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Murray · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1910

1,064 stories in Murray's papers · page 47 of 54

Some Terrible Railway Accidents

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 14 November 1910 · page 4

Literally staggering in their dramatic features as well as in their actual results have some railway accidents been. If the reader were…

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Boundary Roads

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 15 November 1910 · page 4

A point affecting the administration of shire councilsas cropped up in relation to the improvement and maintenance of boundary roads between shires. Where a…

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The Proposed Henty Daysdale Railway

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 15 November 1910 · page 2

A deputation was introduced by Mr. R. T. Ball M. L. A. asking for the con[?]tion of the Henry daysdale line . It was pointed out that a permanent survey was…

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Railway Across Persia Russian Syndicate's Project St. Petersburg

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 16 November 1910 · page 2

A syndicate of Russian, bankers has been formed formed a capital of £35,000,000 for the purpose of constructing a railway across Persia, from the Caucasus to…

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Motor Scootering

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 16 November 1910 · page 4

Some years ago an amphibious craft was invented abroad which could be manoeuvred on ice as well as ic the water. It was in reality…

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Noisy Railway Engines

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 17 November 1910 · page 1

At the last meeting of the Hornsby Council a letter was real from the Chief Commissioner for Railways, stating the…

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AEROPLANE v. RACEHORSE

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 18 November 1910 · page 42

An interesting race between an aeroplane and a racehorse was held at Norfolk Virginia, over a course of a mile. The aviator, Mars, won the race…

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Tricycle and Train. Fatal Collision

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 18 November 1910 · page 43

Robert Arbuckle, the manager of the Pelaw Main Colliery, Kurri Kurri, was killed on Saturday morning at Blue Gum. A coal train had stopped there on Messrs…

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Dustless Road at Last

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 18 November 1910 · page 2

The dustless Toad has been found at last, For the last two or three years Mr. Francis Wood the borough engineer at Fulham, has been experimenting with the object of…

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Train Strikes Tram. Ten Persons Killed. Kalamazoo City Sensation. Vancouver. November 13

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 18 November 1910 · page 42

There was great loss of life when a west-bound express train of the Michigan Central Company struck a city car at a street crossing in Knlamazoo, Michigan, last…

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Camden-road Murder. Strange Story From Canada. Vancouver, November 13

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 18 November 1910 · page 43

An extraordinary story has been received, from Alix, Alberta, regarding the arrival of a woman who is alleged to bear a resemblance to Mrs. Cora Crippen, wife of…

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The Children. For Young Australians Who Road "The Banner." Our Fifth Competition. Farm Life and Town Life: Advantages and Drawbacks

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 18 November 1910 · page 12

Four more weeks—and how these weeks go by!—and our Fifth Competition closes. As I anticipated, my nephews and nieces have been slow in making a start. I do…

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Motoring in Georgia. Mechanician Killed. Savannah, November 11

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 18 November 1910 · page 43

A motoring fatality occurred here yesterday in connection with the automobile contest for the grand prize. A car driven by Albert Fuchs was making a practice…

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Henty to Daysdale Railway

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 18 November 1910 · page 30
Also in Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser

A deputation, introduced by Mr. Ball, M.L.A., asked the Minister of Works on Thursday for the construction of a line from Henty to Daysdale. A permanent survey…

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Railway Collision. Four Passengers Killed. Rome, November 9

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 18 November 1910 · page 41

A collision between an express and a goods train occurred yesterday. near Pavia. Two ladies were killed outright, two other passengers received fatal injuries, and…

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Fast Motoring. Seventy Miles an Hour. Savannah, November 13

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 18 November 1910 · page 43

At the international automobile contest the grand prize was won by David Druce Browns, Who drove his ear 415 miles in 5 hours 53 minutes, an average of over 69…

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Transcontinental Railway

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 18 November 1910 · page 4

Consideration has been given by the Federal Cabinet to the question of the construction of the western transcontinental railway. The Acting Prime Minister…

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Proposed Railway

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 18 November 1910 · page 2

On the second reading of the Bullfinch Railway Bill in the Assembly, several Labor members, while not directly opposing the measure, accused the Government of…

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Victoria's Congested Railways

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 18 November 1910 · page 3

Railway officials admit that the supply of locomotives will be fully drown upon to cope with the large Victorian harvest traffic expected, but claim that [?]…

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