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Railways, roads & transport, 1906

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Road to Ruin

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 August 1906 · page 8

Begins when constipation and biliousness fasten themselves, on you, and drag down your health. Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets cure these…

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Motor Accident. Egyptian Prince Killed. London, August 19

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 August 1906 · page 15

Prince Ibrahim Mohamed, of Egypt, cousin of the Khedive, has died from injuries received in a motor accident at Bernay, in France. The motor-car came…

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Skilful Tram-driver!

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 24 August 1906 · page 2

At the board of inquiry into the alleged grievances of the Sydney tramway employes on Wednesday, the matter of preferential treatment was…

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The Tram-mens "Grievances."

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 24 August 1906 · page 3

Lawton, the secretary of the Trammen's Union, was the principal witness before the Commission to-day. His evidence chiefly concerned his own…

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"We Want a Little Railway."

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 24 August 1906 · page 3

A deputation to-day asked the Minister for Railways to construct a line between Gregra and Canowindra, a distance of 33 miles. It was estimated…

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Railway Premises

The Corowa Chronicle · Saturday 25 August 1906 · page 6

Three officers from the railway department have been resurveying the railway and water reserve around the railway lank, with a view of…

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New South Wales. the Tram-men's Grievances. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 25 August 1906 · page 5

At the sitting of the Tramway Board to-day a doctor said that many of the employees suffered from exposure and dust entering the lungs. These…

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The Rebellion in Cuba. "Pull Devil—pull Baker." the Railways in Danger

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 25 August 1906 · page 2

Further fighting has taken place in the vicinity of San Luiz, between the Government troops and bands of rebels…

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Motoring

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 25 August 1906 · page 4

The motor car has evidently come to stay, notwithstanding the golly-woggles and dust and evil smells that go with it, and the money it…

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Shot on a Railway-station. a Tragic Assassination. Later

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 28 August 1906 · page 2

General Mina, the officer commanding the Semenoffsky Regiment, who was so conspicuous in cruelly suppressing the Moscow insurrection last year…

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Rumoured Railway Resumption

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 28 August 1906 · page 3

It was rumoured to-day that the Government intends resuming a private railway-line owned by the East Greta and Aberdare Company…

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Railway League

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 28 August 1906 · page 3

A meeting of above was held at the Council. Chamber on Friday evening. There were present -- Mayor.(chair), C. T. Brewer. P. K…

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Railway Matters

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 28 August 1906 · page 3

The local railway league has come to the conclusion that it is useless continuing, the agitation for a line from Hopefield to Clear Hills. A new…

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Road to Ruin

The Corowa Chronicle · Wednesday 29 August 1906 · page 2

Bogins when constipation and billiousness fasten themselves s on you, and drag down your health. Chainberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets core these disorders, and…

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Cablegrams. the Crisis in Russia. Stolypin's Foolish Reserve. General Are Cheap To-day. New Governor of Warsaw Killed! Another Train Held Up. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 29 August 1906 · page 3

French newspapers publish a telegram from odessa stating that another attempt has been made (also by a girl) to assassinate General…

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Victoria. an Extraordinary Snowfall. Railway Trains Blocked. Adelaide Express Snowed Up! Record Fall at Ballarat. Melbourne

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 29 August 1906 · page 2

Extraordinary falls of snow have been experienced along the southern slope of the Dividing Range. Reports from Ballarat state that the fall is…

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The Tram-men's Grievances

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 29 August 1906 · page 3

In evidence given to-day before the Tramways Board it was shown that the drivers were greatly liable to contract pulmonary diseases…

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The Bombists of Bilbao. Destroying Railway Lines

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 29 August 1906 · page 2

The strikers at Bilbao, on the Bay of Biscay, are still endeavouring to cut railway communication with the town to prevent the arrival of…

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The Princelet's Motor-car. a Very Deadly Weapon

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 29 August 1906 · page 2

The Duke of Oporto, brother to the King of Portugal, was nearly killed in a motor-car accident which occurred yesterday at the seaside town of…

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General Cables. Hitting at the Oil Trust. Illegal Railway Rates. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 29 August 1906 · page 2

A Grand Jury at Chicago has returned ten indictments against the Standard Oil Company for "connecting" and granting illegal railway…

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