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Railways, roads & transport, 1907

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Upper Murray Railway Deputation. the Date Cancelled

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

The Victorian Premier, Mr. T. Bent, and fixed Friday next for the reception of a deputation from the Upper Murray on the subject of railway extension. As…

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A Young Man Suicides. the Upper Murray Railway a Question of Credibility

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

Last night William Osborne, 23 was found Iying dead in his bedroom with his throat cut. A razor covered with blood lay alongside the corpse. "J. R. G." Bethanga.—Thanks for your letter. For your information, we reprint the section of the report about which so much silly noise has been…

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Action Against Railway Department. Damages Awarded

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

An [?]tion was heard to-day, in which William Fairland, secretary of the Sydney School of Arts, sued the Railway Department, claiming…

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Russian Train Robberies a Fight in a Train. London, Thursday

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 11 October 1907 · page 2

The long run of successful train robberies by Russian terrorists has received a check. The scene of the latest attempt was the Dorpat to Walk railway, a short…

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Looting a Train. Robbery and Murder. London, October 4

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 11 October 1907 · page 42

A sensational train robbery, accompanied by four deliberate murders, has been committed near Kieff, in the south-west of Russia…

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The Railway Trouble Further Support of Men's Claim. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 11 October 1907 · page 3

At a conference of societies at Middlesbrough the great iron manufacturing and shipping centre in Yorkshire a resolution was manimously carried in support…

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The Upper Murray Railway To-day's Deputation Postponed

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 11 October 1907 · page 3

Mr. J. V. Petersen, hon. sec. of the Albury branch of the Upper Murray railway league has received the following telegram from Mr. D. Langlands, of…

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A Short Railway Line Wanted to Connect Walcha and Northern Line

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 11 October 1907 · page 3

A deputation waited on the Under-secretary for Works to-day asking that the connection should be made between Walcha and the Great…

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Railway Guard and J.p

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 11 October 1907 · page 7

Mr James Reed Bett, J.P., of Blaydon-on-Tyne, is the first railway guard to be raised to the magisterial bench. He is, we learn from the "Methodist Times," a…

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Considerate Lady Motorists

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 11 October 1907 · page 2

To be fair it must be confessed that as a rule women motorist drive with more consideration than men. They are apt to be more tolerant of the feeling…

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Railway Official Shot

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 11 October 1907 · page 32

While Mr. Jones, superintendent of transportation at the Victorian Railways, was talking with Mr. Robertson, another official, in Melbourne, a man was seen to go…

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Electrification of Railways

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 11 October 1907 · page 33

Mr. Tait, Chief Commissioner for Victorian Railways, has presented his report on his inquiries' in Europe and America into the electrification of railways and other matters. As…

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Railway Freights

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 11 October 1907 · page 33

A deputation waited upon the Railway Commissioners in Sydney on Friday to urge on them the necessity for reducing the freight charges in connection with raw material sent…

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INTERCOLONIAL. Terrible Railway Smash

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 11 October 1907 · page 32

A remarkable railway accident, involving the loss of two lives, occurred on Friday afternoon near Moranding, four miles from Kilmore. A goods train, consisting…

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Boom In Motor Cars. Collapse in France. London, October 4

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 11 October 1907 · page 43

The popularity of the motor car has it is stated by the Paris correspondent of the "Daily Mail," brought about a crisis in the motor trade. The…

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The Upper Murray Railway. Meeting at Talgarno

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 11 October 1907 · page 28

A meeting in connection with the movement to secure railway communication for the Upper Murray was held on Thursday evening at Talgarno…

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Upper Murrbay-railway Date of the Deputation

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 12 October 1907 · page 5

The date of the deputation to Mr. Bent, the Victorian Premier, has now been definitely fixed for October 30, Mr. J. V. Petersen, the hon. secretary of the…

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The Railway Trouble Mr Ramsay Macdonald's View Parliament Should Take Action. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 12 October 1907 · page 5

Mr. Ramsay Macdonald. M.P., declares that if a settlement of the dispute between the English Railway Companies and their employes is impossible, then the…

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The Railway Trouble Mr. Bells Suggestion Rejected London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 14 October 1907 · page 3

The British Railway Companies Association, has rejected the suggestion of Mr. R. Bell, M. P. General Secretary of the Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants,…

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The Railway Smash Near Kilmore

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 14 October 1907 · page 3

This afternoon a gang of railway men left Melbourne for Moranding, near Kilmore, for the purpose of removing all the damaged trucks, carriages, and engine…

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