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Murray · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1904

641 stories in Murray's papers · page 19 of 33

A Railway Accident. Fifty Passengers Burnt

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 25 June 1904 · page 2

A railway train at Ternel burame deralled, and as a result of the accident, the carriages caught fire from the engine firebox…

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The Central Railway Station

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 27 June 1904 · page 3

The Railway Copmmissioners were recently asked to draw up separate specifications for the erection of the Central Railway Station in Flindara-street in…

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Bicycle Road Race

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 28 June 1904 · page 2

Although entries for the local road bicycle handicap on Wednesday week do not close [?] next Saturday, the secretary states that twenty nominations have…

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A Railway Case. Alleged Wrongful Dismissal. Sequel to the Strike

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 28 June 1904 · page 3

A case arising out of the [?] railway strike, in which John William Molior, an engine driver, seeks to recover £400 from the Railway…

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Bridge Near the Waterworks

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 30 June 1904 · page 2

A petition was presented last night to the Albury council asking that a bridge be much over the creek near the waterworks as it is almost…

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Victoria. Melbourne, Wednesday. Action Against the Railway Commissioners

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 30 June 1904 · page 3

In the Banco Court this morning Mr Justie A'Beckett resumed the hearing of an action arising out of the railway strike of last war…

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Road Subsides

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 1 July 1904 · page 2

A miniature "earthquake" occurred in Corowa on Tuesday. There was no shock, and the first intimation of something having happened out of the…

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The Tramway Employees

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 1 July 1904 · page 3

The grievances of the tramway employees against the Railway Commissioners have been amicably adjusted, and the present outlook is that the Arbitration…

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CABLEGRAMS. General War News. Bandits Derail a Train. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 2 July 1904 · page 2

The Chinebuers or Manchurian bandits have derailed a Russian troop train to the south of the Russian bendquarters at Harbin…

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Earnings of the Railways

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 5 July 1904 · page 2

Mr. Oliver Railway Commissioner states that the operations of the railways for the past year has not come up in the Commissioners' expectations…

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Obituary. a Motor Car Kills Rattigan. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 6 July 1904 · page 2

Sir William Henry Rattigan, representing the North Eastern Division of Lanarkshire in the British House of Commons, has been killed while…

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Bicycle Road Race

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 8 July 1904 · page 2

There were nine starters in the local bicycle road race from the Fire Bridge Station to the Quat Quatta gates and book, a distance of nine miles, on…

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Vice-regal Motorists. a Sensational Accident. London, July 1

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 July 1904 · page 27

The Earl of Dudley, the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland, with the Countess of Dudley and a party, had a sensational experience yesterday. The vice-regal representatives were…

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Railway Operations

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 July 1904 · page 28

Speaking at the Chamber of Commerce dinner in Sydney on Thursday night, Mr Oliver, Railway Commissioner, said the operations of the railways for the past year…

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Kuropatkin's Army in Peril. Railway Washaway Threatened. London, July 4

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 July 1904 · page 26

New conditions have been created by the heavy rains which are now falling in Manchuria. The Times points out that the change operates to Russia's disadvantage. She is…

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Russians Confined to the Railway

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 8 July 1904 · page 2

Everything tends to Indicate that the Russians are gradually being confined to positions along the railway line…

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South African Railways. 350,000 Sleepers Ordered Queensland and Western Australian Timber

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 8 July 1904 · page 3

The Crown agents have ordered 250,000 sleepers for the Central and South African railways. A quarter million of those will…

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Victoria. Melbourne, Friday. Railway Returns

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 9 July 1904 · page 3

The railway revenue for the week ended July 6, 1[?]4, amounted to £80,934/1/8, being an increase of £10,698/0/8 compared with the…

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Tram Car and Lorry Collison

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 9 July 1904 · page 3

An electric tram and a lorry collided in Harris-street, Pyrmont, to-day. The lorry was wrecked and the tram car considerably damaged, the drivers…

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Railway Station Broken Into. Melbourne

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 11 July 1904 · page 3

Thieves broke into the booking office at the Canterbury Railway Station at about 3 o'clock this morning. In the office was a safe containing £2, but…

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