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Murray · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1912

1,250 stories in Murray's papers · page 7 of 63

Railway Tragedy at Barnawartha. Mail Train Runs Into a Buggy. Two Men Killed

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 8 February 1912 · page 2

A remarkebly sad and dreadful tragedy occurred at the Yackandandah railway crossing, Barnawartha, at about 1.20 o'clock yesterday afternoon, when two well-known…

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The Cross Roads of Love. Chapter XXIII.—(Continued.)

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 February 1912 · page 9

One afternoon she had extended her walk to the park. Seated on one of the numerous benches provided for visitors, her eyes, dazzled by the glint of the frosty…

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The Brisbane- Strike. Ipswich Railway Men at Work Thirty Brisbane Trams Running. Brisbane

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 9 February 1912 · page 2

Mr. Evans, one of the Railway Commissioners, visited Ipswich and addressed the men. He received a great welcome. Some 1314 men resumed at the railway workshops,…

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Uniform Railway Gauge

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 February 1912 · page 32

The action of the Premiers' Conference, by a majority vote (New South Wales and Western Australia being the dissentients), in appointing a committee of the expert…

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Awful Tragedy at Barnawartha. Two Men Killed. at Yackandandah Railway Crossing

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 February 1912 · page 21

A frightful railway accident, involving the death of two men, occurred at the Yackandandah railway crossing, near the Barnawartha railway station, at 1.20 p.m…

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Australia's Transcontinental Railway. Offer of Mr. Norton Griffiths, M.P. LONDON

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 9 February 1912 · page 2

Mr. J. Norton Griffiths, Unionist M.P. for Wednesbury, is about to visit Australia in connection with the his offer to costruct the trans-continental railway at…

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Barnawartha Railway Fatality. Magisterial Inquiry

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 9 February 1912 · page 2

An inquiry was held by Mr. J. R. W. Whitehead, J.P., at the Indigo Hotel, Barnawartha, yesterday, into the deaths of Thomas Brierley and Charles Fletcher,…

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Firiley-Tocumwal Railway

Tocumwal Guardian and Finley Free Press · Friday 9 February 1912 · page 3

Although the Government have pledged themselves that the Fin[?]ey to Tocumal railway will be con structed, very [?]tle progress is…

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Thirteen Hundred Railway Men Resume. Shops Opening: Business Slack. Reported Disputes in the Trades Hall. SYDNEY

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 9 February 1912 · page 2

Thirteen hundred and fourteen men employed in the Ipswich railway workshop have gone back to work. This constitutes nearly the whole staff…

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The Brisbane Strike. Services Being Restored. The Employers Become Aggressive. Will Not Make Room for Strikers Railway Men Resuming Work. SYDNEY

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 9 February 1912 · page 2

Brisbane tramway services and business in the city are almost completely restored. The Employers' Federation in Brisbane…

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Terrible Railway Fatality. Two Rutherglen Residents Killed

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 9 February 1912 · page 5

A railway accident of a sensational nature, involving the death of two men, occurred at Barnawatha on Wednesday afternoon. The up-train from Melbourne…

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Iron Quoits. Cablegrams. Union Bridge Quoit Club. Republic of China. United States Notification. Washington

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 10 February 1912 · page 3

This afternoon the Union Bridge Quoit Club will entertain players frith a 10/ handicap with 1/ sweepstake added. As the nominations already received are large, The United States Government has notified Germany that the integrity and entity of China should be strictly respected. A communication has also been addressed…

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D. and M. Railway Co. Five Per -Cent. Dividend

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 10 February 1912 · page 2

The seventy-fifth half yearly meeting shareholders in the above Company was held on Tuesday morning. Messrs J. Holtom (chairman), J. [?], W…

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News From America United States Railways. General Strike Threatened. Chicago

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 12 February 1912 · page 2

According to the newspapers leaders of the Labor Party are secretly perfecting a territorial organisation of railroad shop employes. It is proposed that every road…

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Shooting at a Train. Near Henty Station

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 13 February 1912 · page 3

Shots were fired at the English mail train from Melbourne on Sunday night, as the result of which a window was broken, a number of sorters had narrow escapes,…

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The Brisbane Strike. Increased Tram Service. Brisbane

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 13 February 1912 · page 2

The Brisbane tram service has been fur­ther increased. All the conductors are special constables, but there are no other police on the ears…

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The Brisbane Strike. Railway Men's Positions Being Filled. Several Trades Resuming. SYDNEY

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 13 February 1912 · page 2

It is announced by the Railway Department that the men who struck having failed to report themselves for duty when given the opportunity of doing so, have…

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The Barnawartha Railway Catastrophe. Magisterial Inquiry

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 13 February 1912 · page 3

On Thursday morning, at Barnawartha, Mr. J. H. Watched, J.P., held an inquiry touching the death of Charles Fletcher and Thomas W. Brierley…

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Motor Cars

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 13 February 1912 · page 2

Motor cars are becoming particularly plentiful about the Corowa district, and quite a number of farmers have become purchasers during the past few weeks…

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Train on Fire. Two Carriages Burned. Narrow Escapes

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 14 February 1912 · page 4

While the train from Melbourne to Balrnsdale was speeding along between Fernbank and Lindenow early last week two of its passenger cars caught…

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