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Railways, roads & transport, 1912

1,250 stories in Murray's papers · page 45 of 63

Attempted Train Wrecking

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 20 September 1912 · page 5

An attempt at train wrecking, which might have led to disaster, was made on Saturday afternoon on the Hornsby to Milson's Point…

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The Main Roads Question

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 20 September 1912 · page 29

The Governor, says the "Telegraph," struck the keynote to this vexed question in the course of his address at the opening of the recent Local Government…

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Is This Man Gifted with Strange Power? Prominent People Say He Roads Their Lives as an Open Book

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 20 September 1912 · page 6

Do you want to know About Your Opportunities, Your Strong and Weak Points, and what to do to Achieve Success?…

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Disastrous Floods. Rapid Rise in the Murray. Main Road 5 Feet Under Water. Yarrawonga

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 20 September 1912 · page 7

The Murray River here commenced to rise rapidly to-day owing to the flooded condition of the Ovens. At 8 a.m. to-day the height was 11 feet, and…

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Jervis Bay Railway Project

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 20 September 1912 · page 32

When the Minister for Works submitted to Parliament the question of referring to the Public Works Committee the proposal to construct a line of railway-from…

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Sydney Motor Show

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 20 September 1912 · page 30
Also in The Corowa Free Press

The successful motor show conducted by the Royal Agricultural Society at the Sydney show ground last year is to be succeeded by another great display, which…

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Cablegrams. English Railway Horror a Fireman Succumbs. Marvellous Escape of a London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 20 September 1912 · page 3

The fireman of the Chester to Liverpool express, who was rescued alive after having been pinned under the engine for four hours, has succumbed to his iniuries…

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Motoring Birtles' Overland Trip

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 20 September 1912 · page 4

Messrs. Birtles Bros., who are making a toor round Australia per motor car, arrived in Albury at 7.30 last night. They had tea at Ryan's Hotel, filled up with…

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The Harvest. New South Wales Railway Service

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 20 September 1912 · page 7

The Railway Department does not anticipate any shortage of engines in dealing with the traffic demands of the coming harvest…

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Riverina Railways. the Howlong Railway Project

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 20 September 1912 · page 6

A meeting of the members of the Howlong and Border Railway League was held at Howlong on Thursday evening, when a communication was read…

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Floods at Bonegilla. Damage to Bridge Approaches

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 21 September 1912 · page 2

Considerable damage has been done to numerous approaches to bridges on Bethanga road in the Towong Shire by the recent flood, while in the Wodonga ter-…

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British Army Manoeuvres Military Tactics Nullified. by Aeroplane and Wireless. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 21 September 1912 · page 2

The premature cud of the army manoeuvres at Cambridge, when a "Red" force, under General Haig. attacked London, which was defended by a "Blue" army,…

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New South Wales. Worst Roads in State. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 21 September 1912 · page 5

A Good Roads Association has just been formed and embraces representative business men. All the speaker? at the inaugural meeting said that Cumberland Coun-…

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Train Collides with Street Car. Denver (Colorado)

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 21 September 1912 · page 2

An express train hit a street car at a level crossing. The ear was smashed to fragments. Two passengers were killed and eight seriously, injured. The train…

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' Mules Wreck Train. Eleven Soldiers Killed. Mexico City

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 21 September 1912 · page 2

A serious railway disaster., which occurred on Weduesday on the Mexican Central Railway, was caused in an unusual manner…

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English Railway Horror "Too High Speed on Slow Line.'" London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 21 September 1912 · page 2

At the inquest in connection with the dreadful fatalities which resulted owing to the derailment of the Chester to Liverpool express, near Ditton. the superintend evidence…

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London Tube Railways. Extraordinary Reliability. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 21 September 1912 · page 2

Statistics just published respecting the working of the London "tube" railways, show that the system has a splendid re- cord…

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Cablegrams. Fatal Railway Smashes. 60 Workmen Injured. Brussels

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 21 September 1912 · page 2

A shocking railway accident is reported from the village of Marbehan, Luxembourg. While a passenger train was at the station having since succumbed…

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Knocked Down by Motor Car

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 23 September 1912 · page 3

A man whole identity has not been as- certained was knocked down by a motor car yesterday. He was taken to a hospital. His condition to-day was critical…

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