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Murray · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1914

1,259 stories in Murray's papers · page 34 of 63

Motor Cycling. Albury Club

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 12 June 1914 · page 4

At the "Border Morning Mail" Chambers to-night (Friday), at 8 o'clock, an important meeting of the Albury Motor Cycle Club will be hold, Members and…

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Railway Accident Averted

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 12 June 1914 · page 1

A collision between two trains was, by a narrow shave, averted at Sydney Central Railway Station on Saturday afternoon, Owing, it is said, to an electrical…

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Motor Bandit Robbery. From Eveleigh Workshops. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 12 June 1914 · page 3

Inquiry by the police to-day indicates that the daring robbery of £3300 from pay clerks at Eveleigh Workshops by motor bandits was not the work of foreign…

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Bullet Shatters Wind Screen Motorists' Sensational Experience

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 12 June 1914 · page 6

Mr J. Sharman, a boxing promotor, Mr.E. Austin, and the latter's son, had a sensational experience whilst returning in a motor car from a…

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A Novel Railway Journey

Tocumwal Guardian and Riverina Echo · Friday 12 June 1914 · page 2

Among the many entertaing events that have happened during a twenty years' stay in South Africa, the train journey as a refugee at the…

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Masked Motor Bandits in Sydney. Daylight Robbery of £3300. Anned Robbers Escape in Stolen Motor. SYDNEY

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 12 June 1914 · page 1

With startling suddenness, and with all the elements of a sensational hold up, a pay clerk in the employ of the Railway Department was robbed of £3300 at noon…

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Border Railways. Linking-up Wahgunyah and Corowa. Deputation to the Victorian Premier. Mr. Watt Favours Project. Some Interesting Figures

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 12 June 1914 · page 7

A deputation comprising representatives of the Wahgunyah (Victoria) and Corowa (N.S.W.) progress association on Wednesday waited on the Premier…

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Brown v. Bridge

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Saturday 13 June 1914 · page 2

The Brown versus Bridge alleged libel suit was continued to-day, but the witnesses for the plaintiff had not concluded their evidence when the…

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Typist and Woolbroke. Lionel Bridge Sued for Slander and Assault. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 13 June 1914 · page 5

Great interest is being taken in the action which Gwendolin Rachel Browne, a typist, claims £2000 from Lionel J.A. Bridge, managing director of John Bridge…

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Revolver and Policeman’s Buttons. Unearthed on Hay-road. Unsolved Mystery

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 13 June 1914 · page 2

Recently the police were informed that some men employed on road work about 7¾ miles from Deniliquin, on the Hay road, had unearthed an old service…

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The Sydney Motor Bandits. Third Degree Methods by Detectives Alleged. the Eveleigh Robbery. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 13 June 1914 · page 2

Third degrees methods on the part of Sydney detectives were alleged to-day in connection with the appearance of Arthur Tath[?], 25 and Norman Joseph Twiss…

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Motor Bus Accident

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 13 June 1914 · page 6

A collision between a motor bus and a large motor car drew hundreds of people [?]to an excited group in Swanston-street near little Brock-street, shortly after t…

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Sporting. Motor Cycling. Albury Club. Interest Revived; Enthusiastic Meeting

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 13 June 1914 · page 6

After about six months inactivity, the Albury Motor Cycle Club is to set out to prove its existence. Albury is a peculiarly suitable centre for such a club, just as it…

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Railway Scare Carrings Jumps Line

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Saturday 13 June 1914 · page 2

A workman's train from Ryde overran the points at Flemington last evening and raced along the cattle siding. The brakes were jammed…

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Motor Tragedy in France. Car Falls Through Bridge. While Family Killed. Paris

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 15 June 1914 · page 2

A shocking motoring fatality occurred on Friday near Toulouse, the capital of Haute-Haronne. A doctor, his wife, and [?] children…

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Typist and Woolbroker. Unix Action Against Mr. Lionel Bridge

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 15 June 1914 · page 2

Father evidence was taken on Friday on the action in which Gwendoline Rachel Browne, a typist, claims £2000 from Lionel J.A. Bridge, managing director of…

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Railway V. St. Davids

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 15 June 1914 · page 4

A team from the Railway Club, consisting of Messrs J. Arnold, C. Water-street, E. Steward, C. Harvey, E. Cellott, and J.A. McDonnell, engaged a similar…

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Motor Cycling. Albury Club Notes at Random

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 15 June 1914 · page 4

Some seven or eight motor eyelists made an unofficial run out in the Sydney roda yesterday afternoon. On the outward journey the "while coated" enthuslasts…

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Railway Club

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 16 June 1914 · page 4

A meeting of the Railway Football Club will be held at White's Terminus Hotel, Albury, this evening, when important business will be discussed…

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Border Railways. the Corowa to Wahgunyah Connection. Deputation to New South Wales Premier

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 16 June 1914 · page 3

Mr. R. T. Ball, M.L.A., accompanied Mr. Masterton, president of the Wahgunyah progress association, on visit to the Premier on Friday, in reference…

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