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Murray · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1905

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Fighting at a Railway Station

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

Severe fighting of two hours duration occurred at Perowo a town on the line from moscow to Kazan…

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CABLEGRAMS. Revolt in Russia. Another Postal and Railway Strike. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 19 December 1905 · page 2

The correspondent of the "Daily Telegraph at St. Petersburg says that a strike amongst the employes in the postal and railway services…

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Tramway Union Dispute

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 19 December 1905 · page 3

In the Arbitration Court to-day the President, Judge Hezton, endeavoured to induce the Tramway Union to settle its trouble without…

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Corowa Railway Station

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

The quantity of wheat despatched by rail during the past year ending November 30, 1905, compares [?]vourably with the proceeding year. For the…

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The Railway Commission. Sydney

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

At the railway commission to-day further evidence was given by Mr. Thow, Chief-Mechanical Engineer…

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The Baltic Outbreaks Railway Communication Restored

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 20 December 1905 · page 2

Railway communication between St. Petersburg and Riga, the Baltic port, has been restored. It is announced from semi-official…

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The Tramways Dispute

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 20 December 1905 · page 3

The Tramways Employes dispute, as a result of the conciliatory advice of Judge Heydon, President of the Arbitration Court, was amicably settled…

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The Railway Commission

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 20 December 1905 · page 3

FURTHER evidence was taken before the Railway Commission to-day as to the value and quantity of various coals supplied to the department…

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A Train Carrying £12,000,000, Abortive Attempt to Wreck

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

A sensational attempt was made on Saturday to wreck a train outside St. Petersburg. The train was conveying treasure of…

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Railway Accident in America. Tremendous Loss of Life

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

A terrible railway collision has occurred on the New York Central Railway, between Park Avenue and Hundred and Fourth-Street…

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A Queensland Railway

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 December 1905 · page 28

A Brisbane correspondent writes:—The motion in the Assembly respecting the proposal to extend tho Chiliagoe railway to the Etheridge, authorises the Secretary…

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Strike on the Vistula Railways

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 22 December 1905 · page 2

In consequence of the arrest of the President of the Warsaw Railway Union, a strike will commence on Friday on all the Vistula railways…

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Strike in Moscow. All Railways Idle. Printing Works Seized Strikers Issue a Newspaper

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 22 December 1905 · page 2

A general strike has commenced in Moscow, and all business in paralysed. The strike has been joined by all…

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Railway Guard Out to Pieces

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 22 December 1905 · page 2

A guard named Scully was this morning cut to [?] by the wheels of the Manilla train at Tamworth…

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The Railway Commission

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 22 December 1905 · page 2

The Royal Commission appointed to inquire into certain matters connected with the administration of the Railway Department, including…

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American Railway Collision. Occurred in a Tunnel

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 22 December 1905 · page 2

Some particulars are to hand regarding the collision between two trains in New York, reported yesterday. The accident occurred in a…

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To-day's Cables. A General Railway Strike-Newspapers Suspend Publication A Town Bombarded. Hundreds of Inhabitants Slaughtered. LONDON

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 22 December 1905 · page 2

A general railway strike begun in Russia on Thursday. The employees of twenty-two railways have notified that they would participate in the strike…

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Latest by Telegraph Latest News From Sydney. Railway Guard Killed. Sydney

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 22 December 1905 · page 9

Guard Scully, of the Manilla train was cut to pieces at West Tamworth to-day by the mail train…

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The Railway Commission. Sydney

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 22 December 1905 · page 9

The evidence before the railway commission was concluded to-day, and the commision adjourned sine die. the Commissioners will now…

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Railway Manifest

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 22 December 1905 · page 9

At 12 noon yesterday parcels were lying at the Wahgunyah station for the following:--P. Hickey, Miss Mills. A. Dumn, Miss Dobbin, Miss Aiken J. G…

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