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Murray · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1907

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The Future of the Motor-boat

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 2 March 1907 · page 2

Count Recipe is a great admirer of the motor-boat. As ho truly says, the motor-boat is a comparative infant amongst craft, and many people are ignorant as to its…

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Victoria. Melbourne, Saturday. Action Against the Railway Commissioners

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

The action of Sibley v. The Victorian Railway Commissioners was concluded in the County Court to-day after a nine days' hearing. The jury…

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Cablegrams. Dynamite Explosion 100 Tons Go Bang. Is a Railway Tunnel. Shock Felt 60 Jules Away. London

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

A terrible explosion of dynamite is reported, to have taken place in a tunnel under the Hudson river on the Pennsylvania Railway Company's line…

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Victoria. Melbourne, Saturday. Railway Commissioners on Tour

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 5 March 1907 · page 3

The Victorian Railway Commissioners (Messrs T. Tait, W. Fitzpatrick and Charles Hudson) left Melbourne this morning for a tour of the…

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CABLEGRAMS. A. Railway Over the Pyrenees. France and Spain to Construct. London

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

France and Spain have mutually agreed to construct a railway across the Pyrenees, thus materially shortening the distance between the French…

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WANGARATTA. Tuesday, the Railway Commissioners

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 6 March 1907 · page 5

Last night Mr. Thomas Tait, the Chief Commissioner for Railways, accompanied by Messrs. Hudson and Fitzpatrick, Commissioners, and Messrs…

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The Russian Duma. Opening Proceedings. Armoured Motor Cars to Preserve Order. Absence of the Czar. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 7 March 1907 · page 3

The second Russian Duma, or National Assembly, was formally opened at the Taurida, St. Petersburg Palace, to-day…

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Fell From a Moving Tram

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 7 March 1907 · page 3

A man named Andrew Bishop, aged 57, a resident of the Paterson River district, met with a serious tram, accident to-day. He was attempting to…

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Howlong Bridge

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 March 1907 · page 46

The following report was submitted at the public meeting on Saturday:- The Bridge Committee have much pleasure in informing the residents of…

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Corowa Train Service

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 8 March 1907 · page 4

The Railway Department announce that, commencing on Saturday next the Corowa Culeatrn mixed train on Saturdays will be tim d to leave Corowa at 1230…

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A Dangerous Road

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 8 March 1907 · page 2

The attention of those responsible is directed to the state of the road at the bridge over the creek near the Union Bridge on the N.SW. side just…

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Hours of Railway Servants. Warning to the Railway Companies

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 8 March 1907 · page 2

Mr. A. J. Harvey, Liberal member for Rochdale, has tabled a motion in the House of Commons condemning the excessive hours which railway…

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Brighton Electric Tram

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 8 March 1907 · page 3

ALL THE CARS DESTROYED BY FIRE. TRAFFIC ENTIRELY SUSPENDED. MELBOURNE, Thursday. A serious fire occurred this morning at about a quarter past two in the car-shed of the Brighton electric tram [?]. The fire was first noticed by…

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Visit of Victorian Railway Commissioners

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 8 March 1907 · page 5

The Victorian Railway Commissioners now on their annual tour of inspection of the North Eastern lines, together with a party,…

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More Railways

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 March 1907 · page 33

In the opinion of the Federal Treasurer, a vigorous railway construction policy should be Undertaken in Australia. Sir John Forrest has (reports a Melbourne…

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The Railway Locomotive

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 March 1907 · page 33

The life of a locomotive engine varies considerably in different countries. It does not depend upon the number of years it is in, use, but on the mileage run, and this…

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Australian Railway Material Inspection in England. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 9 March 1907 · page 5

The system of having one Commonwealth inspector in London to supervise all the railway material ordered in Europe by the various Australian…

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Special Mail Train on

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 11 March 1907 · page 2

Owing to the arrival of the P. & [?]Company's steamer Moldavia with incoming mails at Largs Bay on Satarday afternoon, and the despatch of the…

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Railways in America. Proposal for Uniform Gauge. a Two Hundred Millions Job. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 11 March 1907 · page 2

Mr E. H. Harriman, the American railway' magnate, whose recent dealings in railway stocks have caused the greatest excitement in the States, has…

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Clear Hills Railway

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 12 March 1907 · page 4

Further evidence was taken on Tuesday by the committee of public works appointed to inquire into the expediency of constructing a…

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