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Murray · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1910

1,064 stories in Murray's papers · page 35 of 54

Railway Trouble Reviving

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 12 September 1910 · page 2

A large section of the men employed on the Great Northern Railway of England are endeavoring to force a strike in connection with the interpretation of the…

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Railway Accident in France

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 12 September 1910 · page 2

A serious railway accident occurred yesterday in France When the Cherbourg train left the rails while travelling through Vernay at high speed. The driver stoker, and…

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The Care of Roads

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 13 September 1910 · page 3

At the Windouran Shire Council (Deniliquin) meeting Cr. Stitt directed attention to complaints made as to the alleged, abuse of stock routes by lessees over-stocking to…

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Railway Accident

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 13 September 1910 · page 2

Another mishap occurred at the Ballarat railway station on Saturday evening. The Stawell train, carrying 12 passengers, was backing down to pick up a car, but a…

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Railway Strike Threatened. Great Northern Employes

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 13 September 1910 · page 2

The unrest among the employes of the Great Northern, Railway reached a crisis on Sunday. The company employes at Bradford held a meeting, which, however, was…

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Dreadful Railway Fatality

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 13 September 1910 · page 5

A shocking tragedy, involving the death of resident of Williamstown, occurred between Spotswood and Newport as the last trains to and form Williamstown…

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The Railway Trouble

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 14 September 1910 · page 5

The vote taken by the employes of the Great Northern Railway is interpreted as a proposal for a further hearing by arbitration of several cases over which…

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Motor Launch Missing

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 15 September 1910 · page 5

It is feared that a tragedy has occurred in Bellingham Bay, in the State of Washington. A party of 15 went for a trip in a motor launch and has not been seen…

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Railway Guard's Terrible Fate

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 15 September 1910 · page 5

A railway guard named Martin M'Cann, 67 years of age, was run over by a train at Fassifern, near Newcastle, this morning. Both his legs and tie right arm were…

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Children's Cart Fatality Danger of the Box on Wheels. Boy of Six Killed by a Tram. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 15 September 1910 · page 5

Three little boys, named respectively Albert, Morrison and Diamond, each of whom were about six years of age, were coasting down Albion-street, Surry Hills, in a…

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Motoring Cottonbroker Killed

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 15 September 1910 · page 5

"Mr. Albert Hoch, a well-known cottonbraker, of Liverpool, was the Victim of a motor accident yesterday. With, his wife, he was motoring at Hodnet, in Shropshire,…

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Boundary Roads

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 16 September 1910 · page 19

At the meeting of the Albury Municipal Council on Monday a letter was received from the Hume Shire Council, enclosing report re expenditure on the roads forming…

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John Bridge and Co

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 16 September 1910 · page 46

Messrs. John Bridge and Co., Sydney, report under date of September 10:—Tallow—Values advanced about 10/ per ton; we obtained the extreme price of £32…

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Train Accident. London, September 11

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 16 September 1910 · page 43

A railway disaster occurred yesterday in France. The Cherbourg train was derailed at Bernay, in the Department of Eure. The driver and fireman and three…

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Disastrous Floods. Roads Become Torrents. Many Deaths. London, September 8

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 16 September 1910 · page 43

Continual downpours of rain in Central and Northern Austria have been experienced, and many districts of Moravia are flooded. At Ungarish-Hradisch 100 houses…

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Cable News. Train Ferry Disaster. Loose Cars Wreck Vessel. Thirty Lives Lost. Vancouver, September 10

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 16 September 1910 · page 43

The car ferry, Pere Marquette, 2443 tons, met with disaster while carrying a train containing over 60 passengers on Lake Michigan yesterday. The vessel…

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Camden-road Murder. Allegation by Crippen. Wife Lost Love for Him. London, September 8

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 16 September 1910 · page 43

The hearing of the charges against Hawley Crippen and Ethel Le Neve in connection with the murder of Mrs. Crippen, has been adjourned till Wednesday…

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Nationalisation of Railways Demanded

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 16 September 1910 · page 2

The Trades Union Congress at Sheffield was continued yesterday, when the proceedings were again of an interesting character. A resolution was adopted…

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Tram Alighting Fatality. Brisbane

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 16 September 1910 · page 2

A secondhand shopkeeper named Patrick Maedonnell, 31 years of age, was killed in Queen-street, Brisbane, to-day. He was alighting from a tram and getting off on…

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The Geology Along the South Coast Railway. Part I.

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 16 September 1910 · page 2

THE passenger proceeding south to Nowra or beyond passes through the most interesting geological series within easy distance of Sydney…

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