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Railways, roads & transport, 1908

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Cablegrams. Turkey and Bulgaria. the Railway Difficult. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 1 October 1908 · page 3

Further advices were received today concerning the streamed relation at present existing between T[?]ley and Bulga[?] as the result of the reizu[?] of certain…

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New Bridge Near Adelong

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 October 1908 · page 33

A bridge, erected by the Gadara Shire Council over Nacka Nacka Crook, on the Wagga road, was opened for traffic. The bridge was much needed, and has been…

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Killed by a Train Work Less Man's Death

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 October 1908 · page 30

At 6 o'clock on Monthly morning Assistant Stationmaster Taylor, of South Yarra, found the body of a man lying on the railway line hear the South Yarra bridge. The body was…

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A Daring Hold Up. of a Russian Mail Train. by Thirty Youths. London

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

A gang of 30 desperate youths, armed with revalvers and bombs, yesterday captured the mail train running between Warsaw, in Poland, and St. Petersburg, at a…

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Australia Shows the Road. for Britain to Travel. the New Defence Bill. London

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

Several of the London evening newspapers refer in their leading columns to the new Australian Defence Bill. The "Evening Standard" states that the…

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Railway Disasters Disaster on the Berlin Elevated. London, September 27

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 October 1908 · page 42

A terrible 'street accident occurred yesterday on the Berlin elevated service railway. The driver of an overhead train…

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Motor Racing in Britain. Unlimited Fuel Test. London, September 26

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 October 1908 · page 43

Thirty-six cars started yesterday in a race for 25-horse-power 4in.-cylinder motorcars, which was contested in the Isle of Man. The length of the course was 338…

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Effects of the Railway Combines

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

BAD OUTLOOK FOR EMPLOYES. The "Daily Express" states that the formation of combines amongst the railway companies of Great Britain will enable…

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English Railway Companies. Great Decrease in Traffic. Owing to the Cotton Dispute. London

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

The railway companies are being greatly affected by the closing of the majority of the cotton mills in Lancashire. since work has been suspended at the mills…

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Victoria. Victorian Railways. Melbourne, Thursday. Tried to Drown Himself on Accounts of "Rats."

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 2 October 1908 · page 3

An inquiry, which was proceeding at the Morgue to-day, was interrupted in a [?]ramatic manner. A stranger suddenly [?]shed into the court and excitedly called The Victorian railways have received altogether from the Government of Victoria no less a sum than £38,630,001, the interest and capital account expenses for…

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Cycling. Warnambool Melbourne Road Race. Warnambool

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 3 October 1908 · page 6

The weather was beautiful to-day and there is every prospect of splendid weather for the Dunlop Road Race from Warrnmbool to Melbourne…

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French Railway Strike. Algerian Section Held Up. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 5 October 1908 · page 2

A Reuter's message reports that the employees on the Algerian section of the Paris-Lyons-Mediterranean railway have struck work, and that traffic on the whole…

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Tube Railways Stopped. Weird Scenes Underground. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 6 October 1908 · page 2

Considerable excitement was caused on Saturday afternoon by the stoppage of all the tube railways in London expect the Central…

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Turkey and Bulgaria. Seizure of the Railway. Diplomatic Agent's Views

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 6 October 1908 · page 2

The Bulgarian Agent at Bertin, M. N. P. Nikyforo[?]f, has been interviewed on the question of the present difference between Turkey and Bulgaria, owing to the…

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The Mail Cart and the Tram Car

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 7 October 1908 · page 5

A sensational accident occurred in Pill-street to-day, when a mail cart collided with an electric tram car. The horse in the mail cart was knocked down, and the…

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Traffic at Albury Railway Station

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 8 October 1908 · page 2

The traffic at the Albury railway station is still on the up grade. For the month of September the increase in revenue was [?]031. In all classes of traffic an…

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Train Looted. Youths Armed with Revolvers. London. October 3

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 October 1908 · page 43

A sensational train robbery is reported from Bezzany, in European Russia. A gang of 30 youths, armed with revolvers and bombs, stopped the mail train…

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

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 October 1908 · page 12

Writers will understand that the reason why some of their letters are cut down, and some of their queries not referred to at any length in my footnotes is that space is a…

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Cable News. Tha Balkans Crisis Bulgarian Railway Dispute. London. October 2

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 October 1908 · page 42

The serious position which was created by the Bulgarian Government in seizing' thnt section of the Oriental railway which runs through its territory has been…

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Motoring. Hundred Guinea Handicap. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 9 October 1908 · page 4

E. S. Turner, driving an g.h.p. Seairs Nuodin car,won the Hundred Guined Motor Handicap at Victorin Park to-day…

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