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Railways, roads & transport, 1914

1,259 stories in Murray's papers · page 48 of 63

French Caputures. 91 GUNS, 19 Motor Waggons Paris

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

The French have already captured ninety one pieces of artillery, nineteen military motor waggons, four flags, and other war material…

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Famous Henkart Daring Exploits in Motor Car Antwerp

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

Lieut Henkart has become famous for his hereic exploits in daily reconnoitring in an armored motor car. The goes out accomapained by three others,…

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Finle Deniliquin Railway. Evidence Before the Public Works Commmittee

Tocumwal Guardian and Riverina Echo · Friday 28 August 1914 · page 4

The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works visited Finley on Saturday last, and heard evidence in favour of the proposal to…

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Germans Shelled by the French. Murderous Firing at Liege. Tramway Station at Brussels Blown Up. Servians Re-capture Several Towns. Lord Kitchener Praises the British Soldiers. British Army's Coolness Admired. Sydney, 2 p.m

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 28 August 1914 · page 8

Four French guns shelled the Germans at Charleroi, sweeping a whole column away. Two French army corps attacked the…

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Bull Attacks Railway Train

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 29 August 1914 · page 4

A train on n spanish railway, had just turned a sharp curve, when the driver saw a herd of bulls on the track just in front of him…

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The Poor Mon's Motor. Cycleoans an [?] by Cost, Upkeep and [?]

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 29 August 1914 · page 3

The poor mon's motor-car—often promted, often actually announced. only to prove a failure subsequently -has really arrived at last [?]…

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People of East Prussia Fly Berlinwards. German West Railway Traffic Suspended. To Transfer Troops from West Front to East Prussia

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 29 August 1914 · page 2

The inhabitants of East Prussia, says a cable from St. Petersburg, dated Friday, are [?]oing towarda Borlin. It is reported that the traffic on the western railways…

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Outrages at Hitchin. Railwayman Injured-Con. stable Shot At, LONDON

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 29 August 1914 · page 5

Two [?]on attacked and severely injured a [?]lman at Hitchin, After cutting the railways signal wires they escaped on motor cycles…

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By Tramcar to Bethlehem

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 29 August 1914 · page 3

The running of tramways in Jerusalem, is at last materialising. A forty years’ concession has been granted. According to the contract, the…

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Motor Car Illumination

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 29 August 1914 · page 3

A British accessory manufacturer has attacked the automobile illumination problem in a brand-new manner. Instead of using four lamps, two of them…

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Thrilling Sensation of the Air. British Airman Wrecks German Aeroplane. LONDON

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 31 August 1914 · page 2

During the fight there was a thrilling incident in the air. A British aviator, emerging from cloudland, espied a German aeroplane just below him. Swooping…

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A Railway Tragedy at Gerogery. Man Dismembered by Sydney Express

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 31 August 1914 · page 2

A ghostly discover was made by Mrs. Kirk, wife of Ganger, at 8.40 a.m. yesterday morning at Cule[?]. It consisted of the dis?embered fragments of…

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German Official Prediction. In Paris To-Morrow. Enemy's Aeroplane over Paris

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 1 September 1914 · page 2

The German papers confidently assert that the official prediction that the Kaiser's troops will be in Paris by September 2nd will be fulfilled. They…

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War in Australia. Dynamiters Frustrated Attempt to Destroy Bridge

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 1 September 1914 · page 2

An attempt to blow up the railway bridge at Kyneton. (Vic.), was frustrated on Friday morning. Three boys, when returning acorss the bridge from…

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Canadian Troop Train. Rail Across Track

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

A troop train on the Canadian Northern Pacific Railway narrowly escaped belong wrecked today. An iron rain was placed across the track near Valcartler (the…

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Take Paris or Die. the Kaisers Order. Injunction from an Aeroplane

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Wednesday 2 September 1914 · page 3

The kilter hit given his officers orders to take Paris or die in the attempt. From the [?]roplane that flew over Paris a manifesto was…

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Germans Drop Bombs From Aeroplane. Without Damage to French Town of Bolfort. PARIS

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

The steambo[?] servi[?] between F[?] and Bouleg[?] has been renamed. Two German aeroplanes dropped bomb into Belfort (in France near the fron[?]…

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Canadian Troops Train Narrowly Escapes Disaster. Valcartier

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 4 September 1914 · page 7

A troops train on the Canadian northern railway narrowly escaped destruction, and fron rail having been placed across the track in an attempt at…

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Wheat Stacked and Dispatched Reports From Railway Stations

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 4 September 1914 · page 1

The following reports show the number of bags of wheat dispatched from all stations on the lines in New South Wales during the week ended…

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Cycling and Motoring

Tocumwal Guardian and Riverina Echo · Friday 4 September 1914 · page 5

The following appeal has been forwarded to the respective civic heads in all the Commonwealth States, and decided to make an appeal in cyclists…

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