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Railways, roads & transport, 1911

1,246 stories in Murray's papers · page 49 of 63

Wakool Bridge. First Pile Driven. Enthusiastic Proceedings

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 11 October 1911 · page 2

The first permanent pile in the construction of the bridge over Wakool Crossing at the site of the present punt, on the Balranald-Swan Hill-road, was…

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Anarchy in India. Plot to Derail a Mail Train. Calcutta

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 12 October 1911 · page 3

A fresh outrage has been committed on the Bengal railways. Miscreants tore up 15 feet of the permanent way in order to wreck the Darjeeling mail train on the…

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Stock Traffic on Railway. Albury's Great Disabilities

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 12 October 1911 · page 2

At the meeting of the Albury Branch of the Farmers' and Settlers' Association yesterday, the question of the great disabilities under which stock traffic on the…

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Canadian Railway Strike. Winnipeg

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 12 October 1911 · page 3

The boiler makers and machinists employed in the workshops of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway went on strike on Tuesday, 350 men being affected…

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Dr. Mawson's Aeroplane Wrecked

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 13 October 1911 · page 32

The aeroplane which was to have accompanied Dr. Mawson's expedition to the Antarctic regions is lying a broken mass at Cheltenham racecourse, near Port…

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Train Help Up. Robbers' Great Harvest. New York, October 4

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 13 October 1911 · page 42

A daring case of noicing up a train by a band of robbers has occurred on the Missouri-Kansas-TeKas railroad. The place place chosen for the operation was…

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Breaking Young Horses. Train Them to Start Smoothly and Keep Steady Pace

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 13 October 1911 · page 16

Skilful methods of handling and driving play an important part in the training of young horses to harness work, and in particular in forming their manners and…

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Federal Railway Department

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 13 October 1911 · page 32

The Prime Minister's announcement in the House of Representatives on Wednesday that the Government would, after the construction of the trans-Australian…

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Practical Purposes of the Motor Car. Yarrawonga

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 13 October 1911 · page 12

Dear Uncle Jeff,—My father takes the "Albury Banner," and I read the letters written by other boys and girls. I would like to become a nephew of yours. My…

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Rival Railway Gauges. Mr. Elwood Mead's Views

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 13 October 1911 · page 3

A valuable contribution to the controversy as to which guage is to be selected for the trans-Australian railway was made on Wednesday by Mr. Elwood Mead…

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Reflections of a Motorist

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 13 October 1911 · page 4

It's a wrong wheel that knows no turning. A motor by any other name would smell as sweet…

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Railway Connection With Sydney

Tocumwal Guardian and Finley Free Press · Friday 13 October 1911 · page 3

A public meeting was held on Saturday afternoon last, when Mr P. Quirk, who occupied the chair, explained that the meeting was…

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Geology of the Northern Railway Line. Maitland to Barraba

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 13 October 1911 · page 3

MAITLAND is on the eastern side of a groat arch of rocks, now worn down to a gently undulating surface. Soon after we leave the town we pass over…

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Corowa-wahgunyah Railway Lines. the Linking Up Proposal. Conference to Be Held

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 13 October 1911 · page 2

The perennially fresh subject of the Corowa-Wahgunyah railway line was discussed at Tuesday night's meeting of the Municipal Council. The subject came up…

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SPORTING. (By Our Sporting Reporters.) Cricket Albury v. RAILWAY C.C.

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 14 October 1911 · page 6

The team to represent the Railway C.C. will be chosen on the Ground to-day from the following players:—Emerson, Stewart, (2), Gray, Heywood, Vile. C. Schneider…

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Roads in Subdivisions

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 16 October 1911 · page 4

"The plan is not authentic; there are mistakes, as what are shown as roads are cot roads at all," said Cr. H. A. Paech president) at the meeting of the Culcairn…

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Sporting. Cycling. Dunlop Road Race. Warrnambool to Melbourne. Won by A. R. Collins. Melbourne

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 16 October 1911 · page 4

The Dunlop Road Race was run to-day over the usual course from Warrnambool to Melbourne, a distance of 165 miles. Two hundred and eighty-three riders took part…

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Train Wrecker at Work

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 17 October 1911 · page 4

An attempt was made to derail the Adelaide express near Lubeck on Sunday morning. A sleeper and two fencing posts were placed across the rails, but a…

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Overland Motor Cycling. Sydney to Melbourne

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 17 October 1911 · page 4

Dusty and weary J. Fair, member of the Motor Cycle Club of New South Wales, who left Sydney G.P.O. at 2 p.m. on Wednesday in an attempt to establish a record…

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A Sensational Motor Collision

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 17 October 1911 · page 4

A motor car and a milk cart came into collision on Sunday night on the Sydney road, Melbourne, and as a result several occupants of the machine were flung…

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