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Railways, roads & transport, 1913

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

Motor Car Record. Francis Birtles on Another Trip

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 23 December 1913 · page 4

Francis Birtles, the great Australian materist, passed through Albury yesterday on his record establishing Journey from the Gulf of Carpentaria to Melbourne. There is no…

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Howlong Railway

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 23 December 1913 · page 2

A most enthusiastic meeting of the Howlong and Border Railway League was held at the School of Arts, Howlong, on the 13th inst. The secretary…

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Smuggling Dogs by Aeroplane

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Thursday 25 December 1913 · page 45

Owing to the stringent customs arrangements it is exceedingly difficult to import dogs into Great Britain. As a natural consequence, smuggling dogs from abroad is…

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Terrible Train Ride

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Thursday 25 December 1913 · page 7

A young Russian Pole recently had thrilling experience while hanging on the engine of the Irish mail from London to Crewe. His name is Jack Leiovitch…

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Mail Train Robbed. Indian Border Outrage. Culcutta, December 22

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Thursday 25 December 1913 · page 21

The Peshawur mail train has been held up by a body of Pathan outlaws. They killed the engine-driver and guard, who were Europeans, the Indian fireman, and…

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Leather Motor Hats

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Thursday 25 December 1913 · page 15

Suede leather hats are shown in becoming styles for the motorist. They are by far the most sensible hats for motoring that have yet been designed. They fold as…

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Smuggling by Aeroplane

Tocumwal Guardian and Riverina Echo · Friday 26 December 1913 · page 7

According to the Paris "Journal," muggling has been carried on by aeroplane on the Belgian frontier. The aeroplane did not actually land…

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Cycling and Motoring

Tocumwal Guardian and Riverina Echo · Friday 26 December 1913 · page 7

The annual New York Six Days Bicycle Race, the premier event of its kind in the world, has fallen to A[?] Goulett (Australia) and J…

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A Luxurious Train

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 27 December 1913 · page 2

The Russian Royal special train, is the heaviest and the most luxurious. in Europe. When it was constructed it was devised to stand a charge of…

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World’s Longest Bridge

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 27 December 1913 · page 2

It seems probable that next year a commencement will be made with the construction of the railway bridge between Rugen and the mainland, which…

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New Motor Headlicht

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 27 December 1913 · page 2

A new headlight for motor-cars has just been put on the market in Trance, which represents a radical departure from present designs. The lamp has the…

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Safety Device for Railways

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 27 December 1913 · page 2

The fact has transpired that there is a system of signalling now in use on the Midland and Great Eastern Railway which, had it been in operation at…

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Motor Versus Horse

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 27 December 1913 · page 2

It was confidently asserted in Australia a few years ago that the sadden rise of the motor industry would have a serious effect upon horse breeding…

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Motor Cycling. Sydney-melbourne Reliability Contest

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 30 December 1913 · page 4

The first stage of the Sydney Melbourne motor cycle reliability contest, controlled by the Continental Rubber Co. Pty. Ltd., and held under the auspices of the Motor…

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Accident at Railway Siding Man Terribly Injured

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 30 December 1913 · page 1

Whilst a number of men were lumping wheat at the Co-operative Milling Co's. yards at Wagga on Saturday, a railway shuntor turned several trucks into the siding loop…

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Finley-tocumwal Railway

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 30 December 1913 · page 6

The following communication has been received by Mr. R. T. Ball, M.L.A., front the Public Works Department, through Mr…

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Motor Car Overturns. Wonderful Escape of Family. Melbourne

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 31 December 1913 · page 2

While motoring over the mack Spur, Healesville, on Sunday afternoon last, Mr. Sydney G. Love, manufacturer, of Mount Alexander road, Ascot Vale, and…

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Motor Cycling. 64 Riders Start

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 31 December 1913 · page 4

Sixty-four motor cyclists left the Sydney G.P.O. on Monday morning between 8 and 9 o'clock, on the first stage of the annual "Continental" motor reliability trial from…

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Railway Officers' Wages Board. Commences Taking Evidence on

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 31 December 1913 · page 3

The Railway Officers Clerical Wages Board, in connection with which the southern branch of the Railway Officers' Association waited upon Mr. R. D. Hall,…

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