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Railways, roads & transport, 1912

1,250 stories in Murray's papers · page 51 of 63

Railway V. Wodonga

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 18 October 1912 · page 4

The following will represent the Railway club in their match against Wodonga on the show grounds tomorrow, commen­cing at 2.15 p.m. sharp :-Sparkes…

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Our Railway Returns

Tocumwal Guardian and Finley Free Press · Friday 18 October 1912 · page 2

We have just received, per favor of the Victorian Railway Commissioners their aunual report and balance sheet up to the year ending…

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Those Motor Cars

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 18 October 1912 · page 6

In connection with the appeal made by the hospital authorities for motor cars to convey the hand to Savernake on Sunday 27th inst., three of four…

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Tallangatta to Cudgewa Railway

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 19 October 1912 · page 2

The Minister of Railways moved in the Victorian Legislative Assembly on Wednesday that in the opinion of the House it is expedient to construct a 5ft. 3in…

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Theft of Motor Launch. Five Men Arrested

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 19 October 1912 · page 5

It would appear from information received in Brisbane on Thursday, that the[?] [?]oat, Dora which was stolen from [?] in the Brisbane River on…

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Belgian Railway. Another Arrest. Brussels

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 21 October 1912 · page 2

Another arrest has been made in connection with the Ghent-Terheuzen Railway Company frauds, which amount to £2,500,000. and which were revealed after…

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The Wodonga Railway Crossing. a Truck Derailed

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 22 October 1912 · page 2

During shunting operations at the Wodonga railway yards yesterday a truck was derailed on the level crossing in the main street, owing to the accumulation of…

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Railway Connections.-- New South Wales and Victoria

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 22 October 1912 · page 3

In the Assembly last week, Mr. R. T. Ball, M.L.A., asked the premier if, at the conference respecting the linking up of railways between New South…

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Railway Carriages Leave the Rails

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 23 October 1912 · page 5

Last evening, while a passenger train was shunting at Penrith, two cars left the rails, and completely blocked both the up and down lines. It took the repair gang…

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Construction of New Railways

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 23 October 1912 · page 5

Mr. Cann N.S.W. State Treasurer the course of an interview to day, said that the slowing down policy which was to be applied to the overgrown…

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The Proposed Railway

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 23 October 1912 · page 3

A meeting of the Balranald Railway League was held at the Council Chambers on Wednesday evening last, Mr T. H. Boynton (chairman) presiding, and there…

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Aeroplane Accidents. London, October 21

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 25 October 1912 · page 43

Three deaths owing to aviation accidents are reported. French aeronaut Warned Lacour was thrown from his machine and killed. A message from Berlin…

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Lighting Mulwala Bridge

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 25 October 1912 · page 2

At the meeting of the Yarrawonga shire council on Monday last, a letter was read from the Department of Public Works, N.S.W., Albury office,…

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Bridge Across Sydney Harbor

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 25 October 1912 · page 33

Giving evidence before the Public Works Committee on the subject of connection between Sydney and North Sydney, Mr. T. R. Johnson, Chief Railway…

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Numbering Railway Seats

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 25 October 1912 · page 32

The necessity for the numbering of seats in such trains as the Sydney and the Adelaide expresses is best realised by the passenger who is subjected to the discomfort…

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Servians Take Railway

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 25 October 1912 · page 41

A report from Belgrade states that the vanguard of the Servian army is at Pristina, the object being to continue the advance to Uskub, which, being an important…

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Railway V. Military

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 25 October 1912 · page 4

The team to represent the Railway in the match on the show grounds, against Military to-morrow, will be selected from: Heywood, Sparkes, Waterstreet, Stewart…

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The Wodonga Railway Crossing

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 25 October 1912 · page 2

As the result of the complaints made regarding the unsatisfactory state in which the roadway over the railway crossing in the main street was left after being…

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Finley-Tocumwal Railway. to the Editor

Tocumwal Guardian and Finley Free Press · Friday 25 October 1912 · page 2

Sir,—Some time ago tenders were called by this department for the supply of sleepers in lots of 500 or over. Certain tenders were received…

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Motor Show. Cars of Perfection

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 25 October 1912 · page 3

The display of special distinction was that supplied by the Sydney Taxi-Cab and Motor Import Coy., Ltd., 397-9 Kent Street, Sydney. In a spacious stand…

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