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Railways, roads & transport, 1912

1,250 stories in Murray's papers · page 55 of 63

Railway V. Albury

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 15 November 1912 · page 4

Albury's team.-Hooper, Davis, Nagle, Kenna, Angel, Abbott, Baker, Langley, De Josselin, Hunt, Wiltshire, Connor. The team to represent the Railway in…

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Two Railway Smashes. 16 DEAD; 15 Injured. Trains Head on Collision. New York

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 15 November 1912 · page 2

News has reached New york from In dianapolis of a serious railway disaster there. A passenger train coming in from Cincinnati collided head on with an out…

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Henty-Daysdale Railway. Recommendations by the Public Works Committee

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 15 November 1912 · page 3

The Daysdale correspondent of the Corowa “Chronicle” writes in Friday’s issue [?] follows :— The president of the…

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Railway Collision at Seymour. Passenger Train Damaged

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 16 November 1912 · page 6

A serious railway accident occurred near Seymour on Thursday night. As far as can be ascertained from the railway officials, who are extremely reticent…

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Explosive Road Building

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 16 November 1912 · page 3

Road builders near Nevada City California, recently used dynamite in building a half mile stretch of road on the side of a hill They Placed the…

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Smallest Railway in America

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 16 November 1912 · page 3

"In the Carillon-Grenville line of Quebec, Canada, the "Railway Magazine" point out possesses the smallest bail way in America. It is a quaint…

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New North Shore Bridge

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 18 November 1912 · page 2

The Premier, Mr. McGowen, on Saturday took over the North Shore suspension bridge, which has been erected over the inlet to Middle Harbor. Alderman Sir Allen…

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Desert Railway Tenders

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 18 November 1912 · page 2

Tenders were recently called by the Home Affairs department for the supply of 100 bogie waggons of 40 tons capacity each for use in the construction of the…

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A Motor Car Stolen

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 18 November 1912 · page 2

A motor car valued at £650, was stolen from the garage at the Grand Hotel. Bathurst, on Saturday morning. The police are investigating the matter, and they…

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Railway Fatality at Wodonga. Ghastly Discovery

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 18 November 1912 · page 2

During shunting operations at the Wodnga railway yards on Saturday morning a shunter named William John Jeffreys noticed an object lying on the main line…

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Upper Murray. Railway Development Proposal

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 19 November 1912 · page 3

A deputation from the Upper Murray, consisting of Messrs. Burroughs, Appleton, and M'Garry, to ask for the extension of the railway from Germanton to…

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A Big Family. Sydney Road

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 November 1912 · page 12

Dear Uncle Jeff,—This is my first letter to the Children's Page. I am sending you a piece of poetry for the competition. My father has been taking the "Banner" for…

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Race Club Meeting. Special Train to Run From Numurkah

Tocumwal Guardian and Finley Free Press · Friday 22 November 1912 · page 2

The committee of the above club met on Tuesday evening at Mr F. Staples' hotel, the following being present:—Messrs J. Wilson, A…

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A Train Held Up. the Passengers Robbed. St. Petersburg

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 22 November 1912 · page 2

A daring robbery has been perpetrated in Russia. A band of robbers on the approach of a train bound for Ekaterinburg, set the…

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Upper Murray Railway. Mr. N. A. O'callaghan's Report

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 November 1912 · page 16

Mr. O'Callaghan, chief dairy expert for New South Wales Department of. Agriculture, reported as follows on the country between Germanton and Tooma, which…

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Railway Accidents. 16 Passengers Killed. Indianapolis. November 13

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 November 1912 · page 43

A passenger train bound inwards from Cincinnati crashed into a freight train, in consequence of a switch being left open. Sixteen passengers were Killed and 15…

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Dangers of Motor Traffic. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 22 November 1912 · page 2

The number of casualties in connection with the motor traffic of London, particularly the motor 'buses, has prompted some London board schools to add a new study…

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Railway V. Wodonga

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 23 November 1912 · page 6

The team to represent Railway against Wodonga this afternoon will be chosen from:—Waterstreet, Sparkes, Heywood, E. Stewart, Schneider, Muller, Kilroy,…

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Not on the Train. Fictitious Compensation Claim

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 25 November 1912 · page 2

Amongst the prisoners sentenced, in Melbourne on Friday at" the General Sessions by Deputy Judge Garner, was Thomas Nelson, 50, who had been found guilty of…

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Upper Murray Railway. Germanton to Tooma. Dairy Expert's Report

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 25 November 1912 · page 4

The following is the report by Mr. M.A. O'Callaghan, Government dairy expert, regarding the country likely to be affected by a railway constructed between…

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