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Murray · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1914

1,259 stories in Murray's papers · page 39 of 63

Desperate Motor Car Chase. Taxi Pursues Stolen Motor. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 6 July 1914 · page 2

Mr. Samuel Ford left his big motor car, valued at £500, outside the Sydney Hospital, and went inside. When he came out, the car had disappeared…

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Motoring in Switzerland. Golden Trail Left by Tourists

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 6 July 1914 · page 4

Statisties recently published show that foreign motorists spent about £600,000 in Switzerland in 1910 an increase over 1911 of £150,000…

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Boys on the Tramp

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 7 July 1914 · page 2

Parey Thomas and John Piper were charged with having, at Arundel, entered the dwelling house of James Lynch, and stolen two watches, two razer, and one…

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Football. Railway v. BORDERS

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 8 July 1914 · page 4

The team to represent the Railways against the Borders, on the Sports Ground this afternoon, will be chosen from the following: Richardson, Clark,…

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Moama-Moulamein Railway League Annual Report

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 8 July 1914 · page 6

At the annual meeting of the Moama-Moulamein Railway League, held at North Wakool Station, Mr J. T. Jackson was elected president, and…

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Camphor-Petrol for Motorists

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 8 July 1914 · page 4

Abroad, where great pride—and just pride—is taken in the mileage per gallon of fuel that can be obtained, a small band of…

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Bridge Building on a Large Scale. New Structure Across the Mississippi at Memphis. for Use of Railroad. Immense Stone Piers Are Sunk to Depth of 100 Feet Below Surface of Water

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 8 July 1914 · page 4

The popular conception of what supports a great bridge like the one being bult by the Rock Island lines across the Mississippi River at…

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The Makings of a Horror. Man Escapes Being Mangled by Train. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 9 July 1914 · page 2

The 6.30 p.m. from Sydney this evening was running through Summer Hill when a man attempted to cross the rails. A cry of horror went up from the crowd…

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Football. Border Defeat Railways

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 9 July 1914 · page 4

Playing in the Albury Sportsground yesterday, Borders defeated Railway by a points. The scores were.— Borders, 4 goals 9 behinds; Railways 4 goals 4 behinds…

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Great Western Road

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 July 1914 · page 33

The celebration of the centenary of the turning of the first sod of the Great Western Road, will be held at Penrith on July 17 and 18. The first day will be…

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Train Robbers. Desperado Shot Dead. New York, July 3

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 July 1914 · page 43

Passengers by the Oregon to Washington express on Wednesday had a sensational experience, which vividly recalled to many days when armed bands were the terror of…

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Border Railways. To the Editor "Albury Banner."

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 July 1914 · page 21

Sir,-Information has just reached my ear that I am credited with opposing linking up of border railways, and especially the extension of the railway to…

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An Easy Victory. East Enders Defeat Railways

The Independent · Friday 10 July 1914 · page 2

Wednesday was cold—very cold and bleak, with a nasty cross wind, which blew mostly across the ground from direct west to east, when the footbal match between…

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Motoring

The Independent · Friday 10 July 1914 · page 4

The following cablegram has been received by the Continental Rubber Co. :—"Grand Prix de Paris won by Launten Schagler Mercedes also second third…

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Linking of Border Railways. (To the Editor.)

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 10 July 1914 · page 1

Sir,—Information has just reached my car that I am credited with opposing linking up of border railways and especially the extension of the railway…

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Cross Country Railway

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 10 July 1914 · page 2

A deputation of about forty district residents waited upon the Victorian Minister of Railways on Tuesday last, to urge the extension of the railway…

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Boy Tramps. Plead Guilty to Stealing. Judge Rogers Merciful

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 10 July 1914 · page 5

At the Albury Quarter Sessions on Monday, before His Honour Judge Rogers, Perry Thomas and Jack piper were charged with that they did, at Arundel…

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Tocumwal Railway

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 10 July 1914 · page 4

At the meeting of the Berrigan Shire Council on Monday last Councillor Greggery mentioned that at a meeting of the local branch of the…

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New Road-mending Machine

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 11 July 1914 · page 3

An experimental test has been made in Paris of a portable road-mending machine, consisting of a six horse-power gasoline engine, actuating an air…

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Miscellaneous. the First Railway in Ice-land

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 11 July 1914 · page 3

According to a dispatch from Copenhagen, a railroad 60 miles in length is to be built in Iceland. At present there is not a mile of railroad in the whole…

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