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Railways, roads & transport, 1912

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Avalanche Covers Railway

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 19 January 1912 · page 43

In Montana, one of the American States on the Canadian' border heavy—snow has fallen. An avalanche swept a rotary snowplough off the Great Northern railway…

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"Speeding Up" on the Railway

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

The wheat trains running on the main southern line have had the effect of causing an immense increase in the traffic during the past few weeks. Any day now 20 or…

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The Railway Minimum

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

The Chief Commissioner for Railways has decided to raise the minimum in the service of 7/ per day to 7/6 per day, the decision being confirmed by a letter to…

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Open Column. Linking Up Interstate Railways. Finley to To[?]cumwal. (To the Editor of the Independent.)

The Independent · Friday 19 January 1912 · page 4

SIR,—The time has come when Inter[?] sta[?] and je[?]lousies can no longer [?]nfestly natural conditions. [?]ral condition can be imagined…

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International Exposition at Perth. Celebrate Transcontinental Railway. Perth

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 19 January 1912 · page 3

A meeting was held to-day inaugurating a great international exposition to be held at Perth to celebrate the opening of the trans-continental railway, three years…

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Argentine Railway Strike. Government Mediation Accepted. Buenos Ayres

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 19 January 1912 · page 3

There is now every prospect or a settlement being reached in connection with the strike 01 railway workers. When the men went out the Minister…

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District News. Daysdale Henty-daysdale Railway League

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 19 January 1912 · page 5

A meeting of the above league was held at Bulagndra on January 13th when there were about 90 members present. Mr. O'Meara (the president)…

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Howlong and Border Railway League. "Yea or Nay"

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 19 January 1912 · page 5

At the last meeting of the Ruthergien Borough Council, the following communication was received from Mr. D. Reid secretary of the above…

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Linking Up Interstate Railways. to the Editor

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 19 January 1912 · page 3

Sir,—The time has come when [?] rivalries and jealousies can no longer [?] manifestly natural condition [?] No more natural condition…

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Quoits. Union Bridge Club

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 20 January 1912 · page 6

This afternoon at 2.30 o'clock, the opening matches of the Union Bridge Quoit Club will be held on the Union Bridge Hotel grounds. The principal items will…

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Collision at Eveleigh Railway Yards

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 20 January 1912 · page 5

A collision occurred between to engines at the Eveleigh yards to-day. The buffers if each engine were damaged, and one of the locomotives was thrown off…

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Tramway Union Badge, Brisbane Traffic Partially Suspended

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 20 January 1912 · page 6

Following a decision of the Brisbane branch of the Anstralian Tramway Employees Union, all members at 11 o'clock on Thursday displayed the union badge…

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Uniform Railway Gauge

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 20 January 1912 · page 6

At the Premiers' Conference in Melbourne on Thursday, the question of a uniform railway gauge for Australia was discussed. Mr. Watt, in bringing the…

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Tramway Men on Strike. Brisbane

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 20 January 1912 · page 2

There was only partial resumption. 01 the tram service to-day owing to the company declining to allow men -wearing union badges to come on duty…

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An Aeroplane Disaster Lieutenant Hopelessly Injured. Paris

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 22 January 1912 · page 2

Another aviation disaster is reported. Lieutenant Boerner, who was aeroplaning in the vicinity of Senlis, 27 miles northeast of Paris, fell from a height of 1000…

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Brisbane Tram Trouble. Brisbane

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 22 January 1912 · page 2

The position is practically unchanged in connection with the tramway trouble. The tram cars are being worked by nonunion men. and there is a reduction of the…

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The Labor Upheaval. Argentina Railway Strike. Buenos Ayres

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 23 January 1912 · page 2

Although it was announced that the railwaymen were prepared to accept the mediation of the Government in the dispute with the railway companies, no…

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Motor Gar Fatality

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 23 January 1912 · page 4

A fatal motor car accident occurred shortly after 6 o'clock on Saturday evening on the road between Camperdown and Terang, by which Mr. A. J. Black, the…

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General Cable News Train Falls Over Embankment Twenty-seven Persons In-jured, Winnipeg

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 25 January 1912 · page 2

The Canadian Northern express from Edmonton to Winnipeg fell over an embankment at Cole, Saskatchewan. Twenty-seven persons were injured, and in some…

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Rabbits On Roads

Tocumwal Guardian and Finley Free Press · Friday 26 January 1912 · page 2

The Carcoar P.P. Board advised the Lyndhurst Shire Council that the whole of the culverts on the Blayney-Carcoar road were in a…

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