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Railways, roads & transport, 1913

1,199 stories in Murray's papers · page 58 of 60

Thief Boards Train. Valuable Diamonds Stolen. Amsterdam, November 28

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 5 December 1913 · page 43

A daring robbery of diamonds has been reported. While the express train was travelling to Vienna a robber knocked a diamond…

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Welsh Railway Strike. Colliery and Shipping Idle. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 5 December 1913 · page 2

The strike of railwaymen in South Wales, which started on Monday at Llanelly, with the object of securing an eight hours day, is spreading…

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Railway Improvements at Oaklands

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 5 December 1913 · page 2

The men engaged in erecting the additional grain shed and duplication of the line in the Oaklands railway yards are making…

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Cycling and Motoring

Tocumwal Guardian and Riverina Echo · Friday 5 December 1913 · page 3

The motor Race Meeting promoted by R. Jeffkins on the Richmond pony course, Melbourne, drew a big crowd last Saturday…

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Border Railways. Finley Tocumwal Line

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 5 December 1913 · page 6

Farmers in the district served by the new line of railway which is being constructed between Finley and Tocumwal are anxious that the section, should be…

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Finley-Tocumwal Railway. Deputation to Victorian Commissioners

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 5 December 1913 · page 1

Farmers in the district served by the new line of railway which is being constructed between Finley and Tocumwal are anxious that the…

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A Mile Long Bridge in Twelve Days

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 6 December 1913 · page 3

Some feats of extraordinary rapid construction have been performed, at times, in the history of American rail-roading; but we do not know of…

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Industrial Turmoil Welsh Railway Strike. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 6 December 1913 · page 5

The strike of railwaymen in South Wales is having very serious effects. All the collieries in mid-Glamorganshire have now stopped work, and the ironworks at…

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Flashlight Signallying for Railways

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 6 December 1913 · page 3

In Sweden a railway flashlight signalling system is being officially subjected to tests with a view to establishing its efficiency in night high-speed…

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The Main Roads Grant. Hume Shire's Share

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 9 December 1913 · page 4

The Director-General of Public Works advised the Hume Shire Council yesterday that approval had been given to the issue of £480, a a special grant, to assist in…

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Gates Across a Road. Jamalong Shire Says Are a Nuisance. Test Case Suggested

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 9 December 1913 · page 2

To the meeting of the Hume Shire Council yesterday the shire of Jemalong brought under notice the fact that in that shire, as in many others, there were a number of…

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Damaging Trees on Roads, a Fine Inflicted

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 10 December 1913 · page 2

At the Albury Police Court yesterday, before Mr. J. Jamieson, P.m., Thomas Cross was proceeded against by the clerk to the Hume Shire (Mr. S. F. Mudge) for…

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Motoring Notes

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 December 1913 · page 18

To the driver of horse vehicles who has had a good deal of experience, getting a car through the traffic is not so hard a job after all. The man who hasn't pushed…

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Railway Improvements

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 12 December 1913 · page 2

Since the opening of the railway into this district the Railway Commissioners find that they have considerably underestimated the…

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[?]V[?]ling and Motoring

Tocumwal Guardian and Riverina Echo · Friday 12 December 1913 · page 3

A crack team of Australian road riders in Don. Kirkham, I. R. Munroc, C. A. Pierce" and C. Snell have booked their passage…

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In the Tram

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 12 December 1913 · page 3

In my daily travels to and from the city in trams I have developed a curiosity to learn the kind of literature most popular with my fellow travellers…

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Motor Trips In the Northern Territory

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 12 December 1913 · page 4

In the House of Representatives last week, Mr. F. B. S. Falkiner, the member for Riverina asked the Minister of External Attain if he…

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"Jack" Johnson's Luck. Another Motor Accident. Narrow Escape From Death. Paris

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 15 December 1913 · page 2

"Jack" Johnson, the boxing champion, and his wife had a narrow escape from death in a motor accident in a London street a few months ago. They had an…

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Cablegrams. Two Railway Disasters. a Train Buried. Owing to Collapse of Tunnel. Berlin

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 16 December 1913 · page 2

A sensational railway disaster secured at Braunsdorf, near Dresden, this morning. The Harris-Felsen tunnel collapsed, buying a train…

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Train Smash in Italy. Twenty Persons Injured—four Fatality. Rome

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 16 December 1913 · page 2

The failure of automatic signals caused two Milan trains to collide with dreadful results. Twenty passengers were injured, four receiving wounds which must…

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