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Murray · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1914

1,259 stories in Murray's papers · page 35 of 63

Fusion of Railways. Resisting Anarchistic Tendencies. Non-unionists Must Go. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 17 June 1914 · page 3

Presiding at a meeting of the National Union of Railway men at Swannea, yesterday, Mr. A. Bellamy, president of the union, declared that the fusion of railway…

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Football. Railway V Imperials

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 17 June 1914 · page 4

The above team will meet in the Albury Sports Grounds this afternoon. The Railway team will be chosen from Water-street, Heywood, Arnold, Howse, Birtles…

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Railway Defeat Imperials

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 18 June 1914 · page 4

There was only a small attendance at the Albury sports ground yesterday afternoon to watch the match between Railway and Imperials, in connection with…

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The Motor Engine

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 18 June 1914 · page 2

The secretary in the Board of Fire Commissioners also wrote thus: "With reference to your letter of the 9th inst., I have to inform you that the following is the…

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Love and the AEroplane. Chapter Xiii. "Ask Me No More."

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 19 June 1914 · page 5

Hastily, shoving his pipe into his rocket, be crossed the road and furtively slunk to the side of the post office that looked out into Tom Hardy's paddock…

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Dragged Back to Rails a Train Incident. Bathurst

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 19 June 1914 · page 6

An extraordinary occurrence took place recently in connection with the mixed train from Parkes to Condobolin. A loaded goods truck coupled to…

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RAILWAY v. St. David's

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 19 June 1914 · page 45

A pleasant game was played on the St. David's courts on Saturday between Railway and St. David's Clubs. The visiting players were the winners by a small…

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Motoring Fatality. Whole Family Killed. Paris, June 13

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 19 June 1914 · page 42

A deplorable motoring accident, involving the deaths of an entire family, has occurred at Toulouse, in the south of France. A doctor and his wife and three children…

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Railway V. Moonacullah

The Independent · Friday 19 June 1914 · page 2

An interesting game of football was witnessed on the local ground on Saturday afternoon last, when a team from Moonacullah Mission Station played a local…

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A Football Farce. Federals Defeat Railways Was It a Game?

The Independent · Friday 19 June 1914 · page 2

The football match on Wednesday between the Federals and Railways would probably have drawn the best crowd yet seen this season, only for the fact of the…

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Motor Cycle Club

The Independent · Friday 19 June 1914 · page 4

In response to an advertisement by Wagers G. A. Kendall and A. Emry, a fairly large number of motor cycle enthusiasts attended at Rickards'…

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The Motor Bandit Robbery

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 19 June 1914 · page 1

Inquiry by the Sydney police indicate that the daring robbery of £3300 from pay clerks at [?] workshops by motor bandits was not the work of…

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Dragged Back to Rails a Train Incident. Bathurst

Clear Hills Standard and Daysdale and Saverneke Times · Saturday 20 June 1914 · page 4

An extraordinary occurrence took place recently in connection with the mixed train from Parkes to Condobolin. A load[?] [?] truck coupled to…

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Train Disaster in Scotland. Engine and Carriage Tumble Into Swollen Stream. Three Persons Drowned. Feared Dozen Others in a Submerged Carriage. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 20 June 1914 · page 2

The Perth-Inverness train was dera[?]ed on a bleak lonely spot at the Carrbridge crossing, the embankment having been undermined by the heavy rains…

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Valuable Motor Car Burnt. an Albury Resident's Loss

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 20 June 1914 · page 2

The valuable motor car owned by Mr. J. Smith, of Albury, was burned near the 5-mile peg on the Albury-Howlong road on Wednesday evening. Mr. Smith was…

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Football. (By “Full Back.”) Railway v. FEDERAL

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 20 June 1914 · page 2

The games between the above teams took place on Wednesday, notwithstanding the fact that the President of the Association had cancelled the match…

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Motor Cycle Club

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 20 June 1914 · page 2

A meeting was held at Rickards’ garage on Saturday night of those interested in forming a motor cycle club. Messrs P. Rickards, W. McKee, L. Lloyd, B…

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Railway Disaster. Scottish Bridge Collapses. Carriages Drop Into a River. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 22 June 1914 · page 2

Full particulars have now been received of the disaster to the Perth to Inverness train on Thursday at a [?] and lonely spot on the Carrbridge crossing…

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Motor Cycling. Albury Club. Notes at Random

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 22 June 1914 · page 4

The official opening run of the season was made to Howlong, about a dozen club members participating in yesterday afternoon's outing. It was pleasurable and…

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Railway Tunnel Caves In. Twelve Workmen Killed. Paris

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 22 June 1914 · page 2

A shacking accident occurred on Friday at Sospel (10 miles from Mon[?] where a railway found us better constructed. The [?] without any…

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