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Murray · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1912

1,250 stories in Murray's papers · page 11 of 63

Tram Union Badge. Claim to Wear Upheld. Court Cannot Reinstate Unemployed Men. Melbourne

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 28 February 1912 · page 2

Mr. Justice Higgins, president of the Commonwealth Court of Conciliation and Arbitration, in the First Civil Court to-day delivered his reserved decision on a…

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Swanihill-piangil Railway

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 28 February 1912 · page 1

A deputation from the Wakool branch of the Farmers and Settlers' Association of New South Wales, and the residents of Piangil, who were…

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RAILWAYS. Balranald-Tooleybuc Line

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 28 February 1912 · page 5

Under the heading "The Riverina. Trade," the Swan Hill "Guardian" says:—When the deputation from Piangil and Tooleybuc waited on the…

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The Quebec Bridge. Montreal

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 29 February 1912 · page 2

The local police authorities are conducting an exhaustive investigation into the destruction of the Quebec bridge, which took place in 1907…

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Kiewa Valley Railway. Railways Standing Committee. Evidence Taken at Wodonga

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 29 February 1912 · page 1

The Victorian Railways Standing Committee sat at Wodonga yesterday morning to take evidence in connection with the proposed Kiewa Valley railway. Mr. A…

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Mangled Beneath a Tram a Man's Sad Fate. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 29 February 1912 · page 3

A frightful accident occurred this afternoon. A man jumped on to the step of a racecourse car, but immediately fell off, and…

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New South Wales. Railway Collision at Clyde. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 29 February 1912 · page 3

A number or trucks when being shunted at Clyde telescoped a carriage and two other trucks. The collision could be heard miles away. The break down gang is at…

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Roads of Straw

Tocumwal Guardian and Finley Free Press · Friday 1 March 1912 · page 3

At a recent meeting of the Uyaldra Shire Council, Cr Bowman read an extract from an American paper, which stated that a sandy road…

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The Cross Roads of Love. Chapter XXVII.—(Continued.)

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 1 March 1912 · page 9

While on her way home Linda unexpectedly encountered Oswald Twickie. He was greatly pleased to see her, and asked very kindly a number of questions…

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Scrap Book. the Road to God

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 1 March 1912 · page 13

Where tends this hard and toilsome way? It is the straight and narrow road That leads to God from man's abode. A cross my burden all the way…

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Clever Train Robbery. £10,000 Stolen From Jeweller. Vienna

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 1 March 1912 · page 2

A clever theft involving serious loss to a jeweller named Loevi was reported to the police yesterday. Loevi was travelling in the Paris express…

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Murder in Railway Car. Man Stabbed 30 TIMES. Paris, February 28

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 1 March 1912 · page 28

On the arrival of a train sit Chalons-sur-Saone on Tuesday night the body of a man, with 30 knife wounds in it, was discovered in one of the carriages. From inquiries…

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Jungfrau Railway. Within 2000 Feet of Top. Berne, February 21

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 1 March 1912 · page 43

After work extending over 16 years the railway up the Jungfrau, a mountain of the Swiss Alps, has reached the saddle 2,000ft. below the top…

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The Overland Railway

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 1 March 1912 · page 32

The Federal Cabinet, after a prolonged sitting, extending over several days, has decided to call for tenders in Australia and in London for 135,000 tons of steel…

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Murderer in Motor-car. Chased Through Paris. Paris, February 28

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 1 March 1912 · page 21

A shocking incident occurred in the city last night. When people were returning to their homes from the theatres a motor-car…

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Across Australia. the Biggest Railway Work in the World

The Independent · Friday 1 March 1912 · page 2

Arrangements are at last complete for the issue of tenders in connection with the transcontinental railway from Port Augusta to Kalgoorne. Tenders are invented in all…

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Motor-Car Overturns. Man's Back Broken

The Independent · Friday 1 March 1912 · page 2

A serious motor accident occurred on Wednesday evening at Mentone, Victoria, which resulted in one of the occupants of the car, Mr John Mitchelhill, of Ascotvale,…

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The Tramway Strike. Mr Justice Higgins' Judgement. the Union Badge. Injunction Against the Companies

The Independent · Friday 1 March 1912 · page 2

Judgment was delivered by Mr Justice Higgins in the Federal Arbitration Court on Tuesday with reference to the dispute between the Australian Tramway Employes'…

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By Electric Telegraph. Finley-tooumwal Railway. Sydney

The Independent · Friday 1 March 1912 · page 2

Parliament agreed without debate, last night, on the introduction of the Finley-Tocumwal Railway Bill. The second reading and final stages will be…

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N.S.W. Railway Chief. Friction with Government. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 1 March 1912 · page 2

For some time past there has been friction between the Government and Mr. T. Johnson, Chief Railway, Commissioner. The latter, who is entrenched, behind the…

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