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Railways, roads & transport, 1907

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Electrification of the Victorian Railways. Mr. Bent Engages an Expert. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 24 June 1907 · page 2

Amongst the matters to which Mr. Bent, Premier of Victoria, intended to give his atention during his visit to London was the electrification of the…

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Daily Train for Lockhart

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 25 June 1907 · page 2

In reply to a deputation which waited upon him at Lockhart and asked for a daily train service for that centre, the Chief…

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New Railway Porter

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 25 June 1907 · page 2

Mr. Railway Porter Carson has been removed to Cootamundra, from Corowa, by way of promotion, and Mr. Porter Cowan, of Albury,…

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Railway Fares. Reduced in New South Wales

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 25 June 1907 · page 3

Further important reductions in the fares on the railways have been announced. They will come into operation in July. The most radical…

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Daily Train for Lockhart

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 26 June 1907 · page 2

In reply to a deputation which waited upon him at Lockhart and asked for a daily train service for that centre, the Chief Commissioner of Railways (Mr…

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Log-drag Road Making. a Suggestion to the Shires

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 26 June 1907 · page 6

Now that the shires in New South Wales are to be their own road-makers, it might pay to test the possibilities of the "log drag" for cheap road making…

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Burglary Epidemic in New York Operations at a Fashionable Seaside Resort. Motor Cars and Chloroform Spray Guns

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 26 June 1907 · page 2

Burglaries are of almost daily occurrence at Long Island, the fashionable New York Seaside resort. The criminals are effecting the robberies…

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N S.w. Chief Railway Commissioner Shock to a Fortes

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 27 June 1907 · page 3

A Sydney visitor to Gundagai last week stated that the new Railway Commissioner (Mr Johnson) is shaking op things is the Railway Department. "Mr…

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Daily Train for Lockhart

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 June 1907 · page 31

In reply to a deputation which Awaited upon him at Lockhart and asked for ,a daily train service for that centre, the Chief Commissioner of Railways (Mr…

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Mail Train Guard injured

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 June 1907 · page 33

On the arrival of the north-western mail train from Sydney at Singleton shortly after midnight, the guard (James Ryan) was found lying unconscious in a pool of blood in the…

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Land Notes. Proposed Opening of Roads

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 28 June 1907 · page 3

Land (District of Corowa: -- Description of roads to be opened. Road from a road from Jerilderie to Corowa, towards Oaklands,…

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Corowa-wahgunyah Train Service. a Preliminary Canter

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 28 June 1907 · page 5

Years ago, when Corowa was unable to boast of its Municipal Council and the old Progress Committee voiced public opinion, some…

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Sad Driving Fatality. on Wodonga-albury Road Old Resident Killed

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 June 1907 · page 28

A driving accident occurred on the Albury-Wodonga Road, about 6 o'clock on Tuesday night, as a consequence of which Mr. George Octavius Osborne, a well-known…

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Publications Received. "The Broken Road," by A. E. W. Mason

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 28 June 1907 · page 4

This new story by the author of "The Four F[?]athers" will arouse general interest. It deals primarily with Julia, and Mr. Mason has spent…

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The Wodonga Road Accident Magisterial Inquiry. Verdict of Accidental Death

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 28 June 1907 · page 4

At the Wodonga Courthouse yesterday Messrs H. Harkin and R. H. Smyth, J.'sP., held an inquiry touching the death of George Octavius…

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From Peking to Paris. the Great Motor Race. Experiences of the Competitors. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 28 June 1907 · page 2

Prince Borghese, one of the Italian competitors in the great Pekin to Paris automobile race, has arrived at Kiachta, a town in South-Eastern Siberia, near Lake…

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Magistrate on a Tram-car He Hears More Than He Ought

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 28 June 1907 · page 3

Mr Isaacs, S.M., gave the New South Wales Crown Law Department a nut to crack at the Glebe Police Court on Tuesday morning. Since…

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Railway Returns

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 28 June 1907 · page 3

The railway returns for the seven days ending June 21 amounted to £57,794, or an increase of £1322 as compared with the corresponding period of last year. The…

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Collision with a Tram

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 28 June 1907 · page 3

A serious collision with a tram took place at Balmain to-day. Mr Abbott, ex-Deputy Registrar-General, was diving along the street in a sulky when…

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Lockhart-clear Mills Railway

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 28 June 1907 · page 2

The following is the report of the Traffic Officer (Sir Usber) on the [?] Creek route, which was recommended by the Public Works…

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