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Murray · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1909

706 stories in Murray's papers · page 23 of 36

Upper Murray Railway

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 8 September 1909 · page 2

A meeting of the Upper Murray Railway League was held at Tintaldra on Saturday. Present: Messrs. S. Johnson (president) in the chair, G. Jephcott, T. Paton…

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Murray Waters Commission. Swan Hill Balranald Railway. Further Activity

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 8 September 1909 · page 2

The Victorian Murray Waters Commission has been an active body recently, and in the issue of the RECORDER of 25th August, we published…

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An Aeroplane Wrecked

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 10 September 1909 · page 2

An aeroplane flight at Milan had a disastrous termination yesterday. The machine was wrecked and its two occupants seriously injured…

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British Army Aeroplane

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 10 September 1909 · page 2

Colonel Cody has accomplished a flight in his British Army aeroplane, which surpasses any of his previous achievements, Ascending at Aldershot he directed the,…

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Aeroplane at the Show

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 10 September 1909 · page 4

The announcement that the committee of the A. and B.P., A. and H. Society has, after considerable trouble and negotiation, been successful in scouring the…

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Bridge to Connect Ceylon with India

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 September 1909 · page 47

A project is under way for the connecting of the Island of Ceylon, with the mainland of India, by connecting up a series of islands in the Palk Strait…

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Across the Ocean. a Train Transporter

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 10 September 1909 · page 8

A steamer of an uncommon typo is just about to undergo her trials (says the "Daily Telegraph," of June 17.) This is the sea-going train-ferry Drottning…

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An Easy Road to the Pole

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 September 1909 · page 41

It would seem from the information contained in the cable messages that Dr. Cook has acted very carefully and very precisely on a suggestion made by…

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Overhead Bridge at Albury Referred to in Parliament

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 10 September 1909 · page 4

One of the favorite methods adopted by the Chief Railway Commissioner for discomfiting deputations which wait upon him to ask for the carrying out of the local rail…

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Balloon Descends on Railway Line

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 10 September 1909 · page 2

Two aeronauts of Paris experienced a very fortunate escape yesterday. Their balloon suddenly failed and desconded on the railway line at Romancehe, near Lyons,…

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Indigestion Claim's "The Railway King" Anticipated on the Stock Exchange. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 11 September 1909 · page 2

The death has occurred Mr. Harriman, the American "Railway King," after a relapse in his illness due to acute indigestion…

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The Scott Expedition. to Start Next August. Manchurian Ponies and Motor Sledges

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 14 September 1909 · page 2

Lieutenant Shackleton, the Antarctic explorer, has agreed to give the benefit of his recent experience in the fitting out of and the preparations for Captain…

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Horses on a Railway Line

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 14 September 1909 · page 2

On Saturday morning, through the railway gates at Chiltern, near the flour mills, being left open, a number of horses wandered on to the line. The express…

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British Aeroplane Club

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 15 September 1909 · page 2

Many entries have been received for the first model competition of the British Aeroplane Club. The contests will be held at Wembley Park, near London. In the…

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Electric Railways in Sweden

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 15 September 1909 · page 3

With in the near future definite plans will be formulated for the electrification of the more important State railways of Sweden…

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Railway Extension. Ultima to Windomal. Public Meeting

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 15 September 1909 · page 4

A public meeting was held in the Council Chambers on Wednesday evening, to consider the advisability of sending delegates to meet the…

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Railway Extension. Ultima to Windomal. Public Meeting. [Continued From Our Fourth Page.]

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 15 September 1909 · page 2

Mr Williams reminded the meeting of a communication which had been received from the Public Works Department stating that Yanga Lake was…

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Blackfriars Bridge Widened

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 16 September 1909 · page 2

The Blackfriars Bridge over the Thames has been re-opened for traffic after extensive structural alterations. The width has been increased to 105 f[?] and this…

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Motor Boating for the Man of Small Means. Any Boat Can Be Adapted

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 16 September 1909 · page 4

Never before has the man of small means been able to avail himself so readily of the recreations indulged in by his wealthy neighbour as…

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Formation of Motor Roads

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 17 September 1909 · page 3

At a meeting of Sco[?] Liberal members of the House of Commons, a re[?]tion was adop[?] to the off[?] that no j[?] allotted onder the Development Bill…

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