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Railways, roads & transport, 1905

587 stories in Murray's papers · page 12 of 30

Fearful Railway Disaster. Dynamite Car Collision. 20 Persons Incinerated. LONDON, 12th May

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 16 May 1905 · page 4

A terrible railway catastrophe occurred yesterday in America, in the State of Pennsylvania. Near Harrisburg, an important…

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Fire at Sydney Road. Hotel Stables Destroyed

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 17 May 1905 · page 2

Shortly before 7 o'clock last evening a fire was discovered in the left of a stable at the rear of the Newmarket Hotel, Sydney Road, Mr. Mangoldoff,…

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Disaster to Motor Boats

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 17 May 1905 · page 2

During the course of a motor boat race from Algiers to Toulon yesterday the contestants met with extremely tempestuous weather which created…

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Wahgunyah-springhurst Train. the Winter Time-table

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 19 May 1905 · page 4

Daily.--Dep. Wahgunyah 7.80 a.m., leaving Springhurst on return at 1.28 p.m;, arr, Wahgunyah 2,8.p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays.--Dep…

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Railway Freights. London, May 12

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 19 May 1905 · page 27

president Roosevelt, who is visiting the western states, has reached Denver, the capital of Colorado, and been entertained at dinner by the commercial men of the city. In the course…

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Motor Omnibuses

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 19 May 1905 · page 29

Mr. Tait, Chairman of the Victorian Railway Commissioners, made the interesting announcement a few weeks ago that it had been determined, with the approval of…

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Railway Tragedy. Explosions of Dynamite. 20 Persons Incinerated. London, May 12

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 19 May 1905 · page 27

Even in America there have for some considerable time been no more sensational railway accidents than one which happened yesterday in the neighbourhood of Harrisburg, an…

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To-day's Motor Contest. the 100 Miles Non-stop Run

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 20 May 1905 · page 4

This morning at about 9.30, the competing cars in the 100-miles nonstop run, will leave the Haymarket, Melbourne. The contest is purely a…

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Motor Contest. the 100-Miles Non-stop Run. Melbourne

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 22 May 1905 · page 3

The one hundred mile "non-stop" automobile contest, arranged by the Dunlop Tyre Company, was held this afternoon over a course extending…

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New Railway Lines

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 26 May 1905 · page 28

It is, as far as can be ascertained, the desire of the Carmthers Government to construct, by piecework the four short railway lines, viz, fom Bogan Gate to Trundle…

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Albury Motor and Bicycle Club. the Hickey-batty Protest

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 26 May 1905 · page 19

A meeting of the committee of the above club was held at Nottage's Hotel on Monday night. The business of the meeting was to finally dispose of the protest…

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Temora-Barellan Railway. an Important Matter

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 26 May 1905 · page 27

Mr. A. G. Humby reports that, in response to a wire received, he met some South Australian farmers at Grong Grong last week, who had come over to inspect the country to be…

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Railway Accident in Russia

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 26 May 1905 · page 2

A fatal railway disaster is reported from Russia. A goods train with a passenger carriage attached when near Kharkoff, south of Moscow, yesterday,…

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A Wonderful Railway Bridge

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 27 May 1905 · page 2

Burma possesses the highest railway bridge in the world. It is known as the Gokteik Viaduct, and: is made entirely of steel. Its weight is considerably more…

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Action Against a Trams Union £100 Damages Awarded

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 27 May 1905 · page 4

The trial of the trades union case Heggle versus the Brisbane Shipwrights Provident Union was brought to close in the Supreme Court, Brishane, on Tuesday afternoon, when…

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American and Canadian Railways. a Shout Link War

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 29 May 1905 · page 2

Some time ago the Pore Marquette Railroad Company, which operates chiefly on the Peninsula lying between Lakes Michigan and Huron, acquired a…

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Railway Accident. Train Derailed in Russia. London, May 24

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 June 1905 · page 27

A serious railway accident has occurred in Russia. A goods train to which a passenger carriage was attached was derailed near Kharkoff, the capital of the government of that…

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Railway Collision. at Spencer Street Station. Several Passengers Injured. Melbourne

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 2 June 1905 · page 3

A serious collision occurred at Spencer-street Railway Station this evening between the Williamstown and Geelong trains…

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The Spencer-street Railway Accident

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 5 June 1905 · page 3

The fact that the departmental inquiry into the Spencer-street railway accident is being held in private, was brought under the notice of the…

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Victoria. Melbourne, Saturday. Killed on the Railway

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 5 June 1905 · page 3

A maried woman, named Mrs. Anderson, who was walking along the railway line to-day towards Leongatha, was overtaken and struck by a…

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