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Murray · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1913

1,199 stories in Murray's papers · page 7 of 60

Local Railway Station

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 4 February 1913 · page 3

As the result of representations made to the Railway Commissioners some considerable time ago, the commodious carriage shed in the local railway yard,…

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Railway V. St. David's

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 5 February 1913 · page 6

The match, Railway v. St. David's, fixed for this afternoon, has been abandoned, owing to St. David's being unable to get a team together…

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Cablegrams. French Motor Bandits. Hundreds Pay for Front Seats at Trial. Paris

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 5 February 1913 · page 2

The trial before the Seine Court of Assizes of the 20 survivors if the gang of motor-car bandits, whose deeds terrorised France during portion of last year, is in…

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Killed by Motor Car. Arrest of Driver

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 5 February 1913 · page 5

As a sequel to the tragic collision between a motor car containing two men and two woman which scattered a walking party at Aspendale on Sunday night,…

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Railway Communication. Local League Meeting

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 5 February 1913 · page 2

On Wednesday last, the Balranald railway league held a meeting in the Council Chambers, those present being:—T.H. Boynion (Chairman) C.Soady (Hon…

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Wodonga-albury Road Minister in Reply to Council

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 6 February 1913 · page 3

The following letter, received from the Secretary of the Public Works Department, by Mr. A. W. Craven, M.L.A., was rend at the Wodonga Shire Council…

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Proposd Road Through the Finley P.w.p. to the Editor

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 7 February 1913 · page 3

Sir,—I note Mr Erskine’s opinion anent the above in his letter in your columns last week. Emboldened by the backing of a petition sixty-seven…

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A Road Question. Discussed by the Carrathool Council. The Rights of Landholders

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 7 February 1913 · page 2

At Wednesday's meeting of the Carrathool Council, a letter was read from Mr. J. P. Collins, who has recently purchased Lalandillo from the executors of the late…

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Motor Bandit Crimes. Twenty Men on Trial. Eight Charges of Murder. Paris, February 3

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 7 February 1913 · page 43

The trial before the Siene Court of Assizes of the 20 survivors of the gang of motor car bandits, whose deeds terrorised France during portion of last year, has…

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The British Army's Greatest Railway Engineer

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 7 February 1913 · page 38

It is generally recognised that this distinction belongs to Sir Percy Girouard, the Governor of the East African Protectorate Sir Percy is a patriotic Canadian, who…

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Motor Car Reliability

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 7 February 1913 · page 32

The most complete motor car reliability trial yet held in the Commonwealth is to take place in March, and it will be promoted conjointly by the automobile clubs of…

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Awful Motor Fatality at Aspendale. Car Dashes Into Walking Party

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 7 February 1913 · page 43

A fatal motor accident occurred shortly after 10 o'clock on Sunday night at Aspendale. A motor car going towards, Melbourne crashed into a party of there ladies and a…

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Proposed New Railway Route

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 7 February 1913 · page 33

The Berrigan "Advocate" advances a scheme for serving the country between Oaklands and Victoria by railway connection. The proposal is for a line across country…

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Fell Off Express Near Gerogery. Railway Sensation Last Night. Wonderful Escape From Death

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 7 February 1913 · page 3

A railway sensation occurred last night about 2 miles on the Albury side of Gerogery, when a young man fell from the second division of the express to Sydney,…

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Motor Car Sensations. Youth Seriously Injured

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 7 February 1913 · page 2

A sensational motor amash occurred at Upper Macedon on Tuesday night. Owing to a mishap with the steering gear a motor car, in which was seated a party…

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Cricket. Railway V. Thurgoona

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 7 February 1913 · page 4

The team to represent Railway in their match against Thurgoona will be as follows:—Heywood, Schncider, E. Stewart, Vile, Waterstreet, Gordes, Sparks, Kilroy,…

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A Tramway Lottery

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 7 February 1913 · page 5

Speaking of gambling calls to mind a sporting project first formulated by the junior evening paper. The idea is that the…

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Deputations to Victorian Railways Commissioners. Requests for Increased Service to Murray

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 7 February 1913 · page 1

Last week a deputation from Cob[?] Victorian Railways Commissioners to run a nightly train service to their town. They pointed…

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D. and M. Railway Co. Half-yearly Meeting

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 8 February 1913 · page 2

The half-yearly meeting of shareholders in the above Company was held on Tuesday. Messrs J. Holtom (chairman of directors), S. G. Staughton, J…

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Miscellaneous [?]Gantic Railway Station

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 8 February 1913 · page 4

The New York terminal station of the Grand Central Railway is an immense structure covering seventy-nine acres, and having, within its area…

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