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Railways, roads & transport, 1911

1,246 stories in Murray's papers · page 31 of 63

Rule of the Road. Paris

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 15 July 1911 · page 2

The French Government has decided to adopt the British rule of the road, on and after January 1, 1912. (In driving the French pass on the right…

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Mineral Riches of the Mitta the Need for New Roads

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 15 July 1911 · page 6

In a report which has been presented to the Victorian Minister for Alines (Mr. M'Bride) the State director of geology (Mr. Dunn) emphasises the need for the…

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Team Bolts Into a Tramway Pole

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 15 July 1911 · page 5

A sensational bolt occurred in High street, Bendigo on Thursday. A young man named Albert Nancarrow, in the employ of Mr. T. W. Dixon, farmer, of…

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Dreadful Railway Accident. Melbourne

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 15 July 1911 · page 5

A serious accident befell a railway employe named John Lucas, at the Spencer street railway station yards this afternoon. Lucas was run down by an…

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Riverina Railways. Moama to Moulamein Room for Settlers

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 15 July 1911 · page 2

Mr. D. F. Blyth, of Thule and Barbara, was in Melbourne last week. He is the president of the Barham Fanners’ and Settlers’ Association, secretary of the Moulamein…

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Aeroplane Falls Among Crowd. the Hague

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 17 July 1911 · page 2

A bad accident, similar to that which took place in France recently, when the French Minister for War (M. Bertaux) was killed, occurred yesterday at Lee…

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Railway's Daily Death Toll

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 17 July 1911 · page 2

The statistics collected by the United States Interstate Commerce Commission indicate that no fewer than 30 persons are killed daily on American railways…

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Developing the Riverina Production and Railways. a Long Neglected Province

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 18 July 1911 · page 4

The future of the Riverina is a subject at present engaging general attention. Geographically it is a province of Victoria, for the natural access to the sea of every…

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Sir George Reid's Arm Broken Daughter Also Injured. Serious Motor Accident. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 18 July 1911 · page 2

While Sir George Reid, High Commissioner for Australia, accompanied by membe[?] of his family, was motoring to Ramsgate yesterday, a bad accident occurred…

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Australia's High Commissioner. Meets with a Motor Accident. Arm Badly Broken. The King Sympathises with Sir George Reid. London

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 18 July 1911 · page 2

While Sir George Reid, and his son and daughter, were motoring at Broad Stairs, their car was struck by another automobile, and dashed against a tram standard…

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Albury Train Signals Now Controlled by Signalmen

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 19 July 1911 · page 3

A very important change in the regulation of locomotive traffic at the Albury railway station was made n Monday, when two signalmen commenced…

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Railway Smash in Germany Twelve Killed and Sixteen Badly Hurt. Berlin

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 19 July 1911 · page 2

A disastrous railway accident occurred yesterday in the Rhine Province of Prussia. The express from Bade, in Switzerland…

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Riverina Railways. Moama to Moulamein. Room for Settlers

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 19 July 1911 · page 1

Mr D. F. Blyth, of Thule and Ba[?]ham, New South Wales, was in Melbourne last week. He is the president of the Barham Farmers and Settlers'…

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Express Train Wrecked. Berlin

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 20 July 1911 · page 2

The death roll in connection with the wreck of the Basle to Berlin express at Muelhe[?] on Monday, is still increasing. Three more of the parsons injured in the…

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Excursion Train for Melbourne Leaves Albury To-morrow

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 21 July 1911 · page 4

Mr. Melville S. Calder, manager of the Bank of Victoria, Beechworth, who is a well known musical enthusiast, informed us by telephone yesterday that he had…

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Police Ingenuity. French Train-wreckers Paris, July 16

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 July 1911 · page 43

The police have made important arrests in connection with the acts of sabotage on the railways, which have been proceeding ever since the great railway strike, and…

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Train Dives Into River. a Fall of Fifty Feet. Muskogie

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 21 July 1911 · page 2

A northward bound passenger tram on the Midland Valley railroad crashed through a bridge near Avant. Oldahoma which was fifty feet above the river. The…

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Victorian Upper Murray Railways

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 July 1911 · page 32

The Victorian Railways Standing Committee, in announcing its decision to Parliament with regard to the Upper Murray district, states that, as the proposed…

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When Humble Railwaymen Have Averted Disaster

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 July 1911 · page 37

Upon the steady nerve of the man on the footplate depends so greatly the safety of railway travellers, that the recent gift of an Irish railway company of £100 worth…

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Eyes on the Railway. Umbango, Tarcutta, July 10

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 July 1911 · page 12

Dear Uncle Jeff,—There has been about an inch of rain here this last week. It is a long time since I went to school, but I think I will start again. All the crops are…

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