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Railways, roads & transport, 1914

1,259 stories in Murray's papers · page 30 of 63

A Remarkable Double Fatality. Woman Killed by Motor Car. Man Taking Her to Hospital Also Killed by Same Car Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 18 May 1914 · page 2

A double fatality under remarkable circumstances occurred last night in Parramatta road, A motor car knocked down it a woman…

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Aeroplane Disasters. Three German Officers Killed. Berlin

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 19 May 1914 · page 3

Further aeroplane fatalities occurred in Germany during the week-end by which three army officers lost their lives. Lients. Fellinger and Weingandt were…

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Border Railways. Omission of Wahgunyah Corowa Project

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 19 May 1914 · page 4

Mr. Dryer, who paid a visit to the Corowa district last week on a special mission to write a series of articles for the Melbourne "Age" on the question…

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Howlong Railway

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 19 May 1914 · page 3

At a recent meeting of the Farmers and Settlers Association held at Burrumbuttork, Mr. P. Reid, secretary of the Howlong Border. District Railway…

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Victorian Railway Commissioners

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 19 May 1914 · page 2

The Victorian Railway Commissioners will make their annual inspection of the Wahgunyah station and yards to-day (Tuesday). The train is due at…

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Culcairn Railway Requirements. Proposed Big Expenditure

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 19 May 1914 · page 1

The Chief Commissioner for Railways (Mr. Harper) during his recent tour of inspection, received a deputation from the Caleairn shire council, with…

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Border Railways. Joint Commission Agreed To

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 19 May 1914 · page 1

During the recent Premiers Conference in Melbourne, the Premiers (Mr. Holman and Mr. Watt), and Ministers for Railways (Mr. Griffith and Mr…

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Harry Lauder Special Train

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 20 May 1914 · page 5

Messrs. J. and N. Tait have arranged for a special train for the Harry Lander Company to have Melbourne of Tuesday, May 26. at 11 a.m., It will have Benalla…

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Motor Regulations

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 20 May 1914 · page 6

Before Mr. J. Jameson, P.M., at the Albury Police Court yesterday, Daniel MeCormick pleaded guilty to a charge of not having to the left side of Kiewa…

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Border Railways. Extension of Victorian System into Lower Riverina

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 20 May 1914 · page 1

We publish below the report of Mr. Kernot, Chief Engineer for Hail way Construction, on the seven proposed routes of line to open up the Lower…

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Locking the Rivers. S.a. Railways Standing Committee. Visit to Balranald

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 20 May 1914 · page 2

The above committee after taking evidence at a number of towns en route from Sydney with regard to the present production, outlet for produce, and the…

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Saturday's Display of Aviation. Special Train Arrangements

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 21 May 1914 · page 3

In connection with the aviation lights on. Saturday next, Cr. A. Seulthorpe, director, returned to Albury yesterday. He has arranged for a special train to…

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Some Important Railway Matters. Action by Albury Municipal Council

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 21 May 1914 · page 2

The mayor (All Wangh), at last night's meeting of the Albury Municipal Council, reported the result of the recent deputation to the New South Wales Railway…

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Railway Bridge Blown Up. Washington, May 18

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 May 1914 · page 43

General Funston, in command of the United States army in Mexico, reports that the Mexicans have blown up the interoceanic railway bridge which spanned the…

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Bountiful Batlow. a Prosperous Fruit Centre with Enormous Possibilities. a Railway Urgently Required for Greater Development

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 May 1914 · page 46

Batlow! Where is Batlow? — this is a very common question amongst many persons interested in the fruit industry, and also by many who have seen some of the…

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Motor Bandit's Vendetta. Signalman Shot in Box. Paris, May 15

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 May 1914 · page 43

After many months those who remain of the motor bandits, who once terrorised portions of France, have revenged an act which led to the downfall of one of their leaders…

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Splendid Football Match. FEDERALS v. Railway a Drawn Game

The Independent · Friday 22 May 1914 · page 2

Wednesday was a perfect day for this increasingly popular game. The ground was in very fair order, a few soft pitches were about, but these did not mar the sport to…

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Block in Sydney's Narrow Streets. Caused by Modern Motor Waggon. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 22 May 1914 · page 3

The train traffic in George street was subjected to a novel held-up yesterday, and for two periods of nearly an hair each the cars were lined up in [?]…

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A Motoring Fatality. Car Strikes a Post

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 22 May 1914 · page 3

At the intersection of Glenhuntly and Ormond roads, Elwood, where the main road to Brighton turns on the Broadway, a motor car, containing Harry…

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Cycling and Motoring

Tocumwal Guardian and Riverina Echo · Friday 22 May 1914 · page 6

The Berlin pace-follower, Nettlebeck, claims to have broken Paul Guignard's hour record, made at the Milbertshofen track, near Munich, on…

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