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Murray · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1901

309 stories in Murray's papers · page 11 of 16

The Koorawatha Railway

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 September 1901 · page 29

A large deputation, consisting chiefly of members of the Assembly, introduced by Mr Neilsoo, urged the Minister for Works to submit the proposed railway line from Gunning, on the main…

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Lockhart Railway. Official Opening

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 September 1901 · page 16

The light line of railway from the trunk line at The Rock to Lockhart was officially opened by the Minister for Works (Mr O'Sullivan) on Saturday last. The Ministerial party, consisting of…

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A Railway Disaster. Terrible Loss of Life. London, September 1

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 September 1901 · page 26

A terrible railway accident has occurred in Montana, in the United States. A freight train was climbing a steep gradient when the couplings about the middle broke. The…

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Hay Deniliquin Railway. Deputation to the Minister

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 7 September 1901 · page 3

The Hon E. W. O’Sullivan, the Minister for Works, visited Hay on Monday, when he was interviewed by a disputation who wished to urge the necessity for the construction of the Hay-Deniliquin…

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Grenfell to Wyalong Railway

Riverina Times, Hay Standard and Journal of Water Conservation · Monday 9 September 1901 · page 4

Strong representations in regard to the proposed railway from Grenfell to Wyalong were made to the Minister for Public Works on Wednesday by a…

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The Railways

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 10 September 1901 · page 2

THE annual report of the working of the chief enterprise and asset of the State is always an interesting document, and this year it is not less so…

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Proposed Corowa to Coonong Railway. the Cohowa Progress Committee Takes the Initiative

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 10 September 1901 · page 2

AT a meeting of the Corowa Progress Committee on Friday afternoon last Mr. L. Levy said that he thought the time was ripe to agitate for a railway due north…

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Road Contracts

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 13 September 1901 · page 3

THE following successful tenders were posted at the Road Superintendent's office Albury, last week:-- Albury to Boom[?]as--T. Moffat…

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Train Wrecking. the New Preventive Scheme. London, September 9

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 13 September 1901 · page 27

Steps have been taken to put a stop to the train-wrecking which has of late been rather common. The practice has been most frequent on the line northward from Pretoria to…

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Intercolonial Items. the Adelong Railway

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 13 September 1901 · page 28

The question of deviating the Tumut-Gundagai line so as to go through Adelong, instead of passing it by at a distance of three or four miles, was brought under the notice…

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Wyalong Railway

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 13 September 1901 · page 29

Strong representation in regard to the proposed railway from Granfell to Wyalong were made to the Minister for Public Works by a large deputation consisting of about thirty…

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The Hay Railway

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 13 September 1901 · page 29

Mr. T. W. Best, of Wagga, in a letter to Truth, makes the following serious allegations in regard to the condition of the permanent way of the Junee-Hay line:—Permit me to…

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Railway Communication with Clear Hills

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 13 September 1901 · page 3

The survey of the proposed line of railway to connect Clear Hills with the line at Lockhart is now being carried out and the survey party, under…

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Great Railway Accident. Two Trains in Collision

Riverina Times, Hay Standard and Journal of Water Conservation · Monday 16 September 1901 · page 2

On Friday last the inhabitants of Melbourne were startled with the news that the trains running between Princess-Bridge and Box-Hill had come…

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Temora to Barellan Railway

Riverina Times, Hay Standard and Journal of Water Conservation · Thursday 19 September 1901 · page 4

In the Assembly on Wednesday, Mr O'Sullivan moved—"That it is expedient that aline of railway from Temora to Gunbar, referral by the Legislative Assembly to…

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Railway Collision. Serious Accident at Jolimont. No Loss of Life

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 20 September 1901 · page 36

A railway accident of a very serious nature, though its results were happily not of a tragic kind, occurred in Melbourne on Friday afternoon, at a quarter-past 3 o'clock…

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Railway Concessions to Nurses

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 20 September 1901 · page 28

A correspondent writes: In the neight bo[?]ing State of Queensland hospital nurses on leave are granted a special privilege of travelling at half-fares on tho railways. In New South…

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Fatal Railway Accidents

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 20 September 1901 · page 24

A man, aged 50, met with a horrible death near the Eveleigh railway station on Wednesday. The driver of a train of empty waggons saw a man step on to the rails, and before…

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Temora. the Railway Extensions

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 20 September 1901 · page 15

The proposed Temora-Barellan line was submitted last Wednesday to the Assembly, and met with some opposition. Messrs O'Sullivan and Fitzpatrick, M's.P., supported it in vigorous…

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Amusing Railway Ride in Lancashire

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 20 September 1901 · page 5

An amusing s[?] of a trip from Garstang, Junction to Gstrstang Town by the Garstang and Knott End Railway Company's train, is given by the [?] paper…

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