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Railways, roads & transport, 1905

587 stories in Murray's papers · page 8 of 30

Railway Appeal Board

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 15 March 1905 · page 3

It has been decided by the Premier that the representatives of the railway employes on the Railway Appeal Board shall sit for three years…

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Railway Traffic Returns

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 16 March 1905 · page 3

The tralle receipts for the seven days ending March 7 1905, amount to [?] an increase of [?] over that of the corresponding period for…

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New Road Superintendent

The Independent · Friday 17 March 1905 · page 2

Mr. A. C. Fitznead, successor to Mr. W. A. Lee, has arrived in Deuiliquin and taken up his duties as road superintendent. Prior to Mr. Fiiznead's…

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The Reliability Motor Race

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 March 1905 · page 19

Mr. A. E. Fuller who rode through from Sydney in excellent time, although inside the maximum, had a series of experiences which forced him to the…

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Sinmingting Railway. Now Reopened. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 17 March 1905 · page 2

The refusal of the Chinese to carry Japanese food on the Sinmingting railway originated in threats by the Russian Government and the…

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Railway Delegate

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 17 March 1905 · page 3

Mr. Hugh McLachlan, secretary to the New South Wales Railway Commissioners, has been selected as one of the N.S.W. Railway Department…

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Motor Omnibus Traffic

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 17 March 1905 · page 4

The recent proposal to introduce motor omnibusses as "feeders" to railway lines appears to be taking definite shape, although nothing…

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Fell From a Train

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 18 March 1905 · page 3

A Chinaman fell from the morning train between Ashfield and Croydon to-day but was apparently not seriously injured…

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Railway Returns

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 18 March 1905 · page 3

The railway returns for the wheat season show that 1,200,000 bags of wheat were received, compared with a total of 1,684,000 last year-a…

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A New Railway Brake

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 18 March 1905 · page 1

In the presence of the chief inspecting officer of railways, a new method of coupling trucks was exhibited recently at the South Eastern Railway, London. The…

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The Bridge Watch-house

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 21 March 1905 · page 2

The small watch-house at the Wahgunyah end of the Murray bridge is to be removed to the police station for the use of the officer in charge. This…

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Accident to a Railway Employe

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 23 March 1905 · page 3

News reached Albury last evening of a painful accident which had been sustained by Mr. E. Vile an Albury resident, whose parents are now living in…

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Siberian Railway. London, March 20

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 March 1905 · page 26

The work of providing a double track on portions of the Siberian railway line has been abandoned, owing to the clearness of labour…

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Russian Railway Block. London, March 20

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 March 1905 · page 21

The diversion of rolling stock and locomotives to the Siberian railway has caused a block on the Russian lines. There is an immense accumulation of grain in various…

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Teamsters V. Railways

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 24 March 1905 · page 2

The merchants of Wangaratta have decided by formal resolution passed at a meeting held on Monday evening, to obtain the bulk of their goods…

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The Logan and Albert District the Canungra Settlement.our Timber Assets. Railways and Development.[?]

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 24 March 1905 · page 2

The more one travels round the various districts within reasonable distance of Brisbane, the more convinced is be that the valuable Lands being operated upon in a more or…

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Tramp Scored

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 25 March 1905 · page 2

Mrs Plaine (to tramp):.:How dare you say you won’t go away? Don’t you know my husband is a policeman? It he were here he would take you up ’…

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Railway Line Reopened

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 28 March 1905 · page 2

The railway line from Mukden to Kaiyuan, which is about 100 miles north on the main line to Harbin, has been reopened by the Japanese…

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Special Cheap Railway Excursion for Easter

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 28 March 1905 · page 2

The Railway Department announces in this issue particulars of special excursion to Sydney on Saturday April 15. The fares will be at the cheap…

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Lockhart-urana-clear Hills Proposed Railway. the Recent Deputation. the Evidence Taken

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 28 March 1905 · page 3

A deputation representative of the Clear Hills district railway league was introduced to the Minister a few weeks ago by Mr. R. T. Bell, M.L.A.,…

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