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Murray · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1912

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The Canadian Pacific. How a Great Railway Was Formed

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 3 July 1912 · page 3

The Confederation into one Dominion of Canada, the creation of the National Policy of a Tariff Wall against the United States, and the…

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Mrs. Nixon Pulls the String. Coota Road Temora

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 5 July 1912 · page 13

Dear Uncle Jeff—It is such a long time since last wrote to the "Banner." I suppose you thought I had forgotten you. We have had great rain. I went…

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Inter-state. Railway Duplication

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 5 July 1912 · page 32

"The long and frequent detention of goods and stock trains on the North-Eastern railway line" was the subject of a recent Conference of shire councils at…

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The Upper Murray Railway

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 5 July 1912 · page 41

It will be remembered by residents of the Upper Murray that, under the auspices of the Germanton and Jingellic Railway Leagues, the Hon. Arthur Griffith,…

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Grand Prix Motor Race. French Cars Victorious. Paris, June 27

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 5 July 1912 · page 42

The Grand Prix, the greatest and most strenuous motor car race in the world, was decided on Wednesday, under the auspices of the French Automobile Club. The…

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Father's Lucerne Patch. Railway Store rance

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 5 July 1912 · page 13

Dear Uncle Jeff,—l have never written to you before. I hope my first letter will not be a failure. I like going to school. We play football now, and are collecting…

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Motor Mishap

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 5 July 1912 · page 2

Mr. P. J. Maloney, M.H.R., and four residents of Wangaratta, had an adventurous trip by motor car on Monday evening, while on their way to…

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Novelette, Knights of the Road

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 6 July 1912 · page 4

The winter of 1861 was noted for the amount of snow that fell over England during the months of December and January, Coaches wore stopped,…

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Cablegrams. Railway Wrecks. Shocking Smash in America. Thirty-four Persons Killed. Fifty People Injured. Motorists Shameful Behavior. New York

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 6 July 1912 · page 2

A terrible railway disaster has occurred near Corning, in New York State. An express collided with the rear of a west-bound Lackwanna passenger train…

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Plot to Wreck Train. Attempt on Loud Glbson-carmichael's Life. Bombay

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 6 July 1912 · page 2

What the police believe to have been a dastardly attempt on the life of Lord Gibson-Carmichael, Governor of Bengal, and formerly Governor of Victoria, was…

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Express Runs Down Motor. Tragedy in Roumania. Bucharest

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 6 July 1912 · page 2

A shocking railway tragedy took place yesterday near Craiova, 112 miles west of this city. An express train ran down a motor in…

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Scientific Notes. Wireless Railway Signalling

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 6 July 1912 · page 4

Wireless telegraphy is being used for train signalling purposes on the Pennsylvania railroad. During the stormy weather of February and…

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Corning Railway Smash. Forty-one People Killed. New YORK,Sunday

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 8 July 1912 · page 2

The death roll in the railway disaster near Corning, when an express dashed into the rear of a passenger train bound westward from Lackawanna, Pennsylvania,…

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An Albury Motor Car Burnt. Accident at Wangaratta

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 8 July 1912 · page 4

A Flanders motor car owned by Mr. D. Kons, of Albury, was, with the exception of the engine and chassis, destroyed by fire on Friday morning near Wangaratta…

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To Prevent Railway Accidents. Invention of a Sydney Resident. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 8 July 1912 · page 2

Representatives of the leading railways [?] Great Britain and France have inspected an electrical invention designed by Mr. Angus, of Sydney, to prevent acidents…

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Borders V. Railway

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 9 July 1912 · page 4

The following will represent the Borders in their match against the Railway to-morrow afternoon on the sports ground:—McInerney (capt), Oakes, Hoysted,…

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Aeroplane and Cow Collide. Bad for the Cow—and Aeroplane. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 10 July 1912 · page 2

Mr. A. F. Cody, the well known English airman, yesterday met with an unusual accident, which resulted in his machine-being destroyed…

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The Motor Car Industry Messrs. Robbins and Porters New Garage

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 10 July 1912 · page 6

A business that has tome very prominently to the front in quite recent times is that of repairing and renovating motor cars. It is only a brief while ago that a…

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Land in N.s.w. Large Purchase Scheme. Land Near Railways to Be Resumed

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 10 July 1912 · page 6

Representatives from the Stockowners Association, Pastoralists' Union, Sydney Wool Selling Brokers' Association, and Pastures Protection Boards Council of…

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Football Borders V. Railway

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 10 July 1912 · page 6

This afternoon on the Albary sports ground the above teams Trill meet in connection Kith the Albury and Border Premiership. Both teams will be well…

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