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Murray · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1906

781 stories in Murray's papers · page 16 of 40

A Petrol Electric Motor-car

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 2 June 1906 · page 1

At the electrical Engineering works of Messrs, Johnson and Philips, Ltd, at Charlton, Kent, a demonstration was given recently of a system for petrol electric…

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Tram and Cab Collide

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 4 June 1906 · page 2

Two trams and a cab collided on Saturday at the corner of George and King streets, Sydney. The horse was killed and 3 people badly injured…

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Commencing the Honeymoon. a Motor Car Jaunt. Later

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 4 June 1906 · page 2

Alfonso and Ena, both looking well, motored without an escort through Madrid yesterday. They were frantically acclaimed by…

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Tram Car Accident. 11 Killed, 20 Injured

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 6 June 1906 · page 3

A fatal accident is reported from East Providence in Rhode Island, U.S.A. An electric tram-car crowded with excursionists was derailed with…

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Laying Railway Tracks by Electricity

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 6 June 1906 · page 3

An interesting portable electric plant is used by the French railways in permanent way construction, and enables truck laying to be…

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Orgy in a Train. "Scotch Express" Case

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 8 June 1906 · page 7

For the second time the Clerkenwell magistrate listened yesterday to the story of some remarkable doings in the night express train from Scotland…

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Trams and a Cab Collide

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 June 1906 · page 29

A sensational tramway collision occurred at the intersection of George and King streets, Sydney, shortly after noon on Saturday. A William-street electric tram…

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Modernizing Spain's Railways

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 June 1906 · page 31

Spain is about to connect herself with the rest of Europe by a railway gauge that will obviate the necessity of transferring passengers and freight from one train to…

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The Widow and the Motor

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 8 June 1906 · page 7

Mr Wiggins, having learned that his friend Biggins had purchased a new motor car, called him up by telephone to wish him well with his new purchase. Unknown to Wiggins,…

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Motor Fatality. a Marchesa Killed

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 8 June 1906 · page 2

The Rome correspondent of the London "Daily Mail" wrote on 9th March:-- Full details are now available of the [?]ragic motor-car accident yesterday…

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Cheap Railway Excursion

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 8 June 1906 · page 4

The Railway Department advertises an excursion train to Sydney and intermediate stations at the specially low fares of 1[?]d. per mile first class…

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The Wide World. "New Terror to London." Motor 'Buses

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 8 June 1906 · page 7

"In the public Interest" a gentleman sued the London Road Car Co. at Westminster County Court yesterday, a motor 'bus having jerked him off as he…

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A Thrilling Railway Incident

The Corowa Chronicle · Saturday 9 June 1906 · page 2

Ena Gordon and Florrie Granger were great friends, though two more dissimilar in every way it would be hard to End. For, while Ena was tall, dark,…

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Correspondence. Our Awful Roads. To the Editor

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 11 June 1906 · page 4

" Sir,-When a man is struck he generally strikes back, in some form or other, and there is at least some satisfaction in doing so. Many of the…

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Air Warships V. Land Motor Batteries

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 11 June 1906 · page 4

Like a glance into the future by Jules Verne has been the work of the balloon and automobile corps of the French army in their recent field…

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The Howlong Bridge

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 12 June 1906 · page 3

Mr. Ball introduced the deputationists from Howlong, who urged the construction of a new bridge over the Murray at that place. It was stated…

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Savernake. Railway Meeting at Savernake

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 12 June 1906 · page 2

A largely-attended meeting a the Savernake Railway League was held yesterday (Saturday), in the local hall. Several members of the…

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DEPUTATIONS. The Howlong Bridge

The Corowa Chronicle · Wednesday 13 June 1906 · page 3

Messrs W. B. Hamilton, W. Reid, J.T. Dornan, P. Moorfield, J. Menzies, T. Ashford and A. Tomkins, introduced by Mr. Ball, waited upon…

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Riverina Railways District Conference Proposed. Satisfaction or Separation

The Corowa Chronicle · Wednesday 13 June 1906 · page 2

A public meeting, under the auspices of the Savernake Railway League, was held at the School of Arts, Savernake, on Saturday last…

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Railway Ambulance Corps

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 13 June 1906 · page 2

A meeting was held at the Albury Railway Station last right for the purpose of forming a branch of the New South Wales Railway and Tramway…

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