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Murray · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1911

1,246 stories in Murray's papers · page 8 of 63

Wagga-tumbarumba Railway

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 February 1911 · page 41

Public Works Committee visited Wagga, and took evidence regarding the proposed Wagga to Tumbarumba railway, via Humula, on Saturday. Among the…

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The Upper Murray Railway

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 February 1911 · page 46

A meeting of the Jingellic Railway League was held at Smith's Bridge Hotel, Jingellic, on Saturday afternoon, 11th inst. In spite of the wet and unfavorable…

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Railway to Deniliquin

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 February 1911 · page 21

The Railway Royal Decentralisation Commission sat at Hay on Saturday to take evidence as to the need of railway communication with Deniliquin. A…

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New South Wales. the Daily Tram Victim. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 17 February 1911 · page 3

A man named Michael Kenny, who was dragged beneath a tram at the Haymarket last night and sustained fearful injuries died this morning…

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French Railway Smashes the Courville Horror. 20 KILLED, 60 Injured. Paris

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 17 February 1911 · page 2

Additional details, have now been received regarding the appalling railway smash at Courville, in the department of Eure-et-Loir…

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Railways

Tocumwal Guardian and Finley Free Press · Friday 17 February 1911 · page 2

Messrs Oliver, Wood, and Hickson, the State Decentralisation Committee, took evidence in Berrigan on Tuesday of last week in reference…

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Border Railways. Serving Wheat Growers. Minister’s Broad View

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 17 February 1911 · page 3

Mr B. T. Ball, M.L.A., introduced a deputation from the Ringwood district, Corowa, to the Minister of Works to ask when the Public Works…

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Hay-deniliquin Railway. Evidence in Favor

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 18 February 1911 · page 5

At the sitting of the Hay and Denliquin Railway Royal Commission, Mr Robert Gibson land and stock agent, Hay and Harden, said that members of his…

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French Railway Smashes 30 Accidents in 75 Days. Paris

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 18 February 1911 · page 2

There would appear to be something very seriously wrong in connection with the French Government railways. The past few months have seen a tragic…

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Hay — Deniliquin Railway, Evidence Before Royal Commission

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 18 February 1911 · page 4

The Railway Decentralisation Royal Commission sat at Hay on Friday last week and look evidence in connection with the proposed railway connection between Hay and…

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Jerilderie Deniliquin Railway, Evidence Before Commission

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 18 February 1911 · page 2

The Decentralisation Commission visited Berrigan last week, when the following evidence was given in regard to the proposed railway connecting…

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Border Railway Rivalry

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 20 February 1911 · page 2

At the last meeting of the Brookong Farmers Union a letter vas read stating that the averts commission was to take evidence at Oaklands on March 3 in…

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Upper Murray Railway

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 20 February 1911 · page 2

Mr. G. K. Jeph[?] of [?]aldia, writes to a Melbourne paper as follows:— If Victoria wishes to retain and extend her commercial interests in this district…

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Lynching Narrowly Frustrated. Exciting Motor Car Race. San Francisco

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 20 February 1911 · page 2

A Mexican native, who is accused of murder at Porterville, in California, narrowly escaped being lynched yesterday. A band of citizens, crowded into 50 motor cars,…

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Fire From Railway Sparks

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 20 February 1911 · page 4

A number of claims having been made against the Victorian Railway department for damages through sparks from a locomotive having ignited grass on land a…

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Railway Men and Politics

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 20 February 1911 · page 4

A number of railway men here have been carpeted by the department as the result of an allegation that they, had created disturbances at several recent political…

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Extrodinary Fatality Ox a Train. Auckland

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 21 February 1911 · page 3

As the express train from wellington to Napier was making its usual journey this morning, a large stone dislodged from a hillside above the rails, rolled down and…

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French Railway Accidents. Paris

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 21 February 1911 · page 2

The very numerous accidents on the Western railways in France have led to drastic action by the Government. The director and assistant directors of the…

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Aeroplane Propellers

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 22 February 1911 · page 4

The first aerial screw was proposed and used by Leonardo da Vinci, the great artist architect, and man of learning of Italy, who, like Giotto…

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Catching a Train

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 22 February 1911 · page 4

The portly gentleman hailed the passing cab. "Cabby," he said, "five shillings if you drive me to the station in less…

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