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Railways, roads & transport, 1911

1,246 stories in Murray's papers · page 45 of 63

Cablegrams. Reign of Strike. Labor in Evolution. Evidence Before Railway Commission. Cash for the Companies. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 18 September 1911 · page 2

The case for the companies was continued at the sitting of the Railway Commission on Friday. Sir Charles Owens, General Manager of…

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New South Wales Wreck of Motor Boat. SYDNEy

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 18 September 1911 · page 3

The Navigation Department has received a telegram from the pilot at Tweed Heads, stating that a motor boat named the Sadie met with a disaster there while…

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Tumbarumba Railway. Approved of by Parliament

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 18 September 1911 · page 4

In the Legislative Assembly on Thursday the Minister for Public Works (Mr. Griffiths) moved the expediency of constructing the proposed line from Wagga…

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The State Railways and Corowa Show. Victorian and N.s.w. Methods Contrasted

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 19 September 1911 · page 3

The different methods pursued by the New South Walcs Railway Department and the Victorian Railway Deportment in their respective…

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Henty-daysdale Railway League Pleasant Hills, September 16

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 19 September 1911 · page 3

A very successful meeting of this league was held here today. There were about 45 members present, and a large amount of correspondence was…

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Motor Race Disaster. Car Plunges Into Crowd. Eleven Persons Killed. Syracuse (New York)

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 20 September 1911 · page 2

A terrible accident occurred yesterday at an automobile race meeting on the local track. Prior to the races President Taft…

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Railway Commission

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 20 September 1911 · page 2

Lord Claude Hamilton, M.P., chairman of the Great Eastern Railway Company, appeared as a witness before the Railway Commission. He said that a majority of…

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Labor Unrest. Irish Railway Strike. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 20 September 1911 · page 2

The industrial position in South-West Ireland has become serious. Through the strike of the employes of the Great Southern and Western Railway Company…

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Railway Mishap Averted

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 20 September 1911 · page 4

By the merest of chances a railway calamity was averted at Mangalore, five miles from Seymour, on Friday evening. About 8 p.m. the up passenger train from…

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New South Wales The. Railway Juggernaut, Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 20 September 1911 · page 3

A light engine was returning to Sydney front Bankstown, shortly after midnight. When near Punchbowl station the driver and fireman, felt a bump; and an…

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Irish Railway Strike. Service Practically Suspended War Against Non-unionists. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 21 September 1911 · page 2

There is no change in the railway strike situation in Ireland. The trouble arose very simply. Two men at the King's Bridge terminus…

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Sensational Railway Accident. Mail Train Collides with Cab

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 22 September 1911 · page 2

Shortly after midday yesterday, as the mail train was leaving Wangaratta on its journey to Albury, and just after getting clear of the station; yard, it collided with…

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Gates on Public Roads. To the Editor of "Albury Banner."

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 September 1911 · page 16

Sir—In your issue of the 8th inst. is a report on "Gates Obstructing Roads" that came before the Hume Shire Council. Judging by the action of that body at its…

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Clouds of Insects. Inch Deep on Road. New York, September 16

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 September 1911 · page 46

Dense clouds of green insects settled down on the town of Witchita, in Kansas, and covered the pavements to the depth of an inch. The inhabitants are reduced to…

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Wagga-tumbarumba Railway. Construction Authorised

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 September 1911 · page 35

It is a matter for considerable satisfaction that an important point in connection with the proposal to connect Wagga with Tuhmarumba has been reached and…

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Wit & Humor. a Way They Have on the Railway

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 September 1911 · page 15

"Look at this bicycle!" cried the angry man to the stationmaster. "I'm. looking," said the stationmaster…

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Cricket Railway Club

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 22 September 1911 · page 4

A well attended meeting was held, on Wednesday at the railway station. The secretary. Mr. J. M'Donnell read the correspondence:—A reply from Mr. Abe…

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Benalla to Tatong Railway

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 22 September 1911 · page 3

The report of the Victorian Railways Standing Committee on the proposal to construct a 5 feet 3 inches gauge railway from Benalla to Tatong was laid on the…

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Henty-daysdale Railway League

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 22 September 1911 · page 4

A meeting of the Henty-Daysdale Railway League took place at Pleasant hills on Saturday, representatives being present from Daysdale, Bulgandra, Ferndale…

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Detroit Street Railways Idle. Detroit

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 22 September 1911 · page 2

A strike, which is causing great inconvenience, is in progress here. Seventeen hundred men employed on the street railways have gone on strike for an increase…

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