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Murray · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1907

969 stories in Murray's papers · page 30 of 49

The Upper Murray Railway

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 28 August 1907 · page 2

Mr. J. V. Petersen, hon. sec. of the Albury branch of the Upper Murray Railway League, has received replies from the Tintaldra and Jingellic branches,…

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At the Tramway Terminus

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 28 August 1907 · page 3

When the motor-man started on his second cup of coffee he became sociable. "Yes, sir," he said, "we certainly…

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Bebringama. Tuesday. Proposed Railway to Tintaldra

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 28 August 1907 · page 6

The interest being taken by the Albury people in trying to secure a railway direct to Albury from Tintaldra is much appreciated by the local residents. With…

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Ultima Railway Extension. Victorian Deputation at the Council Meeting. Favors Windomal

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 28 August 1907 · page 2

At the council meeting on 19th instant, a deputation, consisting of Messrs J T English, (Ultima), W Edwards (Tooleybuc) and S Broomhead…

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Upper Murray Railway League

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 29 August 1907 · page 2

A meeting of the members of the Upper Murray Railway League will be held on Friday evening at 8 at the Council Chambers. A good attendance is desired…

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Sporting. Rugby Football Sydney Tramways V. Albury

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 29 August 1907 · page 4

A match between teams representing the Sydney Tramways and Albury was played yesterday afternoon on the Albury Sports Ground. There was a fair…

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Drag for Levelling Roads

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 30 August 1907 · page 7
Also in The Riverine Grazier

The Illustration given herewith is taken from the Road Red Book of New York. The lower "split log drag" is made as shown by using two…

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The New Howlong Bridge

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 30 August 1907 · page 2

The Department of Public Worts has accepted the tender of Mr. W. Farquharson, of Sydney, for the construction of a composite truss bridge across the…

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Chemical Road Dangers

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 30 August 1907 · page 5

The time may soon come when the roads throughout the country will be systematically and periodically closed with solution of calcium chloride, in…

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Big Haul From a Train

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 30 August 1907 · page 43

A clever and daring robbery has been perpetrated on the Chicago, Burlington, and Quincy railway line, in the United States. The thieves stole the mail-bags…

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Railway Bates and Faers

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 30 August 1907 · page 4

It is notified in this "week's Government Gazette" that the second-class single fare between Sydney and Melbourne trill be £2/15/ from September 1…

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New South Wales. Sydney. Thursday. Reduced Railway Fares

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 30 August 1907 · page 3

Notification has been given of a reduction in the second-class railway fare from Sydney to Melbourne from. £3 to £2 15/…

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Motor-hearses

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 30 August 1907 · page 2

The Berlin police have (according to the "Daily Mail") inspected and approved the first electric automobile hearse ever perfected, and it will…

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An Ingenious Bridge

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 31 August 1907 · page 2

One of the most striking of American characteristics is the capacity for solving difficulties in an unconventional manner…

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Upper Murray Railway League

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 31 August 1907 · page 2

Owing to the counter attractions, the Albury branch of the Upper Murray Railway League did not hold a meeting last night as intended. The…

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Spikes for Railways

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 31 August 1907 · page 2

Experiment have been made by the Forest Service of the United State Department of Agricultural on the holding power of various forms of spikes…

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St. Lawrence Bridge. the Structure Described

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

Though not the largest cantilever bridge in the world—that distinction belongs to the Forth bridge—the huge structure now in course of erection over the St…

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Cablegrams. (Per Reuter). Canadian Bridge Collapses. Heavy Loss of Life. London

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

A terrible disaster has occurred at [?] in Canada. The work of constructing a new bridge over the St. Lawrence River has been in progress for some time…

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Big Railway Smash in America. 80 Persons Killed or Wounded

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 2 September 1907 · page 3

News of a big railway accident has just been received from America. Two trains collided at Charleston in Illinois, with fearful results. Twenty of the…

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