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Railways, roads & transport, 1908

918 stories in Murray's papers · page 33 of 46

General Cable News London, Wednesday. Trams Held Up at Cairo. Passengers Attacked with Bludgeons

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 20 August 1908 · page 3

News of a daring outrage was received yesterday from Cairo. It appears that at midnight on Monday a band of raflians armed with bludg[?]s attacked two…

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Cablegrams. Bloodhound Tracks Murderer. for Four Days. Loses Scent at a Railway Station. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 20 August 1908 · page 3

A remarkable illustration of the possibilities attaching to the use of dogs for police purposes has been furnished by a case at Laverpool…

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Coal and Tramway Inconsistency

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 20 August 1908 · page 2

Considerable comment has been aroused at the action of the Government in allowing the labor troubles which have been in existence in connection with the Teralba…

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Tramway Employes' Union. Wages Board Granted

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 20 August 1908 · page 2

In the Industrial Court to-day, before Mr. Justice Heydon, the application of the Tramway Employes' Union for the constitution of a wages board under the…

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The Wright Aeroplane. London, August 14

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 August 1908 · page 44

The Wright Brothers, of Ohio, U.S.A., have made another successful flight with their aeroplane, which they are experimenting with in France. A couple of days ago…

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Missionaries of State Railways

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 21 August 1908 · page 8

We may expect that when the time comes for the consideration of some larger scheme of national management our present railway proprietors and…

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The Fleet and the Railways

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 21 August 1908 · page 2

During the post week we have had many callers at this office for information in connection with the arrangements made for the "[?]cet" traffic on…

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Fleet Excursion Train "Frosts"

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 22 August 1908 · page 2

The special cheap excursion trains for the benefit of these wishing to visit Melbourne and Sydney in order to view the American fleet, have not been availed of…

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A Spider Delays a Train

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 24 August 1908 · page 2

Colonel H. Plews, the general manager of the Great, Northern Railway (Ireland), has give the "Railway Magazine" particullars of a peculiar delay to a train. On…

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Brother Motorists Collide

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 24 August 1908 · page 2

At Goulburn on Friday Messrs. A. L. and G. Faithful were going home from the city in their motor cars, when Mr. G. Faithfull's car crashed into his…

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Items of News. the New Mail Train

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 25 August 1908 · page 2

For many years past the mail train which Jeaves Albury for Melbourne at 2.50 ptd. has been considerably out-of-date and although first-class passengers were…

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The Death Train

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 26 August 1908 · page 3

Heroism now is not usually set forth in such dramatic or inspiring surroundings as it was in Nero's days. But for all that it is as great…

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Express Train Two Hours Late

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 27 August 1908 · page 2

The Melbourne-Sydney express, due last night at 10.21, was two and a half hours late in arriving at Albury. A goods train which preceded the express, broke down…

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Another Murray Bridge Proposed

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 28 August 1908 · page 2

Sir William Lyne has forwarded to the Vieterian Premier a lette from Mr Thos. Whitehead, of Tomun, urging the construction of a bridge over the Murray River at…

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Across Australia by Motor

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 August 1908 · page 33

A message from Port Darwin states:-The arrival of Dutton, Aunger and Allchurch in a Talbot car caused considerable excitement, this being the first car to be seen here. The…

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Sidelights of the Visit. Earnings of the Trams

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 28 August 1908 · page 2

The earnings of the Tramways during fleet week amounted to approximately £30,000. ABSENCE OF CRIME AND…

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Shot in a Train by a Drunken

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 29 August 1908 · page 5

Thomas Donoghue, 23 years of age, a farm laborer, who resided at meoudara, G[?]nd. was admitted to the Melbourne Hospital to-day. sa[?]oring…

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Railway Receipts

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 29 August 1908 · page 5

The railway receipts for the hOven days ondiag August 21, amounted to pared with the corresponding week of…

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MOTOR v. Wind and Weight

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 29 August 1908 · page 2

The modern, motor car is a marvellous instrument, but perfection has not yet been reached. There are still innumerable problems to be solved,…

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The North Shore Bridge

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 31 August 1908 · page 3

The North Shore (Sydney) Bridge League consider that dust has been thrown in the eyes of the public over the link between the two shores. Had Mr…

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