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Railways, roads & transport, 1907

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Industrial Unrest. the Railway Trouble. London, September 27

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 4 October 1907 · page 43

The managing committee of the general federation of trade unions, which represents 700,000 men, in unions, which are recognised by the employers, has carried a…

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American Motor Madness

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 4 October 1907 · page 25

America has gone motor mad. An English motoring journal is responsible for this assertion. "To be without a car in the States." it says, "is to be a back…

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An Illustrated Train

The Corowa Chronicle · Saturday 5 October 1907 · page 2

To help the excited traveller to find his or her own seat, which may have been temporarily vacated in a long and crowded train, the illustrated train…

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A Romance of the Road. I.

The Corowa Chronicle · Saturday 5 October 1907 · page 9

One beautiful June morning, Ethel Rolleston set out with her bicycle for a ride from Allonby to Silloth, both small but favorite seaside resorts on…

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Victoria. Melbourne, Friday. Sensational Railway Smash

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 5 October 1907 · page 5

A sensational railway accident occurred near Moranding, a station on the Kilmore-Heathcote line this morning. A "down" goods train from…

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A Railway Officer Shot. Accused Before the Court

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 5 October 1907 · page 5

A young man named Thomas Young was before the City Court to-day on a charge of feloniously shooting with intent to murder Mr. Samuel Jones,…

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Train Robbers in Russia. Passengers Killed and Wounded.london

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 7 October 1907 · page 2

Another case of train robbery by Terrorist is reported to-day from russia. The latest outrage was committed in the vicinity of Kiev (or kieff).the capital…

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British Railway Troubles. Prospect of Settlement London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 7 October 1907 · page 3

The English railway companies have slightly modified their uncompromising attitude towards the employes and their demand for the recognition of the…

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Upper Murray Railway "Courteous" Bethlanga! Forms a Branch League. Invited Guests Insulted! "Dog-in-the-manger" Policy

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 7 October 1907 · page 3

A most boisterous meeting in connection with the Upper Murray Railway was held in the Bethanga Court House on Friday evenings There was…

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Victoria. Melbourne, Saturday. Kilmore Railway Accident

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 7 October 1907 · page 3

Further details are to hand concerning the sensational railway smash near Kilmore. The wreckage is piled in the bed of the…

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Terrible Railway Smash in Victoria. Train Topples over Bridge Driver and Fireman Killed

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 8 October 1907 · page 1

KILMORE, Friday.—A remarkable railway accident, involving the loss of two lives, occurred this afternoon near Morandong, four miles from Kilmore…

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British Railway Trouble Measures to Avert a Strike. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 8 October 1907 · page 3

The progress of the dispute between the leading English railways and their employes is being keenly watched by the public. At a meeting of Midland…

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Death Track of the Motor Ladies Killed and Injured

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 8 October 1907 · page 4

A resident of Yarraville Miss Mary M'Mahon, was on Saturday afternoon thrown from a buggy on the Keilor-road, close to the township of Keilor, and was…

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The Upper Murray Railway Branch League Formed at Talgarno

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 9 October 1907 · page 2

A public meeting, convened by Cr. Drummond, at the request of a number of local residents, was held in the Talgarno Hall on Thursday…

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British Railway Trouble the Glasgow Signalmen. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 9 October 1907 · page 2

The Glasgow signalmen have refused to join in any strike which may be declared as the result of the English railway companies' refusal to officially recognise the…

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Cows on a Railway Line

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 9 October 1907 · page 5

Two cows strayed on to the railway reserve at Middle Brighton this morning, and were run over by the first passenger train to Melbourne. Two carriages were…

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Victoria. Melbourne, Tuesday. Postal Motor Cars

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 9 October 1907 · page 5

The Postmaster-General intends, if suitable postal motor cars can be produced, to purchase two for use in Melbourne, two Sydney, and one for each of the other…

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Foreign Goods in Persia Priests Preach a Boycott. Roads to the City Held by Brigands. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 10 October 1907 · page 2

The influence which the European nations have been assured in connection with the trade in Persia owing to the convention which has been arranged between…

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General Cable News. the Railway Trouble. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 10 October 1907 · page 3

The miners federation at its seesion in Southport passed a resolution sympathising with the Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants in the…

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Canadian Railway Extension Awaiting Cheap Labor. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 10 October 1907 · page 2

Speaking at Calgary, the capital of the district of Alberta, Canada, Senator Cox, a director of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway, declared that there were millions…

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