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Railways, roads & transport, 1904

641 stories in Murray's papers · page 8 of 33

Destroying a Railway Line

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 5 March 1904 · page 2

The correspondent of the London "Times" at Tokio states that two kilometres 1¼ miles) of the Kharbin to Nikolst railway have been…

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Cablegrams. War. Japan and Rusia. Russian Domestic Trouble. Finns Forced to Fight. Abandoment of Niuchwang Finns Won't Fight. Russia's Compulsory Methods Forced Into Railway Trains. for the Far East. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 7 March 1904 · page 2

M. Bobrikoff, Governor of Finland, addressing the Finish garrison of Sveaberg, near Holsingfors, eulogised the self-sacrilicing spirit of the Russian…

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Victoria. Melbourne, Saturday. Discharged Railway Strikers

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 7 March 1904 · page 3

A meeting of the State Cabinet will be held on Tuesday next for the purpose of discussing the question of the reinstatement of the railway employes…

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Thaws in Korea. Roads Rendered Impassable. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 8 March 1904 · page 2

The correspondent of the "Daily Mail" says that at Magyang, to the Korean Peninsula, the thaws have greatly broken up the roads…

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To-Day's Latest Cables. Reported Arrest of Japanese Bridge-Wreckers. A Russian Cruiser Refloated. Later

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 8 March 1904 · page 2

It is reported that about a dozen Japs., disguised as Tartars, have been arrested while attempting to destroy the Volgi Bridge, on the Siberian railway…

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Proposed, New Railway

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 8 March 1904 · page 4

A deputation from Tocumwal and district waited upon Mr. Geo. Graham, M.L.A., of Victoria, at Strathmerton; with reference to the long continued…

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Tocumwal Railway Scheme

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 8 March 1904 · page 2

Mr. Kernot, Chief (Engineer, has completed ah Inspection of tho proposed line from Struthmerton to Tocumwal, which covers a distance of of 9[?] miles in…

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Railway Facitlites

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 8 March 1904 · page 3

There is apparently to be no delay in carryon into effect promises made by the Railway Commissioners when on a visit to the Wahgunyah railway station…

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Late Train

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 9 March 1904 · page 3

A delay on the South Australian side was responsible for the Adelaide express being half-an-hour behind time when it pulled up at Skencer-st…

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Cablegrams. War. Japan and Russia. the White Feather. Japanese Busy in Russia. Korea's Day Will Come. Blowing up a Railway Bridge. Japanese in Southern Russia. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 9 March 1904 · page 2

The "Standard's" correspondent at St. Petersburg states that a story is current that a dozen Japanese, disguised as Tartars, have been arrested…

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Sporting. Cricket. Grammar School v. Albury Railway

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 10 March 1904 · page 4

The above trams met yesterday afternoon on the local sports ground, and after a most friendly and interesting game victory rested with the…

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Road Works

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 11 March 1904 · page 3

The district road superintendent invites fresh tenders for works on Mulwala-Momalong road returnable on 18th inst. Specification may be seen at the Court…

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Trans-siberian Railway. Attempt to Blow Up a Bridge. London, March 8

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 11 March 1904 · page 26

The Standard yesterday mentioned that a story was current in St. Petersburg that a dozen Japanese soldiers disguised aa Tartars had been arrested at the point where the…

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Railway Commissioners at Wangunyan

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 11 March 1904 · page 29

Messrs. Tait, Fitzpatrick, and Houlson, Railway Commisisoners, accompanied by the heads of the various branches, paid a visit to the Wahgunyah station. A…

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Telegrams. Inter-state. Melbourne, Wednesday. the Railways. Carriage Lighting

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 11 March 1904 · page 3

An apparatus for economising in the lighting of railway carriages was brought under the notice of r. Bent to-day. The object aimed at by the…

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The Prevalence of Stock Stealing. a Circular to the Pastures Board. Action by the Railway Commissioners

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 11 March 1904 · page 2

The following circular has been [?] to the Chairmen of the Pastures Protection Boards:— Department of Lands,…

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Wiju to Seoul Railway. Concession Signed. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 14 March 1904 · page 2

The Japanese and Korean Government have signed the Wiju and Scoul Railway concession. The Scoul to Wiju Railway would, it was recently…

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Telegrams. Inter-state Victoria. Melbourne, Monday. State Railway Representation

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 15 March 1904 · page 3

Much concern is being caused amongst railway and other Government employees as to who shall represent them in the next State…

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New South Wales. Sydney, Tuesday. Boards a Moving Train. and Loses a Leg

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 16 March 1904 · page 3

To-day a young woman, while endeavouring to board a moving train, fell between a carriage and the platform. Onlookers became spell-bound…

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A Motor Carriage

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 16 March 1904 · page 3

The motor bicycle with side carriage attachment which has been careering about the streets of Albury during the last law days had come in for a…

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