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Murray · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1901

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The Boer War. Several Engagements. The Boers Blow a Train Up. Reported Advice from Kruger. LONDON

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 1 January 1901 · page 3

The Boers have quitted the Philipstown district, and crossed the Western railway near De Aur. General Knox is holding the country north…

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A Supply Train Captured. London, December 31

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 4 January 1901 · page 34

Near Standerton, on the Johannesburg-Natal railway, a supply train has been, derailen by a commando of 500 Boers. The train, which consisted of five waggons, was…

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The Cape Colony Raiders. a Train Stopped and Destroyed. London, January 1

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 4 January 1901 · page 21

Two hundred Boers, belonging to the eastern division of the Cape Colony raiders, have made a descent on the Port Elizabeth railway between Middleburg and…

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Railway Extension

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 4 January 1901 · page 28

Says the Narandera Argus :—The local council will call a public meeting for Monday, January 14th, for the purpose of affording residents an opportunity of…

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The Obstruction on the Kew Railway Line. Confession of a Boy

Riverina Times, Hay Standard and Journal of Water Conservation · Monday 7 January 1901 · page 1

The attempt which was made on Tuesday afternoon to derail the Kew train at the cutting by the Linda-crescent bridge…

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The Corowa-wangunyah Bridge. Floor Again Collapses. Traffic Again Suspended

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 8 January 1901 · page 2

THE main iron structure which spans the Murray at Corowa was the scene of another accident on Thursday morning last. When Mr. W. T. M'Gavin's waggon,…

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The Mildura Railway

Riverina Times, Hay Standard and Journal of Water Conservation · Thursday 10 January 1901 · page 3

A trial survey of the railway from Woomelang to Mildura has been completed as far as Ouyen. Mr. Barling, the officer in charge of the party,…

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Corowa Wants. the Roads and Bridges. This Minister for Works Interviewed. Sydney

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 11 January 1901 · page 2

Mr. Jas. Hayes, M.L.A., and Mr. J. C. Lealio saw Mr. E. W. O'Sullican, Minister for Works, this morning with regard to the condition of the…

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Frightful Railway Disaster

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 11 January 1901 · page 3

Referring to the terrible railway fatality in France, on November 17, a Toulouse dispatch of the previous day says:—The flying southern express has paid a terrible…

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Rival Railway Routes

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 11 January 1901 · page 2

This question is still agitating the mind in these districts over the two routes—Finley Te[?]-Strathmerton route, or the Berrigan-Barooga route. For the former, the…

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Terrible Blizzard in Russia Appalling Sufferings by Railway Passengers. LONDON

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 15 January 1901 · page 2

A terrible blizzard has raged for six days in South Russia. Six trains, containing 5000 passengers were snowbound. The passengers were nearly starved…

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A Suspension Railway. Being Built Between Barmen and Elberfeld

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 16 January 1901 · page 1

One of the most novel railroads ever planned is at present being constructed between Barmen and Elberfeld, in Germany. It is what is known as a…

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The Caps Railway. Attempt to Cut the Water Supply. London, January 16

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 18 January 1901 · page 37

A Reuter's telegram reports an attempt made by 500 Boers to cut the water mains leading from the Touw River, which is crossed by the railway from Cape Town…

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An Alternative Railway to Sydney

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 18 January 1901 · page 29

As the New South Wales Minister of Railways and Railway Commissioners intend visiting Cooma shortly to travel over the route for the extension, of the railway…

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Affairs in China. Russia and the Railway. Lord Salisbury's Protests. London, January 12

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 18 January 1901 · page 27

Several reports state that Russia has yielded to the protests made by Lord Saiisbury against the terms on which she proposed to restore to Germany the railway…

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Bonus for Railway Men

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 18 January 1901 · page 28

The Railway Commissioners have already expressed their satisfaction with the work done by the railway staff during the Commonwealth celebrations, and are…

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The Railway Question Narrandera and Whitton Speak. Unanimously in Favour of the Berrigan-barooga Route

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 18 January 1901 · page 3

As we have confidently anticipated all along, as soon as the residents of Riverina had the truth, supported by maps which will not stand as much…

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A Railway Tragedy. an Extraordinary Crime. a Farmer Shot Dead. London, January 18

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 25 January 1901 · page 35

An extraordinary tragedy has occurred on the London and South-Western Railway line. As a train was approaching Surbiton which is about half an hour's journey from…

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New Railway By-law

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 25 January 1901 · page 29

Amongst newly-framed railway by-laws gazetted recently is the following:—"A demurrage charge of 5s. per four-wheeled truck and 10s. per bogie truck per day or…

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Shocking Railway Accident

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 25 January 1901 · page 29

Alice Maud Frost, aged 14, met with frightful injuries, which terminated in death, at Croydon railway station, on Monday afternoon. She had been visiting…

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