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Railways, roads & transport, 1908

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Bridge Prohibited at French Casinos

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 24 July 1908 · page 3

On the ground that the bank levies no tell on the game, bridge has been prohibited at the casinos at Vichy, Aix-les-Baikns,a nd Contrexevible, in France…

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Odd Features of Railway Stations

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 July 1908 · page 45

There is only one station in England which has a statue in its precincts, and that is the father-or mother-of all railway stations, Euston. In the great and really noble hall…

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Railway Extension on the Border

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 July 1908 · page 41

On the 11th inst., a public meeting was held at the Bulgandra Hotel for the purpose of agitating for railway communication from Yerong Creek (or Henty) to…

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Deputations. the Upper Murray Railway

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 July 1908 · page 29

The deputations to the Premier were then proceeded with. The first deputation was from the Albury Branch of the Upper Murray Railway…

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(By Telegraph.) Government Tramsstopped Sydney, Friday, 24/7/08. 10.30 a.m

Tocumwal Guardian and Finley Free Press · Friday 24 July 1908 · page 2

The tramway trouble commenced in earnest this morning, when at ten o'clock, the drivers and conductors stepped off the cars and…

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The Tramway Trouble. Mr. Johnson and His Spis. Result of the Second Deputation. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 24 July 1908 · page 3

The executive committee of the Tramway Employes' Union had another "go in" at Commissioner Johnson, of the N.S.W. Railway…

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Victoria. Melbourne, Thursday. Widows of Railway Men

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 24 July 1908 · page 3

The Legislative Assembly this afternoon informally decided that Mrs. Cherry and Mrs. Duke, the widows of the men who were killed in the…

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Wodonga's Protest Against an Albury Railway Request

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 24 July 1908 · page 2

The Victorian Railway Commissioners were interviewed at Wodonga on Wednesday by President M'Geach and Crs. Beardmore, Leighton, Dilley and Wright in…

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The Widow of a Novelist Injured by a Motor Car

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 24 July 1908 · page 3

The widow of Robert Louis Stevenson, the famous novelist, has been the victim of a serious accident. She was motoring in San Francisco when a mishap occurred…

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The Sydney Tramway Difficulty. The Men Leave the Trams in the Street. The Service Completely Stopped. Excitement in the City. SYDNEY

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 24 July 1908 · page 2

At a mass meeting of tramway men last night, it was decided by 1420 votes to 32 to come out on strike at noon to-day, when the men will leave the cars…

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The Sydney Tramway Trouble

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 24 July 1908 · page 2

A mass meeting of the day staff was held on Tuesday night to receive the report of the execution on the result of the deputation to the…

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Victorian Railway Commissioners

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 24 July 1908 · page 2

On Wednesday morning the Victorian Railway Commissioners paid a flying visit of inspection to Wahgunyah. Nobody at this end, excepting,…

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Road Accident at Perth

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 25 July 1908 · page 5

A [?] from Perth W.A. states that [?] road accident occurred in the [?]night. Two inspectors under the Central Board of Health were riding back…

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Motoring Round the World. New York to Paris. German Competitor Well Ahead. Lonon

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 25 July 1908 · page 2

The contestants in the great motor race from New York to Paris are nearing the end of their long journey. Preto Germany) lends the way, and has…

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Big Tramway Strike 3000 men Involved. Sydney Paralysed. Violence in the Streets. Sixteen Men Arrested. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 25 July 1908 · page 5

Owing to the refusal of Mr. Johnson, Chief commissioner of railways, to accede to the demands of the members of the Tramway Employers'…

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A Gravin Situation. Strike Likely to Sprmad. Railway Employes May Be Involved. Sydney. [?]

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 25 July 1908 · page 5

M[?] in connection with the [?] are [?] an alarming without. It is reported that six portion on the Sydney railway station were told…

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Strike of Tramway Men. City Services Stopped. Cars Left in the Streets. [By Telegram ] “SYDNEY

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 25 July 1908 · page 2

The trouble between the tramway men and the Commissioners culminated today in the men going on strike. The whole of the train services in the…

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The Tramway Strike Partial Service Maintained Trains to Stop Running Railway Engine Drivers Ordered Out Progress of the Strike Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 27 July 1908 · page 2

The strike of the tranway [?] immense inconvenience to suburban residents this morning, and tens of thousands of persons had to walk…

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Pickets at Tram Depots

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 27 July 1908 · page 2

Complaints of acts of intimation having been committed at various tram depots wre made to-day by the noting conductors and drivers engaged…

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The Sydney Tramway Service

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 27 July 1908 · page 2

Three hundred and fifty thousand people look upon the trams as their moans of locomotion. Which of the main strects of Sydney has the tram…

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