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Murray · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1905

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Terrible Railway Accident. the Persons Killed. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 4 September 1905 · page 2

A disastrous fatal accident has occurred on the Great Eastern Railway. An express train from London to Cromer was wreeked at Witham, near…

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Tram Conductor in Trouble

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 5 September 1905 · page 2

A young man, employed as a conductor on the Government tramways was to-day committed for trial on a charge of stealing from a dwelling…

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Motor Versus Train

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 8 September 1905 · page 2

Two American ladies who wished to proceed from paris to Cherbourg by train for the purpose of catching the French mail steamer for New York,…

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Railway Smash. Express Train Derailed. Sensational Results. London, September 2

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 September 1905 · page 14

A railway distaster has occurred at Witham, a small station near Colchester, in Essex, the express train from, London, to Cromer, the well-known, watering-place on…

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Proposed Railways

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 8 September 1905 · page 2

Mr. Ball M.L.A., has been informed by the Minister for public Works that arrangements are being made for Mr. Inspector-Engineer Hutchinson to leave…

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The Railway Accident at Witham

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 11 September 1905 · page 2

The coroner's inquest upon the bodies of the victims of the shocking railway accident which occurred on the Great Eastern line at Witham, near…

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The Council and a Road-roller

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 12 September 1905 · page 2

At the last meeting of the Municipal Council three or four letters were read from firms, in Melbourne in answer to an advertisement in the city press for…

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Another Transcontinental Railway

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 12 September 1905 · page 4

Although the term "transco[?] railway" is generally taken to refer to the proposed line from Port Augusta a Kalaooriie, it must not be…

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General Cables. London, Tuesday. Street Railway Accident in New York

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 13 September 1905 · page 5

A shocking railway accident took place in New York last evening. A train travelling on the elevated railroad ran into an open switch, with…

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Two Miles a Minute. Terrible Speed of the Latest Motor-car

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 14 September 1905 · page 3

Two miles a mi[?]nto is the latest ambition of the intrepid, danger-scorning, space-anninilating motorist. Had any, one predicted but a year…

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Tram Conductor's Find

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 15 September 1905 · page 28

Early on Friday morning the attention of a tramway conductor was attracted to an old leather bag, which was lying on the pathway near the intersection of…

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Motoring

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 15 September 1905 · page 2

The arrival in Corowa of two large motor cars from Melbourne on Wednesday occasioned a small stir. Our reporter was informed that…

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The Tocumwal Railway

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 15 September 1905 · page 2

Mr. Kernol, engineer of the Victorian Railway Department, has recommended the construction of the Tocumwal railway extension at a cost…

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Motoring

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 15 September 1905 · page 4

Motoring is gradually growing in popularity, and the newspapers now devote special columns to it as they do to sporting, laying hens, and other…

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Cycling. Goulburn to Sydney Road Race. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 18 September 1905 · page 4

The annual road rare from Goulburn to Sydney took place to-day. M. Roldnson, after a splendid race, gained first place and covered the distance…

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Government Officer Ar­rested. a Railway Scandal. Falsifying the Books. Melbourne

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 18 September 1905 · page 2

James walsh, 55 years of ago, who has held a most responsible position as acting chief accountant in the Railway Department, was to-day arrested…

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Oaklands-hopefield Railway League

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 19 September 1905 · page 2

It is the intention of His Worship the Mayor (Ald. Thos. Parkin), two or three members of the league, and Mr. Falconer Fraser, secretary, to…

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Snow on the Mountains. Train Passengers Play at Snowball

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 21 September 1905 · page 2

It is certainly very seldom that a snow-covered train is soon steaming into Sydney, but such was the case on Tuesday morning…

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Railway Concussions Promised

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 21 September 1905 · page 2

The Minister for Lands (Mr J. Ashton) announced this afternoon that final arrangements had been made forgranting special railway concessions to…

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New Chinese Railways

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 21 September 1905 · page 2

The Chinese Government is planing the construction of a trunk railway, with which it is proposed to connect the cities of Canton and Peking, The…

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