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Railways, roads & transport, 1909

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The Children. For Young Australians Who Road "The Banner." Our Fourth Competition

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 3 December 1909 · page 12

There are a few more competition letters in to-day, and their appearance any prompt others to get to work. At any rate, I hope so. My nephews and nieces…

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Oil Railway Fuel

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 3 December 1909 · page 2

Two Sydney railway engines which have been fitted to burn crude oil, were taken out for trials yesterday. The result at present is not known. It is understood…

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Cricket. Railway v. Grammar School

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 3 December 1909 · page 4

The following will represent Railway in a match against Grammar School on Show Ground on Saturday F. Maloney, M'Inernay, Moran, Incher, Cameron, Vllo, Fer[?], [?], Purcell, Vandenberg,…

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A Cross-Country Railway

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 3 December 1909 · page 33

The matter of building a cross-country railway from Wyalong to Condobolin was laid before Mr. Perry (Minister for Agriculture) in Sydney, who received several…

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Riverina Railway Extensions

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 3 December 1909 · page 5

In speaking on the question of supply on Thursday, 25th ult., Mr. Peters said when the last estimates were under consideration he drew the…

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Dog's Long Tramp. Search for Its Master

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 3 December 1909 · page 8

Jannock is a soldier dog with a fund of self-reliance and character. Consequently, says the "Daily Mail," when he found that he preferred the company…

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Motor Boats in the Far East

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 3 December 1909 · page 8

"A great and growing demand for motor-boats is becoming apparent in Siam as in other places of the Far East where much traffic has to be carried by…

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Burnt at the Stake Necro Preacher's Fate. Penalty for Shooting a Motorish. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 4 December 1909 · page 2

Racial hatred has provided another shocking tragedy in the United States. John Harvard, a negro Preacher of Cochran, in the State of Georgia, was driving…

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The Union Mines' Coal. All Wanted by the Railways

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 4 December 1909 · page 2

The Railway Commissioners now mequire all the coal put out by the Ebbw Main and Young Wallsend mines. The mannger states that the…

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Serious Railway Accident Man Dreadfully Mangled. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 4 December 1909 · page 5

Just after the 11.10 train from Sydney to Homechush passed through Stanmore [?]tion last night, a passenger standing on the car platform heard come[?] on the track…

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Train Service

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 7 December 1909 · page 2

From the fact that the Railway Commissioners have removed the supply of coal on hand at the local railway station, it is apparent that our already curtailed…

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Railway Pointsmen's Strike a Sudden Collapse. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 7 December 1909 · page 2

Last week the pointsmen employed on thirteen railways in the north-west of the United States went on strike for an increase of wages…

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Huge Railway Strike Threatened One Hundred Thousand Workers. Demand Increased Wages. London

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

The correspondent of "The Times" at New York states that trades unions representing upwards of 100,000 workers on the American railways, have made a…

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Railway Water at Wodonga

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

Unless a modus vivendi can be established between the Victorian Railway Commissioners and the Wodonga Waterworks Trust before the end of the present month…

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Overhead Railway Bridge

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 9 December 1909 · page 3

At last night's meeting of the Albury Municipal Council the committee of whole council recommended that the council accept the offer of the N.S.W. railway…

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Wahgunyah-springhurst Train

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 10 December 1909 · page 6

The following table is now in force on the above railway line. DAILY. Wahgunyah to Springhurst.--Leave…

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A Marvellous Escape. Fall From Express Train. Cootamundra

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 December 1909 · page 19

Mr. Sydney Marriott, while travelling in the express from Melbourne, on Sunday morning, had a marvellous escape from death. The train was crowded. His…

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Poison in the Army. New Road to Promotion. London, December 1

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 December 1909 · page 42

Lieutenant Hofrichter, who was arrested in Vienna for the poisoning of one fellow officer, arid attempted poisoning of a number of others, is now known to be the…

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Cricket. Railway v. LAVINGTON

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

The Railway team to play against Lavington to-morow afternoon will be selected from Maloney, Ferguson, O'Donoghue, Purtill, Cameron, Frauenfekler,…

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Series of Motor Accidents

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 December 1909 · page 33

A series of motor car accidents occurred in Sydney and suburbs during Friday, which resulted in the destruction of two valuable motor cars and also in a lorry…

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