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Railways, roads & transport, 1907

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On the Road with Sheep. Alleged Violent Attack on Drovers. Arrest of Five Men

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 14 December 1907 · page 5

A serious affray occurred on the Howlong road about 12 miles from Albury. on Wednesday afternoon, resulting in the arrest of three men at Malwala yesterday…

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Altered Train Services

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 17 December 1907 · page 4

The new time-table on Victorian railway lines came into force on Monday last. Some of the alterations are as follows:--…

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Sensational Railway Accident

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 17 December 1907 · page 3

An accident which might have been attended with serious consequences occurred at the Central railway station at S30 this morning. A business train from the…

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Lockhart-clear Hills Railway

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 17 December 1907 · page 3

In last Friday's "Free Press" we announced that the Lockhart-Clear Hills Railway Bill had, on December 10, passed its third reading in the…

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Hawksview Road Deviation Hume Shire and Mr Hogan

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 19 December 1907 · page 4

The matter of the proposed road deviation through Mr. Hogan's Hawksview estate was brought up at yesterday's meeting of the Hume Shire…

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Proposed Bridge at Wagra

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 20 December 1907 · page 45

At the meeting of the Hume Shire Council on Monday, the following letter was received from Mr. E. Fitzgerald, District. Works Officer, Cootamundra:—"I…

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Where Shakespeare Caught the Train

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 20 December 1907 · page 2

A visitor to Shakespeare's birthplace lately walked about the town thrilled With awe, reverence, and hero worship. When she reached the railway station,…

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A Dastardly Outrage. Attempted Train Wrecking

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 20 December 1907 · page 19

Some time between 11.50 on Friday night and 3.30 on Saturday morning a dastardly and determined attempt was made to wreck the Adelaide to Melbourne…

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Children's Page. For Young Australians Who Road "The Banner." a Christmas Greeting

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 20 December 1907 · page 11

Wednesday next is Christmas Day. What a wonderful Festival it is! As the immortal Charles Dickens—good, noble, lovable Dickens, I life my hat to him as every Christmas…

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Lockhart-clear Hills Railway

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 20 December 1907 · page 2

On Monday of last week the Minister for Works, in committee, moved that [?] expedient to bring in a [?]ill [?] construction of a railway from [?]…

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Robbery by Motor Car. a Sensational Adventure

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 21 December 1907 · page 5

Two official of the Witwatersrand mine when conveying gold in a cub to Johannesburg. were pursued by two motorists armed with revolvers…

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Dreadful Accident at Albury Crushed Between Train and Platform. Midnight Saturday at Railway Station. Young Man Dies at Hospital

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 23 December 1907 · page 2

A dreadful accident occurred at the Albury Railway Station about half an hour after midnight of Saturday by which a married man named John…

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Railway Returns

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 23 December 1907 · page 4

The railway returns for the seven days ending December 14 amounted to £74,903. being £2897 less than the amount received for the corresponding period of last year…

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A Sensational Railway Accident at Cowra. Railway Trucks Dash Into Mixed Train. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 24 December 1907 · page 5

A somewhat serious railway accident occurred at Gowra, about midnight on Sunday. Owing to the accident eight people were more or less injured…

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Railway Risks

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 24 December 1907 · page 4

The chance of being killed while travelling by train is only one in twenty-one million journeys—a very small chance indeed, when compared…

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Narrow Escape From Death at Albury Railway Station. Saturday Night's Fatality Almost Repeated

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 24 December 1907 · page 5

Warnings the most dreadul seem to have little effect on some people, who recklessly expose their lives in the most foolish manner…

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Fatality at the Albury Railway Station. Inquiry Before the Coroner

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 24 December 1907 · page 5

The circumstances touching the death of the young South Australian boilermaker, John Sincock, who died as a result of injuries received at the Albury railway…

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Cobar-wilcannia Railway. Deputation to the Premier

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 24 December 1907 · page 1

A deputation waited on the Premier to urge the advisability of the construction of the Cobar to Wilcannia railway…

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Corowa Railway Service. Disgracefully Neglected

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 24 December 1907 · page 4

Time after time the "Free Press" has drawn attention to the necessity for a daily train service on the Corowa-Culcairn line. The…

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The Railway Curve. Its Extreme Danger

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 24 December 1907 · page 7

Mr. G. A. Sekon, editor of the "Railway Magazine," writes in the London "Daily Mail" of 17th October:-- In a little over fifteen months the…

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