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Murray · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1909

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Balranald-clare Road. Proposed Improvements

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 3 November 1909 · page 2

We have been handed the following communication, addressed to Mr R. Scobie, M.L.A., for publication:—Public Works Department, Sydney,…

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Fine Aeroplane Flight. 96 Miles in Three Hours. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 4 November 1909 · page 2

M. Pa[?]than, the well known French acro[?]ut, accomplished a fine flight in a aeroplane at the Brooklands course on Tuesday…

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Elwood Motor Fatality

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

The Melbourne Coroner formally viewed the body of Miss Bourke of Mrs. Bolger, who was killed in the motor-car accident at Elwood on Sunday evening, and he…

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Motor Garage Destroyed

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 4 November 1909 · page 3

This afternoon a motor garage at Petersham belonging to Dr. francis Kane was gutted by fire, and a valuable motor and a lot of accessories were destroyed, There…

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Notification of Proposed Opening and Closing of Roads

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 5 November 1909 · page 20

Description of Road to be opened:—Part of road from Burraja to Balldale, within portion 18, parish of Kentucky, county of Hume, Coreen Sliire No. 70…

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Wagga to Tumbarumba Railway

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 5 November 1909 · page 4

The contruction of the railway front Wagga to Tumbarumba vit Humula was advocated by a deputation of members of Parliament, who asked the N.S.W. Minister…

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Kiewa Valley Railway Deputation to Minister

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 5 November 1909 · page 4

A deputation representing the residents of the Kiewa Valley and the neighboring districts waited on the Victorian Minister for Railways (Mr. A. A. Billson) on…

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Wagga to Tumbarumba. Railway Asked For

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 5 November 1909 · page 45

The Minister for Works, Mr. Lee, was waited on on Wednesday morning by a deputation, which asked that the construction of a railway line from Wagga to…

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Kiewa Valley Railway

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 5 November 1909 · page 45

A deputation representing the residents of the Kiewa Valley and the neighboring districts waited on the Minister for Railways (Mr. A. A. Billson) on…

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The Next Railway Congress

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 5 November 1909 · page 33

Several question have been asked in Parliament lately with reference to a rumor which is current in the Railway Department, that the Chief Commissioner, Mr. T…

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Railway Administration

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 5 November 1909 · page 33

"Is it a fact," Mr. Parkes asked the State Treasurer in the Legislative Assembly in Sydney, "that there are complaints in the suburbs against the…

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Correspondence. Yerong Greek Railway Station. Its Urgent Requirements. To the Editor of the Albury Banner

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 5 November 1909 · page 18

Sir,—So far no progress whatever is being made in regard to extending, the staging, erecting a crane, and a new weighbridge. Several meetings of farmers and…

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Culcairn-daysdale Railway League. Meeting at Culcairn

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 5 November 1909 · page 6

A meeting of residents of Culcairn was held in the School of Arts on Friday evening last, for the purpose of considering the best steps to be taken in the…

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Correspondence. Upper Murray Bridge. (To the EDitor.)

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 8 November 1909 · page 3

Sir,—Will you kindly spare me space for a few facts that have not, I think, so far, been placed before the public. The Bringenbrong site is the one strongly supported…

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Motoring and Aviation

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 9 November 1909 · page 2

The Motor Union of Great Britain, which in[?] a membership of ten thousand, is forming an Aviation Section…

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Serious Motor Accident

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 9 November 1909 · page 3

At 1.45 a.m. on Sunday the motor [?] of Mr. F. W. Fairbairn, of Sandringham, and Mr. Victor H. Gard, of South Melbourne came into violent collido[?] on St…

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Coal and Firewood Doubled in Price Coal and Gas Shares Weak. Seizures of Coal by Railway Commissioners. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 9 November 1909 · page 3

All the Southern and Western miners were in full work to-day. The Sydney Water[?]j Workers have not yet been officially communicated with…

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Chinaman's Motor Ride

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 9 November 1909 · page 3

A [?]th was recently caused in the Chinese camp, Ballarat, East, by the arrival from Melbourne in a motor car of a col[?] who gave the name of George [?]…

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Non-payung Railways Heavy Losses in Victoria

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 9 November 1909 · page 2

In consequence of the adoption by the Victorian Railway Commissioners several years ago of the system of placing the receipts from all lines—with a few…

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Illegal Fishing in the Murray a Motor Launch Required

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 10 November 1909 · page 2

Ald. Ashby, whow is an honorary inspector of [?] recently made an effort un[?]fully through Mr. G. R. M'L[?] M. L. A., to [?] the use of a motor launch…

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