…

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An Unsafe Bridge. Suspension of Traffic

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 21 December 1900 · page 2

THE cheese-paring policy of the N.S.W. Government with regard to the bridge which spans the Murray at Corowa gives promise of leading to disastrous results…

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Rival Applicants for Land. The Effect of a Frontage Road

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 21 December 1900 · page 2

The Hay Land Board, on Wednesday, had before it conflicting applications for some land on Eli Elwah. The spplicants were Andrew Jamison, who holds c.p. land…

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Fatal Railway Accident. Sydney

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 21 December 1900 · page 2

A boy named Thomas Watson, aged 12, was mangled beyond recognition on the railway line at Erskinville to-day. The head was severed from the trunk…

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Railway Matters

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 21 December 1900 · page 2

CONNECTION by rail with the Victorian border has become one of the most urgent questions of the hour in this portion of Riverina, solely and simpl[?] due…

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Berrigan-barooga Railway League

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 21 December 1900 · page 3

The Secretary of the Berrigan-Baroogs Railway League acknowledges receipt and promises of the following donations towards the fund. The membership of the League is…

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The Farmers' Excursions on Victorian Railways

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 December 1900 · page 28

The experiment of the Railway Commissioner in initiating what are called "farmers' excursions" has been made the subject of an interesting return, compiled…

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A Railway Raid. Communication with Barberton Cut. London, December 13

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 December 1900 · page 26

A commando of 300 Boers, with two guns, has made a raid upon the Transvaal railway west of Lomati Poort. It destroyed five miles of the railway between Alkmaar and…

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Railway Officials Have Woes

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 22 December 1900 · page 1

‘Did you ever meat a man who didn’t know more about how to run a railway than a railway manager?’ said a leading official of one of our great lines to the…

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Railway Officials Have Woes

Riverina Times, Hay Standard and Journal of Water Conservation · Monday 24 December 1900 · page 2

'Did you ever meet a man who didn't know more about how to run a railway than a railway manager?' said a leading official of one of our great lines to the…

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Railway—Hay and Deniliquin

Riverina Times, Hay Standard and Journal of Water Conservation · Monday 24 December 1900 · page 1

Mr Jamieson writing to the " Pastoral Times " a short time ago, says:—The local Council has on two…

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The Hay Deniliquin Railway

Riverina Times, Hay Standard and Journal of Water Conservation · Monday 24 December 1900 · page 2

Now that the Railway League, assisted by our energetic and Persistent member, Mr. Frank Byrne, has extracted a promise from Mr…

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A Dangerous Bridge

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

IN last issue we called attention to the positively dangerous state of the main bridge and approaches. On Friday and Saturday last more annoyance was…

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