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Railways, roads & transport, 1912

1,250 stories in Murray's papers · page 19 of 63

Stampede at Concert. People Trampled to Death. Paris, April 9

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 April 1912 · page 45

While a concert promoted by the Women's Patriotic League was in progress in the town of Houdain, in the department of Pas-de-Calais, on Monday night, a lamp fell…

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Motor-car Crimes. Methods of Police. Tyres Riddled with Shot. Paris, April 9

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 April 1912 · page 45

The French Customs officials on the Belgium frontier have bad an exciting experience with a party of smugglers. The evaders of the law, in a steel-clad motor…

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Expelling a Unionist. the Tramway Association

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 12 April 1912 · page 2

The Industrial Registrar (Mr. Addison) delivered his decision in Sydney on Wednesday in the matter of an application by Mr. J. H. Stephenson for the cancellation…

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Railway Traffic Brocked

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 12 April 1912 · page 3

Shortly after 5 o'clock this morning a train of empty carriages was travelling past Hurstville to Oatley when a carriage left the line. This had the effect of blocking…

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Railway Ticket Convicted Him

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 12 April 1912 · page 3

A coincidence in relation to railway tickets proved fatal to the liberty of an accused man at the Woodside (South Australia) Police Court on Wednesday. The…

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Thrown Over a Precipice. 100 Motor 'Bus Passengers. Lisbon

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 12 April 1912 · page 2

A shocking street accident occurred in Oporto, the second city of Portugal, yesterday morning. Two motor omnibuses travelling at a…

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A New Motor

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 12 April 1912 · page 2

The motor car invented by Mr. Charley of Wagga, recently had a trial in Melbourne. The prominent gentlemen in the Government took…

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New South Wales Railway Facilities. Deputation of Producers Before the Premier. SYDNEY

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 12 April 1912 · page 2

A deputation from the New South Wales Grain and Produce Traders' Association waited on Mr McGowen to urge the Government to do something to…

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Wagga-tumbarumba Rail-way

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 13 April 1912 · page 5

The ceremony of turning the first [?]od of the new railway from Wagga to Tu[?]baruusba. was performed by Mr. G. S. Beeby. Minister for Lands, in the presence…

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Railways and Colliery Proprietors

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 13 April 1912 · page 2

Some of the railways have notified the colliery proprietors that the conditions for the carriage of coal must contain a guarantee of a supply to the extent of 20 per…

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Whisky on the Railways. Alleged Theft at the Rock

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 13 April 1912 · page 6

At the Wagga Police Court on Thursday, before Mr. J. D. Walker, P.M., Alexander [?]owry, a railway guard, was charged with laving stolen, on the 10th inst.,…

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Fatal Accident. Motor Car Overturned. One Man Killed

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 13 April 1912 · page 2

A serious motor accident occurred on the road between Echuca and Mathoura on Monday afternoon, when a car owned and driven by Mr W. J. Nicholas, of…

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The Insatiable Birtles. Crosses Australia in a Motor Car. and Now Sighs for an Aeroplane! Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 15 April 1912 · page 4

Frank Birtles, the successful overlanding cyclist, has now achieved the feat of crossing Australia in a motor car as well. He arrived here late on Saturday afternoon,…

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Railway Social at Wodonga

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 15 April 1912 · page 2

A very enjoyable evening was spent in the Wodonga Shire Hall on Saturday, the occasion being the annual reunion of the local railway employes. On previous…

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A Train-load of Monkeys

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 17 April 1912 · page 4

A plague of monkeys some years ago sorely troubled the officials at a small station on the Saran Railway, in North-West India. Trucks…

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The Road to Wealth

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 17 April 1912 · page 3

In spite of the great strides made in chemical science during the past half-century, a wide field remains open to the investigator who will…

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The Train Tapper. That the Passengers Owe to the Man with the Hammer

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 17 April 1912 · page 4

A cracked wheel,a loose type, or an over heated axle three common causes of railway catastrophes. At all imporatnt stations the…

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Motor Boat Sunk. Struck by Steamer. Adelaide

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 18 April 1912 · page 3

Two young men, W. Pollard and Albert Carlson, had a sensational experience near Mannum last night. They were in a motor boat and were run down by the steamer…

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Inter-state. Wyalong to Condobolin Railway

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 19 April 1912 · page 32

"It is a most attractive proposition as the land is most suitable for the growth of wheat, and the line will pass through a large area of Crown lands suitable for…

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That Railway Congestion. the Premier on the Position

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 19 April 1912 · page 29

A deputation from the New South Wales Grain and Produce Traders' Association waited on Mr. M'Gowen on Thursday, to urge the Government to do something to…

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