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Railways, roads & transport, 1909

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General Cable News London, Wednesday. Motor Car Falls Over a Bridge

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 1 July 1909 · page 2

A sensational motor smash, involving the loss of two lives, occurred in Moscow yesterday. M. Volchinin, a local millionaire, was testing the speed of a new car…

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A Notorious Road

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 July 1909 · page 33

"This is a notorious road," said Mr. W. M'Court, M.L.A., the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly, who, in his capacity as member for Bowral, introduced to the…

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Motoring Smash. Car Runs Off a Bridge. London, June 29

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 July 1909 · page 25

A dreadful accident occurred in St. Petersburg, when M. Vetchinin, a millionaire, of St. Petersburg, with his chauffeur, was having a tost run in a new motor. The…

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An Imperial Flect. the Road to Unity. London, June 28

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 July 1909 · page 42

Appreciative references to the work of the Press Conference just ended have been published by the leading London newspapers, the influence of the proceedings on…

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Losses of Railway Goods

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 July 1909 · page 33

Giving evidence at the Sydney Quarter Sessions a railway official stated that during the year ended 31st May the sum of £2,962 was paid as compensation for…

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Motor Capsized. Fatal Midnight Smash

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 2 July 1909 · page 8

A serious motor accident, involving the death of one man and grave injuries to another, occurred at Harrow (Eng.) in the small hours of the morning of April…

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Telegraphing From a [?] Train

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 3 July 1909 · page 2

In connection with the increasing use wireless telegraphy it is interesting to recall an ingenious method of sending a message from a moving…

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Lookuart-clear Hills Railway

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 6 July 1909 · page 2

The tender of Messrs. Henrickson and Knutson has been accepted for the construction of the first section of the Lockhart. Clear Hills railway line…

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Finley-tocumwal Railway

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 6 July 1909 · page 2

At the last meeting of the Berrigan Shire Council a telegram was road from the President of the Shepparton Shire that that body had agreed to support the…

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Railway Requirements

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 9 July 1909 · page 2

A meeting attended by representative of all local centre immediately north of Coolaman from Cowabbe to Sebastopol was held at Mimosa on Saturday, to urge on the Government…

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Henty-daysdale Railway

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 10 July 1909 · page 4

A meeting of the Henty Daysdale rialway [?] was held on Saturday at Bulgenl[?] Settlers were present from pleasant [?] day dale and Bulgandra, and…

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Upper Murray Railway. Meeting at Tintaldra

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 10 July 1909 · page 6

A meeting of the Cpper Murray Railway langue was held at the Hall, Tintal[?] on [?] 3rd and, at 2 p.m. [?] the [?] attending were Messrs. P. M'Meetin…

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The Professor and His Motor. He Escaped Untouched

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 10 July 1909 · page 6

Among the articles is the April [?] of the "Nwe Magazme" is an account of how one, professor Meign, who is quite innocent of…

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Henty-daysdale Railway

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 13 July 1909 · page 3

On Saturday week a meeting of the recently formed league in connection with the above was held at Bulgandra when a large number…

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An Upper Murray Bridge. a Corryong Protest

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 14 July 1909 · page 6

A deputation from the residence of Carryong introduced by Messrs, Uraven, M.L.A., and Sachse M.L.C., waited on the Victorian Acting Minister of Public Works…

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Truckung Yards at Albury Railway Station. Public Meeting to Urge Their Necussity. Important Resolutions Carried

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 14 July 1909 · page 6

A public meeting, [?] by the may or was held last evening in the Town Hall to upon the Chief [?] for Railways the are, necussity of [?]…

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Science of Flight New Type of Aeroplane. London, July 12

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 16 July 1909 · page 42

A new type of aeroplane has been invented by a young German, named Jospe, a student at the Technical High School at Dresden…

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An Upper Murray Bridge. Protest Against the Officially Selected Site

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 16 July 1909 · page 45

A deputation from the residents of Corryong, introduced by Messrs. Craven,; M.L.A., and Sachse, M.L.C., waited on the Acting Minister of Public Works in…

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Extension of Railway from Germanton to Jingellic. Jingellic, July 10

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 16 July 1909 · page 19

In connection with the above a public meeting was held here, at Smith's Bridge Hotel, where a very representative number of local residents attended . Mr. Andrew…

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Compressed Air As Power for Motor Cars

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 17 July 1909 · page 2

One of the most novel motor cars yet built is equipped with a system of compressed air transmission. Mr. Frank Lister is the engineer on whose…

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