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Murray · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1900

323 stories in Murray's papers · page 3 of 17

The Boer War. Special Service. Per Reuter to "The Albury Banner." Steyn Denies Alleged Abuse of White Flag. Seizure of 33 Prisoners at Prieska. Burghers Signing Neutrality Bond to Be Shot. Railway Bridge Destroyed by Boers. London

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 23 March 1900 · page 21

President Steyn, replying to Lord Roberts as to abuse of the white flag, denies all knowledge of the occurrence. He says the British fired on their own…

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The Railway Question. War of Routes

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 23 March 1900 · page 2

A meeting of delegates from Mulwala, Clear Hills, Urana, and Savernake was held at the latter centre on Saturday, to consider whether any…

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Private Railways That Are Not Toys

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 28 March 1900 · page 2

Of late yean there has been a crase for constructing miniature railways in gardens and drawing-rooms. While these models are, many of them, as beautiful ai they are…

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The Culcairn to Corowa Railway

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 30 March 1900 · page 24

The following appears in the Sydney Morning Herald of Wednesday :— "In justice to this line, the district, and those gentlemen who, as members of the Public Works…

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The Boer War. Special Service. Kaffirs Digging Trenches at Johannesburg. Joubert at Pretoria. Russia Says Intervention Impossible. Boers Threaten the Railway. British Enter Jagersfontein and Fauresmith. London

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 30 March 1900 · page 24

Twenty thousand of the enemy are guarding nine passes in the Drakensberg mountains. They have removed the big guns from…

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Railway Extension to the Murray

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 30 March 1900 · page 28

At a meeting of the Wentworth council a letter was read from the Under-secretary for Finance and Trade in reference to a petition stating that the…

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The Military Hospital Train

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 April 1900 · page 25

Hospital trains have never been thought necessary accessories to the British Army Medical Service, but they have been for some years attached to the Army Corps of Russia…

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Intercolonial Items. a Modern Jack Sheppard. "Ben" Bridge Recaptured

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 April 1900 · page 28

Very considerable interest and curiosity were manifested at the Water Police Court, Sydney, on Thursday, when it became known that "Ben" Bridge, who had escaped from…

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Railway Extension. the Lockhart Savernake Line

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 6 April 1900 · page 2

It is said that publicity is a good thing for any object to which attention is directed, it this is so, the prompters of the agitation for the extension of the railway from Lockhart…

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Correspondence. the Culcairn-corowa Railway. to the Editor of the Albury Banner

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 April 1900 · page 21

SIR,—In your issue of March 30 last we noticed a letter re the above line, and must say it is correctly and ably given by the writer, F. C. Piggin ; and as we reside on the same line…

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Obstructing the Railway

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 April 1900 · page 28

At the Lambton Police Court on Friday, before Mr. L. S. Donaldson, S.M., two children, named Albert Fawks, 10 years of age, and William Fawks, 8 years…

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Catastrophe in Texas. a Train Wrecked by a Waterspout. London

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 13 April 1900 · page 27

Owing to the sudden bursting of a cloud a disastrous inundation occurred in central Texas, during which a train was wrecked and several lives lost…

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Railway Commissioners. Sydney

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 13 April 1900 · page 2

In consequence of leave of absence being granted to Mr. Oliver, Mr. John Fehon will sct as Chief Commissioner of Railways during his absence, and Judge…

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Wireless Telegraphy for Railway Signaling

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 14 April 1900 · page 2

Two months ago Professor Russo d’Azar of Rome, perfected his invention of telephoning without wires between ships at sea…

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The Proposed Railway to Hillston. The Commissioners' Report. A Line Via Gunbap Recommended

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 17 April 1900 · page 2

The following is the report of the Railway Commissioners with respect to the proposed railway routes to Hilton. Office of the Railway Commissioners of…

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On the Upper Billabong. the Germanton Road

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 20 April 1900 · page 12

It is some years since I visited the little village of Culcairr, situated about 30 miles from Albury, and on alighting from the train there lately I was surprised to find it…

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Lockhart-savernake Railway. to the Editor Berrigan Advocate

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 20 April 1900 · page 2

Sir,—In your issue of the 6th inst, you published an article from the “Lockhart Leader,” dealing with the proposed railway extension from that place-to Savernake. The…

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The Plague and the Railways

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 20 April 1900 · page 28

It is said, on the authority of the Railway Commissioners, that the plague in Sydney is doing a great deal of damage to railway business, not only in regard to…

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The Lighting of Railway Carriages

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 20 April 1900 · page 29

Now that most of the suburban and main, line trains are equipped with the Pintsch gaslight, the Victorian Commissioner of Railways is considering a schsme by which…

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Serious Tram Accident

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 20 April 1900 · page 29

Very severe injuries were on Monday sustained by Mr. John Smith, aged 54 years, a resident of George-street, Fitzroy, through his being knocked down by a…

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