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Murray · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1914

1,259 stories in Murray's papers · page 47 of 63

Disgraceful Exhibition. Final Match Ends in Free Fight Railways Win Premiership

The Independent · Friday 21 August 1914 · page 2

Wednesday's weather was just the tiling for onlookers and players alike for the final of the football competition. The ground was in good trim, and the wind was only of…

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Second Edition "Border Morning Mail" Office, 4.30 a.m. Brutal Attack by the Germans on Panic Stricken People. "Trampled Children to Death." BRUSSELS

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 21 August 1914 · page 3

The German cavalry at Tirlemont were particularly brutal in attacking the panic-stricken populace, s[?]ting and bayoneting them at random…

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At the Railway Station

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 21 August 1914 · page 2

A scene of unparalleled enthusiam was cuacted at the Albury Railway Station last evening when 37 volunteers from Albury, under S.S.M. Hammond, left for…

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A British Aeroplane Mishap. Pilot Killed and Observer Injured

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 22 August 1914 · page 2

Advices by cablegram from Paris, dated Friday, state that a British military aeroplane, through some mishap in midair, fell to earth, and the pilot, Mr. Geard, was…

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Railway Bridges Left Intact. LONDON, Friday Afternoon

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 22 August 1914 · page 3

The Germans entered Brussels at 4 o'clock on Thursday afternoon. The Belgian authorities announced that bring upon the German patrols would be…

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Egyptian Railway Progress

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Saturday 22 August 1914 · page 4

Some interesting particulars of the development of railways in Egypt are given by Mr Ernesy Protger[?] in his volume entitled "The Railways of…

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Motors in War. European Services Compared Balkan Experiences

The Corowa Free Press · Saturday 22 August 1914 · page 2

Motor cars and motor cycles are destined to play an important part in the present European conflict. Both commercial and passenger motors have been…

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How to Crochet a Motor Cap

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 22 August 1914 · page 3

For nothing and holiday wear in breezy weather there is no more comfortable headwear than a close a close fitting dap of k[?] for crocheted wool or…

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Football. RAILWAY v. FEDERAL

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 22 August 1914 · page 2

The concluding match to decide the premier Club was playact on Wednesday. Railway and Federal were the contesting teams. -In anticipation of seeing a…

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Motor-car Bodies

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 22 August 1914 · page 4

A firm of French builders recently perfected a method of using what is styled wood cement for the manufacture of motor car bodies, apparently…

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One Belgian Fights a Small Army. From an Armored Motor Car. Kills 25 and Wounds Many

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 25 August 1914 · page 2

Another instance of remarkable bravery on the part of an individual Belgian soldier is contained in messages from [?]. The soldier in the present case is…

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Alleged Negligent Motor Driving. Police Case Dismissed

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 26 August 1914 · page 2

At the Balranald Police Court on Tuesday 18th inst., before Mr W. A. Flynn, P.M., the case was heard wherein Albert Mc'Leod, motor driver, of…

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Scenes on the Roads

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 August 1914 · page 18

Refugees from the country are now encamped in the public squares. The roads from Louvain, north-east of Brussels, are still packed with retreating soldiers and…

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Train Those at Home

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 August 1914 · page 45

That while others go to war, those men remaining at home should go through systematic military training, was the idea expressed by Mr. L. L. Hogan, a Young…

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Disaster to Army Airship. Aeroplane Strikes Dirigible Nine Men Pall 1300 Feet

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 28 August 1914 · page 5

Nine lives were lost in a terrible aviation disaster at Fischamend, a town some 10 miles from Vienna. While flying at a height of 1300ft a military dirigible balloon, with seven…

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Florrie Will Never Forget. Grenfell Road, Cowra

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 August 1914 · page 12

Dear "Uncle Jeff, -No doubt you will, think I have forgotten you and your page, but that will never happen. My mother has been in the Cowra Hospital since last…

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Armoured Motor Cars

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 August 1914 · page 22

Lieutenant Henkart, a Belgian, has become famous for the valiant exploits he has performed against the enemy in an armoured motor car, which he devised…

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The Great War. (Continued from Page 23). Railway Junctions Held

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 August 1914 · page 45

The Russian army is reported to be converging upon Friedland and Eylau. The array already controls the junction of about a dozen German strategical railways. They…

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Tram Receipts Seized

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 August 1914 · page 21

The German commander in Brussels placarded the city proclaiming that he was forced by circumstances to make levies. He requested the population to acquiesce…

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Germans Use Belgian Railways London

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 28 August 1914 · page 6

German trains are running between Brussels and Li[?] and telegraphic communications have opened with Berlin. The German Commi[?]at…

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