Australian newspapers
1803 – 1954
Old Local Papers
Every story
read free on Trove

These are historical newspapers. Some stories use language and express views that are offensive today.

← Railways, roads & transport, all years

Murray · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1911

1,246 stories in Murray's papers · page 41 of 63

The Use of Shire Roads

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 29 August 1911 · page 2

At last week's meeting of the Waradgery Council a letter was read from the Under-Secretary of the Works Department, asking for fuller…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Cycling. Road Rape

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 30 August 1911 · page 8

A road race over a course of 10 miles will be held by the Albury Bicycle Club on September 6, leaving the Albury Post Office at 3 p.m. The secretary, Mr. L…

Continued on Trove, page 8 →

Wakool Bridge. to Be Commenced Immediately. Wakool

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 30 August 1911 · page 2

The steamer Alfred landed over a hundred tons of timber and machinery at the Wakool Ferry to-day for the construction of the new bridge. A past is to be built…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Diabolical Outrage by Train Wreckers. Sixty Passengers Injured. Middleton (Connecticut)

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 30 August 1911 · page 2

A diabolical outrage has been committed on the New York Haven and Hartford railroad in the vicinity of this town. During the night someone removed a rail…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Cablegrams. Labor in a Ferment the British Railways. Board for Settling Disputes. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 30 August 1911 · page 2

Mr. Williams, general secretary of the Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants, gave evidence before the Railway Commission yesterday. He advocated the…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

In Railway Accidents. What Would You Do?

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 30 August 1911 · page 4

In a party of commercial travellers the question was recently propounded, "What would you do in case' of a railway collision at full speed?"…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Riverina Railways. Moulamein-barham Project

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 30 August 1911 · page 3

At the last monthly meeting of the Barham Branch of the Farmers and Settlers' Association, Mr. Jos Vanston considered that Barham and district residents should…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Labor in a Ferment Another Railway Strike Threat. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 31 August 1911 · page 2

The engine drivers of the Great Western Railway Company threaten to go out on strike again unless they are reinstated in the positions they held before the recent…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Another Motor Accident Car Collides with a Tree

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 31 August 1911 · page 4

Early on Monday morning Messrs. William Powell, L. Henshaw, R. Ainsworth and A. Roach, all of Narrandera, and Edward Bennett, of Mundowey, left Wagga…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

New Bridge Collapses 13 Workmen Killed. Berne

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 1 September 1911 · page 2

A bad accident has occurred in connection with railway works now in progress in the Lower Engadine Valley in Switzerland…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Wagga Briefly Described. Urana Road, Wagga Wagga

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 1 September 1911 · page 13

Dear Uncle Jeff,—There is a, friend of mine living next door to me, who takes the "Banner" regularly every week, and lends it to me to read. I like the reading…

Continued on Trove, page 13 →

Marking Age by Bottles. Munyabla Road via Henty

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 1 September 1911 · page 12

Dear Uncle Jeff, — We live nine miles from Henty. There is a great lot of wheat grown in this district. We play football at school. I like going to school…

Continued on Trove, page 12 →

Visitors to Albury Show. Munyabla Road, via Henty

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 1 September 1911 · page 12

Dear Uncle Jeff,—I see by the "Banner" that a lot of girls and boys write to you, so I thought I would like to write too. We, have 14 horses and four cows and two…

Continued on Trove, page 12 →

Train Jumps Track. Cars Roll Into Creek. Twenty-six People Killed. New York, August 26

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 1 September 1911 · page 42

Through a passenger train on the Lehigh Valley railroad, in Pennsylvania, jumping the track yesterday the train was wrecked. Twenty-six people were killed and 60 were…

Continued on Trove, page 42 →

Big Railway Union

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 1 September 1911 · page 32

"I would not be taking an extreme view in prophesying that within tho next 12 months, or at least two years, the railway men of Australia will be welded into one…

Continued on Trove, page 32 →

Cable News. Motoring Disasters. Brakes Fail on Hill. Ten Choristers Killed. London, August 27

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 1 September 1911 · page 42

A shocking motoring fatality occurred yesterday near Consett, a town 11 miles from Durham. Ten people are dead as the result of the accident, while other…

Continued on Trove, page 42 →

To Bombala Per Motor. Sharp's. Creek, Adelong

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 1 September 1911 · page 13

Dear Uncle, Jeff,—Last Christmas I went with mother to Bendoc for my holiday. We went in the train. We stopped at Goulburn for an hour. A great number…

Continued on Trove, page 13 →

A Railway to

The Independent · Friday 1 September 1911 · page 2

At a meeting of the H[?]cil on Monday evening, [?]moved :—"That this Co[?]urgent necessity of a rail[?]…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Hillston Railway Proposal Mr Johnson Greatly Impressed

The Independent · Friday 1 September 1911 · page 3

Messrs Johnson and Harper, Commissioners for Railways, arrived in Hillston on Thursday, and were welcomed by the Mayor and a number of leading residents…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

The Railway Commission. Unfair Treatment of Employes

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 1 September 1911 · page 2

Before the Railway Commission yesterday, Mr. White, secretary of the men's side of the Midland Railway Conciliation Board, gave evidence as to the grievances…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →