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Murray · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1907

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Railway

The Corowa Chronicle · Saturday 26 January 1907 · page 5

The agitation for an extension of the Lockhart line to or through Daysdale is assuming definite proportions. The local league has been notified…

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Miscellaneous Wooden Railways

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 26 January 1907 · page 2

THERE are still several wooden railway in existence m Canada and the United States. One. of them is in the province of Quebec, and is 30 miles long. The rails are…

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A Motor Device for Propelling Small Boats

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 26 January 1907 · page 2

An interesting device in the way of applying a motor to a small craft has been brought out by G. Trouche and Company and constructed at their Bucket works near Paris…

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New Railway-commissioners

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 29 January 1907 · page 3

It is unofficially stated that Mr T. H. Underwood. of the Traffic Department for the Great Central Railway Company, England. is to be the new…

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Fastest Long Distance Train in the World

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 30 January 1907 · page 3

A new train lately placed on the Paris-Calais run for the convenience of travel between Paris and London which is scheduled to cover the…

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New Commissioners of Railways

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 30 January 1907 · page 5

The premier announced to-day that Mr T. R. Johnson had been appointed their Commissioner of the New South Wales Railways. Mr Johnson is…

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Victoria. Melbourne, Tuesday. Inter-state Railway Conference

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 30 January 1907 · page 5

The inter-State conference of Railway Commissioners, which was to have town commenced to-day, will not be held until to-morrow. Mr Oliver, the Sew South…

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A Railway Case

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 30 January 1907 · page 5

At the Hawthorn Police Court to-day, a young main was fined £1 for having used bad language at a railway station. This is the case in which the Railway…

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WANGARATTA. Wednesday. a New English Motor Car

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 31 January 1907 · page 3

Mr Frank Vailender, the well-known auctioneer, has lately purchased a fine 12 h.p. Humber-Coventry motor car capabie of seating six or seven persons…

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Wodonga. Railway Employes' Smoke Social

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 1 February 1907 · page 47

The annual smoke social, under the auspices of the Wodonga Railway Employes' Association took place at Mrs. Mahoney's Railway Refreshment Rooms on Saturday…

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The Railway Commissioners

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 1 February 1907 · page 32

The names of the new Board of Commissioners under the Railway Act passed last session will be officially announced very shortly. The action of the…

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French Motor Cars. England Takes Two Million Pounds Worth. in Twelve Months

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

The extent of trade done by French motor-car manufacturers with English customers may be gathered by a return which has just been published…

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Interest on the Railway Debt

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 2 February 1907 · page 5

At the Western Conference held in Bathurst to-day the question of the railway debt was considered and a resolution was passed that in the opinion of the…

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Upper Murray Railway

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 2 February 1907 · page 6

A deputation waited on the N.S.W. Minister of Works on Thursday to urge the construction of a railway from Wagga to the Humula. The district was said…

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Youthful Vandalism. Two Churches Burnt. Attempt at Train Wrecking

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 4 February 1907 · page 3

Two youths have been arrested at Nottingham on suspicion of burning the Churches at Kirkby and Annesley, in Nottinghamshire…

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General Cables. Lond Distance Motor Car Race. Paris to Pekin. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 4 February 1907 · page 3

The Paris journal, "Le Matin," has received several nominations for the motor race from Paris to Pekin instituted by the proprietors…

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A Railway Mishap

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 4 February 1907 · page 3

A suburban train left the rails at Homebush yesterday afternoon, but was restored to the line after a few-hours delay. While the work was…

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To the South Pole. Antarctic Exploration. Motor Sledges to Be Used. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 5 February 1907 · page 2

It is announced that the exploring steamer Arotowski, specially chartered for exploration in the Antarctic Ocean, will, start upon its long expedition of…

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Railway Matters

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 5 February 1907 · page 3

Our Mulwala correspondent wires:-- " Word has been received here that the Public Works Committee has accepted the invitation…

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Gaolbreaker and Dynamite "His Little Charge." Endangered a Railway Bridge. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 6 February 1907 · page 2

A prisoner named Gibbons succeeded in breaking out of the gaol at Perth, Scotland. After a prolonged search by the…

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