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Railways, roads & transport, 1904

641 stories in Murray's papers · page 2 of 33

A Motor Accident. Dr. Schlink Injured

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 8 January 1904 · page 4

Dr. Schlink, of Wollonga, had an alarming and painful experience while motor cycling on Christmas Eve. He was returning from Bethunga, and when…

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Auckland Tram Fatality Heartrending Scenes

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 8 January 1904 · page 4

The “Auckland Star” of 24th December gives graphic details of the shocking [?] accident which occurred near Kingsland on Christmas eve, in which three people were…

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Bridge Not Needed. Miners Travel Across a Wild River on a Thread. Hen Who Use the "Sky Trolley" in Western Pennsylvania Laugh at What Strangers Call the Perils of Their Daily Trip

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 January 1904 · page 1

Sky ferries are probably unknown to the citizens of any other section of the country than those of the Youghiogheny river valley, in western…

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The Albury to Wodonga Road

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 9 January 1904 · page 2

The Wedonga Shire Council have been advised of a special grant of £250 form the Victorian Government for the purpose of keeping the road…

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Admiral Bridge Remains at Shanghai. Departure for Hong Kong Postponed

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

Admiral Bridge, who has been at Shaughal with was vessels, has postponed his intended departure for Hong Kong in order to awalt…

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Cablegrams. London, Friday. a Cool Request by Russia. Wishes to Use Japanese Railway to Transport Russian Troops

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

The Russian authorities requested the Japanese Government to allow their troops on route for S[?] to be transported over the Japanese railway…

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Telegrams. Inter-state. Victoria. Melbourne, Friday Electric Tramways

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 9 January 1904 · page 2

Speaking on the subject of the refusal of the Government to [?] the proposal of a private company to [?] electric hamways through…

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The Trans-siberian Railway. Useless in a War Sense. Wouldn't Stand Strain for a Week

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

Major Nathan, who held a high position in the recent war with the Boers in South Africa as a railway transport officer, has inspected the…

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Cablegrams. London, Sunday. the War Cloud Shadowing Cruisers Russian Reply Received The Big Railway A Farce America Sends 5 Warships in the Far East. Russia Alert In The Suez Canal Japan's New Cruisers. Thirty Russian Batallions Ready for the Railway the Czar Better Advised. Russia's Reply. Great Divergence of Opinion. Between Alexieff and St. Petersburg. Alexieff Wanted War

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

Information has reached official circles in Paris that a very protracted correspondence between the Russian Military Authorities at St. Petersburg…

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The Railways

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 12 January 1904 · page 2

An official notice has been published by the Railway Department, intimating that newspaper suggestions in regard to the better management of the…

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The Fighting Motor Car

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 12 January 1904 · page 4

The "horseless carriage" has come to stay, but we do not seem to have found a name for it of a permanent character. The French call them "auto-mobiles." and the…

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A Remarkable Bridge

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 15 January 1904 · page 1

One of the most curious bridges in the world is to be seen at Hustings, Minn. U.S.A., where it crosses the Mississippi River. Its chief feature is its ingenious…

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Rutherglen Train Services

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 15 January 1904 · page 2

The Victorian Railway commissioners have informed the Rutherglen Borough Council that it is considered that the Ordinary trains from Rutherglen are now…

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A Learned Tramp

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 15 January 1904 · page 28

Minor cases occupied the attention of the Water Police Court, Sydney, for some time on Thursday morning, and one especially showed the value of a reasonable defence…

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The Motor Car

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 15 January 1904 · page 14

Judging by the rosy pictures motor-car builders are painting for themselves (the Sun observes) the day will yet come, and to a great extent it is not far distant, when…

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Railway Collision. Thirty Lives Lost. London, January 7

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 15 January 1904 · page 27

A disastrous railway accident has happened in Kansas. A passenger train, going at the rato of 30 miles an hour, came into collision with a cattle train 14 miles westward of…

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Railway to Tocumwal

The Independent · Friday 15 January 1904 · page 2

It is stated that Mr O'Sullivan, Minister for Public Works, has written officially to the Victorian Minister, informing him that the New South…

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Cablegrams. London, Thursday. the War Cloud a Quiet Lull. Failure of War Loans. Japanese Cruisers Cornered. Korean Emperor Hysterical. Insurance 55 Guineas per £100 Japanese Engineers on thE Russian Railway. ThE Courteous Jap. No Time Limit Fixed. Japan's Reply Received. by the Russian Minister

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 15 January 1904 · page 3

Baron Von Rosen, the Russian Minister at Tokio, has announced that he has received Japan's reply, which is expected to lead to further protrauted…

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Japanese Disguised As Engineers. Prepared to Blow Up Russian Railways

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 15 January 1904 · page 3

It is reported that fully 200 Japanese military engineers are stationed at various points on the great trans-Siberian railway, disguised as Chinese…

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Telegrams. Inter-state. Melbourne, Thursday. Shooking Railway Accident

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 15 January 1904 · page 3

A shocking accident occurred in the Port Melbourne railway yard this morning, the victim being Hans Hanstub, a railway employe, 13 years of…

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