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Railways, roads & transport, 1904

641 stories in Murray's papers · page 18 of 33

Cablegrams. War! Mina Assault in 10 Days. Port Arthur Left to its Fate. The Armies Junctioning. Wonderful Japanese Strategy. A Japanese War Railway. At Port Arthur. Left to Its Fate. Not to Be Relived. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 14 June 1904 · page 2

Reuter's correspondent at St. Petersburg says it is alleged in military circles there that the sole responsibility for the conduct of the war now rests…

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Wooden Tramways Recommended

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 15 June 1904 · page 3

The Standing Committee of Railways has recommended the construction of light [?] wooden tramways through [?] country, costing a…

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Victoria. Melbourne, Tuesday. the Central Railway Station

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 15 June 1904 · page 3

The State Cabinet to-day discussed the plans for the new Central Railway Station. Eventually it was decided to…

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Warning to Railway Employes

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 16 June 1904 · page 3

The Railways Commissioners state that employes make a practice of travelling by train without proper tickets or passes, and either evade the checking…

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Special Train

The Independent · Friday 17 June 1904 · page 2

The Half-Holiday Football Association has arranged with Mr D. Tennant to ran a special train from Echuca on the evening of July 6…

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Trans-siberian Railway. Great Frauds by Officials. London, June 14

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 June 1904 · page 38

The Dowager Empress of Russia (the widow of the late Emperor Alexander III.) has been the means of exposing a grave scandal in connection with the…

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Railway Freight on Vegetables

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 June 1904 · page 29

The Railway Commissioners promised a deputation of fruit merchants that they would revert to the arrangement which existed prior to the new ratebook coming…

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Excursion Train

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 18 June 1904 · page 2

The Railway Department with announces in this issue particulars of a special cheap excursion train to Sydney on Saturday, June 25, affording country residents on opportunity of visiting the annual stud…

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Road Superintendent

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 18 June 1904 · page 2

The “Ballina Beacon” states:—“It is hot vet definitely decided when Mr W. A Lee will leave Ballina (to take Mr London Browns position as road [?] at Deniliquin) but it will probably be…

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Special Train From Echuca

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 18 June 1904 · page 2

At the request of the committee of the Deniliquin Jockey Club Mr Tennant has agreed to run a special train from Echuca to Deniliquin on the morning of the 13th July ([?] race day). This will enable…

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Largest Motor in the World

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 18 June 1904 · page 1

It is. in the huge forests of Canada where the biggest motors, in the world :are seen. They-.have been specially. designed by a Chicago inventor for hauling logs over…

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New Type of Railway Engine

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 18 June 1904 · page 1

The Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway. Company, in order more satisfactorily to cope with their heavy suburban trains, have just introduced the first of au entirely…

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Use for Discarded Trams

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 22 June 1904 · page 2

Three of the old Sydney trams were transhipped from the New South Wales to the Victorian train yesterday at Albury. These trams, which…

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Fatal Motor Car Accident

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 22 June 1904 · page 3

The Marquis d'Andiffret Pasguler, son of the Duke d'Andiffret pasgnler, a well-known French politician, has been killed in a motor car accident in…

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A Motor Tragedy. a French Nobleman Killed. London, June 20

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 June 1904 · page 35

The Marquis d'Audiffret-Pasquier, only son of the Due d'Audifiret-Pasquier, was killed yesterday by a motor accident in France. He was driving at the terrific…

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Great Motor Race. Won by France. London, June 18

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 June 1904 · page 24

The annual motor race for the Gordon-Bennett Cup took place in Germany yesterday. The course was from Saarburg to Taunus, near Homburg, a circuit of 87½…

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Berbigan-harooga Railway League

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 24 June 1904 · page 2

At a recent meeting of the above, at which Mr. S. M. Brown presided, the question of the league's credit balance was discussed, and it was decided that…

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Railway Extension

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 24 June 1904 · page 2

Concerning railway communication between Victoria and New South Wales, we have been handed the following information, which has been…

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Special Train from Echuca

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 25 June 1904 · page 2

We are informed by Mr W. J. M’Laurin, president of the P. and A. Society. that Mr D. Tennant has decided to-run a special t-ain from Echuca to Deniliquin for the convenience of persons wishing…

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Damages Against the Railway Department

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 25 June 1904 · page 3

To-day Kate Wyard, described as a married woman, recovered the sum of £900 as damages from the Railway Department, for injuries received in a…

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