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Murray · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1914

1,259 stories in Murray's papers · page 32 of 63

Proposed Gift of Motor Car

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 29 May 1914 · page 2

The movement initiated recently for the purpose of rasing a sufficient sura of money to purchase a motor car for use by the Rev. Ward Thomas Minister…

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Girl Crushed by Train

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 30 May 1914 · page 5

Attempting to board a train as it was leaving St. Leonards station this morning, Priscilla Lapish, 18, fell between a carriage and the platform. The train…

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Tango on a Train

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 30 May 1914 · page 3

It has remained ; for Chicago to provide the real novelty of the social year. Over two hundred persons have just been invited to join in an excursion to…

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The Pioneer Aeroplane Inventor. Laughed at "For His Folly", New York

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 30 May 1914 · page 2

Glen Curtis aeroplaned successfully a short distance with Dr. Samuel P. Langley's flying machine, which was invented before aerial flights were thought…

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Railway Station on Fire. Immigrants Have Narrow Escapes. New York

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 30 May 1914 · page 2

Sensational scenes marked the destruction by fire of the Fort street Union Railway Station in Detroit, Michigan, yesterday…

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Football. East End v RAILWAY. (By “Full Back. ”)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 30 May 1914 · page 2

The above teams met on Wednesday for the second time this season. Each Club had a strong eighteen on the field, and the attendance of spectators was…

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Attempt to Wreck a Train

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 2 June 1914 · page 4

What appear to have been a dastardly though ineffective attempt at train wrecking is reported from Northcote. (Vic.) The scene of the occurrence was within…

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Young Girl Mutilated by a Train. One Leg Amputated

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 2 June 1914 · page 4

A serious accident occurred to a young girl at St. Leonards railway station on Friday morning Just as the 7.58 train to Millson's Point started to move off…

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Train Runs Into Stationary Carriages. Driver, Guard, and Passenger Injured. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 2 June 1914 · page 3

A goods train ran into a number of stationary carriages on a siding at Campbelltown, four miles from Sydney, to-say. Considerable damage resulted…

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Bethanga V. Federal Railways (Tallangatta). [?]

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 2 June 1914 · page 4

A match in connection was the [?]onga trophy was played at Bathanga on Saturday between teams representing Bethanga and the Federal Railways…

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Railway V. Borders

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 2 June 1914 · page 4

The following will represent the Railway in the match against Borders, on the Sports Ground to-morrow: Water-street, Heywood, Birtles, Arnold, Howse…

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Railway Collision at Campbelltown. Considerable Damage Done. SYDNEY

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 2 June 1914 · page 2

A railway collision occurred at Campbelltown this morning, when a goods train ran into a number of stationary carriages on a siding causing considerable damage…

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Motor Car Fund

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 2 June 1914 · page 2

A meeting of subscriber's to the fund for the purpose of purchasing a motor car for use by the Rev Ward Thomas Church of England minister at corowa…

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New Use for Aeroplane

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 3 June 1914 · page 3

A detective named Shade, who owns a hydro-aeroplane, with which he is went to amuse the guests at the fashionable hotels at Miami (Florida)…

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The Extraordinary Double Motor Fatality. Driver Committed for Trial. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 3 June 1914 · page 2

In the Coroner's Court to-day there was the sequel to the extraordinary motor fatalities which occurred on Saturday night, May 16. Inquest were held on…

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Motor Car As Effective Robber Capturer. Daylight Thieves Chased Three Miles. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 3 June 1914 · page 5

An exciting chase over three miles took place after two daylight robbers, at Rockdale this afternoon, resulted in their capture by a constable in a motor car. They…

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Swan Hill-balranald Railway Leagues. Meeting at Wakool

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 3 June 1914 · page 2

A meeting of members of the combined railway leagues was held at White's Wakool Hotel on Wednesday afternoon last. There were present:—…

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Railway, Accident at Sunshine. Five Passengers Injured. Melbourne

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 3 June 1914 · page 2

A railway accident happened at the Sunshine station last night. A passenger train arrived, and the engine, which was uncoupled, was being run back on a…

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Allen Doone in Albury Packed Theatre Kept Waiting an Hour. Because Motor Car Axlebreaks

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 4 June 1914 · page 2

The Irish dramatist-actor, Mr. Ailen Doone, was made to recognise last night that whom he has an important engagement which demands punctuality, he must…

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Borders V. Railway

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 4 June 1914 · page 4

On the Albury Sports Ground yesterday afternoon the opening match of the season in connection with the Wednesday Half-Holiday Association was played by the…

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