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Murray · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1903

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Wangunyah Railway Service

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 18 September 1903 · page 1

The weekly time-table is now as follows:-- Monday.--Leave Wahgunyah 6.30 a.m., due back at 2.28 p.m…

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The Clear Hills Railway

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 18 September 1903 · page 2

Notwithstanding a preponderance of evidence in favour of the payable prospects of a line of railway from Lockhart to clear Hills, which was…

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Speed on English Railways

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 19 September 1903 · page 1

There is every indication that the racing in the railway world will be taken up again shortly and the distance between the Metropolis and the Scottish capital…

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The Railways

The Riverine Grazier · Monday 21 September 1903 · page 2

THE annual report of the Commissioners for Railways is to hand. It deals with the twelve months ended on the 30th June last. The Commissioners…

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The Trans-australian Railway

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 22 September 1903 · page 3

During the debate last Thursday in the W.A, Assembly on the Trans-Australian Railway Bill, the Premier said that they now found that the…

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Wahgunyah Railway Service

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 22 September 1903 · page 1

The weekly time-lable is now as folows:-- Monday.--Leave Wahgunyah 6.30 a.m., due back at 3.28 p.m…

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Railway Manifest

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 22 September 1903 · page 2

Goods and parcels are on hand at the Wahgunyah station consigned to the following:--Parcels--Way, Armstrong, Hay, Brasche, Trollope, Green, Olson, Hudson…

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A New Road

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 25 September 1903 · page 2

A new road from the village of Barooga to the Tocumwal-Albury road has been officially declared open, and for the purpose 3 acres 8 roods [?].3…

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Railway Extension

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 25 September 1903 · page 29

Mr. Richards, M.L.A., acoompanied by Sir William M'Millan, M.P., and Messrs. Carruthers, Macdonald, Phillips, D. Storey, and D. Hall, Ms. L. A., introduced a…

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Railway Manifest

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 25 September 1903 · page 2

Goods and parcels on account of the following are on hand at Wahgunyah railway station:--Parcels.-- Archie Burns. G. S. Smith and Sons…

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Road Works

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 29 September 1903 · page 2

The Works Committee of the local Council will not have difficulty on ending ample works which require attention; but there are several…

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Railway Manifest

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 29 September 1903 · page 2

Goods and parcels are on hand at the Wahgunyah railway station consigned to the following:--Goods--G G. Huig, Crisp, Elins, Elliott, W. Brooks, Chenhall,…

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The Open Road

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 October 1903 · page 32

There is a familiar story (says, the Pilot), of a tramp taken on to work in a North of England factory at winter time, who did well and earned good wages for some…

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Temora-barellan Railway

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 October 1903 · page 34

On 14th August last a large and influentia deputation waited on the Hon. J. Kidd, Minister for Agriculture, who with the Hon. Mr. Hayes visited Narandera at the time the…

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Blackmailers. Attempts to Damage a Railway. London, September 28

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 October 1903 · page 26

An attempt has been made to extort blackmail from the Northern Pacific Railway Company in the United States. The sum of £10,000 was demanded, and as payment was…

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Alarming Railway Collision

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 October 1903 · page 28

A railway collision, which was happily not attended by loss of life, occurred near Lawson station, on the Blue Mountains, on Saturday night. A stock train broke down…

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The Central Railway Station

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 2 October 1903 · page 3

The foundation stone of the Central Railway Station-O'Suillvan's folly, as it is irreverently styled--was laid on Saturday by Sir John…

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Railway Reorganisation

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 2 October 1903 · page 3

Mr. Tait, the chief of the Victorian Railway Commissioners, intends to effect a re-allotment of duties in a proposed plan of re-organisaton--on…

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Finley-tocumwal Railway

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 2 October 1903 · page 2

Application having been made to the Public Works department for the Railway Commissioners to inspect the route of the proposed line from…

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Mildura Railway

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 6 October 1903 · page 2

The official opening of the railway line, on the 30th Sept., from Nowingee to Y[?]tpool, leaves the present terminus of the Melbourne and Mildurs line within five…

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