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Railways, roads & transport, 1907

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The Railway Revenue

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 15 May 1907 · page 3

The railway [?] for the week ending May 7 amounted to £90,201, or an increase of £3758 on the amount received for the corresponding period of last…

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Hawksview Road Exchanges Report of the Council Council Committee

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 16 May 1907 · page 4

At the meeting of the Albury Council last night a report was read from the public works committee on the proposed exchange of roads at Hawksview…

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Sydney Train

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 17 May 1907 · page 4

It is notified that on and after Saturday next, 18th last., the train leaving Corowa for Sydney at 12.30 will in future be despatched at 6.50…

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Aeroplane Accident. a French Sensation

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 17 May 1907 · page 7

A slight accident occurred at Vincennes on 28th February during the trial of M. Leon Delagrange's aeroplane--the largest machine yet built on the box-kite…

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Sydney Mail Train

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 May 1907 · page 28

Elsewhere will be found a notification of a change in the time of the departure of the mail train for Sydney, which, on and after Monday next, will leave Albury at…

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Constable's Bridge at Flatford. a Question for Manchester

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 17 May 1907 · page 2

England is asked by the "Manchester Guardian" to consider whether Flatford Bridge, beloved of her great landscape painter Constable, should be permitted…

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A Fall in Railway Stocks

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 17 May 1907 · page 3

A general fall in British railway stocks has taken place owing to the threatened, strike of railway employes on the August Bank Holiday, should…

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Sunday Labor on the Railways

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 17 May 1907 · page 3

The Committee appointed by the State Cabinet to inquire into the question of Sunday labor on the railways, held its first sitting in private this afternoon. Mr…

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Collision With Trams. Fatalities in Sydney. Two Tramway Employees Arrested

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 May 1907 · page 46

Two tramway collisions with, fatal results occurred in Sydney on Tuesday. The first of these took place about 10 o'clock, when the driver of a cab sustained…

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A Remarkable Railway

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 May 1907 · page 33

The railway now in course of construction from Clarence to Newnes, the new mining township in the Blue Mountains, is described as being a remarkable one. The…

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Labour Troubles. Railway Men's Unions. London, May 13

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 May 1907 · page 43

Claims for the recognition by the companies of their unions are being strongly urged by the railway employes in the United Kingdom, and, in furtherance of the movement…

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The Railway From Damascus to Mecca

The Corowa Chronicle · Saturday 18 May 1907 · page 7

In the course of two years and a half the works in construction of the railway from Damascus to Mecca have covered a total distance of 412…

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Motor or Wife. Food for Thought

The Corowa Chronicle · Saturday 18 May 1907 · page 2

"It is a serious problem," said the young man thoughtfully. "What is?" demanded the older man, anxious to give the younger man…

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Victorian Railway Concession Explained

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 18 May 1907 · page 2

In explanation of the concessions to bo made respecting fodder sent from Victoria, to New South Wales for stock affected by drought, the Railway Commissioners…

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Rebates on Coffee. Railway Secret Commissions in America

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 20 May 1907 · page 3

The managers of the Chicago, Milwaukee and Saint Paul Hallway Company have confessed to having allowed rebates on coffee shipments carried over their…

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The Recent Tram Accident

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 21 May 1907 · page 3

An inquest was opened to-day into the recent tram accident in which a man named John foster was killed and in connection, with which the driver and…

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New South Wales. Sydney, Monday. a Railway Fatality

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 21 May 1907 · page 3

An inquiry was held to-day into the death of Annie Millis, who died from injuries received through falling off the railway platform at Redfern railway…

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Strange Railway Mishap

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 21 May 1907 · page 4

A peculiar incident occurred during the run of the Portland to Hamilton train on Saturday morning. Between Heywood and Miltown Driver Norman was engaged…

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The Mono-rail Railway a Favourable Report. Support From the India Council. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 22 May 1907 · page 2

All exhaustive examination has been made by leading railway engineers in india of Mr. [?] new type of mono-railway. They have reported…

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Hawksview Bridge Approach

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 23 May 1907 · page 2

Cr. Chrisp drew attention to the state of the road on the New South Wales side of the Hawksview Bridge on the Nine-Mile reserve. He moved…

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