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Railways, roads & transport, 1911

1,246 stories in Murray's papers · page 28 of 63

Biggest Motor Passenger Boat. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 1 July 1911 · page 5

Messrs. Messengers and Co. have built at Bouble Bar the biggest motor passen[?]er boat in Australia on the Carrel design. It has, a length of 48 feet with a…

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Motoring Music

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 1 July 1911 · page 3

Chauffeurs of the near future will, it seems, have to unite musical talent to mechanical ability. For the newest road clearer is no longer a hooter or horn or…

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Ahmed, Masked Men Bail Up Train

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 3 July 1911 · page 2

The Eric mail train was held up by 12 armed and masked men. The mail express cars were rifled, and both the mail clerk and conductor were shot, the…

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The Roads of Albury What People Who Use Them Say True Progress

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 3 July 1911 · page 3

On Saturday a representative of the "Border Morning Mail" obtained from several business and professional men their opinions regarding the condition of the…

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Railway Tunnel Wrecked. San Francisco

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 3 July 1911 · page 2

A car load of powder which was standing in a tunnel on the Southern Pacific railroad exploded, derailing an approaching freight train. Many of the freightmen…

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Albury Roads "In Court."

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 4 July 1911 · page 2

Even at the Albury Police Court yesterday during the hearing of a case in which motor cars were involved, reference was made to the bad state of the roads in…

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Albury's Disgraceful Roads Aldermen Should "Quit Fooling."

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 4 July 1911 · page 2

In the controversy now raging concerning the state of the roads in the Municipality of Albury the consensus of opinion serins to be that the metal from the…

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Unblinded Metal on Roads. (To the Editor.)

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 4 July 1911 · page 2

Sir, — I see you are speaking very strongly about the disgraceful state of the roads in Albury. Complaints are made about there being too much blinding put on the new…

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Flash Driving of Motors the P. M. Down on It

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 4 July 1911 · page 4

At the Albury Police Court yesterday, before Messrs. H. F. Roberts. P.M., and W. Whitehead J.P., Henry Douglas, of Walbundrie, was charged that being the…

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French Railways a Dastardly Act. Paris

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 4 July 1911 · page 2

The unrest in the French railway services is still making itself manifest. A number of fresh acts of sabotage have been committed on the Western Railway…

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General Cable News New English Motoring Record. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 4 July 1911 · page 2

Borodino, an Italian motorist, reduced the English record for a mile by a fraction of a second on Saturday afternoon. The feat was accomplished on a track at…

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Henty--daysdale Railway League

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 4 July 1911 · page 2

At a meeting at Henty on Saturday, Mr. G. R. Jackson, of Urangeline, and Mr. V. F. Nagle were deputed to interview Mr. Ball, M.L.A., to further the…

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Proposed Railway Extension

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 4 July 1911 · page 2

The proposed railway, extension from Oaklands to Mulwala has been discussed pretty freely during the past few weeks, and the efforts made by some of our local…

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Motor Car Licenses N.s.w. and Victorian Regulations Contrasted

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 5 July 1911 · page 2

It is a common thing hi Albury for owners of motor vehicles to express their indignation at the Victorian laws regulating the [?]icensing of motor vehicles. Of…

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Motor Car Owners' Association

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 5 July 1911 · page 2

Dr. Shellshear informed a representative of the "Border Morning Mail" that he approved of the suggestion made recently in these columns to form a motor car owners'…

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Complete Short Story. One Touch of Genius. a Hero in Tramp's Attire

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 5 July 1911 · page 4

"Hello, bo!" "Hello, there, brakey!" "What are yer doin[?] in there?" A face, dirty, unshaven, and…

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Aeroplane Circuit Race Last Section Begun. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 7 July 1911 · page 3

The first section of the European circuit aviation race was begun yesterday. Ten aviators started on the return journey from London to Paris. The London…

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Aerial Carrier. Parcels Dropped From Aeroplane. Washington, June 29

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 7 July 1911 · page 43

Mr. Sopwith, the well-known aviator, yesterday aeroplaned over New York Harbor, following the outward-bound White Star liner Olympic. The aviator had…

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Explosion Derails Train. San Francisco, July 1

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 7 July 1911 · page 43

A car-load of powder standing in a tunnel on the Southern Pacific railway exploded and caused the derailment of an approaching freight train. Many of the members…

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Mail Train Robbed. Thieves Fusillade Passengers. Erio (New York), July 2

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 7 July 1911 · page 42

A mail train was "held up" by 12 armed and masked men while travelling to Erie on Friday. The mail express cars were rifled by the…

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