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Murray · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1908

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At the Tramway Terminus

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 1 January 1908 · page 2

When the motor-man started on his second cup of coffee he became sociable. "Yes sir!" he said "we certainly…

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Early Morning Accident. Found Insensible on the Jindera Road

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 7 January 1908 · page 2

At 7.30 a.m. yesterday Mrs. Jenson, of Hadern, while driving on the Jindern road, found a man lying beside a broken up bioyole on the road…

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British Railway. Cost of Conclusion Boards. Who Is to Pay? London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 7 January 1908 · page 2

Mr. Richard Bell, Labor member for Dorby, and General Secretary of the Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants, combine on behalf of the railway…

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Railway Refreshment Rooms

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 7 January 1908 · page 3

At a recent licensing court hold at Children it was stated in the Children paper that the license of the Wahgunyah railway refreshment rooms bad…

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Billabong Bridge at Moulamein

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 8 January 1908 · page 3

The Engineer of the Windouran Shire reported at last meeting that the bridge over the Billabong Creek, at Moulamein, was beyond repair, the…

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Knocked Dowk by a Tram

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 8 January 1908 · page 3

A man named John London 10 years of age, was knocked down by a tram this morning. He was providentially caught, in the cow catcher and…

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Widening the Tram Lines

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 9 January 1908 · page 3

The work of widening the tram lines in George-street was commenced to-day, and the undertaking is a big one and will occupy a considerable time. Up till now…

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Suicide on a Railway

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 9 January 1908 · page 3

A message from South Australia states that a man named Benjamin Ralph, 60 years of age, an agent, who was supposed to have been in financial…

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Railway Station Robbed

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 January 1908 · page 33

The Tarnagulla (Vie.) railway station was the scene of another safe robbery on Friday night. The methodical manner in which the delinquents effected their pur-…

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American Railways. Company in Difficulties. London, January 3

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 January 1908 · page 43

Another of the large American railway companies, the Seaboard Air line, the third most important railway of the eastern American system is in difficulties. It has been…

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Baby Run Over by a Tram

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 10 January 1908 · page 3

An infant boy, named Cecil William Lloyd, 2½ years old, who resides with his parents at Albion-street, Waverley, was shockingly injured by a tram-car…

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Clear Hills Railway

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 10 January 1908 · page 7

According to the Clear Hills correspondent of a contemporary Christmas time in that vicinity was made cheery by the news that the railway…

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Victorian Railway Fretghts

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 10 January 1908 · page 6

A by-law, framed by the Victorian Railway Commissioners, to give effect to the reduced goods rates was passed by the Executive Council on…

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Notification of Proposed Opening and Closing of Roads

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 11 January 1908 · page 6

Description of Roads to be Opened. Deviation in part of road from Albury to Hawksview Bridge and branch road within portion 80, parish of Thurgoona, county of…

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Hume and Wodonga Councils a Road Roller Account

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 11 January 1908 · page 6

All account for the use of a road roller lent by the Hume Shire Council to the Wodonga Shire Council, which has been awaiting adjustment…

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The Deadly Tram Track. Man's Back Broken

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 11 January 1908 · page 5

An unusual incident occurred carly this morning, when the driver of the now "all-night" tram from Sydney to Balmain ran over a "drunk" and…

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Cablegrams. Holding Up a Train. by Means of a Bomb. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 13 January 1908 · page 2

An [?] outrage is reported in telegrams from Russia. A mail train which was drawn up at the platform of the [?] at Sokoloff,…

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ALBURY v. Sydney Tramways

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 13 January 1908 · page 4

On Wednesday afternoon next the above match will be played on the Albury Sports Ground, when a good game is anticipated. The Albury team will meet for practice…

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Cinematograph Accident Causes a Stampede. Sixty Children Trampled to Death. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 13 January 1908 · page 2

A terrible affair occurred during a children's matinee cinematograph performance on Saturday afternoon in Harvey Hall, Barnsley, a manufacturing town in the…

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A Fatal Motor Accident Case

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 13 January 1908 · page 2

The motor accident, by which a child named Doris May Hanson, aged 5½ years, was killed at Black Rock on New Year's Day, through a motor…

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